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 I. Gifted Education Programme  •  Mission  –  To provide leadership in the education of the intellectually gifted. We are committed to nurturing gifted individuals to their full potential for the fulfillment of self and the betterment of society.  •  Vision  –  To make Gifted Education in Singapore a model of excellence. We will achieve this vision by providing professional expertise and exemplary resources to develop intellectual rigour, humane values and creativity in gifted youths to prepare them for responsible leadership and service to country and society.  •  First implemented in Singapore in 1984  •  Rationale for GEP  –  The intellectually gifted need a high degree of mental stimulation, while this need may not be met in the mainstream classroom and the gifted child may become mediocre, indifferent or disruptive in class  –  It is to the vital for the gifted to be helped and nurtured so that human resources can be rely on for the nation's progress and prosperity  •  Goals of the GEP  –  to develop intellectual depth and higher level thinking  –  to nurture productive creativity  –  to develop attitudes for self-directed lifelong learning  –  to enhance aspirations for individual excellence and fulfillment  –  to develop a strong social conscience and commitment to serve society and nation  –  to develop moral values and qualities for responsible leadership <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;"> II. Elective Programmes <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;"> •  Consisting of <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;"> –   Art Elective Programme (AEP) <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;"> –  Music Elective Programme (MEP) <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;"> –  Language Elective Programme (LEP) <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;"> •  Aims to stretch students' talents in art and music, and to develop individuals who would be able to provide leadership favourable to the cultivation of the arts in Singapore. <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;"> III. Project Work <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;"> •  Aims to provide students with the opportunity to synthesize knowledge from various areas of learning, and critically and creatively apply it to real life situations so as to prepare them for lifelong learning and the challenges ahead <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;"> •  Learning outcomes <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;"> –  knowledge application <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;"> –  communication <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;"> –  collaboration <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;"> –  independent learning <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;"> IV. Co-Curricular Activities <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;"> •  Vision <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; msobidifontweight: bold;"> –  Cultured and Active Youths of Tomorrow <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;"> •  Mission <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;"> –  To build and enhance the capacity of schools to enrich students' experience through CCAs <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;"> •  Consist of <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;"> –   Clubs and Societies <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;"> –  Music and Dance <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;"> –  Outdoor Education <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;"> –  Sports <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;"> –  Uniformed Groups <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;"> V. SPED <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;"> •  Provides education for children with disabilities <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;"> •  SPED schools run different programmes catering to distinct disability groups of children who are unable to benefit from mainstream schooling <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;"> •  Aimed at developing the potential of pupils and helping them to be independent, self-supporting and contributing members of society and to provide the best possible education and training to children with special needs so as to enable them to function optimally and integrate well into society