SINGAPORE / SCHOOL DIRECTORY

EDGEFIELD SECONDARY SCHOOL

Address

36 PUNGGOL FIELD S(828814)

Telephone

68839511

Fax

63153120

Website

http://edgefieldsec.moe.edu.sg

School type

GOVERNMENT SCHOOL/CO-ED SCHOOL/SINGLE SESSION

Mother tongue languages

CHINESE/MALAY/*TAMIL *Students taking Tamil Language will attend lessons at the nearest Tamil Language Centre.

Bus routes

3,34,62,82,83,136

MRT

PUNGGOL MRT

Vision

Collaborative Innovators, Compassionate Leaders

Mission

Growing Minds, Glowing Hearts

Philosophy

At Edgefield, we believe in nurturing our students to be 'Future Ready'. Framed by Five Minds for the Future, our curriculum nurtures Innovators who collaborate actively with others to design and develop creative solutions to problems, and resilient in facing setbacks and challenges. They are also Compassionate Leaders who are inclusive, with the moral courage to do what is right in contributing positively to the society. Built by a dedicated team of experienced educators, and equipped with the newest facilities and the latest technologies, the Edgefield Community prides itself for its curriculum innovation in providing the ideal learning environment and experiences for our students. As Lao Tzu says "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step", Edgefield Secondary and staff looks forward to this educational partnership with you and your child in 2018.

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(1) Applied Learning Programme (ALP) - "Growing the Entrepreneurial Mindset (GEM)". The programme inculcates in students entrepreneurial traits such as resilience, alertness to opportunities, creativity, and hone their skills in financial/ business management, marketing and advanced problem solving. (2) Learning for Life Programme (LLP) - "Character Education through Sports anchored on Taekwondo". Besides developing healthy bodies and self-defence life skill, students develop positive values such as resilience, courage, self-reliance, quick thinking and respect for others. (3) School wide programme: Thinking and Research Programme (includes Analytical Thinking Skills, Creative problem solving); ICT via Apple Education Programme; Challenge Based Learning; Language Arts Programme (including Speech and Drama, Storytelling, Film Appreciation and Creative Writing), Internationalization Programme; Robotics LEGO Mindstorm, Journalism and Broadcasting, Basic Leadership Development Programme, Outward Bound Singapore, Golf Education Programme, Conversational Chinese/ Malay and Third Language classes. (4) Other specific Programmes: Edgefield Scholar / Talent Development Programme; National Youth Achievement Award (NYAA); Life Science Enrichment Programme; Mathematics Olympiad Enrichment; Advanced Leadership Development Programme (based on Kouzes and Posner The Leadership Challenge model); Sustainable Development, Calligraphy, Painting & Music Programme; Tan Kah Kee Young Inventors' Programme.

Subjects

ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS, ART, BIOLOGY, COMBINED HUMANITIES (S,G), COMBINED HUMANITIES (S,H), CHEMISTRY, CHINESE, CHINESE N(A), COMPUTER APPLICATIONS, DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY, ELEMENTS OF BUSINESS SKILLS, ENGLISH LANGUAGE, ENGLISH LANGUAGE (SYLL A), ENGLISH LANGUAGE (SYLL T), FOOD & NUTRITION, FOOD AND CONSUMER EDUCATION, GEOGRAPHY, HIGHER CHINESE, HISTORY, LITERATURE(E), MATHEMATICS, MATHEMATICS (SYLLABUS A), MATHEMATICS (SYLLABUS T), MALAY, MALAY N(A), MUSIC, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, PHYSICS, SCIENCE (CHEM, BIO), SCIENCE (PHY, BIO), SCIENCE (PHY, CHEM), SCIENCE (SYLL T), SOCIAL STUDIES