Character and Citizenship Education

Objective

The primary objective of Crest’s Character and Citizenship Education (CCE) Programme is to support the holistic development of Crestans, anchored on the school values of Integrity, Care, Resilience, Excellence, Self-worth and Teamwork (i-CREST). As they progress from Sec 1 to Sec 4, they develop social-emotional and 21st century competencies, as well as positive work habits that enable them to serve and make a difference in the lives of others.

The specific objectives of CCE are for Crestans to:

• Develop as concerned citizens, imbued with a strong sense of national identity and pride;

• Be able to reflect on and respond to community, national and global issues, and to make informed and responsible decisions;

• Show kindness and goodwill towards others, standing up for what is right and taking actions to help others; and

• Connect with others in fostering harmony to build an inclusive community.

CCE is enacted intentionally through learning platforms such as CCE Lessons and key Student Development Experiences such as Education and Career Guidance (ECG) and Values-in-Action (VIA) programme. An important curriculum is the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People which forms the broad mindsets and skills Crestans adopt to achieve success in their daily lives. Four NE events are commemorated every year, Total Defence Day, International Friendship Day, Racial Harmony Day and National Day.

Values-In-Action (VIA) is an important CCE component where our students learn to make a difference in the community. An example of VIA is Sparkle where classes are assigned time to clean the school and classroom because a family takes ownership of the cleanliness of their living and learning space. The secondary four classes also adopt a beneficiary of their choice and implement their project as a class. 

Character Development through Customised CCE Programmes

• Crest Domino Challenge (Secondary 1 and 2)

Students are challenged to complete a domino pattern based on a theme, and through the process hone their social-emotional competencies under stressful conditions (e.g. time constraint) in a safe and controlled learning environment. The level of difficulty increases from Secondary 1 to 2 as the latter includes building vertical towers (on top of the horizontal chains) as well as random injected scenarios to challenge students’ ability to react to changes while sticking to the goal of building the domino pattern. The teacher facilitators note the social-emotional interactions during the challenge and raise the observations in the classroom for reflections.

●    Crestan Lion Challenge (Secondary 2)

Secondary 2 students use recycled materials creatively to design and build their unique Crestan Lions, which will be used in their performance at the Lion Dance Runway Show during our annual Chinese New Year Celebration. With good facilitation from their Form Teachers, the students have never failed to impress the school with their intricate creations through teamwork among the classmates.

●     Ohana (all levels)

Ohana means ‘Family’, and ‘Family’ means no one gets left behind or forgotten. This is the name given to our Form Teacher interaction time for classes to build stronger ties among themselves and also with their form teachers. Teachers and students are empowered to carry out activities such as classroom decorations, celebrations and bonding games to build the relationships in their second home and family.