The Swiss Spirit: Going Far, Going Together Slides will be made available on the school website from next week Subject write-ups will be available for download in LMS
Subject Combination Exercise 2015 We nurture students to Think, Care and Lead with P.R.I.D.E. Passion . Resilience . Integrity . Dare to Try . Empathy
Objectives • Provide appropriate and varied subject combination options for study at upper secondary level • Equip students and parents in making informed and deliberated subject combination choices in line with future academic progression and career We nurture Students to Think, Care and Lead with P.R.I.D.E. Passion . Resilience . Integrity . Dare to Try . Empathy
Outline • Express Course at Upper Secondary (Proposed Combinations) 1 • Subjects at Upper Secondary 2 • Principles of Allocation and Considerations for Choice 3 • Understanding the Post Secondary Course: The A Levels 4 We nurture Students to Think, Care and Lead with P.R.I.D.E. Passion . Resilience . Integrity . Dare to Try . Empathy
Express Course @ Upper Secondary We nurture students to Think, Care and Lead with P.R.I.D.E. Passion . Resilience . Integrity . Dare to Try . Empathy
Express Course Double Humanities/ Subject No. Triple Science Craft & Technology English Language Higher Mother Tongue or Mother Tongue Languages 1-5 Elementary Mathematics Additional Mathematics Chemistry Combined Humanities (Social Studies) & 6 (Elective Literature / Elective History / Elective Geography) 7 Physics / Biology Physics / Biology / Geography / History / Literature / Art / 8 Design and Technology / Food and Nutrition We nurture Students to Think, Care and Lead with P.R.I.D.E. Passion . Resilience . Integrity . Dare to Try . Empathy
Combined Humanities • Combined Humanities is COMPULSORY for all 3E students • Combined Humanities as a subject is made up of 2 sub-subjects – Social Studies & Humanities Elective (Geography/History/Literature) 3 options available – Social Studies + Geography Elective OR – Social Studies + History Elective OR – Social Studies + Literature Elective We nurture Students to Think, Care and Lead with P.R.I.D.E. Passion . Resilience . Integrity . Dare to Try . Empathy
Combined Humanities • Special requirement For Express students: if you offer Social Studies + Geography Elective, you cannot offer Pure Geography as the 2 nd Humanities subject – 2 nd Humanities must be Pure History or Pure Literature – Similarly for History Elective – you cannot offer Pure History – Similarly For Literature Elective – you cannot offer Pure Literature We nurture Students to Think, Care and Lead with P.R.I.D.E. Passion . Resilience . Integrity . Dare to Try . Empathy
GEOGRAPHY Key Difference Between Lower Sec and Upper Sec Lower Secondary Upper Secondary • • 8 Units over 2 years 8 units over 2 years – − G.I. X 2 G.I. x 2 – Housing – Sec 3: Physical Geography (3 units) − Rainforests – Transport – Sec 4: Human Geography (3 units) − Water Supply – Floods • Inquiry Process − Energy • Assessment Paper 1: Written Paper = 50% • – 25% G.I. Written Paper (70%) – Response to Graphical Issue – 25% Coast or Global Tourism – Short Answer Questions • Paper 2: Written Paper = 50% – Structured Questions – 25% Physical Geography • – 25% Human Geography Geographical Inquiry (30%) We nurture Students to Think, Care and Lead with P.R.I.D.E. Passion . Resilience . Integrity . Dare to Try . Empathy
HISTORY Key Difference Between Lower Sec and Upper Sec Lower Secondary Upper Secondary • • Singapore History South-east Asia History (4 units over 2 years) (2 units over 2 years) • • Inquiry Process Modern World History (2 units over 2 years) • Inquiry Process Assessment Assessment • • Written Paper (SBQ + SEQ) = 70% Paper 1: Written Paper (SBQ+SEQ) = 50% • Historical Inquiry = 30% • Paper 2: Written Paper (SBQ+SEQ) = 50% We nurture Students to Think, Care and Lead with P.R.I.D.E. Passion . Resilience . Integrity . Dare to Try . Empathy
ENGLISH LITERATURE Key Difference Between Lower Sec and Upper Sec Lower Secondary Upper Secondary Texts Texts • • Drama Paper 1: Lord of the Flies & Unseen • • Prose (Short Stories) Paper 2: Julius Ceasar • Poetry (with project on Unseen Texts) Assessment Assessment • • Portfolio Based Paper 1: 1 h 40min (2 Essays) (Semester 1) • Paper 2: 1h 30min (2 Essays) • Open Book Examination Elective: Only Paper 1 (Semester 2) Written Exams: no reference to books We nurture Students to Think, Care and Lead with P.R.I.D.E. Passion . Resilience . Integrity . Dare to Try . Empathy
ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS Key Difference Between Lower Sec and Upper Sec Lower Secondary Math Upper Secondary A Math Main Strands Main Strands • • Numbers and Algebra Algebra (more complex and abstract) • Geometry and Measurement • Geometry and Trigonometry • Statistics and Probability (more complex and abstract) More content from each strand will • Calculus be taught in Upper Sec E Math Assessment Assessment • • Paper 1: 50 marks (1hr 15min) Paper 1: 80 marks (2hr) • • Paper 2: 50 marks (1hr 15min) Paper 2: 100 marks (2h 30min) We nurture Students to Think, Care and Lead with P.R.I.D.E. Passion . Resilience . Integrity . Dare to Try . Empathy
SCIENCE Key Difference Between Lower Sec and Upper Sec Lower Secondary Upper Secondary • • Three aspects of Science taught Three aspects of Science taught together where linkages are separately as Pure subjects made for applications to • Focuses on understanding and industries applications Assessment Assessment • Paper 1 – 30% (MCQ) • Examinations consists of one • paper (100 marks) Paper 2 – 50% (Structured and essay) • Paper 3 – 20% School Based Practical Assessment (SPA) We nurture Students to Think, Care and Lead with P.R.I.D.E. Passion . Resilience . Integrity . Dare to Try . Empathy
Enhancement • Possible new subjects for our Express Stream: ‘ O’ Level Art, D&T or F&N • Consideration for offering new subject: – Broad-based education catering to varying aptitudes and interests • The new subject may be offered if the minimum class size is fulfilled. • Students may indicate their non-committal interest in the upcoming subject combination survey We nurture Students to Think, Care and Lead with P.R.I.D.E. Passion . Resilience . Integrity . Dare to Try . Empathy
Subject Talk & Subject Survey • Subject Talk: T3 W5 (next Tue) during Assembly Period by IP Heads. • Online Survey of intended combination. We nurture Students to Think, Care and Lead with P.R.I.D.E. Passion . Resilience . Integrity . Dare to Try . Empathy
Craft & Technology Subjects • Greater emphasis on coursework (artifact and portfolio) than written assessment component • Greater emphasis on self-directedness and time management We nurture Students to Think, Care and Lead with P.R.I.D.E. Passion . Resilience . Integrity . Dare to Try . Empathy
DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY Key Difference Between Lower Sec and Upper Sec Lower Secondary Upper Secondary • • Modular 2 year programme towards O level examination – Sem 2: D&T Design journal Presentation board & artefact • • Coursework Paper 1: Written paper (2-hr) • Test & written assignment - 30% • • Presentation Paper 2: Coursework (8 mths) • No theory examination - 70% We nurture Students to Think, Care and Lead with P.R.I.D.E. Passion . Resilience . Integrity . Dare to Try . Empathy
FOOD & NUTRITION Key Difference Between Lower Sec and Upper Sec Lower Secondary Upper Secondary • • Modular 2 year programme towards O level examination – Sem 1: FCE Problem-solving approach Food investigation experiment • • Coursework Paper 1: Written paper (2-hr) • Test & written assignment - 40% • • Presentation Paper 2: Coursework (7 mths) • No theory examination - 60% - 35 – 45 pgs report We nurture Students to Think, Care and Lead with P.R.I.D.E. Passion . Resilience . Integrity . Dare to Try . Empathy
ART Key Difference Between Lower Sec and Upper Sec Lower Secondary Upper Secondary • • Guided process-based Art Self-directed process-based Art Preparatory work Preparatory work • • Controlled variety of Art Greater variety of Art mediums mediums • • Study of Visual Art (SOVA) Paper 1: Coursework (60%) Written Paper • Paper 2: Drawing & Painting • Guided Drawing & Painting Paper (40%) Paper We nurture Students to Think, Care and Lead with P.R.I.D.E. Passion . Resilience . Integrity . Dare to Try . Empathy
Subject Criteria 2 Express Double Humanities (Geography/History) Achieved a B Grade for Sec 2 Geography/History Double Humanities (Pure Literature) Achieved a B Grade for Sec 2 Literature Achieved a B Grade for Sec 2 English Language Triple Science Achieved a B Grade for Sec 2 Science Craft and Technology subjects Achieved a B Grade in the respective subjects We nurture Students to Think, Care and Lead with P.R.I.D.E. Passion . Resilience . Integrity . Dare to Try . Empathy
Principles of Allocation We nurture students to Think, Care and Lead with P.R.I.D.E. Passion . Resilience . Integrity . Dare to Try . Empathy
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