Year One Regional Studies Programme

Parents’ Briefing 2018

Mr Liu GuoyiDean Humanities

Regional Studies Programme (RSP)

• A prestigious scholarship programme introduced byour Prime Minister in 2008

• Established in 5 schools– ACS (Independent)– RI, RGS, Victoria School, Cedar Girls

• Around 100 scholarships to be awarded per cohort across the five schools

To nurture a group of students who can:

1. Converse in Malay 2. Understand the cultureand contemporary development in the nearby region

Objectives of RSP

To enable these students to effectively engage in the region through field trips, homestays and Values-In Action programmes

Objectives of RSP

To nurture and prepare future leaders who can be more comfortable operating in the region

Objectives of RSP

1. Malay Special Programme (MSP)

2. Understanding Southeast Asia (USEA) NOTE : RSP lessons are curriculum lessons and take precedence over CCA activities and remedials unless students are representing the school in competitions

RSP comprises

• Offered as a Third Language• Examinable yearly• Lessons conducted outside

curriculum time in the school • Mondays for Year Ones

(3 to 6 pm) – Every Week• No changing of dates since MSP

teacher have to teach other levels on other days

Malay Special Programme

• Scholars will take the GCE-O level MSP examination at the end of Year 4

• Exam format:– Paper 1: Email and Essay writing in Malay

(20 marks)– Paper 2: Grammar, Vocabulary, Comprehension

passage, Cloze passage in Malay (30 marks)(Multiple-choice and open ended questions)

– Paper 3: Oral Conversation and Listening Comprehension in Malay (50 marks)

Malay Special Programme

• An enrichment module specially designed by the school

• Key pedagogy: Collaborative Learning

• Lessons conducted outside curriculum time• Wednesdays for Year Ones

(3:15 to 5:15 pm), 12 sessions, from mid Feb onwards

• Assessment: Coursework and group presentations

Understanding Southeast Asia (USEA)

• Scholarship allowance of $1,000 per annum

• Annual school fees subsidy of $2,400• Subsidised Enrichment Programmes

including fieldtrips and seminars• Funding for overseas cultural immersion

trips (maximum of $100 per day)

RSP Scholarship

• Year 1 Singapore citizens (PR and Foreigners not eligible)• Not taking Malay or Higher Malay as Mother Tongue (MT)• Those exempted from MT are eligible to apply • Attained PSLE Score of 240 points and above• Will be taking Malay Special Programme as 3rd language

(if accepted into RSP, student will be registered by the school to offer MSP)

• Exhibit scholarly qualities including leadership and other personal attributes

• Passed interview with panel of RSP teachers

Eligibility for RSP

Year One USEA lessons conducted in 2017

• Playing of traditional Indonesian musical instruments of gamelan

• Playing of traditional Malay games(5-stones, gasing, capteh, congkak, sepak takraw)

• Cooking of traditional Nasi Goreng Kampung• Visits to Kampung Glam, Malay Heritage Centre,

Asian Civilisation Museum and Hari Raya celebration at RSP teacher’s home

• Cultural daycamp and MOE - organised seminar (combined with other 4 RSP schools)

RSP Room(concept of Malay kampong)

USEA lessons (presentations, discussions)

Examples of Year One activities

Examples of Year One activities

Visit RSP or MSP teacher’s homes during Hari Rayato sample ethnic cuisine and receive Hari Raya ‘hong bao’

Cooking traditional Nasi GorengKampung in school

Examples of Year One activities

Year One RSP activities

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Learning Gamelan from students in Gamelan Club from Evergreen Secondary School Hari Raya feasting at

RSP teacher’ house

Year One RSP Learning Journey to Kampung Glam

Visit to Geylang Serai Market

USEA Sharing with other RSP schools

MOE - organisedCultural Day Camp

Year 1 Cultural Immersion Trip to Sarawak in 2009

Year 1 Cultural Immersion trip to Langkawi, Malaysia, in 2015

Year Two USEA lessons conducted in 2017

• Learning journey to Haw Par Villa to learn about Chinese myths and folktales

• Peer-led learning journey to Little India and KampungGlam to learn more about Indian and Malay cuisines and culture respectively

