1. Parents Seminar College of the Nation: Home of Scholars and Leaders who Serve with Honour 2010

2. Parents Seminar 2010 College of the Nation: Home of Scholars and Leaders who Serve with Honour Programme Principals Address Leadership Development Programmes Co-Curricular Activities Knowledge Management Portal JC Curriculum Q & A

3. College of the Nation: Home of Scholars and Leaders who Serve with Honour Principals Address Parents Seminar 2010

4. College of the Nation: Home of Scholars and Leaders who Serve with Honour College of the Nation: home of Scholars and Leaders who serve with honour Mission

5. Parents Seminar 2010 College of the Nation: Home of Scholars and Leaders who Serve with Honour NJCians have sound moral values and a deep sense of responsibility to College and Country Their passion for knowledge is nurtured in a vibrant learning environment which fosters academic excellence, critical and creative thought and an enterprising spirit They are prepared to lead with sensitivity and serve with honour Vision

6. Parents Seminar 2010 College of the Nation: Home of Scholars and Leaders who Serve with Honour Values Leadership with Sensitivity Scholarship with Creativity Loyalty with Integrity Service with Honour

7. Parents Seminar 2010 College of the Nation: Home of Scholars and Leaders who Serve with Honour College Achievements Thinking Culture Award (Best School, Zonal, National) Lee Kuan Yew Award (NE)

8. Parents Seminar 2010 College of the Nation: Home of Scholars and Leaders who Serve with Honour NJC Personality Trail BlazingPassionateCaringResilient

9. Parents Seminar 2010 College of the Nation: Home of Scholars and Leaders who Serve with Honour Maximising Your Childs Education Know Your Childs School Activities Participate in Your Childs School Life Be Involved with your Childs Learning Be Aware of Signs of Misconduct

10. Parents Seminar 2010 College of the Nation: Home of Scholars and Leaders who Serve with Honour Parenting Be a good role model to your children Inculcate good values in your children Love your children unconditionally Provide guidance and support to your children Develop your childrens potential and interests Have realistic expectations of your children Love, not spoil your children Talk and listen to your children daily Be sensitive to your childrens feelings Be firm and consistent when correcting your children

11. Parents Seminar 2010 College of the Nation: Home of Scholars and Leaders who Serve with Honour Be Connected Handbook Knowledge Management Portal (KM) PAACT

12. Parents Seminar 2010 College of the Nation: Home of Scholars and Leaders who Serve with Honour Co-Curricular Activities

13. Parents Seminar 2010 College of the Nation: Home of Scholars and Leaders who Serve with Honour Categories Sports & Games (17) Music & Dance Groups (12) Academic Clubs & Societies (8) Non Academic Clubs & Societies (7) Others (2)

14. Parents Seminar 2010 College of the Nation: Home of Scholars and Leaders who Serve with Honour Sports & Games Aikido Shooting Badminton Basketball Canoeing/ Dragonboating Cricket X-Country/ Track & Field Hockey Floorball Netball Touch Rugby Soccer Softball Squash Table-tennis Tennis

15. Parents Seminar 2010 College of the Nation: Home of Scholars and Leaders who Serve with Honour Music & Dance Groups Angklung Chinese Orchestra & Guzheng Ensemble Choir Chinese Dance Indian Dance Malay Dance Western Dance Guitar Ensemble Harmonica Band String Orchestra Piano Ensemble Symphonic Band

16. Parents Seminar 2010 College of the Nation: Home of Scholars and Leaders who Serve with Honour Academic Clubs & Societies Aesthetics Club CLDDS ELDDS Mathematics Society Science & Technology Society NE Club ILDDS MLDDS

17. Parents Seminar 2010 College of the Nation: Home of Scholars and Leaders who Serve with Honour Non-Academic Clubs & Societies AVA & PA Club College Publications Greenlink Innovation Club Interact Club Outdoor Activities Club Student Council Uniformed Youth Organisations Singapore Youth Flying Club

18. Parents Seminar 2010 College of the Nation: Home of Scholars and Leaders who Serve with Honour College CCA Events 26 Feb NJC Road Run 28 July NJC Track Meet 11 Oct Games Festival 18 – 22 Nov Youth Leadership Training Camp (Overseas)

