Our Applied Learning Programme (ALP) at West Spring Secondary is focused on developing critical thinking and creative skills in Media Literacy. Using a skills-focused curriculum, our ALP is designed to cultivate a deeper understanding of media functions and their usage in the 21^st Century society. We aim to develop in our students the ability to critically appreciate the use of different media platforms as mode of communication and persuasion and therefore enhance their ability to use and apply such platforms in a more effective and ethical manner.

 

Objectives of ALP

To develop students with the ability to:

• Access, interpret, analyse, evaluate and communicate information, including digital information on the internet,
• Make values-based choices and decisions about information created and shared, and take responsibility for actions,
• Convey specific desired messages to influence identified target audience through the creation of media products.

Students are also encouraged to discover new knowledge and understanding of different community, social and global issues affecting us as a nation and the world through research, ethno-graphic interviews and surveys. A key component of the ALP is the creative production of media products, such as newsletters, brochures, presentations and videos which integrate researched sources of information and capture pupils’ own ideas and solutions to specific problems. In Secondary Three, the pupils communicate their reasoned and evidenced perspectives and responses to selected social issues to the school population. The ALP also connects and coordinates with relevant CCAs such as Info-Communications Club and the Photography and Digital Media Club.

 

Lower Secondary Programme

	Activities
Secondary 1 (All classes)	•2 ALP lessons per week per semester •E-book publishing and ethnographic interviews •Interview skills, research and information presentation •Oral presentation •Basic photography and videography
Secondary 2 (All classes)	•2 ALP lessons per week per semester •Animation and video production •Story conceptualisation / Storyboarding, message ideation, data / information analysis •Oral presentation •Basic animation and story development

 

Upper Secondary Programme

	Activities
Upper Secondary	•Skills teaching through subject infusion •Cohort presentations •EL-CCE Research Project •Global Citizenry Programme •Advanced Elective Modules (Express) •Elective Modules (NA and NT)

 

Enrichment and Talent Development

	Activities
Enrichment and Talent Programme	•Cyber Wellness Ambassadors •Photography and Digital Media Club •HCL Journalism Training •Participation in school-based and external competitions

 

Our Students’ Work