ANNUAL REPORT 2010 / 2011 - MINDS

Community Involvement Programme (CIP)
Throughout the year, schools were actively involved in numerous
community projects and activities with mainstream schools as
well as with businesses and corporations. These community
projects and activities strengthened community relationships,
promote better understanding of persons with special needs and
their acceptance into the mainstream of society. Some corporate
employers opened their doors to work attachments for our senior
students, providing them the opportunity to enhance their open
employment possibilities.
The community involvement activities carried out during the year
include:
• Collaboration between the schools and SCDF on safety and
emergency drills.
• Woodlands Gardens School had been and will continue
collaborating with Innova Junior College in IT activities for
the senior level students. The school also maintained close
partnership with Raffles Institution Junior College Interact
Club which assisted in classroom activities, Singapore Armed
Forces Ammunition Command which organised visits to
places of interest, and the SAFTI Military Institute voluntary
work with the senior students.
• Fernvale Gardens School engaged partners like Raffles
Institution and NatSteel to carry out activities that enhanced
the curriculum. Raffles Institution students planned and
carried out simple science activities to assist our students
to learn and understand the world around them. The school
also linked up with Fernvale Primary School on the Satellite
Partnership Programme initiated by MOE.
• Towner Gardens School maintained close partnership with
Shangri-La Hotel in the work preparation programme for the
senior students. Other partners included ITE East College
which provided the students with hairdressing training, and
Paya Lebar Airbase which assisted in school activities.
• Lee Kong Chian Gardens School maintained partnership
with United World College for many years and participated in
celebration of special events like Racial Harmony Day, Lunar
New Year Celebration and other festive occasions with various
schools in the neighbourhood.
FY 2011/12 WORKPLAN
The workplans and targets are categorized under these key
strategic thrusts:
A Building on curriculum, programmes and teaching and
learning resources:
• Implement MINDS curriculum and beta copy of the
assessment across all levels, and review the delivery of the
curriculum in the classrooms.
• Review and build upon the delivery of the Reading Mastery
Programme and PATHS Programme.
• Make available the curriculum and assessment documents to
staff through the intranet.
• Make available teaching and learning resources to parents and
caregivers.
• Improve the use of IT in schools for teaching, learning and
communication.
• Streamline and improve the transition of graduating students
to after-school centres.
B Building Student Capabilities:
• Develop and strengthen literacy, oral and IT skills of students.
• Enhance the preparation of students for transition to afterschool
services with the implementation of the 3-tracks
forecast and building of individual student portfolios. The 3
tracks identified are:
a. Open Employment
b. MINDS Employment Development Centres
c. MINDS Training & Development Centres
• Enable qualifying students to obtain certification in work
skills.
C Building Staff Capabilities:
• Instil in schools a staff learning and sharing culture.
• Implement the staff learning and training roadmap, in line
with schools’ areas of focus and individual staff development
needs.
• Identify and groom staff for leadership roles and succession
plan.
• Encourage staff to conduct school-based research and be
involved in research studies by other professional bodies.
• Encourage greater inter-disciplinary case management
approaches for students’ learning.
D Building Better Partnership with Family and the
Community:
• Enhance platforms for communication with caregivers.
• Encourage parent volunteerism in school projects and
activities.
• Establish relationship with and engage local community
groups, corporate bodies and mainstream schools for more
effective CIP programmes and professional initiatives.
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MINDS ANNUAL REPORT 2010 / 2011