Parents Seminar College of the Nation: Home of Scholars and Leaders who Serve with Honour 2010.

Parents’ Seminar

College of the Nation: Home of Scholars and Leaders who Serve with Honour

2010

Parents’ Seminar 2010


Programme

• Principal’s Address

• Leadership Development Programmes

• Co-Curricular Activities

• Knowledge Management Portal

• JC Curriculum

• Q & A


Principal’s Address




College of the Nation:home of Scholars and Leaders

who serve with honour

Mission



NJCians have sound moral values and a deep sense of responsibility to College and Country

Their passion for knowledge is nurtured in a vibrant learning environment which fosters academic

excellence, critical and creative thought and an enterprising spirit

They are prepared to lead with sensitivity and serve with honour

Vision



Values

Leadership with Sensitivity

Scholarship with Creativity

Loyalty with Integrity

Service with Honour



College Achievements

Thinking Culture Award (Best School, Zonal, National)

Lee Kuan Yew Award (NE)



NJC Personality

Trail Blazing

Passionate Caring Resilient



Maximising Your Child’s Education

• Know Your Child’s

School Activities

• Participate in Your

Child’s School Life

• Be Involved with your

Child’s Learning

• Be Aware of Signs of

Misconduct



Parenting• Be a good role model to your children

• Inculcate good values in your children

• Love your children unconditionally

• Provide guidance and support to your children

• Develop your children’s potential and interests

• Have realistic expectations of your children

• Love, not spoil your children

• Talk and listen to your children daily

• Be sensitive to your children’s feelings

• Be firm and consistent when correcting your

children



Be Connected

Handbook

Knowledge Management Portal (KM)

PAACT



Co-Curricular Activities



Categories

• Sports & Games (17)• Music & Dance Groups (12)• Academic Clubs & Societies (8)• Non Academic Clubs & Societies

(7)• Others (2)



Sports & Games

Aikido

Shooting

Badminton

Basketball

Canoeing/ Dragonboating

Cricket

X-Country/ Track & Field

Hockey

Floorball

Netball

Touch Rugby

Soccer

Softball

Squash

Table-tennis

Tennis



Music & Dance GroupsAngklung

Chinese Orchestra & Guzheng Ensemble

Choir

Chinese Dance

Indian Dance

Malay Dance

Western Dance

Guitar Ensemble

Harmonica Band

String Orchestra

Piano Ensemble

Symphonic Band



Academic Clubs & Societies

Aesthetics Club

CLDDS

ELDDSMathematics SocietyScience & Technology SocietyNE ClubILDDS

MLDDS



Non-Academic Clubs & SocietiesAVA & PA ClubCollege PublicationsGreenlinkInnovation Club

Interact Club

Outdoor Activities Club

Student Council

Uniformed Youth Organisations

Singapore Youth Flying Club



College CCA Events

26 Feb NJC Road Run

28 July NJC Track Meet

11 Oct Games Festival

18 – 22 Nov Youth Leadership Training Camp (Overseas)



Knowledge Management Portal



Objective

One stop portal where

• Students have access to learning resources and information related to their study and holistic development

• Parents are able to find out their child’s involvements and performance

• Teacher use it to enhance teaching and learning



Structure

Teacher Centre

Student Centre

Parent Centre

Teachers

ParentsStudents



Student Centre

• News and AnnouncementsInformation on scholarships, competitions, events etc

• Learning ResourcesLectures, tutorials and elearning resources

• Special ProgrammesAreas of special programmes such as STaR, Career Guidance and University Admissions, Counseling, etc.

• My ProfileStudent details, involvement in CCA activities, subjects and tutors



Parent Centre• News and Announcements

Information on events, scholarships etc

• CalendarShows upcoming events

• Document LibraryArchived presentations for parents, PAACT constitution, Guides for using the KM portal

• Forum/DiscussionArea for discussion, feedback

• My Child PortfolioView child’s details, involvement in CCA activities, subjects and tutors, results in major examinations



Information

https://km.njc.edu.sg

• Accounts will be created when the class allocation for the students have been finalised.

• Parents will be informed via their children when their accounts are ready for use. Both parents will get their individual accounts.

• A monthly charge of $5 per month per student is needed to pay for the hosting of the portal.


Curriculum Overview


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Three Levels of Study

H1 (1 unit) H2 (2 units) H3 (1 unit)

Half of H2 in breadth but similar to H2 in depth

Equivalent to current ‘A' Level subjects

Subjects with diverse learning opportunities for in-depth study (e.g. advanced content, research paper, university module). Students must offer the corresponding subject at H2 level.



