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YEAR ONE REGIONAL STUDIES PROGRAME PARENTS BRIEFING 2020 Ms Salinah Latiff Regional Studies ProgrammeCo-Ordinator ACS (Independent) A School of Choice budget presentation for 2004 Regional Studies Programme (RSP) A prestigious

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YEAR ONE REGIONAL STUDIES PROGRAME PARENTS’ BRIEFING 2020

Ms Salinah Latiff Regional Studies ProgrammeCo-Ordinator

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Regional Studies Programme (RSP)

  • A prestigious scholarship

programme introduced by

  • ur Prime Minister in 2008
  • Established in 5 schools

– ACS (Independent) – RI, RGS, Victoria School, Cedar Girls Secondary School

  • Around 100 scholarships to be awarded per

cohort across the five schools

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To nurture a group of students who can:

  • 1. Converse in Malay
  • 2. Understand the

culture and contemporary development in the nearby region

Objectives of RSP

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To enable these students to effectively engage in the region through field trips, homestays and Values-In Action programmes

Objectives of RSP

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To nurture and prepare future leaders who can be more comfortable operating in the region

Objectives of RSP

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  • 1. Malay Special

Programme (MSP)

  • 2. Understanding

Southeast Asia (USEA)

NOTE : RSP lessons are curriculum lessons and take precedence over CCA activities and remedials unless students are representing the school in competitions

RSP comprises

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Lessons schedule

Level MSP lessons RSP lessons Year One Mondays Wednesdays Year Two Tuesdays Mondays Year Three Wednesdays Tuesdays Year Four Thursdays Mondays

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  • Offered as a Third Language
  • Examinable yearly
  • Lessons conducted outside

curriculum time in the school

  • Mondays for Year Ones

(3 to 6 pm) – Every Week

  • No changing of dates since MSP

teacher has to teach other levels on other days

Malay Special Programme

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  • Scholars will take the GCE - O level

MSP examination at the end of Year Four

  • Exam format:

– Paper 1: Email and Essay writing in Malay (20 marks) – Paper 2: Grammar, Vocabulary, Comprehension passage, Cloze passage in Malay (30 marks) (Multiple-choice and open-ended questions) – Paper 3: Oral Conversation and Listening Comprehension in Malay (50 marks)

Malay Special Programme

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  • An enrichment module specially

designed by the school

  • Key pedagogy: Collaborative

Learning

  • Lessons conducted outside

curriculum time

  • Wednesdays for Year Ones

(3:15 to 5:15 pm), 12 sessions, from mid-February onwards

  • Assessment: Coursework and

group presentations

Understanding Southeast Asia (USEA)

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RSP Scholarship

  • Scholarship allowance of $1,000 per annum
  • Annual school fees subsidy of $2,400
  • Subsidised Enrichment Programmes including

fieldtrips and seminars

  • Funding for overseas cultural immersion trips

(maximum of $100 per day)

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Eligibility for RSP

  • Year 1 Singapore citizens (PR and Foreigners not eligible)
  • Not taking Malay or Higher Malay as Mother Tongue (MT)
  • Those exempted from MT are also eligible to apply
  • Attained PSLE Score of 240 points and above
  • Will be taking Malay Special Programme as 3rd language

(if accepted into RSP, student will be registered by the school to offer MSP)

  • Exhibit scholarly qualities including leadership and other

personal attributes

  • Passed interview with the panel of RSP teachers

(more details will be informed to the successful applicants)

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Year One RSP lessons conducted in 2019

  • Learned traditional handicraft of making a wau
  • r kite and flying the wau at Marina Barrage
  • Visited Hari Raya Bazaar at Geylang Serai
  • Learned more on the lifestyle of the Malays in

the guided tour of Kampung Lorong Buangkok

  • Attended the MSP cultural camp and visit to

Malay Heritage Centre during the September holidays (organised by the MOE)

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Year One RSP activities

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Year One RSP activities

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Cooking traditional Nasi Goreng Kampung (fried rice) in school

Year One RSP activities

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Year Two RSP lessons conducted in 2019

  • Visited Cathay Gallery to learn about history of film

making in Singapore

  • Learned to cook chicken curry in school
  • Learned traditional martial arts of silat
  • Learned traditional handicraft of wayang kulit
  • Visited Penang in the November holidays to learn about

Malaysian culture

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Year Two RSP activities

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Learning the Malay martial arts - Silat

Learning about wayang kulit – traditional Malay handicraft

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Year Two RSP activities

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Year Three RSP lessons conducted in 2019

  • Visited the Petempatan Melayu Sembawang

mosque, Sri Mariamman Temple, St Andrew’s Cathedral and Thian Hock Keng temple to learn more on Islam, Hinduism, Catholicism and Buddhism

  • Visited Brunei in November to learn more about

Bruneian culture

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Visits to Religious Organisations

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Year 4 RSP lessons conducted in 2019

  • Pair-work projects on tourism industry, traditional dances,

architecture of houses, art forms, music, medicine, national symbols and icons

  • Visited the Petempatan Melayu Sembawang mosque to

learn more on Islam

  • Group projects on lifestyle and culture of the Indians,

Chinese and Malays with peer-led guided tours of Little India, Chinatown and Kampung Glam respectively

  • Completed cultural immersion trip to Kuala Lumpur in the

June holidays

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Year 4 RSP activities

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Year 4 RSP activities

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  • Complete the application form from the

school website and return it to the front

  • ffice with supporting documents in

hardcopy by 17th January 2020 at 3 pm

  • Interview on 3rd February, Result on

7th February, MSP lessons start on 10th February, RSP lessons start on 12 Feb

  • Please email me if you have any queries:

– Ms Salinah Bee, RSP Co-Ordinator at salinah@acsindep.edu.sg – Mr Mohd Hafiz, MSP Co-Ordinator at mdhafizyusof@acsindep.edu.sg

RSP Application

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RSP Application Form

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  • mBoggle – Champion in 2018 &

2019

  • Kuiz Bahasa & Budaya (Language

and Culture Quiz) – 3rd position in 2018 & top 3 position in 2019

  • Tari Pena (Creative Writing

Competition) – Champion in 2018 & 2019

MSP COMPETITIONS

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MSP competition prize giving ceremony during morning assembly Learning journey to Singapore Zoo to learn more on Malay proverbs and idioms

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Winners at MSP competition MSP competition

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MSP GCE O-level exam 2019

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MSP GCE O-level exam 2019

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Q & A session with Year 4 RSP Scholars

  • William Tan
  • Brandon Loy
  • Nicholas Na
  • Daniel Chua
  • Audric Yap
  • Bryan
  • Darren Lee
  • Gabriel Lau
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  • Complete the application form from the

school website and return it to the front

  • ffice with supporting documents in

hardcopy by 17th January 2020 at 3 pm

  • Interview on 3rd February, Result on

7th February, MSP lessons start on 10th February, RSP lessons start on 12 Feb

  • Please email me if you have any queries:

– Ms Salinah Bee, RSP Co-Ordinator at salinah@acsindep.edu.sg – Mr Mohd Hafiz, MSP Co-Ordinator at mdhafizyusof@acsindep.edu.sg

RSP Application