Character and Citizenship Education

The school believes in providing a holistic education for every student. Character and Citizenship Education (CCE) is integrated into instructional programmes, co-curricular programmes and other learning experiences. The design and delivery of CCE lessons package and programmes in HS are guided by the school’s GREAT values and vision statement to nurture empowered, future-ready Hougeans of character and purpose.

The school adopts the following guiding principles and approaches:

1) Goals of CCE

Good character
Resilience and social-emotional well-being
Active citizenship
Future readiness

2) Approaches of CCE

Every School Experience a CCE Lesson
Every Student a Peer Supporter
Every Teacher a CCE Teacher

3) Learning Intents of CCE

Develop self-awareness and self-management skills to achieve personal effectiveness and well-being.
Develop social awareness and manage relationships for personal and social well-being.
Make responsible decisions and act on them.

4) Guiding Principles for CCE 2021 Implementation

Student-Centricity
Intentionality
Coherence

CCE Curriculum Content Areas

While the CCE Curriculum Content is premised on the three big ideas of Identity, Relationships and Choices, and anchored on the teaching of core values and social-emotional competencies, to help students find a sense of purpose, these fundamentals are taught and applied in the following Curriculum Content Areas:

National Education
Sexuality Education
Mental Health
Education and Career Guidance
Cyber Wellness
Family Education

The school’s key CCE programmes include:

Values-In-Action, which is an important aspect of CCE in developing vital 21st century skills and social-emotional competencies. HS works closely with our long-term beneficiaries to provide opportunities for students to give back to the community.
Cohort Camps provide students with immersive and experiential learning opportunities to develop character traits of resilience and resourcefulness, as well as social skills such as collaboration and communication.
Educational Career Guidance (ECG) programmes which help students understand their Values, Interests, Personality and Skills, where they would like to go, and how to get there.
Citizenship Education activities, including NRIC CCE Lesson, NSmen Alumni sharing and commemorating the four key National Education events, National Day, Total Defence Day, Racial Harmony Day and International Friendship Day.

National Education Programmes

HS commemorated the four key National Education events through students-planned ceremony and activities.

Total Defence Day

International Friendship Day

Racial Harmony Day

National Day

Character Coaching through Values-In-Action (VIA)

Sec 4 Class-Based VIA
Our Sec 4&5s produced plank artwork in resplendent colours for display at the ‘Music in the Park’ community event held at Fernvale Park on 11 March 2023.

Sec 1-3 CCA-Based Learn-A-Skill Carnival CCAs brainstormed, planned, prepared and carried out activities for the carnival in Semester 1 which invited 7 beneficiaries. CCAs worked collaboratively to meet community/school needs.