社会知识部门 Social Studies Department

Department Vision

To help students grow in knowledge, develop skills and learn values through examining issues that are of concern to our society and the world in which we live.

Department Mission

Each child is transformed into informed, concerned and participative citizens who will be competent in decision-making with an impassioned spirit to contribute responsibly to society.

Strategy

Strategies:

· Use of key understandings

· Use of inquiry focus questions and guiding questions

· Flexibility to extend learning

· Emphasis on skills and values for citizenship education

· Inclusion of field-based learning

· Inclusion of performance tasks

Syllabus Design:

The syllabus is framed by knowledge, skills and values outcome that students will acquire at the end of the six years of Social Studies Primary education in order to develop them into informed, concerned and participative citizens with a regional and global outlook.

Social Studies and 21st Century Competencies:

To help our students thrive in a fast-changing world, we have identified competencies that have become increasingly important in the 21st century. These competencies, as outlined in the Framework for 21st Century Competencies and Student Outcomes, illustrate the holistic education that our school provides to better prepare our students for the future.

The Inquiry Process :

Inquiry-based learning in the classroom embodies these elements and takes on various possible forms, including those that are more process-oriented and those that are discussion oriented. The inquiry approach used in Social Studies also encompasses an appreciation of the roles and responsibilities of the teacher and student in a classroom culture that would be conducive to inquiry.

The inquiry process can be characterised by four aspects:

· Sparking Curiosity

· Gathering Data

· Exercising Reasoning

· Reflective Thinking

Social Studies ignites curiosity about real-world issues. It helps students to understand and developments that are taking place in society and the world as well as their roles in shaping the future of the nation.

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