Student Development

The goal of the Student Development Team (SDT) is to promote the holistic development and overall well-being of students through the provision of age-appropriate learning experiences and to nurture a culture of care and belonging to the school. In Ngee Ann Primary, we believe every child matters, and every child should have the opportunity to progress at their own pace so as to enhance their self-efficacy. We seek to promote student agency through our school-based curriculum and to develop in our students a sense of belonging to the school.

Peer Support Relationship
Positive peer relationships facilitate the provision of care, building of resilience and a sense of belonging amongst students. In Ngee Ann Primary School, Peer Support Relationship (PSR) follows the framework from MOE.

In Ngee Ann Primary School, students are encouraged to provide social and emotional support to one another and facilitate help-seeking by alerting trusted school personnel when their friends encounter difficulties. Supportive peer relationships can contribute to and strengthen a caring school culture. To equip all students to be a peer supporter, the “CHEER” model, adapted from MOE Guidance Branch, is introduced as part of the Peer Support Curriculum. Peer Support Skills are taught in both curricular contexts and experiential learning through the various school activities, programmes and events.

Peer Support Leaders (PSLs) are appointed and trained to provide timely support to students within the class and level. The PSLs go through training sessions to equip them with the necessary skills and knowledge in carrying out their duties.

To promote the culture of positive peer relationship and to provide a platform for the Peer Support Leaders to showcase and apply what they have learnt, a B.F.F (Be a Fabulous Friend) week is organized annually. The PSLs take the lead to coordinate and manage the photo and games booths. The aim is to remind students on the importance of being a good friend and foster positive peer relationships through games and activities during recess.

NAPS Uplift Programme
In line with MOE’s UPLIFT (Uplifting Pupils in Life and Inspiring Families Taskforce) initiative to support disadvantaged students, Spark, an after-school programme was initiated by the school’s Uplift team in 2021. The three-fold objectives of the Spark Programme are:

1. To spark the joy of learning.
   
2. To spark the passion in life.
   
3. To spark kinship among peers.
   

The Spark programme aims to engage our students to learn new skills and develop new interests and hobbies. Our students are exposed to a variety of enrichment activities like Rollerblading, Hip Hop Dance, Global Percussion, Photo Journalism and others. Through these activities, we hope to instil in our students positive values like confidence, resilience and a sense of pride and belonging to the school.

In 2022, the Spark Programme expanded to include Literacy and Numeracy sessions for the lower primary students. Through games and interacting with peers, the students sharpen their literacy and numeracy skills with reading pens, math manipulatives and educational games.

Uplift Teacher Mentors
The teachers in the Uplift team are also mentors to some of the students in the Spark programme. The Teacher Mentors act as a trusted adult with whom the students can confide in and share problems they face at home and in school. The teacher mentors meet up with their mentees weekly or fortnightly during recess to play games and check in on their well-being.