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GROWING OUR TALENTS
Every child is unique with its own strength, interest and passion. As Co-Curricular Activities (CCAs) form an integral part of our students’ holistic development, we encourage and guide our students to seize every opportunity to discover their strengths, expand their interests and passions and broaden their horizons. In Secondary One, we allow students to sample an array of options prior to delving deep into a CCA the students would like to pursue and build character, leadership and develop lifelong skills that prepare them for the disruptive world.
Woodlands Secondary offers varied CCAs - from uniformed groups, to sports and games and clubs and societies. The weekly 2 hours or more invested in CCA also forges friendships among students from diverse backgrounds as they learn, play and grow together. Participation in CCA fosters social integration, reinforces a rich school culture and a community that celebrates diversity and excellence. It also strengthens the students’ sense of identity and responsibility to the school.
Our annual 30-week CCA plan not only nurtures talent and enriches the individual mind, it also strengthens our school values of growth, resilience, respect, empathy, appreciation and trustworthiness (GR2EAT values). The various accolades and achievements in the CCAs are an endorsement of students’ growth, discipline, resilience and commitment to their own selfdevelopment. Uniformed groups such as National Police Cadet Corps, Boys’ Brigade, National Cadel Corps and Girl Guides have received ‘Gold’ awards over the years. Our performing arts have staged dramas such as “The King and I” and “Sound of Music” and created our very own National Education movie that was held to a packed audience at the University Cultural Centre in 2011. In the 2021 Singapore Youth Festival, the school won a distinction for Drama and Malay Dance. In the feld of Sports and Games the students have demonstrated their determination by winning awards at Zonal and National levels for both soccer and sepak takraw over the past few years.
