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Overseas Educational Trips 2015 Meet The Parents 09 Jan 2015 1

Objectives (1 ) Develop in students the 21CC of global awareness and cross-cultural skills that would enable them to develop cultural sensitivities; (2) In alignment with the school's SAP programme, to expose students to the Chinese culture and language learning in different parts of Asia and sensitize them to the place of Singapore in the world; and (3) Deepen students’ commitment and rootedness to 2 Singapore

21 st Century Skills Fig. 2 21st Century Skills and Competencies (MOE, 2010) 3

Pre-trip preparation by school  Risk assessment and recce trips by teachers are carried out before the actual trip to ensure that the learning journey is safe for pupils.  Only MOE approved travel agency is engaged.  Pre-trip briefing(s) for pupils and parents. Parents are given a 24-hour emergency number to call. They can also reach their children through their mobile phones(usually after 9pm except for emergency). 4

Pre-trip preparation by school  Contact Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Travellers’ Health and Vaccination Clinic (THVC at www.ttsh.com.sg/travellershealth/) at least 6 weeks to determine any vaccination needs or any health advisory information.  Submit travel information to Ministry of Foreign Affairs  Take first-aid boxes, collate addresses and contact information of nearby hospitals, clinics and the local Singapore Commission. 5

Deliverables by pupils  Pupils are expected to apply their learning in meaningful ways. This could include:  sharing at assemblies or exhibition(s)  reflections in journal or via discussion forums  application of learning through project work 6

Timeline of selection process Week Action 1 Briefing to parents & issue of Overseas Educational Trip (09 Jan’15) Application Forms Collection of application forms . 2 DEADLINE for submission: 15 Jan 2015 (13-17 Allocation and selection of pupils for all overseas educational trips. Jan ’15) Balloting may take place if a destination is oversubscribed. Those who are balloted out would be considered for their next choice. 3 A letter of confirmation of the result of pupils’ application for (19-23 overseas educational trip will be issued. Jan’15) Separate briefings and more information on the respective overseas educational trips will be given to the relevant parents accordingly on a later date once the itineraries are confirmed. 7

Proposed Overseas Educational Trips 2015 No of Country/ (TBC) Proposed dates of overseas (TBC) Focus/ pupils Travelling Time educational trips/ Duration/ Estimated Learning Areas (Max) Frequency cost  40 Chengdu Thur 12 Mar – Tues 17 Mar/ $1,600 Cultural immersion  4.5 hours 6 days/ School experience  Annual Chinese history  40 Taiwan Sat 30 May – $1,600 Cultural immersion  4 hours Thur 4 Jun / School experience  6 days / Environment Annual  40 Xiamen Sat 30 May – Wed 3 June / $1,400 Cultural immersion  4.5 hours 5 days / School experience  Annual Chinese history  40 Suzhou Mon 22 Jun – Sat 27 Jun / $1,600 Cultural immersion  School experience 4.5hours 6 days /  Use of ICT in IPW Alternate year  Chinese history 8

Q and A Q: Which airline will the pupils take for their overseas educational trips? A: Singapore Airlines/Silk Air. Q: Are all trips direct flights and does any trip require domestic flight transfer? A: All trips are direct flights. No domestic flight transfer is required. Q: Are there any domestic travels by trains? A: Only bus will be used as main mode of transport within the visiting country. Q: How is the selection of students for each country done? What happens if a certain country is oversubscribed? A: Please refer to slide no. 7 Q: After the trip, are the girls tasked to produce homework/project from the trip itself? A: Please refer to slide no. 6. Q: Are there any water activities involved? A: There will be no water activities. 9

Q and A Q: What is the accommodation arrangement for pupils like? A: Pupils will either have twin or triple sharing in the hotel (at least 4 Star) for their accommodation arrangement. Q: What is the teacher-pupil ratio for each country? A: The teacher-pupil ratio is 1 teacher to a maximum of 10 pupils (as recommended by MOE) for all overseas trips. In addition, there will be a teacher overall in-charge accompany the group. Thus, 5 teachers will be accompanying a group of 40 pupils. Q: Can parents accompany the girls to the above educational trips? Are parents volunteers required for the above educational trips? A: No. It is an opportunity for pupils to be independent and exercise their life skills. Accompanying teachers are experienced in bringing pupils for the trips. Q: What is a rough itinerary be like? A: At least 2 to 3 days of school immersion experience. Pupils will also be visiting historical and cultural places of interests. 10

Q and A Q: For Suzhou, this is the only one that indicates "Use of ICT in IPW". Can you kindly elaborate further? Is this trip going to help them produce the Integrated Project Work among the girls? A: All educational trips are linked to IPW which requires the pupils to learn about the history, people, culture and places of interests of Singapore and the achievement and legacies of China. However, the school in Suzhou is more ready to have ICT collaboration this year as compared to the other schools. Eventually, all schools in the overseas educational trips will engage in ICT collaboration. Q: What is covered in the estimated cost? A: The estimated cost of the trip is all-inclusive(all meals, transport, admission fees, tips for guides and driver, airport tax). Q: How much is advisable for pupils to bring for their trip? A: If pupils would like to bring some money, it is advisable that they only bring (S)$200 (not compulsory) for their own personal expenses. 11

For further clarification, please contact the teachers in-charge: Overseas Teacher in-charge Contact Educational Trips (Tel: 64549698) Chengdu Mdm Sunnie Tang tang_sunnie@moe.edu.sg Taiwan Mdm Yong Sheue Mei yong_sheue_mei@moe.edu.sg Xiamen Mdm Lai Siew Lian lai_siew_lian@moe.edu.sg Suzhou Mdm Lee Ling Ling lee_ling_ling_a@moe.edu.sg Thank you 12