Humanities
Humanities
Department Programmes / Highlights
Humanities Department
Learning Vision: To equip our student with appropriate values, critical thinking skills and knowledge so that they can to appreciate and navigate the world we live in
Subjects Offered
The Humanities Department at WRS offers the following subjects to our students:
1. Social Studies
2. Social Studies (Normal Technical)
3. Geography Elective
4. History Elective
5. Literature Elective
6. Lower Secondary Geography
7. Lower Secondary History
8. Elements of Business Studies
Programmes
We believe in offering our students an experiential and authentic learning of Humanities. Besides organising learning journeys to complement the curriculum, the department also leverages external platforms such as competitions and conferences. Through these experiences, the department hopes to help our students make meaning of what they have learned and nurture their love for the Humanities.
To promote student engagement and make Humanities learning relevant, we bring students on learning journey to various locations; we embark on an open-top bus tour to discover historical sights of our city, we visit the Pulau Semakau Landfill to enhance their environmental awareness, and we conduct ‘Behind the Scene’ educational tour of local retailers to expose students to authenthic business operations and marketing strategies.
As part of our effort to cultivate the joy of learning and build the 21st Century competencies such as critical thinking and collaboration skills, our students also took part in the Model UN Conference, recognised for its broad coverage and quality discussions of global topics. We also actively participated in the Historical Scene Investigation Challenge, Student Archivist Project and the National Youth Environmental Conference (NYEC). Our student teams have accredited themselves well in the respective categories of these competitions.