• Learn to cook traditional Indian dish (Chicken Curry)• Fashion week to showcase their designs on Miss

Singapore’s national costume• Overseas cultural immersion trip to Kuching,

Sarawak during the June school holidays to learn more about the Iban and Malaysian culture and Values-in-Action programme with the local orphanage

Year Two USEA activities

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Fashion Week – Ms Singapore’s costumeYear Two USEA activities

Fashion week – ACSI’s version of Miss Singapore’s national costume

Year Two Cultural Immersion trip to Jogja, Indonesia in 2013

Year 2 VIA at local orphanage in Jogja, Indonesia in 2013

We were even featured in Jogja’slocal newspapers in 2013

Year Two Cultural Immersion trip to Bali, Indonesia in 2014

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Batik painting

Year Two Cultural Immersion trip to Jogja, Indonesia in 2015

Sarawak Trip: Day TwoYear Two cultural immersion trip to Kuching, Sarawak in 2017

Year Three USEA lessons conducted in 2017

• Focus on ‘Terrorism and Religious Extremism in Southeast Asia’ with the study of the threats of terrorism and religious extremism in the SEA region, including Singapore

• Visited Internal Security Department Heritage Centre, Khalijah Mosque (where the Religious Rehabilitation Group is housed) and theMUIS Harmony Centre

• Overseas Cultural Immersion trip to Negara Brunei Darussalam during the November school holidays

Visits to Religious Organizations

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Attended MSP Cikgu Raudhah’swedding in June 2014

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Year 3 Cultural Immersion trip to local school in Medan, Indonesia in 2013

Year 3 Cultural Immersion trip to local school in Surabaya, Indonesia in 2014

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Year 4 USEA lessons conducted in 2017

• Visited the MUIS Harmony Centre to learn more on Islam and Muslims amongst the multi-racial and multi-religious society of Singapore

• Group projects on the lives of the Southeast Asian workers; they visited and studied ethnic enclaves of Thai, Filipino, Burmese and Indonesian migrant workers in Golden Mile, Lucky Plaza, Peninsula Plaza and City Plaza Malls respectively

• Overseas cultural immersion trip to Chiangmai, Thailand to teach the children English and played games and painting of murals for local school

• Scholars completed Research paper on their overseas cultural immersion trip

Year 4 RSP local learning journeys

Year 4 RSP local learning journeys

Year 4 RSP local learning journeys

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Year 4 cultural immersion trip to Bali, Indonesia, in 2013

Year 4 cultural immersion trip to Sarawak, Malaysia in 2014

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Year 4 cultural immersion trip to Bali, Indonesia in 2015

Year 4 cultural immersion trip to Siem Reap, Cambodia, in 2016

Year 4 cultural immersion trip to Chiangmai in 2017

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Year 4 cultural immersion trip to Chiangmai in 2017

MOE feedback about RSP in ACS (Independent)

• Comprehensive and interesting activities conducted for the scholars in the RSP

• Year 4 scholars achieved average B4 grade in the MSP GCE-O level examinations

• Year 5 and Year 6 students able to continue to offer RSP scholarships at IB

• Majority of the Year 6 RSP scholars obtained Pass with Distinctions for MSP and Grade 7 for History in the IBDP exams

• Complete the application form available on the school website and return it to the front office with supporting documents in hardcopy by 16 January 2018 at 3:30pm

• Please email us if you have any queries :- Mr Liu Guoyi, Dean Humanities at

liuguoyi@acsindep.edu.sg- Ms Salinah Bee, RSP Co-Ordinator at

salinah@acsindep.edu.sg

RSP Application

Application Forms

Q&A session with Year 4 RSP Scholars

• Chan Wei Yang• Ian Chou • Ryan Chen • Arthur Chan• Jerrick Ho

• Complete the application form available on the school website and return it to the front office with supporting documents in hardcopy by 16 January 2018 at 3:30pm

• Please email us if you have any queries :- Mr Liu Guoyi, Dean Humanities at

liuguoyi@acsindep.edu.sg- Ms Salinah Bee, RSP Co-Ordinator at

salinah@acsindep.edu.sg

RSP Application