Student Development

The Student Development Team seeks to provide a safe, respectful and disciplined learning environment where students have opportunities to engage in quality learning and acquire values supportive of their lifelong well-being. Our objective is to build a culture of care which is conducive for the holistic development of our students.

The team adopts a 4C approach to student development.

We Care for our students

• Temasek Starts Right

• Buddy System

• Counselling

• Learning and Behavioural Support

We Connect with our students

• Dialogue with Year Heads

• “Your Voice Matters” – Student Feedback

• 1 to 1 Teacher – Student Interaction

We build the Character of our students

• ACORNS

• Cyber-Wellness

• Leader for Life

• MT-CCE

• National Education

• Sexuality Education

• Student Leadership

• Values in Action

We Celebrate our students’ successes

• Recognition at Assembly

• Class of the Term Award

• Best Attired Students

• Temasek Star Awards

We Care for our students …

Temasek Starts Right
As a new school year begins, teachers and students embark on and renew relationships after the holidays, and establish class expectations, rules and routines for the year. The activities planned during Temasek Starts Right engage teachers and students in getting to know one another, and building a strong classroom community.

Buddy System
At the beginning of each year, our older Temasekians act as buddies to welcome the Primary 1 students into the Temasek Family. They assist our new Temasekians in the buying of food during recess and help to ease them into a formal school setting.

Counselling Support
We support our students not only in their academic pursuits but also on their journey of growth and well-being. We have School Counsellors whom the students can approach when faced with problems or concerns.

Learning and Behavioural Support
For students with special learning needs, our Special Needs Officers provide support to help our students cope with their learning.

We Connect with our students …

Dialogue with Year Heads
Year Heads conduct dialogue sessions with student representatives who are invited to bring up concerns and suggestions on school improvement, student welfare, school programmes and activities.

“Your Voice Matters”
We welcome students  to provide ideas, suggestions as well as feedback on school improvement, student welfare, school programmes and activities. We value students’ responses and make refinements to school practices where necessary.

1 to 1 Teacher- Student Interaction
The 1 to 1 Teacher-Student Interaction Time allows more attention to be given to individual student development. This interaction time provides protected time for teachers to have quality interactions with students on an individual basis, to build strong and healthy relationships between form teachers and their students.

It allows teachers to better understand each student so that the necessary support can be given to meet each student’s developmental needs. It also serves as a platform for students to share with their teachers any concerns or challenges that they may have.

We build the Character of our students …

ACORNS
Like the majestic oak tree that grows from a tiny acorn, the school believes that all Temasekians, given time and patience, can learn, act responsibly and care for others. They have the potential to be nurtured into responsible citizens with proper guidance to help them grow in strength in character.

ACORNS is a structured process for addressing discipline and behavourial issues. It is values-based and underpinned by Stephen’s Covey’s timeless principles of 8 Habits of Highly Effective People and elements of Restorative Practice.

ACORNS aims to develop:

• Students’ individual responsibility and shared accountability;

• Students’ emphatic understanding for others’ experiences;

• Students’ understanding of the impact of one’s own behaviour on others;

• Students’ problem solving capabilities by encouraging those involved in the problem to find their own solutions;  
  and promote:

• Application of School Values in correcting one’s behaviour;

• Restoration of students’ sense of belonging to a community (e.g. class, peer group or school)

We Celebrate our students’ successes …

Recognition at Assembly
Our students’ deeds matter. At morning assemblies, we commend students who display acts of kindness and celebrate together with those who have overcome challenges.

Class of the Term Award
In our effort to promote class pride, a class per level that is deserving of the award is selected at the end of each term. The classes are assessed in the areas of student attire, discipline, and class cleanliness.

Best Attired student
Every term, we celebrate and affirm students who put in the effort to look neat and presentable in the school uniform and PE attire.

Temasek Star Award
Every semester, we celebrate and affirm students who have displayed the school values (Perseverance, Responsibility, Integrity, Open-Mindedness, Respect and Humility), the 8 habits of Highly Effective Leaders and E21CC skills. ↗ (opens in new tab)