Character Education
CCE Lessons
What is Character Education @ MJR?
At Manjusri, we aspire to develop every Manjusrian into compassionate leaders and citizens.
The school adopts the Head, Heart and Hand (H 3) approach to engage the students in their Character and Citizenship Education learning.
What is Character & Citizenship Education (CCE) @ MJR?
The Character and Citizenship Education (CCE) lessons are planned using the five Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) pedagogical principles to impart the knowledge of values and social emotional competencies, engage their emotions in wanting to do the right thing and provide opportunities for students to practice the acquired skills and values. ORID (Objective, Reflective, Interpretive, Decisional) is used as a reflection tool to facilitate students’ reflection on their learning and to engage their hearts. Students are also exposed to contemporary issues during their CCE lessons.
Mindfulness Programme
What is Mindfulness @ MJR?
Mindfulness is awareness that arises through paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment, non-judgmentally. It has benefits such as training our minds and regulating our emotions.
In 2019, the Mindfulness programme was introduced in Manjusri to complement the existing Character and Citizenship Education (CCE) and Building Learning Power (BLP) programmes.
The programme also aims to enhance our students’ learning and well–being. For example, Mindfulness practices like mindful breathing and mindful stretching are shared by our teachers who are part of the CCE team. Students can also look forward to Mindfulness-infused CCE lessons.
Our students and
teachers participate actively in these breathing and stretching exercises and
are encouraged to regularly do these practices at their own at convenience.
Education and Career Guidance
What is Education and Career Guidance (ECG) @ MJR?
To meet the needs of secondary school students and aligned with MOE’s Education and Career Guidance (ECG) Developmental Model, the school’s ECG Programme is premised on encouraging students to explore:
· The world of work
· Relevant courses of study and educational pathways
· Their skills, interests and values
Students are given the necessary information and guidance through
ECG lessons and ECG Counselling by the ECG Counsellor. They also participate in
ECG events that include Careers Day, visits to post-secondary institutions,
elective modules (for the NA and NT students), ECG learning journey and job
shadowing programme.
Cyber Wellness Programme
What is Cyber Wellness @ MJR?
The school’s Cyber Wellness (CW) Programmes aims to equip students with lifelong social-emotional competencies and sound values so that they can become safe and responsible digital learners.The three Cyber Wellness principles, ‘Respect for Self and Others’, ‘Safe and Responsible Use’ and ‘Positive Peer Influence’ will enable a child to develop the instincts for making careful and well-considered decisions.

Supporting their peers in cyber issues
Championing school-wide Cyber Wellness outreach efforts
Sexuality Education
MOE Sexuality Education in Schools
1. Sexuality Education (SEd) in schools is about enabling students to understand the physiological, social and emotional changes they experience as they mature, develop healthy and rewarding relationships including those with members of the opposite sex, and make wise, informed and responsible decisions on sexuality matters. SEd is premised on the importance of the family as the basic unit of society. This means encouraging healthy, heterosexual marriages and stable nuclear family units with extended family support. The teaching and learning of SEd is based on respect for the values and beliefs of the different ethnic and religious communities in Singapore on sexuality issues.
2. The goals of Sexuality Education are to:
(i) To help students make wise, responsible and informed decisions through the provision of accurate, current and age-appropriate knowledge on human sexuality and the consequences of sexual activity;
(ii) To help students know themselves and build healthy and rewarding relationships through the acquisition of social and emotional skills of self-awareness, management of their thoughts, feelings and behaviours, development of empathy for others, possession of effective communication, problem-solving and decision-making skills; and
(iii) To help students develop a moral compass, respect for themselves and for others as sexual beings, premised on the family as the basic unit of society, through the inculcation of positive mainstream values and attitudes about sexuality.
3. The key messages of Sexuality Education are:
(i) Love and respect yourself as you love and respect others;
(ii) Build positive relationships based on love and respect (which are the foundation for strong families);
(iii) Make responsible decisions for yourself, your family and society; and
(iv) Abstinence before marriage is the best protection against STIs/HIV and unintended pregnancies. Casual sex can harm and hurt you and your loved ones.
