Mighty in Thought & Deed A Zest for Life, A Curious Mind & A Generous Spirit SEC 4NA PARENT SEMINAR 2o February 2016

Mighty in Thought & Deed A Zest for Life, A Curious Mind & A Generous Spirit Agenda 1. Introduction a) Post-secondary options b) MF programmes c) Tips for parents 2. Meeting with form teachers

Mighty in Thought & Deed A Zest for Life, A Curious Mind & A Generous Spirit What are the various Post-Secondary School options available?

Mighty in Thought & Deed A Zest for Life, A Curious Mind & A Generous Spirit Normal (Academic) Options After the release of the Sec 4 N-Level results students can: “Choose to take the O-level exam one year later.” “Enrol in a 2-year Higher Nitec course at ITE which leads me to the Polytechnic” (DES-to-Poly) Normal (Academic) Journey S4 NA S5 NA “Enrol in a 1- year Poly Foundation Program.” “Enter ITE to take Nitec courses, which lead to Higher Nitec.”

Mighty in Thought & Deed A Zest for Life, A Curious Mind & A Generous Spirit Entry into Poly Using N(A) level results- Polytechnic Foundation Programme ( PFP ) What is PFP? One year practice-oriented curriculum to prepare polytechnic-bound N(A) students for entry into diploma courses.

Mighty in Thought & Deed A Zest for Life, A Curious Mind & A Generous Spirit Entry into Poly Using N(A) level results- Polytechnic Foundation Programme ( PFP ) Who should apply: Students who are amongst the top 10% of the Sec 4NA cohort and who wish to enter Polytechnic Application: Eligible N(A) students will be invited to apply for the Polytechnic Diploma courses of their choice after the release of their N-Level results

Mighty in Thought & Deed A Zest for Life, A Curious Mind & A Generous Spirit Entry into Poly Using N(A) level results- Polytechnic Foundation Programme ( PFP ) To qualify: ELMAB3 <= 11 at N-level (excluding CCA bonus points), AND EL<= 3 AND MA <= 3

Mighty in Thought & Deed A Zest for Life, A Curious Mind & A Generous Spirit Entry into ITE DES-to-Poly Programme Allows direct entry to Higher Nitec (normally only available for O-level holders)

Mighty in Thought & Deed A Zest for Life, A Curious Mind & A Generous Spirit Entry into ITE DES-to-Poly Programme Who should apply: N(A) students who do well in their N-Level. Typically the top 11 – 30% of Sec 4N(A) Application: After the release of their GCE N-Level results

Mighty in Thought & Deed A Zest for Life, A Curious Mind & A Generous Spirit Entry into ITE DES-to-Poly Programme DES graduates Achieve qualifying ITE Grade Point Average (GPA) Assured of a place in a related Polytechnic course

Mighty in Thought & Deed A Zest for Life, A Curious Mind & A Generous Spirit Overview of Pathways GCE N-Level Exam 4 years N(A) Course 2 years ITE Direct Entry Scheme (DES) to Higher Nitec 10 weeks Prep Programme Pathways for Normal (Academic) Students GCE O-Level Exam 1 year Sec 5 Polytechnic (3 years) 2 years ITE Nitec 2 years ITE Higher Nitec NAFA/ LaSalle (3 years) Polytechnic (3 years) 1 year Foundation Programme Polytech nic (2 years) Junior College (2 years) / Centralised Institute (3 years)

Mighty in Thought & Deed A Zest for Life, A Curious Mind & A Generous Spirit Combinations to compute ELMAB3: GCE N(A)-level results only Firm offer by end-December GCE N(A)-level + Prelim O-level results Conditional offer by end-December, firm offer after GCE “O” release GCE N(A)-level + GCE O-level results Firm offer after GCE “O” release (i.e. only invited after GCE “O”) Students offering duplicate subjects at both N- & O-levels: ELMAB3 computation for PFP/DPP will take the better grade Combinations to compute ELMAB3: GCE N(A)-level results only Firm offer by end-December GCE N(A)-level + Prelim O-level results Conditional offer by end-December, firm offer after GCE “O” release GCE N(A)-level + GCE O-level results Firm offer after GCE “O” release (i.e. only invited after GCE “O”) Students offering duplicate subjects at both N- & O-levels: ELMAB3 computation for PFP/DPP will take the better grade Computation of ELMAB3 12

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Mighty in Thought & Deed A Zest for Life, A Curious Mind & A Generous Spirit Student A SubjectO-level gradeSubjectO-level grade English Language 2Combined Humanities (SS/Geog) 3 Mathematics3Chinese Language 5 Additional Mathematics 3Science (Phy/Chem) 2 ELMAB3?

Mighty in Thought & Deed A Zest for Life, A Curious Mind & A Generous Spirit Student B SubjectO-level grade SubjectO-level grade English Language 2Science (Phy / Chem) 1 Mathematics2D&T2 Chinese Lang2Combined Humanitie s (SS/Geog) 3 ELMAB3?

