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.
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.
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