19. Parents Seminar 2010 College of the Nation: Home of Scholars and Leaders who Serve with Honour Knowledge Management Portal

20. Parents Seminar 2010 College of the Nation: Home of Scholars and Leaders who Serve with Honour Objective One stop portal where Students have access to learning resources and information related to their study and holistic development Parents are able to find out their childs involvements and performance Teacher use it to enhance teaching and learning

21. Parents Seminar 2010 College of the Nation: Home of Scholars and Leaders who Serve with Honour Structure Teacher Centre Student CentreParent Centre Teachers Parents Students

22. Parents Seminar 2010 College of the Nation: Home of Scholars and Leaders who Serve with Honour Student Centre News and Announcements Information on scholarships, competitions, events etc Learning Resources Lectures, tutorials and elearning resources Special Programmes Areas of special programmes such as STaR, Career Guidance and University Admissions, Counseling, etc. My Profile Student details, involvement in CCA activities, subjects and tutors

23. Parents Seminar 2010 College of the Nation: Home of Scholars and Leaders who Serve with Honour Parent Centre News and Announcements Information on events, scholarships etc Calendar Shows upcoming events Document Library Archived presentations for parents, PAACT constitution, Guides for using the KM portal Forum/Discussion Area for discussion, feedback My Child Portfolio View childs details, involvement in CCA activities, subjects and tutors, results in major examinations

24. Parents Seminar 2010 College of the Nation: Home of Scholars and Leaders who Serve with Honour Information https://km.njc.edu.sg Accounts will be created when the class allocation for the students have been finalised. Parents will be informed via their children when their accounts are ready for use. Both parents will get their individual accounts. A monthly charge of $5 per month per student is needed to pay for the hosting of the portal.

25. College of the Nation: Home of Scholars and Leaders who Serve with Honour Curriculum Overview Parents Seminar 2010

26. College of the Nation: Home of Scholars and Leaders who Serve with Honour Three Levels of Study H1 (1 unit)H2 (2 units)H3 (1 unit) Half of H2 in breadth but similar to H2 in depth Equivalent to current A' Level subjects Subjects with diverse learning opportunities for in-depth study (e.g. advanced content, research paper, university module). Students must offer the corresponding subject at H2 level.

27. Parents Seminar 2010 College of the Nation: Home of Scholars and Leaders who Serve with Honour Grading H1 & H2H3 A (70)Distinction (70) B (60)Merit (55) C (55)Pass (45) D (50)Ungraded E (45) S (40) Ungraded

28. Parents Seminar 2010 College of the Nation: Home of Scholars and Leaders who Serve with Honour Local University Admissions University Score (100% A-Levels) Faculty Score (Based on interviews, portfolios, reasoning & aptitude tests etc) + Discretionary Intake (Up to 10% of Univ intake) Based on strengths and talents, participation and achievement in academic or non-academic fields, including CCA, CIP participation and H3 grades. Independent of examination results. Either Or

29. Parents Seminar 2010 College of the Nation: Home of Scholars and Leaders who Serve with Honour Pre-Requisites for Courses in Local Universities National University of Singapore http://admissions.nus.edu.sg/local/BYA-prerequisites.html http://admissions.nus.edu.sg/local/BYA-prerequisites.html Nanyang Technological University http://admissions.ntu.edu.sg. http://admissions.ntu.edu.sg. (Go to Undergraduate Admissions > Collaterals for Downloading > For Local Students - Academic Year 2010-11)

30. Parents Seminar 2010 College of the Nation: Home of Scholars and Leaders who Serve with Honour MOE Policy – Compulsory Subjects General Paper OR Knowledge & Inquiry Project Work Mother Tongue (Those who sat for HMT at O level and obtained a minimum grade of D7 for the subject can choose not to take MTL at H1 level).

