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Beacon Primary School, Singapore

Beacon Primary School, Singapore

Beacon  Primary  School  is  the  first  to  be  set  up  as  a  new
elementary  school  in  the  Future  Schools  at  Singapore
program – FutureSchools@Singapore. 
The future schools at the various levels are established  as
models for other schools for innovative  transformation
of  the  education  experience  that  leverages  on  ICT.
Currently, there are  three future schools at primary level
in  Singapore.  The  aim  of  the  Future  Schools  programme
is  to  have  a  small  group  of  schools  to  lead  the  way  in
providing possible models for the seamless and pervasive
integration  of  technologies  into  the  curriculum  for
engaged learning in schools. 
The  schools  work  closely  with  the  Ministry  of  Education
and  Infocomm  Development  Authority  to  provide  the
necessary  conditions  for  technology‐enriched  learning
experiences  for  their  students.  Through  a  curriculum
designed  for  engaged  learning,  the  Beacon  School  pre‐
pares  students  for  the  Primary/Elementary  School
Leaving  Examination  (PSLE)  at  the  end  of  six  years  of
elementary education. 
Our  school  started  its  operations  and  took  in  the  first
batch  of  students  in  January  2008.  Recruitment  of
teachers  started  in  December  2006.  One  of  the  selection
criteria  for  staff  was  their  past  experiences  of  using
technologies  in  their  classrooms  and  also  their  passion
for innovative educational practices. Currently, the school
has  a total  of  about  50  teaching staff  and  960  students  –
240  for  each  level  (Grade  1  to  4).  The  school  will
ultimately  reach  a  steady  enrolment  of  about  1400
students  with  about  100  teaching  staff  in  2013,  from
Grade 1 to 6. 
One  of  the  significant  innovations  in  ICT  by  the  school  is
the  one‐to‐one  computing  learning  environment.  The
school  takes  a  progressive  approach  by  providing  the
necessary  computing  device  (a  notebook  computer)  to
students  in  Grades  1  to  3.  Students  purchase  their  own
computing  devices  when  they  are  in  Grade  4.  All  the
current  and  pioneer  cohort  of  Grade  4  students  (2011)
and parents supported this initiative.

Reasons for using or not using ICT as 'external', 'internal' or 'educational

External Reasons

ICT is an important part of today's fast changing world
Students are engaged with technology, work and learn playfully

Internal Reasons
ICT is introduced and promoted through curricula activities in the schools
ICT teachers are involved
Productivity increases

Educational Reasons
ICT provided the means to effective learning
ICT improves the necessary skills for the 21st century

ICT and types of learning about [Byzantine Greece]

ICT and types of learning about
[Byzantine Greece]

Learning through:	Students learning about Byzantine Greece could be using:
Acquisition	Watch a power point presentation from your fellow classmates or the teacher
Discussion	Record a debate or listen to a podcast and discuss about it. Form a debate session afterwards
Investigation	Search and evaluate resources for your task. Think critically
Practice	Think, design and create a poster for your subject on Glogster
Collaboration	Work in groups and utilise collaborative tools such as the padlet
Production	Create an e book on storyjumper and present your work to the class

ICT in the primary school.  A collection of thoughts through the course...