Social Studies and NESS
Discover how Social Studies and NESS at Clementi Primary nurtures active citizens through inquiry-based learning, real-world experiences, and key events like World Water Day and National Education commemorations.
Vision:
Every Clementian to be empowered and nurtured to be an informed, concerned and participative citizen competent in decision-making with an impassioned spirit to contribute responsibly to the society and world they live in.
Key Programmes
Inquiry-Based Learning
Social Studies seeks to ignite pupils’ curiosity to inquire into real-world issues that concern their lives. Through inquiry and authentic learning experiences, Social Studies helps pupils to attain relevant knowledge and understanding about these issues, develop critical and reflective thinking skills, and appreciate multiple perspectives. Authentic learning experiences also include field-based learning through learning journeys to heritage museums and community spaces where pupils are able to conduct hands-on exploration, construct new knowledge and make connections to the topic being studied.
Alternative Assessment
In Clementi Primary School, we carry out performance tasks as a form of alternative assessment that would best reflect pupils’ ability to translate and transfer key knowledge, skills and values in context. The performance tasks are also designed to evoke the 21st Century Competencies of communication, collaboration and information skills, critical and inventive thinking, and civic literacy.
World Water Day
World Water Day (WWD) is a key event run by the SS Department and the National Education & Social Studies (NESS) Ambassadors, one of Clementi Primary School's Tier 3 Student Leader groups. WWD is a programme which aims to raise awareness of the role of pupils in water conservation. Run in March, NESS Ambassadors would carry out sharing sessions during assembly and set up booths during recess to spread the message on the importance of conserving water to the school population. Activities would also be conducted during Social Studies lessons where pupils demonstrate their understanding of the issue and contribute to the initiative.
National Education Events
National Education (NE) Events are key events run by the CCE Department and the National Education & Social Studies (NESS) Ambassadors, one of Clementi Primary School's Tier 3 Student Leader groups. NE events comprise of Total Defence Day (TDD), International Friendship Day (IFD), Racial Harmony Day (RHD) and National Day (ND). The commemoration of these key events is to promote multicultural and social awareness among pupils and contribute to efforts to nurture them into responsible citizens with the sense of belonging, hope, reality and the will to act. Carried out across the different times in the year, NESS Ambassadors would carry out sharing sessions during assembly and set up booths during recess to spread the message on the importance of commemorating NE events. They would come up with information sharing through slides and activities like traditional games to engage their peers, while putting across the NE messages.