Humanities

Vision

Towards greater social responsibility

Staff Details

Humanities Department

Name / Designation
Mr Nor Azahar Bin Mohd Ismail (HOD / Humanities)
Mr Mohammad Suhaimi (SH / Humanities)
Mdm G Anantha
Mrs Clara Tan Lim Liu Xiang
Ms Soh Lin Na Linda
Mr Bryan Yam Yew Chung
Ms Nur Adilah Binte Muhamed Abu Baker
Miss Ong Lay Hoon
Mr Shashidaren
Mr Sebastian Wang
Mr Ian Mui Jun Xian
Miss Reeja Rachel Fernandez

Key Initiatives

S/No	Name of Programme	Objective(s)	Description	Target Group
1	Geography(GI), Historical (HI) & Issue Investigations (II)	To provide opportunity for students to ask relevant questions, to pose and define problems, to plan what to do and how to research, to predict outcomes and anticipate consequences, and to test conclusions and improve ideas. To provide a platform for more student-directed inquiry To allow students to gather sources using different modes of research. To give insight as to how history can possibly be used in the community to enhance the relevance of history to students. To develop skills and values that cannot be wholly assessed through conventional pen-and-paper assessment modes as students are required to integrate the knowledge, skills and values learnt and demonstrate them in the classroom. To provide students with the opportunity to practise and demonstrate the 21st Century Competencies to become informed, concerned and participative citizens.	This is part of the Inquiry-based learning in the department where students from the different levels and streams work together to complete authentic project tasks.	GI- Sec 1-5 HI-Sec 1-2 II- Sec 3
2	Humanities Day	To inculcate love and passion for Humanities To provide platforms for students to apply the learning of Humanities beyond the classroom To promote a sense of affiliation to the department	A day is set aside in the calendar for the department to organize the following activities for the students during the Humanities Day: Daily trivia Humanities Quiz/ Games for lower secondary classes Virtual/Actual Amazing Race for upper secondary classes Screening of Movies	Daily trivia: All levels Humanities Quiz/ Games for lower secondary classes: Sec 1 & 2 Virtual/Actual Amazing Race for upper secondary classes: Sec 3 Screening of Movies: All levels
3	Humanities Competitions	To provide platform for students to share about National Education issues as they grapple with matters pertaining to nationalism and national interest in the world community To promote analytical thinking To build up the confidence in articulating thoughts and ideas To provide platforms for students to engage with historians and have a discussion on a broad range of historical issues. To engage, empower and educate students on local and global issues and highlight the omnipresence of Geography in our everyday lives. To encourage students to embark on independent learning.	Selected students are sent to participate in the following competitions/ events: NUS History Challenge NUS Geography Challenge Inter-Class Debate Competition	NUS History Challenge: Sec 3 NUS Geography: Sec 3 Inter-Class Debate Competition: Sec 3

Activities for the Year

Level	Activity	Subject
Sec 1	Geographical Investigation, Historical Investigation, Humanities Day, Social Studies Authentic Project Task for Normal Technical	Geography, History & Social Studies
Sec 2	Geographical Investigation, Historical Investigation, Humanities Day, Social Studies Authentic Project Task for Normal Technical, Humanities Quiz	Geography, History & Social Studies
Sec 3	Geographical Investigation, Historical Investigation, Issue Investigation, NUS History Challenge, NUS Geography, Humanities Day, Social Studies Authentic Project Task for Normal Technical, Inter-Class Debate	Geography, History & Social Studies
Sec 4/5	Skills Workshop,Geographical Investigation, Historical Investigation, Social Studies Authentic Project Task for Normal Technical, Humanities Day	Geography, History & Social Studies

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