Humanities
Humanities
Staff
NAME | DESIGNATION | |
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Ms Lau Mui Tian | Head of Department / Humanities | lau_mui_tian@moe.edu.sg |
Ms Premlatha d/o Selvaraj | Head of Department / CCE | premlatha_selvaraj@moe.edu.sg |
Ms Candice Seet | Lead Teacher / History | candice_seet_siew_yan@moe.edu.sg |
Ms Rabiatuladawiyah Binte Mohamed Razif | Subject Head / CCE | rabiatuladawiyah_mohd_razif@moe.edu.sg |
Mdm Chang Ping Sze, Victoria | Teacher / Geography | chang_ping_sze@moe.edu.sg |
Ms Lim Chiang Siew | Teacher / Geography, Social Studies | lim_chiang_siew@moe.edu.sg |
Ms Sharina Nadia Suleiman | Teacher/ Geography, Social Studies | sharina_nadia_suleiman@moe.edu.sg |
Mr Nithia Devan | Teacher / History, Social Studies | nithia_devan_sahadevan@moe.edu.sg |
Ms Nur Suhailah Binte Mohamed Nor | Teacher / History, Social Studies | nur_suhailah_mohamed_nor@moe.edu.sg |
Mr Yang Yin Leong | Teacher/ History, Social Studies | yang_yin_leong@moe.edu.sg |
The Humanities Department oversees 3 subjects: Social Studies, Geography and History. The department teachers engage students through Humanities Explorations to hone their critical thinking skills as well as inculcate values of good citizens to develop students into wholesome individuals.
HUMANITIES EXPLORATIONS
The Humanities teachers promote students’ passion and joy in learning through designing engaging lessons and outdoor experiential learning aligned to curriculum objectives.
Students who have shown keen interest in Humanities were identified for the Humanities programme. They were provided opportunities to participate in competitions at the zonal and national level. For example, students took part in NUS Geography Challenge and Inter-School History Challenge.
Congratulations to our Sec 4 students, Qu Tian Jiao, Kannan Prithikashri, Sharifah Sha’ista Bte Noorazmi and Chermaine Chia Si Min, for their achievements - Top 45 School Semi-Finalists and 2nd place for Best Application question. Two of our students were also awarded the Top 60 Performing individuals (Bronze)
One of our Geography teachers who guided and accompanied the students to NUS on Saturdays for the yearly NUS Geography Challenge
Our History teachers, Ms Suhailah and Ms Ada, guided and accompanied our students to take part in Inter-School History Challenge
Secondary 1
The department Geography teachers organised a Sec 1 outdoor water testing activity aligned to the chapter on water supply. Other than promoting collaborative experiential learning, students learnt the importance of conservation.
The Sec 1 students conducting Geographical Investigations as part of the Sec 1 inquiry learning through collaborative group work.
Secondary 2
The department History teachers organised trips to the museum for the students so that they can learn more about the topic on Japanese Occupation. For example, a collaborative History activity was conducted for the students at the Former Ford Factory. The Geography teachers also designed a Geographical Investigation near the school in alignment to the Geography topic on housing for the students.
The Sec 2 students learning more about History through a learning journey to the Former Ford Factory in February 2018
Secondary 3
The Humanities department led Humanities Overseas learning trips to promote joy in Humanities learning and to learn more about our neighbours. The Express, N(A) and N(T) students who were involved in the overseas learning programme reflected their rich learning on History and Geography. Their reflections demonstrated that they have learnt to appreciate multi-culturalism.
SCHOOL IMMERSION PROGRAMME JOGJAKARTA INDONESIA
“I am impressed by how the people in the past had managed to build this huge monument using just simple tools and equipment. It must have taken a lot of perseverance and commitment to complete this.“
- A student’s reflection after the visit to Borobudur.
Borobudur is the world’s largest Buddhist temple and has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
SCHOOL IMMERSION PROGRAMME PERTH, AUSTRALIA
Secondary 4
The Geography teachers brought students to places of interest in Singapore which aligned to the Sec 4 topic on tourism. The students conducted their geographical investigation which allowed them to apply the content and skills learnt during lessons. Students completed the learning with greater confident to apply their learning in the GCE ‘O’ and ‘N’ level examinations.