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Published on Oct 25, 2016

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

After school...

You go to a student care centre 
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Time spent

  • 4 hours a day
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Time spent

  • 4 hours a day
  • x 5 school days a week
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Time spent

  • 4 hours a day
  • x 5 school days a week
  • x 40 schooling weeks a year
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800 hours

= 33 Days 

15 000

Abigail Mok

director of Sembawang FSC SCC 
full name
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sembawang FSC

Student care centre, SFSC SCC1

Tao yuan

head of research 
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Tan Cheng hin

head of programmes 
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yeo zhi long

head of marketing 

High demand

for student care centres 

High demand

  • most SCCs are currently oversubscribed
  • more SCCs to be established in the near future

Productive

use of students' time 

benefits

of quality after-school care 
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improved academics
&
aid social development

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FUN

while ensuring students still have 

why

will Sccs make any changes 
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Profit-driven

Profit-driven

incentives needed to make changes 

thriving business unlikely to last

  • schools facing falling student enrolment rates

thriving business unlikely to last

  • schools facing falling student enrolment rates
  • impact seen in tuition industry

thriving business unlikely to last

  • schools facing falling student enrolment rates
  • impact seen in tuition industry
  • SCCs will soon face a similar issue

competition

increases 

more discerning parents

  • better educated
  • spend more on children's education

Transform

Sembawang FSC SCC's current programme  
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engaging programmes

  • greater benefits to students' academic and social development

Distinguish

itself from other SCCs 

Current SFSC SCC programme

  • homework time
  • subject-related quizzes
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Replica

of a regular school day 
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Current Practice at SFSC SCC

  • all students aged 6-12 take part in the same programme

untargeted

programme

optimise

after-school experience of students 

tao yuan

head of research 
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montessori

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stimulate students' interest in learning

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academic results
&
enjoyable learning

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Montessori's features

  • physical environment
  • learning pedagogy

comfortable

learning environment 

work on the floor 

materials are readily accessible 

self-exploration

independent learning allowing for 

participation

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pedagogy

updating the  

1. Hands-on activities

  • experiential learning
  • more enjoyable
  • increase passion for learning
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2. Multi-age groupings

  • students spanning 3 years
  • peer learning
  • group discussions

3. differentiated activities

  • considered varying interests and abilities of students
  • choice in activities
  • activities with different difficulty levels

Genuine passion

increase students' motivation and develops 

Adopt these learning points

  • improve students' after-school experience
  • make SFSC SCC more distinctive and competitive

Design changes

to SFSC SCC's physical environment 
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1. Learning centres

  • specific areas desginated for particular activities
designated

1. Learning centres

  • specific areas desginated for particular activities
  • facilitate our proposed "hands-on activities"

e.g. arts and craft centre

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materials placed on low-lying shelves 

chalkboard, vanguard sheets on walls 

e.g. science centre

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CHeng Hin

Head of programmes 
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2. open concept classroom

  • make the environment more homely
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couches and rugs

cosier 

personal touch, sense of achievement

displaying students' work 

Suitable

for engaged learning 

simple, inexpensive

Activities

changes in 

increase engagement
&
develop a thirst for knowledge

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1. Mini-clinics

  • teach skills that are useful and practical, but rarely taught in schools

e.g. Budgeting

mini-clinic 
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varied difficulty levels

game-based pedagogy

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2. hands-on activities

  • self-exploratory learning
  • kinesthetic learning
  • graduated difficulty levels
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e.g. Science activities

self-discovery through experimentation 
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fun and engaging

our proposed activities jointly make learning 

specific

instructions 

Graduated

complexity levels 

life skills

transferable 

reallocation

of homework time 
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zhi long

head of marketing 

Today's agenda

  • Advertising our enhanced programme
  • Feasibility of our proposed changes, future expansions

Greater heights

lack of publicity

  • Online presence (website, social media)
  • Advertising within the community
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most of us turn to

for information 
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yields little

but search results for sfsc scc 
go actually googe sfsc scc

current website

lacks details on our programme 

new website design

more information available 

74 percent

use social media regularly 

facebook page

to help widen SfSC SCC's reach 

positive comments

word-of-mouth advertising 

"kiasu"

- the fear of losing out

community

making sfsc scc more known in the 

Those enrolling their child in SFSC SCC will live nearby

generate communal goodwill

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Students grow plants with self-made compost

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Give them out to the community

love freebies

effective - singaporeans 
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Show how SFSC SCC is distinct

increase interest

in our new programme 
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academics

shift away from focus on 
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wholesome

learning approach 
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stand out

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"upgrading"

need for continuous 
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Staff training

update

enhanced programme 
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maintain

students' interest 

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