Every Fairsian a Bronze recipient (minimally)

Ordinary youth, Extraordinary Life

Adapted from The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme, which was founded in the United Kingdom in 1956.

NYAA was officially launched on 9th May 1992 by the President of Singapore, H.E. Wee Kim Wee, at the Istana.

More than 130 countries worldwide are adopting the Award Programme under various titles.

HRH Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh

Dr Kurt Hahn, Distinguished Educator and Founder of Outward Bound

Lord Hunt, Leader of the 1st team to conquer Mt. Everest

To develop and maximise the potential of young people through community service, challenges of adventure, skills development and physical recreation so that they may be exceptional individuals, who can contribute effectively to society and nation.

NYAA Singapore aims to encourage and motivate young people between the ages of 14 and 25 to develop personal qualities of self-reliance, perseverance and a sense of responsibility to oneself, society and nation.

A Vibrant Community of Active Lifelong Learners and Influential Leaders

Leadership training

Adventure and discovery

Development and expansion of personal interest

An opportunity for all to be exceptional individual

Completing the programme earns you an award

National and INTERNATIONAL Recognition

Contributes to your testimonial portfolio

Testimony of your leadership journey

CCA Points

Every Fairsian has an EQUAL Opportunity

Level of Award

Min. Age

Min. Time Period

Service Skills Physical

Recreation

Adventurous

Journey

Bronze 14yrs and

above

6 mths

15hrs over 3 mths

6mths 20hrs over 8

weeks 2D1N

Silver 15years and above

12 mths (6mths if Bronze

completed)

30hrs over 6 mths

12mths 30hrs over 10

weeks 3D2N

Gold 16yrs and

above

18mths (12mths if

Silver completed)

60hrs over

12mths 18mths

40hrs over 12 weeks

4D3N

Aim:

To learn how to give useful service to those in need.

Youths are encouraged and are inspired to make a difference in the community. They are given a wonderful opportunity to help the needy elderly, the children, the sick and the disabled. Moreover, the youth learn to be responsible to their environment, demonstrating leadership and the spirit of genuine service in various ‘clean and green’ projects.

Forms of Service: Helping individuals in need Voluntary work in hospitals and care centers Youth work Community education and health education Charity work Environment services Service to school Other types of services

Sec 3 Local Service Projects at St Andrew’s Home

Coaching a fellow schoolmate in academics

Carnival@Fairfield (once in every 5 years)

Telok Blangah Family Affairs on Bicycle

Sec 2 Dover Block Party

Service to School Preparing of health messages for student body through

table decals, posters, morning assemblies etc over a period of 3months.

Aim: To encourage the development of personal interests and practical skills.

Students have the freedom to improve skills that interest them the most. Participants can choose from a wide range of social, cultural and technical activities. They work on enhancing their talents on a specific field – music, arts, cooking, and photography, among many others. By the time they complete the NYAA Programme, they have already developed basic life skills that will prepare them for the challenges ahead.

Forms of skills Footdrills - Photography Choir - Debating Guitar - Drama Computer Programming - Playing a musical instrument Umpiring/ refereeing - Languages And many others

Computer Software (CCITP)

Stage Acting (Drama Club)

Chorale Singing (Choir)

Precision Drill (NCC Land)

Foot Drills/ Fancy Drill (All UGs)

Photography/Robotics/ Videography/Webpage Design (Media@ Fairfield)

Learning an instrument (Fairfield Symphonic Band & Guitar Ensemble)

Aim: To encourage participation in physical recreation and to lead a healthy lifestyle

Through recreational activities, students are motivated to develop a healthy sense of well-being. They get to participate in various sports activities, whether competitive or non-competitive, that will build their endurance, boost their mental and physical strength and fuel their enthusiasm for life. Involvement in such events will help them cope well with stress and the many challenges that they encounter every day.

Forms of physical recreation:

Aerobics - Swimming

Taekwondo - Dancing

Sailing - Cycling

Running - Rock - Climbing

Physical Education Weekly PE Lessons

CCA Trainings Sports CCA Training

CCA PT Sessions Non-sports CCA designated PT sessions

Self-organised Exercise/ Sports Playing sports (e.g. frisbee, football, basketball etc.) with

schoolmates after school

Participating in external exercise programmes (e.g. kickboxing, judo, taekwondo)

Aim: To encourage a spirit of adventure and discovery

Students are provided a platform to go beyond their mental and physical limits. They are given the opportunity to embark on an exciting journey or a discovery of the unknown. Such expeditions help youths gain confidence in themselves and heighten their awareness about the environment. They also boost qualities of teamwork, self-reliance and perseverance among the youth.

