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Teck Whye Secondary School:Teck Whye Secondary School(Abbreviation: TWSS) is a government co-educational secondary school located in Choa Chu Kang, Singapore. TWSS was founded in 1965 at Teck Whye; it moved to its current building in 2002.
Teck Whye Secondary School is a neighbourhood school with the majority of the students from nearby housing estates. In the days before English was the main medium of instruction, it used to offer Chinese-medium and Malay-medium classes as well. The school itself was situated in Jalan Teck Whye for many of years, until it had been relocated to a new building in Teck Whye Crescent, 2002. Under the leadership of the last Principal, Mr Adrian Cordeiro, the school revamped its school crest, school uniform and school song. A new Principal, Mr Ong Hong Kong, took over at the end of 2009.
A national multi-agency body to align sports pathways in schools from primary to tertiary level, more curriculum time for Physical Education (PE) and greater parental involvement is on the cards, as part of the recommendations of Vision 2030.
A key recommendation, which has been welcomed by the Ministry of Education (MOE), is the setting up of a committee to "better coordinate the efforts of various stakeholders to strengthen and align sports pathways".
The proposed committee will comprise members from the MOE, the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports, the Singapore Armed Forces, the People's Association, the National Trades Union Congress, tertiary institutions, the Singapore Sports School and the Singapore Sports Council.
With an initial focus on youth sports development, the proposed committee will coordinate measures to "encourage sports participation, capability development of sports professionals, integrated programme delivery, competition frameworks and facilities development".
It will also work to increase parental involvement in the school sports scene by, for instance, creating opportunities for families to participate together in programmes and events organised by the proposed Super Sports Clubs.
In schools, time devoted to PE will also be further increased, as part of the MOE's long-term plan. Through its PE and sports programme, the MOE will "systematically develop the values of sportsmanship and teamwork in students".
By the end of secondary school, every child should have learnt to play at least three core sports at the recreational level and have opportunities to continue participating in sports within the community.
The MOE began increasing the curriculum time for PE in 2010. At Teck Whye Secondary School, its students undergo an average of 75 minutes of PE lessons per week, compared with 60 minutes previously.
Teck Whye principal Zach Ong noted that striking a balance between PE, co-curricular activities and academic lessons is challenging for schools as well as students.
Welcoming the proposal to further increase the duration of PE lessons, Mr Ong noted the need for indoor sports facilities. Currently, the school's PE lessons are conducted before 10.30am when the weather is conducive for outdoor activities.
Ms Shirley Teo of Teck Whye Secondary School often feels that her students are the ones who taught her how to teach. She believes that a student’s learning process is affected by the mood of the teacher, and always makes an effort to come into class with a smile and lots of humour.
In line with this principle, she felt that reading should be perceived by students as fun, rather than a chore, and implemented the Drop Everything and Read (DEAR) programme, which led her and her team of teachers to being voted for the MOE Outstanding Contributions Award in 2008.
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Teck Whye Secondary School is a neighbourhood school with the majority of the students from nearby housing estates. In the days before English was the main medium of instruction, it used to offer Chinese-medium and Malay-medium classes as well. The school itself was situated in Jalan Teck Whye for many of years, until it had been relocated to a new building in Teck Whye Crescent, 2002. Under the leadership of the last Principal, Mr Adrian Cordeiro, the school revamped its school crest, school uniform and school song. A new Principal, Mr Ong Hong Kong, took over at the end of 2009.
A national multi-agency body to align sports pathways in schools from primary to tertiary level, more curriculum time for Physical Education (PE) and greater parental involvement is on the cards, as part of the recommendations of Vision 2030.
A key recommendation, which has been welcomed by the Ministry of Education (MOE), is the setting up of a committee to "better coordinate the efforts of various stakeholders to strengthen and align sports pathways".
The proposed committee will comprise members from the MOE, the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports, the Singapore Armed Forces, the People's Association, the National Trades Union Congress, tertiary institutions, the Singapore Sports School and the Singapore Sports Council.
With an initial focus on youth sports development, the proposed committee will coordinate measures to "encourage sports participation, capability development of sports professionals, integrated programme delivery, competition frameworks and facilities development".
It will also work to increase parental involvement in the school sports scene by, for instance, creating opportunities for families to participate together in programmes and events organised by the proposed Super Sports Clubs.
In schools, time devoted to PE will also be further increased, as part of the MOE's long-term plan. Through its PE and sports programme, the MOE will "systematically develop the values of sportsmanship and teamwork in students".
By the end of secondary school, every child should have learnt to play at least three core sports at the recreational level and have opportunities to continue participating in sports within the community.
The MOE began increasing the curriculum time for PE in 2010. At Teck Whye Secondary School, its students undergo an average of 75 minutes of PE lessons per week, compared with 60 minutes previously.
Teck Whye principal Zach Ong noted that striking a balance between PE, co-curricular activities and academic lessons is challenging for schools as well as students.
Welcoming the proposal to further increase the duration of PE lessons, Mr Ong noted the need for indoor sports facilities. Currently, the school's PE lessons are conducted before 10.30am when the weather is conducive for outdoor activities.
Ms Shirley Teo of Teck Whye Secondary School often feels that her students are the ones who taught her how to teach. She believes that a student’s learning process is affected by the mood of the teacher, and always makes an effort to come into class with a smile and lots of humour.
In line with this principle, she felt that reading should be perceived by students as fun, rather than a chore, and implemented the Drop Everything and Read (DEAR) programme, which led her and her team of teachers to being voted for the MOE Outstanding Contributions Award in 2008.
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