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    In Pursuit of EXCELLENCE NURTURING THE LEARNERS & LEADERS OF TOMORROW a OUR PURPOSE PHILOSOPHY, CULTURE & ETHOS In Regent Secondary School, our students learn to be self-directed learners and transformational leaders in pursuit of excellence. More importantly, they are grounded in the school values of Passion, Respect, Integrity, Determination and Empathy. Our staff firmly believe in a student-centric n and we are committed to helping our students maximise their talent and realise their ions. In our quest to “Blaze Forth to Glory’, we adopt learner-centred pedagogies and customised instructional strategies to promote learning beyond the classroom and develop critical thinking and perspective taking in our students. SELF-DIRECTED LEARNER ATRANSFORMATIONAL LEADER IN PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE Values \LISING OUR POTENTIAL -ASSION, RESPECT, INTEGRITY, DETERMINATION & EMPATHY Scan the QR code ZE FORTH TO GLORY for our corporate DEE video. GETTING STARTED a To extend a warm welcome to our Secondary One students, an orientation programme was planned for these new members of the Regent family. With the intent to help them better assimilate and develop a sense of belonging to the school, the Student Leaders have demonstrated their leadership ‘competencies (communication, action management and facilitation) to plan and organise a series of engaging and exciting programmes for their juniors. The students attended talks by various speakers to help them transit smoothly into secondary school. Students also participated in team-building ‘games to get to know one another better. To mark the end of the orientation programme, the Secondary One students and their parents enjoyed a ‘campfire event organised by the Student Leaders. Each class showcased their class performance, demonstrating their class identity and spirit. In addition to the fun and laughter that the orientation programme brought, the students and teachers bonded as a class and started to develop and nurture CCA ORIENTATION The Secondary One students had a wonderful opportunity to experience every CCA during the 2-week CCA Orientation. Students spent half an hour at each CCA and participated in the various activities planned for them by the CCA. They tried out the different sports, immersed themselves in the various performing arts genres, carried out the interesting activities organised by the Uniformed Groups and participated in the enriching projects led by the Clubs. The Secondary One students were given opportunities to step out of their comfort zones and expose themselves to exciting new experiences. This allowed them to explore their interests and identify their talents. Students were also engaged in a reflective process before carrying out their CCA selection in order to make informed and responsible choices. It was definitely an engaging period for the Secondary One students as they embarked on a new journey! fora video of the programme, ENRICHING SCHOOL EXPERIENCE BUILDING CHARACTER ROU SLAY RD BS OT 7s The Reader's Theatre Programme aims to develop students’ communication skills through the act of reading. Students will be given the opportunity to understand the stresses and nuances of the language when reading. Students will also be more aware of their posture, breath and volume. Finally, students will be taught to read with ‘emotions and through the process, learn to project their voices. At the end of the programme, students will be required to put up a short performance to demonstrate the skills that they have learnt. This programme thus aim to lay the foundation for our students to be effective communicators. Building on what the students have learnt in Secondary One, the Speech and Drama programme introduces the different elements of drama to further level up our students, This programme provides a platform for students to work together in teams to better understand the different voice techniques, the importance of verbal and non-verbal communication as well as the importance of teamwork. This will help Prepare our students to be ready for group and project work which require students to collaborate and communicate effectively in teams. Students will put up a skit for their peers and teachers at the end of the programme. SEC 3 PUBLIC SPEAKING PROGRAMME Our Secondary Three students are the ones who will take up the mantle of leadership in school, whether in their respective Co-Curricular Activities or in their classes. The Public Speaking Progamme aims to improve their ability to communicate effectively. ‘To prepare them to be confident leaders, the students will be exposed to global and current affairs through their conversational topics to better develop their understanding of the world that they live in. At the end of the programme, students will have the opportunity to present their crafted speech in front of their teachers and peers. BUILDING ENCE at oe ww Ge At the Secondary One Outdoor Adventure Camp, students were given the opportunity to develop the passion for the outdoors as well as their resilience in braving weather elements to overcome physical challenges. For the High Elements Course, students completed a rope-obstacle course of varying heights, abseiled, and ended with a flying fox zipline. They also embarked on a scenic Outdoor Adventure Learning Journey, where they learnt to appreciate the wonders of nature and forestry in the Dairy Farm area. Team-building games fostered camaraderie and class spirit, with students engaging in activities aimed at building teamwork and peer relationships. Overall, the students had an enriching learning experience while in a very different sort of classroom and created many lasting memories together during the camp. SEC 2 ADVANCED LEADERSHIP TRAINING ‘The Secondary 2 Outdoor Adventure Camp provided students with opportunities for cognitive and social-emotional development as ‘they worked together in teams on various outdoor adventure challenges. Campers bonded through team-building activities such as outdoor cooking and building tents from scratch. They also hit the beach to learn the intricacies of building a raft, and acquired many knot-tying and lashing skills. The Camp also saw our young explorers head out to the Labrador Nature Reserve for a riveting learning journey to uncover more about the site’s rich history. This was followed by a fun-filled kayaking session at Pandan Reservoir. All in all, our students seized the opportunities to overcome challenges through the different activities and emerged as physically and ‘mentally stronger individuals. and strengthen their class spirit and togetherness. Scan the QR code fora video on the programme. BARE ‘Scan the QR code fora video on the programme. For the Secondary Three Outward Bound Singapore Camp, students participated In activities such as Kayaking, a Coastal Exploration and Team Building Games. The experience was a thrilling one for them as they learnt how to paddle through the waves and manoeuvre in the water. They also