Mighty in Thought & Deed A Zest for Life, A Curious Mind & A Generous Spirit 2015 GCE O-level Examination

Mighty in Thought & Deed A Zest for Life, A Curious Mind & A Generous Spirit Where do you want to go? Polytechnic/ITE – which one and which course? ELMAB3. What is this? Do you know the entry requirements? Setting goals

Mighty in Thought & Deed A Zest for Life, A Curious Mind & A Generous Spirit Academic targets 4NA ELMAB310 or less

Mighty in Thought & Deed A Zest for Life, A Curious Mind & A Generous Spirit Consider the 3‘P’s when selecting a course of study P ersonal Characteristics 1.How does the course of study play up to your strengths, interests, learning styles and passion? 2.Will the course you have selected help you to achieve your career aspirations? 3.Which type of learning environment (eg. applied learning) will be more suited for your learning style, strengths? Be open to explore the many pathways available

Mighty in Thought & Deed A Zest for Life, A Curious Mind & A Generous Spirit P racticalities 1.What are the academic and non-academic entry requirements of the school/course you are applying for? 2.Does your aggregate score meet the minimum entry requirement for your desired course? P rogression Opportunities 1.What will your qualification allow you to do after graduation? 2.What further education opportunities are available? 3.What is the industry outlook for the course of your choice? Consider the 3‘P’s when selecting a course of study

Mighty in Thought & Deed A Zest for Life, A Curious Mind & A Generous Spirit For more information, log on to ecareers.sg

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Mighty in Thought & Deed A Zest for Life, A Curious Mind & A Generous Spirit Gearing up DatesActivities 1-4 MarCommon Test MarCamp Challenge MarTerm Break 3-12 MayN Level Prelim JunCamp Challenge 2 Jul/AugN Level EL/MTL Oral AugN Level Prelim 2 13 SepN Level Written Exam commences

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Mighty in Thought & Deed A Zest for Life, A Curious Mind & A Generous Spirit Tips

Mighty in Thought & Deed A Zest for Life, A Curious Mind & A Generous Spirit Tips for parents Preparation for N-level examinations Regular attendance in school Regular attendance at remedial or supplementary programmes Physical well-being Adequate rest Peak performance and alertness at the right time Nutrition and supplements

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Mighty in Thought & Deed A Zest for Life, A Curious Mind & A Generous Spirit C2HAMPS Mobile Apps Search for C2HAMPS on Apple’s App Store or Google Play iOS App ?mt=8 Android App et.elchemi.c2hamps&hl=en

Mighty in Thought & Deed A Zest for Life, A Curious Mind & A Generous Spirit Configure the app When the app is first launched after being installed, you may be prompted if you wish to receive notifications. Please select OK to allow the app to receive notifications from the school. You will first need to search for your child’s school. Type in the first few letters of your school name and tap on the search button on your on-screen keyboard Select your school name from the list of results. This will save your school name in the app’s settings.

Mighty in Thought & Deed A Zest for Life, A Curious Mind & A Generous Spirit Logging On Type in your user ID and password which is provided by the school and tap on the “Login” button Userid is with a ‘P’ appended in front of your child’s birth cert/NRIC no. i.e. ‘PTXXXXXXXA’ Default password is ‘Passw0rd’. You will be prompted to change your password at the 1 st log-on Subsequently, if you had forgotten your password, your can do a self-reset and the new password will be sent to your account Note: if you had chosen the wrong school in the previous step, you can tap on the “Cancel” button to go back and re-select your school

Mighty in Thought & Deed A Zest for Life, A Curious Mind & A Generous Spirit Menu To access a module within C2HAMPS, simply tap on the name of the module you wish to access.

Mighty in Thought & Deed A Zest for Life, A Curious Mind & A Generous Spirit View Notifications When the school sends a message to you, you will receive a notification on your device. As the notification message may not be displayed in full, you would need to log on to the app to view the full message Tap on the message in the message list to view the whole message Envelope icon indicates new unread message Tap close to close the message box Tap delete to remove the message from your list of messages

Mighty in Thought & Deed A Zest for Life, A Curious Mind & A Generous Spirit CCA Attendance You can view your child’s CCA attendance records for the year If your child is in more than 1 CCA, you can choose which CCA attendance records to view List of CCAs Only shown if your child is taking more than 1 CCA Tap on CCA name to view attendance records Tap to go back to select another CCA CCA Attendance Summary

Mighty in Thought & Deed A Zest for Life, A Curious Mind & A Generous Spirit My Child’s Calendar You can view your child’s school schedule including school events, homework information and CCA schedules Switch the view of the calendar Tap on down arrow to expand and choose calendars Tap on event item to view pop up of event details

Mighty in Thought & Deed A Zest for Life, A Curious Mind & A Generous Spirit Hard work, hard work and more hard work!

Mighty in Thought & Deed A Zest for Life, A Curious Mind & A Generous Spirit Information on post-secondary options Calculations of aggregates Cut-off points for courses in Polytechnics and ITE Worksheet on target setting with your child Encouraging them to give effective effort

Mighty in Thought & Deed A Zest for Life, A Curious Mind & A Generous Spirit What does it mean to work hard? Time Focus Resourcefulness Use of feedback Persistence Commitmen t

Mighty in Thought & Deed A Zest for Life, A Curious Mind & A Generous Spirit Effective Effort Time: A willingness to spend the hours needed to finish the job well Focus: Concentrating only on the work, no hand phone, no computer game, no TV or other distractions. Resourcefulness: Knowing where to go and whom to ask for help when I am really stuck.

Mighty in Thought & Deed A Zest for Life, A Curious Mind & A Generous Spirit Effective Effort Use of Feedback: Looking carefully at responses to my work so I know exactly what to fix Commitment: Being determined to finish and do my very best work Persistence: If one strategy isn’t working, trying different ones until I find one that works.

Mighty in Thought & Deed A Zest for Life, A Curious Mind & A Generous Spirit “Important achievements require a clear focus, all out effort, and a bottomless trunk full of strategies. Plus allies in learning.”

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