2016 CPC Parents’ Voices – Life Skills ~1~

The month of March was filled with our annual Life Skills (LS) activities, which saw parent volunteers from all levels (P1s to P6s) coming into school to become teachers for a day! Aimed at equipping our girls to be a little more independent, or merely introducing a useful skill, the LS programme ties in with the school's vision to provide a more holistic education for our students.

Life Skills that were introduced:

P1- Getting Ready for School I (Folding of Uniform, Packing Your School Bag, Tying Shoe Laces & Personal Hygiene)

P3- Preparing Your Own Snack/ Breakfast (Egg Mayo Sandwich & Orange Juice)

P5- Needlework Skills II (Hemming Stitch & Hook and Eye)

P2- Getting Ready for School II (Use of Chopsticks, Tying of Hair & Personal Hygiene)

P4- Needlework Skills I

(Running Stitch and Button)

P6- Hamper Wrapping (Values in Action- Food Hamper)

2016 CPC Parents’ Voices – Life Skills ~2~

Organised by the school and the CPC, the annual Life Skills Programme is carried out during the school curriculum time, with the help of many Parent Volunteers (PVs).

The PVs guide our girls through the various age-appropriate skills, which teaches them to be independent, and many were inspired to practise these newly learnt skills at home.

LS: Parent & School Partnership

2016 CPC Parents’ Voices – Life Skills ~3~

To encourage social responsibility, the Values in Action (VIA) initiative was incorporated into LS for the P6s, where they contributed food items and learnt the art of wrapping food hampers. These beautifully wrapped hampers were later presented to residents of the Dementia Day Care Centre in Toa Payoh.

Each year, the success of the Life Skills programme depends very much on the support of our Parent Volunteers, and for that we are thankful for all who made the effort to join us this year!

Food Hamper Donation