Active Citizenry

Aims

What does it mean to be an active citizen?

In ACJC, this means that our students must be able to

• Have a broad worldview
• Work with people of different cultures
• Be cognizant of national issues and international issues affecting Singapore
• Understand what it means to be a Singaporean
• Be an active contributor to the community.

Approach

We adopt a two-pronged approach in our active citizenry programme.

Firstly, through the commemoration of key National Education (NE) events, SG Perspectives dialogue sessions with senior civil servants and ministers, and other class-based NE activities, we encourage our students to develop:

• A sense of belonging to the community and the nation
• A sense of reality about the issues affecting Singapore
• A sense of hope that Singapore’s future will continue to be bright
• The will to act and to contribute to the community.

Secondly, Values In Action (VIA) is key to the development of this active citizen, as it

• Provides a platform for students to move from a self-centric to community-centric disposition
• Creates opportunities for collaboration
• Provides an experiential learning journey for them to discover the needs of Singaporeans and thereafter a platform to make a difference.

Programme

National Education events:

• Total Defence Day
• International Friendship Day
• Racial Harmony Day
• National Day
• SG Perspectives dialogue sessions
• Responsible and Active Citizenry Education (RACE) lessons

VIA programmes:

• Cohort-wide VIA projects
• Overseas Community Involvement Projects
• Class and CCA-initiated VIA projects