Enabling an Innovative Environment

HS Innovation Challenge

HS Innovation Challenge aims to develop our Hougeans into critical thinkers and problem solvers, by allowing them to solve key issues raised in HS Student Voice through design thinking. Students with the best ideas are recognised with the ‘HS Young Innovator Award’.

These innovative ideas are then developed into HS Innovation Initiatives. In 2019-2020, four key initiatives were born; the ‘HS Umbrella-Sharing Initiative’, ‘HS Learning Pods’, ‘HS Cleanathon’ and ‘HS Mentors Initiative’.

HS Young Innovator presenting during assembly

InnoChamps attending a Training Session

InnoChamps coordinating assembly with HS Young Innovators

HS Innovation Initiatives

HS Umbrella-Sharing Initiative

The HS Umbrella-Sharing initiative aims to spread kindness and gratitude in HS through the act of sharing umbrellas.

It was conceived through feedback from the HS Student Voice and through the HS Innovation Challenge, to address the need for umbrellas during rainy days. The idea sprung from two young innovators – Jimmy Tan (3A1/2019) and Tricia Kok (4A2/2019).

InnoChamps, HS Young Innovators and Student Councillors worked collaboratively to design and materialise this ground-up initiative for the HS Community. More than 80 umbrellas were donated from HS stakeholders, namely students, staff and parents.

HS Learning Pod

The idea was conceived by two young innovators - Lew Yee Jiun (1E2/2019) and Lim Shi Xuan (2A2/2019), through the HS Innovation Challenge.

Students using the Learning Pod contributed by their Alumni

Recognition

Recognition is consistently provided to encourage Hougeans and staff to develop, improve and be innovative in their area of work.

Students who have displayed ingenuity in the termly HS Innovation Challenge and Innovation Cohort Programmes are awarded the HS Young Innovator Award.

Staff awarded with 8 or more InnoStars for their innovation entries in the InnoNews Portal are recognised as HS ChangeMaker! of the month, and staff who have garnered a cumulative total of more than 20, 40 and 60 InnoStars throughout the whole year are recognised as the HS Star Innovator! of the Year (Bronze, Silver and Gold) respectively. HS Star Innovator (Gold) awardees who have continuously innovated across three years, with more than 60 InnoStars each year, are recognised as the HS Platinum Innovators.

HS Innovates! Growing an Innovative Culture