Projects
YOUTH
SERVICE-LEARNING AWARD (YSLA) 2007
The
YSLA 2007 recognises and rewards exemplary Service-Learning projects initiated and
implemented by youths aged 13-30 years old. Applications were
opened for projects implemented between May 2006 to April
2007. 11 project teams
received the Award this year and the award ceremony was held
in conjunction with the National Youth Sector Conference (NYSC)
2007.
Category
1
| Organisation |
Project |
| Gold
Award
Victoria
School
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ViSIT
- Victoria Science Integrated Tutorial
The
team created an e-learning portal to help Primary Six
pupils overcome their apprehension and difficulties in
learning PSLE Science. This interactive online solution
took to schools, allowing pupils, usually unable to
afford private tuition to have access.
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| Silver
Award
Hwa
Chong Institution
(High
School Section)
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HIPS
UnLTD - A Bloom's Approach
The
team created a pre- and post-program analysis as well
as lesson packages on English Language for Holy
Innocent's Primary School pupils. They also compiled a
Bloom's taxonomy guide to indoor and outdoor learning
for educators.
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| Bronze
Award
Nanyang
Girls' High School
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ChilliCrab
- An Authentic Taste of Community Involvement
The
team promoted the awareness of dementia through a play
and made a difference in the lives of the Lions Home
residents through interaction. Performances were also
put up at more than five schools.
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| Merit
Award
Tanjong
Katong Primary School
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Project
Starfish: Prefects' CIP Trip to Batam (Service-Learning)
A
donation drive was organised to raise funds and collect
books to build and upgrade the library in a Batam
school. The team also spent some time with the
Indonesian children while in Batam.
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| Merit
Award
Bedok
South Secondary School
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Educational
Games Galore
Four
Secondary Three students decided to do something when
they realised pupils from the Learning Support Programme
(LSP) in Temasek Primary School have difficulties
grasping the concepts of English and Mathematics. The
team created colourful 3D games to entice them to learn,
and in the process, they themselves learnt that small
efforts count too, in contributing back to society.
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Category
2
| Organisation |
Project |
| Gold
Award
Hwa
Chong Institution
(College
Section)
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COLOURFUL
MINDS: Service-Learning @ Autism Association Singapore The
misconception of Autism can prevent autistic youths from
fully integrating into society. The team spent months
conducting research and working with the Autistic Youth
Centre (AYC). Focusing on the strengths of autistic
youths, the team worked with the youths to create and
illustrate their short-picture-stories (using a theme of
acceptance) which were then compiled and sold to the
public.
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| Silver
Award
Ngee
Ann Polytechnic, School of Interdisciplinary Studies
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"Life
for Rent" Conference Polytechnic
students organised a conference to raise awareness about
the difficulties faced by Filipino foreign domestic
workers (FDWs) in Singapore after a research trip to the
Philippines and conducting interviews with FDWs.
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| Bronze
Award
Hwa
Chong Institution (College Section)
|
Bubble
with Love The
team aimed to raise awareness of hospice care in their
school population by developing and analysing surveys on
youths' understanding on the subject. They also raised
funds for visits to terminally-ill patients.
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| Merit
Award
Anderson
Junior College
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Melodies
from the Heart @ Anderson Junior College The
team brought together Singaporean and Indonesian youths
with disabilities for an inaugural cultural exchange and
musical talent showcase. Three performances were put up
for both the general public and college students.
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| Merit
Award
Service-Learning
Club @ National Institute of Education
|
Project
Asha, Sikkim 2006 A
team of trainee teachers set up a media corner at the
English Language Learning Centre for the underprivileged
and destitute children to learn English through music
and movies.
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Category
3
| Award |
Project |
| Gold
Award |
Inspire
'06
20
student coordinators from various institutions garnered
the support of more than 2,500 student volunteers from
all over Singapore to raise funds for The Straits Times
School Pocket Money Fund. They raised $100,000 for the
project with seed funding of only $3,000. The project
also reached out to 1.27 million members of the public
over 16 weekends, through the sale of uniquely designed
soft toys.
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YOUTH
SERVICE-LEARNING AWARD 2006
Applications
were opened for projects implemented between May 2005 to April
2006. 11 project teams
received the Award in 2006 and the award ceremony was held
during the Beyond Oneself: Convention for Youth Leaders in
Community.
Category
1
| Organisation |
Project |
| Gold
Award
Hwa
Chong Institution
(High
School Section)
|
Leadership
Training Roadmap at Eunos Primary School
This
project was conceived to fill in the need for a
comprehensive leadership training roadmap in primary
schools. The roadmap developed by the team not only
imparts the necessary and relevant leadership skills to
the primary school student leaders, but also creates
opportunities for them to put the skills they learned
into use. In addition, the roadmap covers a wide
spectrum of skills that would enable the student leaders
to acquire more challenging skills in future.
