ONLINE

STUDENT-LED FORUM
(SLF)
24-25 MAY 2023
OVERVIEW

◼Why do we need the SLF?

◼What is the SLF?
◼Format of the SLF
◼Themes for the SLF
◼SLF Etiquette
◼Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
WHY DO WE NEED THE
STUDENT-LED FORUM?
WHY DO WE NEED THE SLF?

▪ Reflection & Conversation on YOUR holistic developmental

journey.
▪ Affirmation of YOUR passion, interest and strengths, in
various domains.
▪ Clarification of YOUR aspirations, goals and areas for
development.
WHY DO WE NEED THE SLF?

▪ For YOU to take ownership of your personal growth.

▪ Allows the school to work with YOUR parents to guide you in
your holistic developmental journey.
 WHAT IS THIS
STUDENT-LED FORUM?
WHAT IS THIS SLF ABOUT?
WHAT IS THE SLF?

▪ share your aspirations, goals, different learning experiences

that are aligned with the theme (for your level)
▪ talk about the good experiences you have had
▪ share some of the difficulties that you might have
encountered and what you did to overcome them
▪ suggest how your teachers and your parents can further
support you
▪ Enables teachers and parents to see a different perspective of
YOU.
 FORMAT OF THE
STUDENT-LED FORUM
FORMAT THE SLF

◼ ONLINE via Zoom

Your parents will be given a time frame to enter ISP to book a time slot with your FT
within the 2 days. YOU have to be present with your parents for this SLF.
For students who have official commitments, e.g. 3rd language students, students who
have competitions etc., they will be assigned a fixed date and time.
Further details will be conveyed to you later.
FORMAT OF THE SLF

▪ Audience: Form Teacher/Teacher/Director and your parents

▪ (Principal, DPs, Deans, PCs, CCA teacher may join in as well)
▪ Each student is allocated 20 min
▪ Home Based Learning will proceed as usual
 FORMAT OF SLF

The format of the actual session:

▪ Personal sharing (~5-6 mins);
▪ your goals and experiences aligned with the theme of your level
▪ your blended learning and student initiated learning experiences
▪ Conversations and clarifications with teachers and parents (~14-15 mins).
Do consider building up your personal Google site for your own digital portfolio that will be with you throughout your
journey in HCI.
 THEMES FOR THE
STUDENT-LED FORUM
THEMES

A resilient Hwa Chong student who is rooted in

school values.
◼Sec 1 ◼How you have adapted to HCI
◼Significance of the school values on myself in my
journey so far
THEMES

A Hwa Chong student with sound character and high

personal mastery.
◼Sec 2 ▪ My personal mastery in the cognitive and the
affective domains
▪ Strengths and AFIs
THEMES

A Hwa Chong gentleman who is all-rounded and

possesses a strong sense of civic-mindedness.
◼Sec 3 ▪ How I have grown holistically as a person
▪ How I serve others (HCI community, out-of-school
communities, the nation).
THEMES

A bicultural Hwa Chong gentleman with a passion

to serve the community.
▪ Reflect on my HS journey from a boy to a young
◼Sec 4 gentleman whose primary purpose for leading is to
serve others
▪ What I would like to achieve in the next 2 years
before I leave Hwa Chong
SLF ETIQUETTE
SLF ETIQUETTE

◼Be Punctual! (There will be no time extension and you may be scheduled for a separate session
on another day)

◼Begin the session with proper greetings (greet both teachers and parents)
◼Be appropriately attired and groomed
◼Camera must be adjusted to a position to show your full face
◼End the session with a thank you to both teachers and parents
(SMILE and enjoy the session!)
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
HOW DETAILED SHOULD MY SHARING BE?

✔Share the meaningful experiences within the time allocated.

✔Share your proud moments and how you have achieved that. Give credit
to people who have helped you.
✔Share the difficult moments and how you have come out of it and
emerged stronger, or ..still struggling.
✔Thank the people who have given you the support.
WHAT PART WILL THE TEACHERS & PARENTS PLAY IN THE SLF?

✔Clarify what you present.

✔Give you encouragement and affirmation.
✔Discuss how you want to be supported.
✔Get to know you better, in school and at home.
✔Listen to you talking about your aspiration and give you their blessings.
✔Help you to see things from other perspective.
IF MY PARENTS ARE NOT ATTENDING, DO I STILL HAVE TO
MAKE THE PRESENTATION?

◼YES! You will make the presentation with or without your

parents witnessing. The teachers will be there to listen to you,
give you the support and encouragement.
WHAT IF I AM NOT FEELING WELL ON THE DAY THAT I AM
SUPPOSED TO PRESENT?

◼It is a normal school day, so you will need an MC and inform

your Form Teacher early that morning. Your FT will arrange for
a make-up session.
IF MY PARENTS CANNOT UNDERSTAND ENGLISH, CAN I
PRESENT IN MANDARIN?

◼Choose the language that your parents are comfortable with. On

our side, we will try to pair teachers so that there will be at least
one who can speak Mandarin well and one speaks English well.
◼It’s the chance to put your CQ skills into practice, by engaging
two parties with two different languages at the same time.
MORE QUESTIONS ON THIS PRESENTATION?

Email your questions to

Ms Wun at wunwl@hci.edu.sg
or
Ms Azimah at siti@hci.edu.sg
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Lead with compassion
to become

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to serve the nation