Programme For Active Learning

Programme Objectives

The programme aims to provide students with broad exposure to the four domains; Sports and Games, Outdoor Education, Performing Arts and Visual Arts. Through our programme, we hope to nuture confidence, curiosity and cooperation skills and social-emotional competencies in our students.

Overview

The Programme for Active Learning (PAL) is a recommendation by the 2009 Primary Education Review Implementation (PERI) Committee to provide greater emphasis on non-academic programmes for all Primary 1 and 2 students. To encourage learning beyond the classroom, Lakeside Primary School offers PAL, which gives the students opportunity to discover their interest, learn new skills and develop their characters.

PAL@Lakeside, is one of the platforms where students develop confidence, curiosity and cooperation skills. Students are exposed to varied and fun learning experiences in four domains; Sports and Games, Outdoor Education, Performing Arts and Visual Arts during PAL lessons within the curriculum. The learning experiences incorporates values and social-emotional learning where the students reflect and share their learning with their peers.

Sports & Games (P1)

The module focuses on the Social Emotional Competency of Self-Awareness and Self-Management. Students discover about themselves and learn to express themselves during the activities. The lessons also promote interactions among their peers in the class which would allow the students to develop their social skills.

Visual Arts (P1)

The Visual Arts module provide the opportunities for the students to recognise their emotions and learn how to regulate their own feelings. The activities allow the students to create their work individually and co-create with others in the group. The lessons will enhance the development of the Social Emotional Competency of Self-Awareness and Self-Management.

Performing Arts – Music (P1)

The music module will extend the development of Self-Awareness and Self-Management in the students. The activities allow the students to appreciate and create music in their own ways. Students complete tasks and presentations in groups thus building teamwork and their self-confidence.

Performing Arts – Dance (P2)

The Dance module focuses on the development of the Social Awareness in the Primary 2 students. Students get to create their own movements with their bodies or props according to the theme of the lesson. Students will be able to work in groups and present their choreography to the rest of the students.

Performing Arts – Drama (P2)

In the Drama module, teachers and students are transformed into characters from fairy tales and stories. Skills like taking turns, expressing ideas and affirming friends which are essential in managing relationships among peers are practiced through role-playing. Students showcase their creations to their peers who in turn practice providing feedback to the performers.

Outdoor Education (P2)

The outdoor education module activities are centered on the school’s environment. The students take lead to learn to preserve the natural environment and work in teams to achieve the objectives set out for the lesson. Students will be growing their own plant from a seed by making responsible decisions and caring for the plant in one of the lessons. The Outdoor Education module which is carried out at the end of term 4 in P2 will consolidate the students’ learning journey in PAL.