31. Parents Seminar 2010 College of the Nation: Home of Scholars and Leaders who Serve with Honour MOE Policy – Contrasting Subjects In general, all subjects are classified into 4 categories Knowledge Skills Project Work, General Paper, Knowledge & Inquiry Languages H1 Mother Tongue H1 Foreign Languages Science & Mathematics Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Computing Humanities & Arts H2 Mother Tongue H2 Foreign Languages Economics, History, Geography, English Literature, Art, Music etc H2 Knowledge & Inquiry is a contrasting subject for both the Sciences & Mathematics group and Humanities & Arts group.

32. Parents Seminar 2010 College of the Nation: Home of Scholars and Leaders who Serve with Honour Scholarship Requirements To be eligible for PSC scholarships, a student must offer more than the norm units of subject combinations At least 10 units H1, H2, H3 subjects including GP/KI, PW (1 unit) H1 MTL. This is not required if already met criteria at O level HMT + =10 + (1) units or 11 + (1) units H3 subjects and KI is not compulsory

33. Parents Seminar 2010 College of the Nation: Home of Scholars and Leaders who Serve with Honour Internal Assessment 60% Promotional Examinations 20% Common Tests 20% Continual Assessment

34. Parents Seminar 2010 Criteria to be Promoted to Senior High Two Please refer to Student Handbook for details. College of the Nation: Home of Scholars and Leaders who Serve with Honour

35. Parents Seminar 2010 College of the Nation: Home of Scholars and Leaders who Serve with Honour Criteria to Retain Subjects Please refer to Student Handbook for details.

36. Parents Seminar 2010 College of the Nation: Home of Scholars and Leaders who Serve with Honour Assessment Periods Term 2 Lecture Tests Week 2: Chemistry Week 4: Mathematics, Physics / Biology Week 5: Geography / History Week 6: Literature in English / MT Language and Literature Week 8: Chemistry Term 3 Lecture Tests Week 5: Economics Week 8: General Paper / Knowledge and Inquiry

37. College of the Nation: Home of Scholars and Leaders who Serve with Honour Parents Seminar 2010 Assessment Periods Term 2/3 Common Test 24 th May 2010; 28 th June 2010 to 1 st July 2010 Term 4 Promotional Examination 1 st October 2010 to 8 th October 2010

38. College of the Nation: Home of Scholars and Leaders who Serve with Honour Parents Seminar 2010 Parent-Teacher Meeting 2010 Date:22 nd July 2010 Day:Thursday Time:2pm to 7pm More details will be furnished nearer the date.

39. College of the Nation: Home of Scholars and Leaders who Serve with Honour Higher 3 Subjects Parents Seminar 2010

40. College of the Nation: Home of Scholars and Leaders who Serve with Honour Why offer H3? H3 programmes will enable our students to pursue their passions and stretch themselves. Currently, universities may admit up to 10% of their students under discretionary admission. From 2008, students H3 scores will be considered for discretionary admission.

41. Parents Seminar 2010 College of the Nation: Home of Scholars and Leaders who Serve with Honour Is H3 needed for Scholarship Application? H3 subjects are not compulsory for PSC Scholarships application. H3 subjects are designed to allow exceptional students to pursue a subject or area in which they have the interest and aptitude in. Therefore, students should pursue H3 subjects based on their passion in these subjects

42. Parents Seminar 2010 College of the Nation: Home of Scholars and Leaders who Serve with Honour What is the criteria to offer H3 in NJC? Obtain minimum of BBC for the best 3 H2 level subjects (include KI) Obtain a minimum of E grade for H1 General Paper or S grade for H2 Knowledge & Inquiry Meet the individual subject criteria to take the subect at H3 level. To study subject at H3 level, students must meet the following criteria:

43. Parents Seminar 2010 College of the Nation: Home of Scholars and Leaders who Serve with Honour H3 Subjects Conducted in NJC MOE H3 Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Economics, Geography, History, Art, English Literature, Chinese Language & Literature, Malay Language & Literature, Tamil Language & Literature NUS-A*Star-NJC Science Research STaR (Science Training and Research) Conducted in NJC & HCI NTU Contemporary Physics, NTU Numbers & Matrices, NTU Semiconductor Physics Conducted in NUS/SMU All NUS/SMU H3 modules are conducted in NUS/SMU

44. Parents Seminar 2010 College of the Nation: Home of Scholars and Leaders who Serve with Honour Thank You!