YSS CoCurricular Activities CCA ORIENTATION BRIEFING TO PARENTS

YSS Co-Curricular Activities (CCA) ORIENTATION BRIEFING TO PARENTS Mr. Subhash HOD PE / CCA Yishun Secondary School We Seek, We Strive, We Soar

Introduction • Philosophy & Objective of CCAs • Distinct difference between Pri and Sec CCAs • CCA Registration Procedure in YSS (ORRA) • LEAPs System Yishun Secondary School We Seek, We Strive, We Soar

Philosophy Provide students with varied and authentic opportunities to develop character and life skills Yishun Secondary School We Seek, We Strive, We Soar

Objectives • Develop – knowledge & skills – YSS core values – Respect, Integrity and Resilience – 21 st Century Competencies Yishun Secondary School We Seek, We Strive, We Soar

Primary School CCA Requirement Secondary School CCA Policy Optional. Change of CCAs Compulsory • CCA changing form collected from Maximum No. Unlimited 1 CCA SPE of CCAs • Parents’ acknowledgement Option to Can quit anytime Must sustain for 4 /5 years • Current CCA teachers to endorse Quit • New CCA teacher to accept Nature of Recreational/Enrichment Recreational/Competitive CCA • HOD PE / CCA to approve upon interview Attendance Easy going Stringent Must maintain 75% attendance • Student officially change CCA from Yishun Secondary School CCA First come , first serve Weighing between interest and We Seek, We Strive, We Soar Feb

Uniformed Groups Sports & Games Clubs and Societies Performing Arts National Cadet Corps (NCC) (boys) Badminton (Boys and Girls) Aperture (Infocomm/ Photography) D’lite National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) Basketball (Boys and Girls) AVA Choir National Civil Defence Cadet Corps Football (Boys) Robotics Chinese Dance Boys Brigade Netball (Girls) Malay Dance Girl Guides Sepak Takraw (Boys) Volleyball (Girls) Indian Dance Guzheng Yishun Secondary School Symphonic Band We Seek, We Strive, We Soar

LEAPS – CCA Grading System • • • Leadership Enrichment Achievement Participation Service Yishun Secondary School We Seek, We Strive, We Soar

LEAPS 2. 0 – 4 domains has levels of attainment: 1 - 5 Leadership Achievement Participation Service Yishun Secondary School We Seek, We Strive, We Soar

RECOGNITION OF STUDENTS’ CO-CURRICULAR ATTAINMENT CCA Grade will be translated to bonus point(s) which can be used for selection of courses/schools in JC/Poly/ITE. Note: The student must first qualify for JC/Poly/ITE with the academic score before the CCA bonus point can be used. Co-Curricular Attainment Basic Requirement for Level of Attainment in Domains Bonus Points Excellent 4, 3, 3, 3 2 Good 4, 1, 1, 1 3, 2, 1, 1 2, 2, 2, 1 1 Fair did not meet above criteria 0 Yishun Secondary School We Seek, We Strive, We Soar

Participation Domain in LEAPS 2. 0 • At least 75% attendance each year • Levels 3: – Participation in any CCA for 4 years • Levels 4: – Participate in the same CCA for 4 years – Participate in any CCA for 4 years – and displays exemplary conduct and active Yishun Secondary School contribution We Seek, We Strive, We Soar

Achievement Domain in LEAPS 2. 0 Representation • Level 1: Represented class in inter-class games (Intra-school) • Level 2 : Represent school in competition/performance for 1 years • Level 3 : Represent school in competition/performance for 2 years • Level 4 : Represent school in competition/performance for 3 years • Level 5: Represent Singapore Schools / UG HQ in international UG competitions Yishun Secondary School We Seek, We Strive, We Soar

Leadership Domain in LEAPS 2. 0 • Level 1: – Completed 2 modules on leadership • Levels 2 – 3: – National Youth Achievement Award: – Level 2: Bronze – Level 3: Silver • Levels 2 – 5: – Recognition of progressive student leadership development through leadership positions in school Yishun Secondary School and in the CCAs We Seek, We Strive, We Soar

Service Domain in LEAPS 2. 0 • Level 1 -4: Highest level attained in either: (together with class, level, school VIA programmes) – Number of hours of service – Number of VIA projects – A combination of both • Level 5: – VIA project: • Student-initiated • Impacts the community beyond the school Yishun Secondary School We Seek, We Strive, We Soar

CCA ORRA Orientation Recruitment Registration Allocation (& Appeals) Yishun Secondary School We Seek, We Strive, We Soar

Timeline Term 1 Event Remarks Week 1 Fri (5 Jan) Orientation • Sports CCA trial • CCA Orientation. • Students to sign up for at least one visit per week. Week 2 Recruitment • 1 week programme • Students to have the option to visit the various VPA , UG and Club/Societies Week 2 Registration • Students are to register through the CCA Option Form Week 3 Data processing • To be done by CCA Unit Week 4 (22 Jan) Allocation • Students would be made known of their CCA allocation Week 4 -7 (22 Jan – 16 Feb) Trial • Students will begin participation with their designated CCA Week 8( 19 -23 Feb) Appeal • Submission of CCA Transfer Form(if any) Yishun Secondary School We Seek, We Strive, We Soar

Allocation (& Appeals) There will be a cap to the number of students for CCA (Sports) due to venue and resource constraints Most students will be allocated the CCAs of their choice ( either first or second) Most students are to go through their allocated CCA ( week 4 -7) before they can change their CCAs All students can only change CCA once Yishun Secondary School We Seek, We Strive, We Soar

CCA Option Form • Section A- Letter of Offer(Physical Sports) • Section B – CCA Options Yishun Secondary School We Seek, We Strive, We Soar

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Supporting the Holistic Development of my Child What kind of person does my child want to be? Is my child able to cope? How can I reinforce my child's learning of values and life skills in his /her Co-Curricular Programmes? How can I help to support him/her in the learning pursuits? How does my child want to pursue this development? What are the possible opportunities that can help support this development? What is my child interested in? What is my child good at? Copyright © Ministry of Education, Singapore.

Aim Role of Parents in the holistic development of your child – Reinforcement of values, life skills, interests and strengths at home – Make a CCA conversation Yishun Secondary School We Seek, We Strive, We Soar

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