Humanities Department

Objectives

The Humanities department aims to provide a rich, multi-disciplinary learning experience for students. The department, with its diversely different, yet complementing subjects, has a special role to play in developing students’ 21st Century Competencies, such as cross-cultural literacy, communication, information, and critical thinking skills and more importantly, inculcating core values. Studying the humanities helps pupils in making sense of the past and understand the present through specific lenses. Thus, students can make informed decisions in the present and plan for a better future. This is to prepare them to excel in a fast changing, globalized world and yet, able to stay rooted within the society with sound values.

Staffing

Name	Designation	Subject	Email
Mr Mohammad Hisham	HOD Humanities	History, Social Studies	mohammad_hisham_b_amat@moe.edu.sg
Mrs Veronica Koh	SH Geography	Geography	lam_shy_wei_veronica@moe.edu.sg
Ms Lailtha Savathan	ST Geography	Geography, Social Studies	lailtha_savathan@moe.edu.sg
Ms Wong Yin Mei	Assistant Year Head (Lower Sec)	History, Social Studies	wong_yin_mei@moe.edu.sg
Mr Siraj Ansari	SH Special Projects	History, Social Studies	siraj_ansari@moe.edu.sg
Mrs Hazel Lee	HOD Educational Support	History, Elements of Business Skills	hazel_hong_wen_ee@moe.edu.sg
Mr Tang Chee Kuan	Year Head (Lower Sec)	History, Social Studies	tang_chee_kuan@moe.edu.sg
Ms Leong Sweet Lee	HOD ICT (Internal)	Elements of Business Skills (EBS)	leong_sweet_lee@moe.edu.sg
Ms Dewi Marlina	SH CCE	Geography, Social Studies	dewi_marlina_putri_chumali@moe.edu.sg
Mr Soon Suan Boon	SH Student Management	Geography	soon_suan_boon@moe.edu.sg
Mr Lo Tin Chee Alex	Teacher	Geography, Social Studies	lo_tin_chee@moe.edu.sg
Mr Sohail Basiron	Teacher	Geography	sohail_basiron@moe.edu.sg
Ms Nur Fatimah Mohamed Shafiee	Teacher	Geography, Social Studies	nur_fatimah_mohamed_shafiee@moe.edu.sg
Ms Francina Ranjitha Fernado	Teacher	Social Studies, History	francina_ranjitha_fernando@moe.edu.sg
Ms Tan Wan Chin	Teacher (BT)	Principles of Accounts, Elements of Business Skills (EBS)	tan_wan_chin_a@moe.edu.sg
Ms Nur Lyana Binti Mohamad Zaky	Teacher (UT)	Social Studies	nur_lyana_mohamad_zaky@moe.edu.sg
Ms Bai Yi Rang	Teacher (CAJT)	History	bai_yi_rang@moe.edu.sg
Mdm Annie Ng Lai Keen	Teacher (FAJT)	Principles of Accounting (POA)	ng_lai_keen_annie@moe.edu.sg

Key Programmes

Curriculum Approach for Humanities Subjects

Adopting the IBL (Inquiry Based Learning) for Humanities subjects to deepen understanding.
Focus on skills building for lower secondary History /Geography / Social Studies as a pathway in students’ preparation for Humanities in the upper secondary.
Focus on teaching of critical thinking skills (beyond exam skills) to help students develop a disciplinary understanding of various subjects.
Teaching beyond content knowledge, with focus on conceptual understanding of various disciplines / building of subject disciplinarity.
Employing various structured questioning techniques to assess students understanding.

Learning Journeys / Projects structured into the curriculum

Sec 1 and 2 Geographical and Historical Investigation

The Secondary 1 and 2 Geography and History classes embark on syllabus which focus on investigation and field studies. The syllabuses employ the inquiry approach with field experience incorporated. These include skills of questioning techniques, interviewing skills, communication skills and data gathering.

Social Studies Enrichment Field Trips / Learning Journeys

Students of various groups taking the Social Studies Syllabus will visit places such as the Parliament House, ISD Heritage Centre, Harmony in Diversity Gallery, Singapore Discovery Centre (SDC) or the CPIB Heritage Centre to develop deeper understanding of the workings of the government and greater awareness of students’ own diverse role as citizens of Singapore. With the revised social studies syllabus, students will also go through Issue Investigation which forms part of their formative assessment and rich learning.