Values in Action

Values in Action (VIA)

Values in Action (VIA) are learning experiences that support students’ development as socially responsible citizens who contribute meaningfully to the community, through the learning and application of values, knowledge and skills. VIA fosters student ownership over how they contribute to the community.

As part of VIA, students reflect on their experience, the values they have put into practice, and how they can continue to contribute meaningfully. This is an important component of Character and Citizenship Education.

School goals

To develop in students and staff

• A strong sense of commitment to serve the school and community;

• A sense of responsibility to the environment;

• Spirit of volunteerism; so that they exhibit the traits of Hallmark of Tampinesian student and staff.

Level	VIA Programme
Primary 1 to Primary 6 SINGAPORE KINDNESS MOVEMENT (SKM) – AGENTS OF KINDNESS Ambassadors of Kindness Programme:	Students of TPPS strive to be great servant leaders and contribute for the betterment of our school, family and the community. Termly, they will be given the SKM booklets to complete the Friends Of Singa - Mission Card found in the Kindsville Times Junior & Adventures /A-OK Agents of Kindness newsletters during TPPS Spring lessons. They will then submit their Activity sheets to SKM via School Kindness Mailbox located at the amphitheatre. SKM will collect all submissions and reward students with mementos for their kindness efforts (badge, certificate, etc). Students will deepen their experience through short reflections.

Level

VIA Programme

Primary 1 to Primary 6
SINGAPORE KINDNESS MOVEMENT (SKM) – AGENTS OF KINDNESS
Ambassadors of Kindness Programme:

Students of TPPS strive to be great servant leaders and contribute for the betterment of our school, family and the community. Termly, they will be given the SKM booklets to complete the Friends Of Singa - Mission Card found in the Kindsville Times Junior & Adventures /A-OK Agents of Kindness newsletters during TPPS Spring lessons. They will then submit their Activity sheets to SKM via School Kindness Mailbox located at the amphitheatre. SKM will collect all submissions and reward students with mementos for their kindness efforts (badge, certificate, etc). Students will deepen their experience through short reflections.

Developing Communities – Appreciating the work of the people in the community (Primary 1 to Primary 3) Responsibility towards self, peers, environment & the community
Primary 1 Appreciation of Frontline Workers School Cleaning Staff	P1 students show their appreciation to the cleaning uncles and aunties by penning down their gratitude and concern for the uncles and aunties who had been cleaning their classes daily in the second, third and fourth floor of the school building. At the same time, the students will also try to keep their classroom clean to minimise their workload. The cleaning staff will also share something personal about themselves so that the students can get to know them better.

Developing Communities – Appreciating the work of the people in the community (Primary 1 to Primary 3)
Responsibility towards self, peers, environment & the community

Primary 1
Appreciation of Frontline Workers School Cleaning Staff

P1 students show their appreciation to the cleaning uncles and aunties by penning down their gratitude and concern for the uncles and aunties who had been cleaning their classes daily in the second, third and fourth floor of the school building. At the same time, the students will also try to keep their classroom clean to minimise their workload. The cleaning staff will also share something personal about themselves so that the students can get to know them better.

Primary 2 Appreciation of Frontline Workers Police Officers (Police PAL Programe)	Students will get to know what the police officers do in their daily job scope & understand the challenges that they face to keep the neighbourhood safe. Students get to complete a booklet of activities in getting to know the officers’ duties and at the same time know what they can do to help the police in keeping their neighbourhood safe.

Primary 3 Appreciation of Frontline Workers SBS Transit Bus Captains	Every year, in conjunction with SBS Transit Kindness Month, our P3 students pen down their gratitude to Bus Captains, accompanied by wonderful illustrations. These are then presented to SBS Transit to be given to the bus captains. As a school, we would want them to know that as they perform their duty, we greatly appreciate them and we know of the challenges that they have to go through.

Eco Stewardship Programme – Understanding the impact of the aging earth. To focus on sustainability - meeting the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs
Primary 4 Eco-Stewardship Programme -Young-Agri Scientist (YAS) Programme	Annually, Eco-Champs & VIA Agents from each P4 class are chosen to be trained as YAS guides of the sustainability project at Tampines Park. They will then take their classes through a guided tour of how the sustainability project is carried out, starting with the waste food being collected from the community to the vertical farm where vegetables are grown using hydroponics. In this project, residents can use the green currency they get from giving away their food waste in exchange for the Tilapia fish reared and harvested under the project. Students learn how global warming is impacting the earth and how they can help by adopting a sustainable lifestyle.

Eco Stewardship Programme – Understanding the impact of the aging earth.
To focus on sustainability - meeting the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future
generations to meet their needs

Primary 4

Eco-Stewardship Programme -Young-Agri Scientist (YAS) Programme

Annually, Eco-Champs & VIA Agents from each P4 class are chosen to be trained as YAS guides of the sustainability project at Tampines Park. They will then take their classes through a guided tour of how the sustainability project is carried out, starting with the waste food being collected from the community to the vertical farm where vegetables are grown using hydroponics. In this project, residents can use the green currency they get from giving away their food waste in exchange for the Tilapia fish reared and harvested under the project. Students learn how global warming is impacting the earth and how they can help by adopting a sustainable lifestyle.

Primary 5

Lights of Our Future

In partnership with JA (Junior Achievement), P5 & P6 students learn about environmental challenges through a series of class-based lessons. They will understand about global warming and climate change, the causes and the steps needed to mitigate and reverse these to ensure a healthier planet. Students will be given opportunities to come with practical and personal day-to-day actions to ensure a more sustainable lifestyle.

Primary 6

Green Means Cool!