Year One Regional Studies Programme Parents’ Briefing 2017 · Year One Regional Studies Programme Parents’ Briefing 2017 . Ms Salinah Bee Latiff ... oral conversation and listening

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Year One Regional Studies Programme

Parents’ Briefing 2017

Ms Salinah Bee Latiff (Covering) Regional Studies

Programme Overall Co-Ordinator


Regional Studies Programme (RSP)

• A prestigious scholarship programme introduced byour Prime Minister in 2008

• Established in 5 schools– ACS (Independent)– RI, RGS, Victoria School, Cedar Girls

• Around 100 scholarships to be awarded per cohort across the 5 schools


To nurture a group of students who can:

1. Converse in Malay 2. Understand the cultureand contemporary development in the nearby region

Objectives of RSP


To enable these students to effectively engage in the region through field trips, home-stays and Values-In Action programmes

Objectives of RSP


To nurture and prepare future leaders who can be more comfortable operating in the region

Objectives of RSP


1. Malay Special Programme (MSP)

2. Understanding Southeast Asia (USEA) NOTE : RSP lessons are curriculum lessons and take precedence over CCA activities and remedials unless students are representing the school in competitions

RSP comprises


• Offered as a Third Language• Examinable, marks included• Lessons conducted outside

curriculum time in school • Mondays (3 to 6 pm) – Every Week• No changing of dates since MSP

teacher have to teach other levels on other days

Malay Special Programme


• Scholars will take the GCE-O level MSP exam at the end of Year 4

• Exam format:– Paper 1: email and essay writing (20 marks)– Paper 2: grammar, vocabulary, comprehension

passage, cloze passage (30 marks)(Multiple-choice and open ended questions)

– Paper 3: oral conversation and listening comprehension in Malay (50 marks)

Malay Special Programme


• An enrichment module specially designed by the school

• Key pedagogy: Collaborative Learning

• Lessons conducted outside curriculum time• Wednesdays (3:15 to 5:15 pm),

12 sessions, from mid Feb onwards

• Assessment: Coursework and class presentations

Understanding Southeast Asia (USEA)


• Scholarship allowance of $1,000 per annum

• Annual school fees subsidy of $2,400• Subsidised Enrichment Programmes

including fieldtrips and seminars• Funding for immersion trips in Malaysia

(maximum of $80 per day)

RSP Scholarship


• Year 1 Singapore citizens (PR and Foreigners not eligible)• Not taking Malay or Higher Malay as Mother Tongue (MT)• Those exempted from MT are eligible to apply • Attained PSLE Score of 240 points and above• Will be taking Malay Special Programme as 3rd language

(if accepted into RSP, student will be registered by the school to offer MSP)

• Exhibit scholarly qualities including leadership and other personal attributes

• Passed interview with panel of RSP teachers (interview will be conducted on 2 February 2017, more details will be informed to the successful applicants)

Eligibility for RSP


Year One USEA lessons conducted in 2016

• Playing of traditional Malay musical instruments (angklung, kompang)

• Playing of traditional Malay games(5-stones or batu selembat, gasing, capteh,

congkak, sepak takraw)• Cooking of traditional Malay dish

(Nasi Goreng Kampung) • Visits to Kampung Glam, Malay Heritage Centre,

Hari Raya Bazaar• Cultural daycamp and MOE - organised seminar


RSP Room(concept of Malay kampong)


USEA lessons (debates, discussions)


Year One USEA activities



Visit RSP or MSP teacher’s homes during Hari Raya



Cooking of traditional Malay dish


Year One Learning Journey to Kampung Glam


Visit to Geylang Serai Market


USEA Sharing with other RSP schools


MOE - organisedCultural Day Camp at Ubin


Year 1 Cultural Immersion trip to Langkawi, Malaysia, in 2015


Year 1 Cultural Immersion Trip to Sarawak in 2009


Year Two USEA lessons conducted in 2016

• Learn about folktales, legends and cuisines in Southeast Asia

• Learning journey to Haw Par Villa to learn about Chinese myths and folktales

• Peer-led learning journey to Little India to learn more about Indian cuisines and culture

• Learn to cook traditional Indian dish (Chicken Curry)

• Overseas cultural immersion trip to Kuching, Sarawak in June school holidays in 2016


Year Two USEA activities

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Batik painting

Year Two Cultural Immersion trip to Jogja, Indonesia in 2015


Year Two Cultural Immersion trip to Bali, Indonesia in 2014

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Year Two Cultural Immersion trip to Jogja, Indonesia in 2013


Year 2 VIA at local orphanage in Jogja, Indonesia in 2013


We were even featured in Jogja’slocal newspapers in 2013


Year Three USEA lessons conducted in 2016

• Learn more on religious faiths such as peer-led learning journeys to the Eurasian Association, Silat Road Sikh temple and Sinda Association

• Overseas Cultural Immersion trip to Negara Brunei Darussalam in November school holidays


Visits to Religious Organizations

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Attended MSP Cikgu Raudhah’swedding in June 2014

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Year 3 Cultural Immersion trip to local school in Surabaya, Indonesia in 2014

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Year 3 Cultural Immersion trip to local school in Medan, Indonesia in 2013


Year 4 USEA lessons conducted in 2016

• Peer-led learning journeys to Golden Mile Plaza, Lucky Plaza, Peninsula Plaza, Mustafa Centre and City Plaza to learn more on life of migrant workers in Singapore

• Overseas cultural immersion trip to SiemReap, Cambodia with visits to local school to teach the children oral hygiene and story-telling and building of well for local village

• Scholars completed Research paper


Examples of Year 4RSP activities


Examples of Year 4 RSP activities


Year 4 cultural immersion trip to Bali, Indonesia in 2015


Year 4 cultural immersion trip to Sarawak, Malaysia in 2014

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Year 4 cultural immersion trip to Bali, Indonesia, in 2013


Year 4 cultural immersion trip to Siem Reap, Cambodia, in 2016


MOE feedback about RSP in ACS (Independent)

• Comprehensive and interesting activities conducted for the scholars in the RSP

• Year 4 scholars achieved average B4 grade in the MSP GCE-O level examinations

• Year 5 and Year 6 students able to continue to offer RSP scholarships at IB

• Majority of the Year 6 RSP scholars obtained Pass with Distinctions for MSP and Grade 7 for History in the IBDP exams


• Complete the application form from the school website and return it to the front office with supporting documents by 16 January 2017 at 3:30pm

• Please email me if you have any queries :– Ms Salinah Bee, Acting RSP Overall

Co-Ordinator at [email protected]

RSP Application


Application Forms


Q&A session with Year 4 and Year 5 RSP Scholars

• Lucas Foo• Matthew Sun• Chen Jiawei• Brendan Wang• Philip• Jason Pan• Cody• Elisha• Clarence


• Complete the application form from the school website and return it to the front office with supporting documents by 16 January 2017 at 3:30pm

• Please email me if you have any queries :– Ms Salinah Bee, Acting RSP Overall

Co-Ordinator at [email protected]

RSP Application

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Year One Regional Studies Programme Parents’ Briefing 2017 · Year One Regional Studies Programme Parents’ Briefing 2017 . Ms Salinah Bee Latiff ... oral conversation and listening