Grading

H1 & H2 H3

A (70) Distinction (70)

B (60) Merit (55)

C (55) Pass (45)

D (50) Ungraded

E (45)

S (40)

Ungraded



Local University Admissions

University Score(100% A-Levels)

Faculty Score(Based on interviews, portfolios, reasoning & aptitude tests etc)

+

Discretionary Intake (Up to 10% of Univ intake)Based on strengths and talents, participation and achievement in academic or non-academic fields, including CCA , CIP participation and H3 grades. Independent of examination results.

Either

Or



Pre-Requisites for Courses in Local Universities

National University of Singaporehttp://admissions.nus.edu.sg/local/BYA-prerequisites.html

Nanyang Technological Universityhttp://admissions.ntu.edu.sg.(Go to Undergraduate Admissions > Collaterals for Downloading > For Local Students - Academic Year 2010-11)



MOE Policy – Compulsory Subjects

• General Paper OR Knowledge & Inquiry

• Project Work

• Mother Tongue

(Those who sat for HMT at ‘O’ level and obtained a minimum grade of D7 for the subject can choose not to take MTL at H1 level).



MOE Policy – Contrasting Subjects

• In general, all subjects are classified into 4 categories

Knowledge SkillsProject Work, General

Paper, Knowledge & Inquiry

LanguagesH1 Mother Tongue

H1 Foreign Languages

Science & MathematicsMathematics, Physics,

Chemistry, Biology, Computing

Humanities & ArtsH2 Mother Tongue

H2 Foreign LanguagesEconomics, History, Geography, English

Literature, Art, Music etc

• H2 Knowledge & Inquiry is a contrasting subject for both the Sciences & Mathematics group and Humanities & Arts group.



Scholarship Requirements

• To be eligible for PSC scholarships, a student must offer more than the norm units of subject combinations

At least 10 unitsH1, H2, H3 subjects including GP/KI, PW

(1 unit)H1 MTL. This is not required if already met criteria at ‘O’

level HMT

+ = 10 + (1) units or 11 + (1) units

• H3 subjects and KI is not compulsory



Internal Assessment

• 60% Promotional Examinations• 20% Common Tests• 20% Continual Assessment

Parents’ Seminar 2010Criteria to be Promoted to Senior High Two

Please refer to Student Handbook for details.




Criteria to Retain Subjects

Please refer to Student Handbook for details.



Assessment Periods

Term 2 Lecture TestsWeek 2: Chemistry

Week 4: Mathematics, Physics / Biology

Week 5: Geography / History

Week 6: Literature in English / MT Language and Literature

Week 8: Chemistry

Term 3 Lecture TestsWeek 5: Economics

Week 8: General Paper / Knowledge and Inquiry


Parents’ Seminar 2010Assessment Periods

Term 2/3 Common Test

24th May 2010;

28th June 2010 to 1st July 2010

Term 4 Promotional Examination

1st October 2010 to 8th October 2010


Parents’ Seminar 2010Parent-Teacher Meeting 2010

Date: 22nd July 2010

Day: Thursday

Time: 2pm to 7pm

More details will be furnished nearer the date.


Higher 3 Subjects




Why offer H3?

• H3 programmes will enable our students to pursue their passions and stretch themselves.

• Currently, universities may admit up to 10% of their students under discretionary admission.

• From 2008, students’ H3 scores will be considered for discretionary admission.



Is H3 needed for Scholarship Application?

• H3 subjects are not compulsory for PSC Scholarships application.

• H3 subjects are designed to allow exceptional students to pursue a subject or area in which they have the interest and aptitude in.

• Therefore, students should pursue H3 subjects based on their passion in these subjects



What is the criteria to offer H3 in NJC?

• Obtain minimum of BBC for the best 3 H2 level subjects (include KI)

• Obtain a minimum of ‘E’ grade for H1 General Paper or ‘S’ grade for H2 Knowledge & Inquiry

• Meet the individual subject criteria to take the subect at H3 level.

To study subject at H3 level, students must meet the following criteria:



H3 Subjects

Conducted in NJCMOE H3

Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Economics, Geography, History, Art, English Literature, Chinese Language & Literature, Malay Language & Literature, Tamil Language & Literature

NUS-A*Star-NJC Science ResearchSTaR (Science Training and Research)

Conducted in NJC & HCINTU Contemporary Physics, NTU Numbers & Matrices, NTU Semiconductor Physics

Conducted in NUS/SMUAll NUS/SMU H3 modules are conducted in NUS/SMU



Thank You!

Parents Seminar College of the Nation: Home of Scholars and Leaders who Serve with Honour 2010.

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