Character Education

Total Defence Day

The theme for 2022’s Total Defence campaign – “Together We Keep Singapore Strong” – focuses on the many ways we can put Total Defence into action in our everyday lives. At APS, we invited officers from the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) to share about the types of emergencies that they had responded to in Singapore. The various roles provided by the SCDF shows how they are adaptable to such situations in Singapore and ready for anything.

International Friendship Day

Our school had a talk about the conflict that was happening between Russia and Ukraine, and how it affected Singapore. The war between the two countries disrupted supplies and food for Singapore. We shared also on how as a country we overcame this obstacle.

Racial Harmony Day

The theme for Racial Harmony Day 2022 is “Singapore: Our Multicultural Mosaic”, which reflects how communities in Singapore are unique and living harmoniously. One of the highlights of this year’s celebration was through music. Our staff at APS banded together to sing classic folk songs like ‘Sunny Island’, ‘Burung Kakak Tua’ and ‘小人物的心声 ’. These are songs that a lot of Singaporeans grew up with and we wanted to share these songs to remind our students that music can bring the nation together. We also had a Music Video Challenge for every class. Through creating a short video clip that showcased at least one of various folk songs selected by the MDP Committee, our students were able to identify the songs and reinforces the harmony of the different races.

National Day

This year’s National Day theme “Stronger Together, Majulah!” is a call for all Singaporeans to forge ahead as a united and strong people towards a better future, and grow from strength to strength as we emerge from COVID-19.

This year, as the restrictions for COVID-19 relaxes, we were proud to see our scouts march in with the National Flag. They raised the flag up high with pride as we sang the National Anthem. While Year 3 students had their NRIC Presentation Ceremony, other levels of students learnt about the other state symbols of Singapore.

The celebrations of the day culminated with the singing of “Home”, this year’s theme song “Stronger Together”, and our very own APS National Day Workout for 2022!