Applied Learning Programme

Every Clementian to be empowered to innovate, collaborate, and contribute meaningfully to his/her community and the world through age-appropriate programmes that foster active participation in solving real-world challenges, while equipping them with future-ready competencies.

Key Programmes

Creative and inventive thinking
To build a strong foundation for lower primary pupils in developing cognitive processes that will enable them to assess options, evaluate the credibility of content, make sound decisions, and think critically, the school has leveraged English Language lessons in Primary 1 and Primary 2 to intentionally infuse the teaching of creative and inventive thinking into content instruction. Through the STELLAR programme, thinking skills are integrated to provide pupils with opportunities to collaborate and communicate their thought processes effectively.

Fundamentals to Design Thinking
Design Thinking framework is introduced to our middle primary pupils to help them understand how it can be applied to solve problems. All Primary 3 pupils will participate in a four-day “Design Thinking Workshop” to familiarize themselves with the framework and its practical application. During the workshop, they will explore how Design Thinking can be used to address real-life problems they encounter at school or home. This application is further reinforced through interdisciplinary work, where pupils examine issues related to plastics and the environment. In Primary 4, pupils will take part in the “Art Design Thinking Challenge,” where they will collaborate to solve real-life problems using art as a medium of expression.

Application of Design Thinking to real-world challenges
By the upper primary level, pupils are more familiar with Design Thinking and are tasked with applying it to real-world challenges. For instance, our Primary 5 pupils will explore food security and engage with the farm-to-table-to-waste cycle, gaining awareness of food waste and management. By linking Science concepts learned in class with Design Thinking processes, they will propose solutions to real-life food security issues in Singapore. Our Primary 6 pupils will integrate Design Thinking with the entrepreneurship programme to develop a values-in-action project, using the deisgn thinking framework as a tool for innovation and social impact.

Enriched and deepen Clementians’ application of Design Thinking
Selected pupils in the E2K Mathematics and Science programme undergo a ten-week course where they are challenged to develop their own project using the Design Thinking framework, with a focus on the key phase, "Empathise." This process emphasises the importance of generating a holistic and empathetic understanding of the problems people face. As part of the programme, pupils are tasked with observing and identifying issues or challenges they wish to address in order to help their family, friends, or others find meaningful solutions.

CTPS Rocket Week!
Launched in 2024, Rocket Week is a five-day programme that serves as a platform to integrate the Applied Learning Programme (ALP) with various subjects, aligning with 21st-century competencies. It provides pupils with unique learning experiences beyond the classroom through hands-on learning journeys across Singapore, skills-based workshops, and group tasks. The programmes are designed to be thematic, with age-appropriate activities tailored to pupils' abilities and competencies. These activities deepen their understanding of the curriculum while developing critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills. The programme also emphasizes collaboration, encouraging teamwork, conflict resolution, and the ability to leverage individual strengths.