Recognition that is easy to give
A certificate takes a minute to make here, so it can mark small wins as well as the end of the year: a first chapter book, a week of kindness, a tricky times table.Singapore curriculum links
- ValuesMOE’s Character and Citizenship Education is built on six core values: respect, responsibility, resilience, integrity, care and harmony.
- K1–K2The NEL Framework places values, social and emotional skills and learning dispositions alongside its learning areas.
Certificates are not part of any syllabus, but they are an easy way to notice the values a school already talks about. Type your own award to match them: a Care Award for a child who helps a classmate, a Resilience Award for one who kept trying at a hard task, or a Responsibility Award for a helpful class monitor.
Singapore’s school year runs in four terms, so a few certificates at the end of each term spread recognition across the year instead of saving it all for the last week.
Summarised in our own words from the MOE Character and Citizenship Education syllabus (Primary) and the Nurturing Early Learners Framework (2022).
