Announcements

Students who wish to initiate any Service-Learning project, please submit your proposal in the S-L Portal at least 2 weeks before implementation of project to your respective Civics Tutor or CCA teacher/s.

Upcoming Events

PAYM Chingay Parade 2012 Motivators needed URGENTLY!
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Bike Rally 2012
Date: 26th February 2012, Sunday
Start Point: Marina Bay F1 Pit Building
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Bare Your Sole 2012
Date: 2nd June
Venue: Gardens by the Bay
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There are more activities available for you to sign up.
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S-L in NYJC

Common Vision

To incorporate our college values in developing a Service-Learning culture for our college

Mission Statement

Aims to meet community needs through involvement of students, staff and community partners to implement S-L projects using the Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) framework

Service-Learning Culture

Tag Line: Serving Communities, Transforming Lives
Incorporating our 4 college values: Integrity, Resilience, Resourcefulness and Compassion
Meeting community needs through meaningful service
Learning through reflection, facilitation and programme design
Involvement of Students, Staff, & Community

ORGANISATION	OBJECTIVES	COLLEGE VALUES
Student	Personal Development "The Reflective Individual" Developing Critical Thinking & Problem-Solving Skills Finding Reward in Helping Others Inculcate Self-Esteem & Greater Self-Awareness Anchoring Civic Responsibility & Citizenship	*Resourcefulness* *Integrity*
School	Interpersonal Development Developing S-L Collegiate Working well with Others (Staff, Student, Community) Building Capable Leaders Developing Engaged & Responsible Learners	*Compassion*
Community	Understanding & Application Growing Appreciation of other cultures "Feeling Connected to Community" Forming Partnerships Working with External Organisations Sustainability	*Resilience*

Table 1 Objectives of NYJC Service-Learning Programme

Service-Learning Approach
All local S-L projects and International S-L Expeditions (ISLE) will have to adopt the Service-Learning approach:

a) Pre-activity planning

The process should include identifying a real community need and determining the learning objective/s. Small groups can be formed to explore standing issues facing the community or requests to the college by other voluntary welfare organisations (real needs) can be taken up. Learning objectives may include the skills that students could pick up during their S-L project/s, a better understanding of the relationship between the community and themselves, or a change in their attitude towards certain social issues.

b) Conscious awareness of learning

Every student is encouraged to be aware of the learning points that they can or have picked up as they serve the community. Students are encouraged to journal their thoughts about their experiences and learning points such that they would be consciously observing their surroundings and be aware of learning opportunities. Through their involvement in S-L project/s, students will find themselves in situations that will require them to communicate effectively and efficiently with their team members, exercise sound decision-making techniques, manage their resources prudently, and so forth. Through the different stages of their S-L projects, students have the opportunities to transmit and manifest the college values namely Integrity, Resourcefulness, Resilience and Compassion.

c) Post-activity reflection

Reflection serves as a link between service experiences and learning from the experiences. Students should schedule their time to share their stories and reflect on issues such as lessons learned about themselves through experiencing the project, analyse their strengths and weaknesses, and even identify any underlying or overarching issues which influence their problem.