Enrichment Activities
To allow pupils to experience what they have learnt in class, overseas trips and local field trips are organized by the department.

OVERSEAS TRIPS
During these trips, pupils get to see first hand the geographical landscape like the Black Forest in Germany and reforestation projects in Australia; physical features like the French and German Alps and the coastal features along the Great Ocean Road in Melbourne; places of historical significance like the concentration camps in Germany and the Normandy coast where the Allied forces landed; among a host of other relevant and meaningful places.

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Italy (Venice) in 2005 (left) and outside the Palace of Versailles, France in 2007 (right)

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Germany in 2006

Melbourne in 2010
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At the Great Ocean Road (left) and climbing the slopes of an extinct volcano (right)

A Homec class at Reservoir District School & a group activity to save the penguins at Philip Island (Remove these two pictures and place them under aesthetics)

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Doing a joint presentation at Princes High School (left) and taking a Humanities Quiz at Reservoir District School

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Visiting a farm (left) and enjoying an Australian barbeque in the Nature Reserve (right)

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LOCAL FIELD TRIPS: As part of the curriculum, the department also organizes field trips to places in Singapore where, besides learning about Geography and History, pupils also get to see and appreciate the beauty and success that Singapore has achieved. These include visits to the Marina Barrage, Ancient Civilization and History Museum, Sungei Buloh Wetlands, the rainforest at Botanical Gardens and others.

Visiting the Botanical Gardens Rainforest and the Sungei Buloh Wetlands

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Studying the vegetation in Labrador Park (left) and how Singapore manages her water resources at the Marina Barrage (right)

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HUMANITIES WEEK: Field trips, movies, games like Monopoly and competitions along the NE Trail in school, are held to stimulate pupils’ interest in the Humanities.

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Learning about Singapore’s history through the NE Trail and a Monopoly Game in the Library during Humanities Week

POA ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES:
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o BUSINESS ORGANISATIONS PROJECT WORK: All Secondary 3 Express and 3 Normal Academic pupils do this project where they have to visit and interview business organizations to learn more about how businesses are run. This project also builds up their presentation and interview skills when they approach business set-ups to learn more about their operation systems.

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o ACCOUNTING BOARD GAME COMPETITION organized by ITE College Central: At this activity, pupils competed against teams from other schools to gain the most profits in trading and demonstrated their skills in managing their expenses and income.

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o NATIONAL ACCOUNTING QUIZ: Organized by Ngee Ann Polytechnic, pupils joined hands to work on accounting problems.

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o NATIONAL PUSHCART CHALLENGE at Republic Polytechnic: Students sold handmade pouches and bags made by one of their parents as well as hand sculptured balloons created by our students. Here, they learned the ropes of running a business and keeping accurate accounts for their transactions.