Level VIA

Objectives

1. To encourage student ownership when they discover what they care about and effect positive change.
2. To allow students to exercise social responsibility in their spheres of influence and contribute to the community meaningfully.

Sec 1 VIA - Improving School Environment

Students will conduct research on a given environmental theme. Based on the theme, they will create artefacts, such as posters, useful items made through upcycling of waste materials and games to engage their peers on an environment cause. This is linked to the CHRIST values of compassion, humility and exercising the students’ sense of responsibility towards the school environment. Students will also advocate good environmental practices to their peers.

Sec 2 VIA - Reduce @ Northwest

An awareness and educational programme for students to communicate with the residents about Energy Conservation at home so that there is a reduction in energy & water consumption on a sustained basis. 

Students research on environmental messages, attended briefing by NEA and NWCDC, and worked with their English teachers to design information chart and script to share the messages with the residents. 

Sec 3 VIA - Intergenerational Bonding & Sec 4 VIA - Students’ Initiated VIA

During the school’s REAL (Real, Engaging and Authentic Learning) Programme, some of the students underwent learning journey to Science Centre for dialogue with seniors to understand more about the ageing. All the students also went through an ageing simulation to understand how it feels like to be a senior citizen and empathise with them. This helps the students in their planning of activities to befriend residents of the various homes. 

The students carried out the games, songs and activities that were planned for the various homes, including Ren Ci Hospital.  

At Sec 4, from the VIA experience the students acquired over the 3 years, students then apply their skills to embark on projects of other causes of their choice.