MOE - Learning Journeys

NATIONAL HERITAGE TOURS
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Learning Objectives

The objectives of the NHTs are to enable students to: understand and appreciate the rich cultural and historical heritage of our people; foster a sense of pride in the rich diversity of our heritage; and share a common bond which will hold our society together as a people and as a nation.

Learning Site

There are NHT packages for the primary, lower secondary and upper secondary levels:
(i) The packages for primary level focus on the social and cultural aspects of our heritage.

(ii) The packages for lower secondary level focus on our historical and political heritage.

(iii) The packages for upper secondary level focus on the economic, architectural and conservation aspects.

For each package, the following materials and resources have been developed for schools:
· teacher’s notes and
· pupil’s worksheets.

These packages are available at: http://sam11.moe.gov.sg/nht/

For userid and password to access this website or queries on NHTs, please contact:

Ms Elizabeth Tay at 68796828 or email: elizabeth_tay@moe.gov.sg

Suggested Routes

At the primary, lower secondary and upper secondary levels, there are three routes each for schools to select for their students. Schools are free to modify the routes or packages that best suit the needs of their students.

Primary Level
Route	Places
1	Asian Civilisations Museum and Kampong Glam
2	Asian Civilisations Museum and Little India
3	Asian Civilisations Museum and Chinatown

Lower Secondary Level

Route Places

1 Fort Canning Park and its Vicinity

2 World War II Sites

3 Civic District

Upper Secondary Level

Route

Places

1

The Museum Precinct and its Vicinity

2

The Central Business District

3

The Singapore River


Additional Information
Implementation In the students’ ten years of formal education, they would be expected to go on at least three heritage tours - one while in their primary school and two in their secondary school (one in lower secondary and one in upper secondary). These tours help to reinforce and consolidate what they have learnt in the classroom and strengthen their feelings for and attachments to Singapore. While schools can arrange for visits to places covered at earlier stages of education, it is important that the visits go beyond what was covered earlier, so as to build on pupils' learning. Schools can also make arrangements to enlist and pay for the service of trained licensed heritage tour guide(s)/retired teacher(s) to conduct these tours. Find out more at http://sam11.moe.gov.sg/nht/