Forms of adventurous journey: Expeditions

Explorations

Other adventurous projects

Sec 2 WHEEL 4D3N camp

Kayaking Expedition

Land GPS Expedition

CCA Camps that fulfill NYAA criteria

Physical Recreation (Term 1) PE Programme of 8 weeks in Term 1

Mass Run

Weekly Journaling

Skills (Term 1 & 2) CCITP Lessons

Monthly E-journaling

Service (Term 2) Sec 2 4D3N Camp @ Sembawang

Journaling during the camp

Service (Sec 2) Sec 2 Dover Block Party

Weeks Exercise

1 [2nd Feb to 8th

Feb]

4hrs

I am determined to keep to my exercise schedule for the next 10 weeks. I have drawn up a schedule which looks something like this: Mondays (PE Days): Strength and Conditioning Wednesdays (Mass Run Days): Jog at least 2.4km Friday (CCA Days or self-organised) : Basketball, Frisbee, Swimming, Captain’s Ball etc. Saturday/ Sunday (Self-organised): Cycling, Jogging, Kickboxing etc.

2 [9th Feb to 15th

Feb]

3hrs

This week I looked forward to the activities which I had planned. Managed to continue with my strength & conditioning exercises and jogged at least 2.4km. There is still much room for improvement in my 2.4km jog and I hope that by week 4, I feel less tired when I jog. Mondays (PE Days): Strength and Conditioning Wednesdays (Mass Run Days): Jog at least 2.4km Friday: Captain’s Ball We had so much fun playing Captain’s Ball. I learned to play as a team, and that winning isn’t always everything. I didn’t manage to exercise over the weekends as I was out with my family.

8 [Insert Date]

[Insert Hours]

8 weeks since I started exercising regularly and I feel great! Although at times, I get lazy to exercise, but thinking back on the effort I’ve put in the past few weeks motivated me to keep going and not lose my momentum. Mondays (PE Days): Strength and Conditioning Wednesdays (Mass Run Days): Jog at least 2.4km Friday (CCA Days or self-organised) : Basketball, Frisbee, Swimming, Captain’s Ball etc. Saturday/ Sunday (Self-organised): Cycling, Jogging, Kickboxing etc. After 8 weeks of strength and conditioning, I can see improvements in my fitness. I can do more push-ups now compared to before and my timing for 2.4km has also improved.

Months Skill

January 2015 Was introduced to Microsoft Excel today. I enjoyed learning this skill as it will be useful for my future projects and I foresee that it may be something I would need when I go out and work. Learnt the basics of creating a table and putting in data. Learnt that excel could actually do calculations for us and filter data. Completed my assignment on pie charts and bar graphs to represent a data collected from a science experiment.

February 2015 Explored more functions of Microsoft excel. I… … …

March 2015 Presentations are more interesting now that I have learnt about Microsoft Powerpoint. I have learnt to use the various presentation tools and prepared a presentation project. In my presentation, I made use of the WordArt to make the title more catchy and colourful.

April 2015 Microsoft Word is really useful for my schoolwork. I can use this programme to complete my schoolwork and prepare proposals for my CCA Camp. I… … …

May 2015 Dreamweaver and Flash. I … … …

June 2015 Spent time working on my project to create a animation. I … … …

Days Adventurous Journey

1 [4th May 2015]

Pre-Camp: Planning and Preparation During Camp: Setting up of Tents Reflections on Day 1:

2 [5th May 2015]

Pre-Camp: Planning and Preparation During Camp: Sea Expedition Reflections on Day 1:

3 [6th May 2015]

Pre-Camp: Planning and Preparation During Camp: Land Expedition Reflections on Day 1:

4 [7th May 2015]

Months Service

March 2015

[4hrs]

Upon getting the results of our TIE application, we met up with our group and started the administrative work for our trip. We divided ourselves into groups and started delegating the work which needs to be done in preparation for our trip. We set timelines and deadlines to ensure that we all worked efficiently and are on task. I was in the group in charge of planning of games for the students in the orphanage in Vietnam. We brainstormed our ideas and chose games which we felt would be suitable for students of all age group. We had to make sure that the games were safe and could be conducted in both wet and dry weather. We listed down the logistics we needed and prepared our proposal to be presented to our teacher in charge.

April 2015

[4hrs]

As we draw nearer to the date of the trip, we are extremely excited. We collected used books and toys to be donated to the orphanage. We sorted the books out according to the age group of the readers and we cleaned the toys prior to packing them. We packed and labeled the boxes to ensure that all the items will reach the orphanage safely. We prepared the logistics and prizes for our games and got our proposal approved by our teachers.

May 2015

[12hrs]

The day was finally here! Although we started everyday early, and were pretty much exhausted at the end of the day, I felt really happy and satisfied. We spent 3 days at the orphanage, and everyday was a joy. On day 1, we had a round of games to introduce ourselves to them. After which, together with the students from the orphanage we cleaned the classrooms. … … … On day 2… … … On day 3 … … …

Step 1: Submit application to NYAA Coordinator with cheque payment payable to “National Youth Achievement Award”

Bronze: $7

Silver: $12

Gold: $17

Activities are counted only from the date of application.

Step 2: Receiving the Award Diary and Record Book

Award Diary: To record learning experiences and achievements.

Record Diary: Journaling diary. Diligently record down your leadership journey with pride and neat handwriting. Dates and hours must be clearly written and all signature columns must be duly signed.

Step 3: Start your journaling and diligently complete your Record Book.

You can visit www.nyaa.org to find out more about the programme.

You can also approach the NYAA Coordinator – Mr Francis Ng (Head of CCA) to find out more.