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| Silver
Award
Victoria
Junior College
|
The
Milk Project
This
group of students aimed to raise awareness for the MILK
(Mainly I Love Kids) organisation and the Compassion
Fund. The project team created a website (www.compassionfund.sg)
and a tagline "Compassion Fund: make the heart
smile, go the extra mile". They designed a
Compassion Fund blog banner for posting on wholesome
blogs to increase awareness among youths who read blogs.
They also took photographs and edited them for usage in
MILK brochures and other publicity materials. A team
member wrote an article about their project experiences
and the need for donations in the Bao Mi Hua (Lian He
Zao Bao) column for youths.
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| Bronze
Award
Nanyang
Primary School
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CARE
The
primary 5 Gifted Education Program students served a
minority group in their school - to make a difference in
the lives of foreign students (4% of the school
population) studying in the school and visiting
students from abroad, by setting up a CARE Buddy System.
This is a database capturing the profiles of foreign
students and their buddies. The team also designed
posters to actively recruit their schoolmates as
potential buddies. They organised a bonding session to
orientate new buddies and new foreign students, and to
provide a platform for cultural exchanges.
|
| Merit
Award
Zhonghua
Secondary School
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Serving
With A Mission
The
aims of this project were to raise awareness of MINDS
Yio Chu Kang Gardens School programs, organise and
conduct an art education workshop for the MINDS
students, and exhibit the resulting artworks. In
addition, the team raised funds for the beneficiaries
through numerous efforts, including seeking sponsorships
and selling handcrafts. Throughout the project, the team
showed perseverance to overcome challenges.
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| Merit
Award
Holy
Innocents' High School
|
Outreach
to One-Room Flat Elderly
This
project was a collaboration with Lion Befrienders. The
main objective was to make a difference in the lives of
lonely, neglected elderly people living in one-room
flats. At the same time, the project provided an
opportunity for the youths to gain a better
understanding of the needs and problems faced by the
beneficiaries and challenged them to interact with them
despite the generation gap and language barrier.
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Category
2
| Organisation |
Project |
| Gold
Award
Ngee
Ann Polytechnic
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Be
The Light Of Someone's Life The
aim of this Work-Integrated-Learning (WIL) project was
to impart basic IT skills to the reformative trainees,
which would be useful in their future employment. The
team conceptualised and conducted weekly IT sessions
using programs such as Microsoft Word, Excel and
PowerPoint. At the same time, the team managed to raise
funds to set up an IT room at the Prisons Aftercare
Supervision Section (PASS). The three-month long project
ended with a graduation cum Yellow Ribbon ceremony,
where the trainers and trainees shared their
experiences, as well as raise awareness of the Yellow
Ribbon campaign.
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| Silver
Award
Anglo-Chinese
School (Independent)
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Project
Deuteronomy This
project took a novel approach to reach out to young
patients in primary school level who have missed lessons
due to their long term illness. The team created videos
of Science lessons with themes such as "States of
Matter" and "Photosynthesis". These
lessons were produced in VCDs and given to the young
patients so that they can learn while away from school.
The team also posted their video production on the
internet to gather feedback from other youths, so that
they could improve on it.
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| Bronze
Award
Service-Learning
Club @ National Institute of Education
|
Project
Polwatta The
objective of this project was not only to raise funds
for Polwatta School in Sri Lanka, but also to implement
programs and structural improvements so as to raise the
school's profile and make a difference to the students'
lives. The
team also put in a
netball program, donated and installed IT equipment,
and set up a Science garden for the students.
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| Merit
Award
Institute
of Technical Education
|
Safe
Home Project This
project aims to create a safe and friendly home
environment for the elderly, in response to the
challenge of an ageing population. Between Jan 05 to Apr
06, the team installed fittings in 388 homes at no cost,
to help reduce the risk of home accidents and to make it
easier for the elderly to perform daily tasks.
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| Merit
Award
Republic
Polytechnic
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Eco-Trail
Project This
team worked closely with a non-profit organisation,
Mirror Art Group (MAG) to create a tourism program
which aims to empower the villages in Chiang Rai,
Thailand. Among the things accomplished were the
development of educational information and signs about
nature trails in the region, in addition to brochures
and websites to publicise and educate visitors.
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Category
3
| Award |
Project |
| Merit
Award
Student
Care Services Clementi Centre
|
True
Heartz This
overseas community service project was done in
collaboration with the Tsunami Volunteer Centre, to help
the villages of Khao Lak rebuild their homes and living
environment. The team did a number of fund raising
activities to subsidise the trip and to acquire
materials for the Khao Lak people. Aside from furnishing
and restoring buildings, they also planned and executed
activities for the village children.
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