IdEas@Work in Nanyang

Contributed by LIM LAM ENG Present Situation: The timetable in Sem 1 of 2020 had recess and lunch breaks at different times for different classes on each day of the week. When the COVID-19 Safe Management Measures require the school to allocate fixed seating in the canteen for classes, it was very difficult to arrange, as within a day different classes were having recess and lunch at the same time; which means 20 seating permutations in a 2-week timetable. The interim solution was to allow half the class to eat in the classrooms, which is not ideal, as there are concerns of hygiene and safe-distancing when the girls are by themselves. Improvement: With the timetable revision for Sem 2, it was proposed that recess and lunch timings be structured so that the same classes are having recess/lunch at the same time every day. Besides making for easier seat allocation, the arrangement is also good for the well-being of the girls as they have fixed timings for their meals everyday and also...

Contributed by LIM LAM ENG, SABRINA BTE EMIL, WONG WAN LING Present Situation: All students had been on HBL since 8 April and there had been no common platform for the whole school to come together. In the 4 weeks, the girls only had virtual class or subject meetings with their teachers and many felt isolated from the rest of the school. Improvement: A virtual whole-school closure to end the term and HBL on a good note. It would also hopefully keep their spirits high through the 4-week break, where unlike past holidays, they need to stay home. The concept - a video which consists of - pledge recitation led by council president - well-wishes from School Leaders, Form Teachers, CCA Teachers and Support Staff reps - School song - East-West rendition by Sec 3 HMP students The photos and video clips were collected off-line and put together in a 10.5-min video and shown by Form Teachers during morning check-in on 4 May, the last day of Term 2. The video was also uploaded on You-tube and ...

Contributed by LUIS TIRTASANJAYA LIOE, NG CHUEN-YIN, LIU SHIUEH LING Present Situation: During Circuit Breaker, the whole nation was conditioned to embrace a new way of living. For staff and teachers, we also needed to learn working from home, where personal, social and professional lines were intertwined and we learned how to manage our different roles as parents, teachers, family members differently in a more confined space. In terms of professional line, we also had to embrace new ways to performing our role, both in teaching and administrative. We recognised that it was important to learn from one another and also learned from the perspectives of people in other profession, including those in business and community and with parents, so that we can use those lenses and perspectives to understand education better. Improvement: The organising team for the Staff Meeting (Mdm Ng, Dr Liu, and Luis) planned to invite parents and community partners and engaged staff in groups to have c...

Contributed by LUIS TIRTASANJAYA LIOE, WONG WAN LING, SABRINA BTE EMIL Present Situation: When Covid-19 situation started in January, the mood and emotions of the school was affected. There was sense of fear and anxiety especially among students. In the first few weeks, the teachers had engaged students in various conversation including using MOE lesson package, updates of current knowledge, and give them personal space to express their worry and fear. As much as we understood that it would take some time for people to embrace and overcome the situation, we felt that initiatives from students to bring positivity to the school will be more impactful. And it is also an opportunity to teach students the right values of humanity, love and care and exercise them through their actions as agents of change. Improvement: The idea came from my discussion with my form class 413 after I shared with them the notes written by Maha Bodhi students to frontline staff that was posted online on 1 Feb...

 Contributed by WONG BOON CHENG JUNITA Present Situation: When there is an error in the information submitted for a claim in HRIS, it will be rejected/cancelled. Staff have to re-enter all the information to re-submit the claim. Improvement: A duplicate button for rejected/cancelled claims; if the claim is rejected/cancelled, staff need not enter all the information again. Staff will just click on the duplicate button and the information will be duplicated on the new claim form. Staff just need to amend the wrong information and re-attach the supporting documents and click submit.

Contributed by WONG BOON CHENG JUNITA Present Situation: Application of Childcare and Eldercare Leave are hardcopy submissions. Improvement: Application of Childcare and Eldercare Leaves via online submissions.

Contributed by SABRINA BTE EMIL, TEO CHIN IT, SEAN YEOH CHAI KEONG Present Situation: The proposal for HBL was to conduct asynchronous or synchronous lessons during the month of Phase 1. Improvement: As part of the HBL PE programme, the Secondary 4 team proposed and implemented a series of challenges that were aimed at encouraging exercise and solidarity amongst the students and their classes, instead of the usual lesson format. These challenges included skills such as hand-eye coordination and stability amongst others. These challenges also encouraged students to exercise with their family members. 21 challenges were rolled out in total (7 challenges each week) and points accumulated at an individual level would in turn be contributed to the class' total points. In the end, we awarded 4 classes with the top prizes and 21 individuals for best achievement in a challenge.