got to learn more about the various environments and habitats along the Changi coastline and overcame obstacles and challenges that came their way. Overall, the camp was memorable for them as they got to try a new adventure sport, build up their ruggedness and resilience, CLA AULA DEVELOPING PASSION LU DEM AD OAT) CCT ETO MOORS Over the past few years, the advent of technology has seen Singapore placing heavy emphasis on research and technology. AS our country moves towards becoming a smart nation, itis important to teach and equip our student with the relevant skills that will give them a head start in their future careers. In Regent Secondary School, we aim to do this through our Applied Learning Programme (ALP), which serves as a platform to guide and expose our students, in the area of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). Our theme for ALP is Emerging Technology. Through our programme, students will be able to appreciate the relevance and value of what they learn in their academic curriculum. Coding is one of the fundamental sills that is needed to integrate into a digital world. Our Secondary 1 students are given the opportunity to build an Underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle from scratch. At the same time, they are taught block programming to control the Remotely Operated Vehicle using MicrosBits. They also learn how to incorporate sensors into a Micro:Bits vehicle to move it autonomously. In Secondary 2, students will have the opportunity to work with Amazon Web Services (AWS). The ALP programme is spearheaded by AWS and Cloud Tech to ‘equip our students with technical literacy in coding and cloud computing. Our students will learn how to use AWS services and Python programming language to create websites, chatbots and Alexa & Deeplens applications, in order to provide solutions for real-life problems. SEC 3: DRONE FLVING PROGRAMME Our Secondary 3 students will be exposed to a wide range of STEM industries through a series of Learning Journeys, Elective Modules and Advanced Elective Modules. They will also get to visit companies such as Apple, where they can. learn advanced coding skills. Students will also have the opportunity to participate in a Drone-Flying programme, where they will get to apply the skills they have learn at Lower Secondary level to programme a drone to fly autonomously Our three-year ALP programme has been specially curated to benefit our students and keep them relevant in our digital world, Moving forward, our team Scan the QR code will continue to seek opportunities for collaborations with other tech for a video of the ‘companies to make learning meaningful for our Regenites. programme. ENRICHING SCHOOL EXPERIENCE Youths are the future leaders of society. Guided by the schoo!’s vision and mission, the Learning for Life Programme (LLP) provides an experience undergirded by a real-world experiential learning pedagogy. This allows students to forge enduring values, cultivate positive attitudes and acquire skills to discover their purpose and passion in life, thus contributing meaningfully to society. At Regent, our Learning for Life Programme is on Community Youth Leadership (CYL). CCMA LEMOS Through our LLP, Regent Secondary School aims to empower every Regenite to be a responsible and confident leader who is committed to excellence. Our belief is that every individual can develop as a leader. To realise every student's potential, every student is given the opportunity to hone their leadership skills in either the classroom setting, the CCA, or in the Student Council so that they can lead themselves, their peers, and the community. Student Leaders had participated in the Hwa Chong Integrated Leadership Boarding Programme, the Leadership Training Camp @ Keat Hong and the North West Youth Assembly Programme — Young Leaders’ Camp. VALUES-IN-ACTION (V/A) | Our CYL programmes aim to develop student's character, leadership and spirit for volunteering, This is. ¢ : achieved through our school's Student Leadership programme and the Values-in-Action (VIA) programme. i ‘The VIA programme provides our students with the platforms and opportunities to take actions to reach TOGETHER out and make a difference in the school and the REGENT CARES community. Student Leaders are able to strengthen their leadership, competencies through their contributions to the community such as through the North West Community Development Council programmes (Care & Repair, Silver Care, Reduce @ North West, etc.) as well as engaging the seniors in the Lions Befrienders and the In addition, through the ground-up initiative Together Regent Cares’ each class and CCA, as well as the staff, contributed care packs to the Methodist Welfare Services and the Lions Befrienders. ‘Scan the QR code for a video of the programme. ‘The Personal Learning Device (PLO) has been invaluable in Art lessons here at Regent Secondary School. In a unit on Printmaking, for example, our Secondary One students used thelr PLDs to access a lesson package onthe Student Learning ‘pace (SLS) that deepened their understanding ofthe metaphorical significance of objects as placeholders of experience and memories. Question prompts in the lesson package guided students in reflecting on their own childhood memories and composing still-life arrangements of objects that evoked these memories for them, Having prepared the still-life photos beforehand in this Flipped Classroom approach helped make the transition to actual printmaking a seamless one, and students enjoyed more time for hands-on art making inthe classroom. Peo oec ses Classkick and Nearpod ate some ofthe tools that are regularly used in our Principles of Accounts lessons to better engage students and monitor thelr learning The real-time feedback that students receive through these online check-in quizes allows students to assess ther own learning gaps ina timely and personalised manner. Our teachers have also used Google Forms to create Escape Rooms—an enjoyable mode of hands-on assessment for students to apply what they have leamnt. Likewise, in Mathematics, our Secondary Three students learnt to measure the diameter of a chord through an exciting inquiry-based project. They used ‘their PLDs to watch an explanatory video on the concept online and ‘worked in groups to apply their learning using GeoGebra and other hands-on materials. Google Suite features prominently in Regent Secondary Schools English Language curriculum. For example, ina unt on Situational Writing, students worked in teams to develop and organise their ideas fr the essay using the search engine to gather information about the various topics assigned. Googling for primary sources such as images and videos on their own helped make the research process more tangible for students, and they were able to craft rich sensory descriptions to enliven their writing. Through the activity, students became more confident and adept users ofthe PLD, employing tools such as Google Documents and Google Sheets to jot

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