Character and Citizenship Education
Find out how CCKPS builds character and citizenship in students through the 7 Habits, Values Education, and key national events.
Character and Citizenship Education (CCE) 2021 Curriculum Framework
Character Education
In CCKPS, we believe that every child is a leader, a leader in the personal and social domains. Students learn how to be an effective leader during Form Teacher Guidance Period (FTGP). These lessons are part of the total curriculum, with dedicated curriculum time, and are used to engage and build relationships with our students through discussions and the use of effective classroom strategies.
Our CCE programme nurtures students holistically through explicit teaching of values, social emotional skills, and cultural identity. Students learn to understand and regulate their emotions, build healthy relationships, make responsible decisions, and deepen their moral values and appreciation of their own cultural heritage.
CCE also equips students with real world knowledge and life skills. Lessons help students understand mental health, navigate cyberspace safely, make informed education and career choices, appreciate family life, and develop a strong understanding of Singapore’s racial and religious diversity.
Students are further empowered to contribute meaningfully through Values in Action (VIA). They identify needs in their family, school, or community, plan purposeful projects, and reflect on their learning—strengthening empathy, responsibility, and active citizen.
Programmes & Activities
Pre-assembly and Assembly Talks
The pre-assembly and assembly talks aim to create a learning, thinking and reflecting environment for the students.
Recess Activities
The varied recess activities allow students to continue their learning beyond the classroom.
Positive Teacher-Student Relationship
We can establish positive teacher–student relationships when we take time to intentionally connect with individual students in class. We do this by setting aside time or tap on the allocated school time to have one-to-one teacher–student interactions to know students better. Through the one-to-one conversations, we can get to know our students better, asking them about their interests, their family, their classmates/friends, and how they spend their time after school hours. By establishing rapport with our students, we will build positive teacher–student relationships and this will lead to positive student outcomes in terms of their learning, relationship management with others as well as their wellbeing.
Every Student a Peer Supporter
Every student can be a peer supporter when they foster strong bonds of friendship and a sense of belonging to the school community (peer bonding), provide practical help and social-emotional support to one another (peer helping) and promote positive mindsets, prosocial behaviours and well being (peer influencing).
We can intentionally create platforms and opportunities for all students to interact and strengthen their social network and friendships. These also allow students to practise and reinforce their peer support mindsets and skills to look out for and support their classmates in need.