Health Trooper Badge Programme Leaders’ Guide

What is the Health Trooper Badge Programme? The Health Trooper Badge Programme is an all-new badge programme offered exclusively at HealthZone. It replaces its predecessor, the Healthy Lifestyle Badge Programme. The Health Trooper Badge Programme is offered to all uniformed groups with the aim of empowering primary and secondary school students with essential knowledge and life skills to leading healthier lives. The Badge Programme differentiates itself from others by adopting a mostly student-centered learning approach. It empowers the student with the choice of his/her learning track and puts active learning into focus. The new Health Trooper Badge Programme is also tiered for varying levels of difficulty. This challenges the learning spirit of students and enables them to collect an array of prestigious and exclusive badges.

How would my students benefit from this programme? At each level of the Health Trooper Badge Programme, students learn new knowledge and skills on a variety of health topics and sub-topics. These topics and sub-topics are carefully selected to ensure that they are pertinently relevant to the corresponding learning interests and ability of the students. Students will not only be empowered with new knowledge and skills but will also learn to take the responsibility of learning into their own hands. The programme helps develop active learners. Students are also rewarded with the unique badges we have designed for each level of the programme.

What is involved in the Junior Health Trooper Badge Programme? Junior Health Trooper Hunt & Workshop (conducted at HealthZone) Complete Junior Health Trooper Badge Individual Assignments Sit for Junior Health Trooper Badge Written Test Be rewarded with the Junior Health Trooper Badge Proceed to next level (Star Health Trooper Badge) next year The Junior Health Trooper Badge is for Primary 4 – 6 students and is a pre-requisite for the Star Health Trooper Badge.

What is involved in the Dynamite Health Trooper Badge Programme? Dynamite Health Trooper Hunt & Workshop (conducted at HealthZone) Complete Dynamite Health Trooper Badge Individual Assignments Sit for Dynamite Health Trooper Badge Written Test Be rewarded with the Dynamite Health Trooper Badge Proceed to next level (Warrior Health Trooper Badge) next year Proceed to next level (Supreme Health Trooper Badge) the following year The Dynamite Health Trooper Badge is for secondary school students and is a pre-requisite for the Warrior Health Trooper Badge.

What is my responsibility as their leader? As a leader, you will be required to: Book for the Health Trooper Hunt & Workshop at HealthZone by emailing or faxing us the booking form. Send your students for the Health Trooper Hunt & Workshop. Supervise their completion of the individual assignments*. Conduct the written test in school*. Email us the results using the Participants Name List*. Collect the badges on behalf of your students from HealthZone. * These will be provided by HealthZone.

What is the Participants Name List? Fill in name of your school Name of School: Participants Name List S/N Name of participant Completed Assignments  Completed Written Test  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Tick against each name in these 2 columns when these have been completed by the student. Fill in name of each participant When all students have completed the assignments and written test, email this form to us at HPB_Health_Zone@hpb.gov.sg.

Timelines Timeline for Girl Guides Timeline for Other Uniformed Groups Scouts Next

Timeline for Girl Guides Time Period Activity April 2009 Book for Health Trooper Badge Hunt & Workshop at HealthZone July 2009 Attend Health Trooper Badge Hunt & Workshop at HealthZone July 2009 - September 2009 Complete Individual Assignments & Written Test By 2 October 2009 Send us your results 12 October – 26 October 2009 Collect badges from HealthZone Back Next

Timeline for Other Uniformed Groups Time Period Activity April 2009 Book for Health Trooper Badge Hunt & Workshop at HealthZone July 2009 Attend Health Trooper Badge Hunt & Workshop at HealthZone July 2009 – September 2009 Complete Individual Assignments & Written Test By 2 October 2009 Send us your results 12 October – 26 October 2009 Collect badges from HealthZone Back Next

Timeline for Scouts Back Next Time Period Activity April 2009 Book for Health Trooper Badge Hunt & Workshop at HealthZone August 2009 Attend Health Trooper Badge Hunt & Workshop at HealthZone August 2009 – October 2009 Complete Individual Assignments & Written Test By 2 November 2009 Send us your results 9 November – 23 November 2009 Collect badges from HealthZone Back Next

 Ms Chen Siying at 6435 3216 or email chen_siying@hpb.gov.sg I have a question. Who can I contact? If you have any questions regarding the Health Trooper Badge Programme, contact:  The HealthZone Team at 1800 435 3616 or email HPB_Health_Zone@hpb.gov.sg  Ms Chen Siying at 6435 3216 or email chen_siying@hpb.gov.sg