You may click here for more information on MOE Sexuality Education.
Overview of Manjusri Secondary School’s Sexuality Education Programme for 2021
4. Sexuality Education is delivered in a holistic manner through the school curriculum. The content for Sexuality Education is grouped into five main themes: Human Development, Interpersonal Relationships, Sexual Health, Sexual Behaviour, and, Culture, Society and Law. You may click here for more information on the scope of Sexuality Education in the school curriculum.
5. The subjects that incorporate topics on sexuality include:
a. Science
b. Character and Citizenship Education (CCE)
Sexuality Education Lessons:
6. The values and attitudes of our youth towards sexuality are increasingly shaped by their peers, exposure to the media, popular culture and the internet. Adolescence is a complex stage in life as the adolescent attempts to find his/her own identity and often struggles with new social relationships. The period of middle adolescence (generally from 15 – 17 years old) can be a turbulent period for adolescents. The gap between physical and emotional/cognitive maturity may result in a tendency to act on impulse, experiment with various activities (including sexual activities), sometimes without understanding the unpleasant consequences that may arise from such experimentation. The need for peer acceptance can be overwhelmingly strong, and hinder one’s ability to act responsibly. Given the pressures faced by the middle adolescent from within themselves and from peers, it is important to build a strong sense of self-worth, personal conviction and an understanding of the possible consequences of sexual behaviour.
7. Through
the Sexuality Education lessons, secondary students will have the opportunity
to develop a positive self-esteem, develop their character, and expand their
understanding and repertoire of skills to deal with various issues related to
sexuality, which are of prime concern at this age.
At MANJUSRI Secondary School, the following lessons from the Sexuality Education Programme will be taught in 2021:
Secondary 1
CCE 2021 Theme: Making Choices
UNIT |
LESSONS/ DURATION |
Lesson Objectives At the end of the lesson, students will be able to: |
TIME PERIOD |
Respectful Relationships & Safety
|
1 (60 mins) |
|
Term 3 Week 1 |
2 (60 mins) |
|
Term 3 Week 2 |
|
3 (60 mins) |
|
Term 3 Week 3 |
Secondary 2
CCE 2021 Theme: Making Choices
UNIT |
LESSONS/ DURATION |
Lesson Objectives At the end of the lesson, students will be able to: |
TIME PERIOD |
Respectful Relationships & Safety |
1 (60 mins) |
|
Term 2 Week 4 |
2A (60 mins) |
|
Term 2 Week 4 |
|
2B (60 mins) |
|
Term 2 Week 5 |
Secondary 3
Sense and Sexuality (2nd Edition)
UNIT |
LESSONS / DURATION |
Lesson Objectives At the end of the lesson, students will be able to: |
TIME PERIOD |
Lessons about Love (Part 3) |
1 (60 mins) |
|
Term 3 Week 1 |
2 (60 mins) |
|
Term 3 Week 2 |
|
3 (60 mins) |
|
Term 3 Week 5 |
|
4 (60 mins) |
|
Term 3 Week 8 |
|
The Real Self (Part 2) |
5 – Part 1 (30 mins) |
|
Term 3 Week 9 |
|
5 – Part 2 (30 mins) |
Description of the Main Task:
|
Term 3 Week 9 |
Secondary 4
Sense and Sexuality (2nd Edition)
UNIT |
LESSONS / DURATION |
Lesson Objectives At the end of the lesson, students will be able to: |
TIME PERIOD |
Lessons about Love (Part 4a) |
6 (60 mins) |
|
Term 1 Week 3 |
“Familiar” Strangers Alert (Part 2) |
7 (60 mins)
|
|
Term 1 Week 5 |
At the Crossroads (Part 2) |
8 (30 mins) |
|
Term 1 Week 5 |
Lessons about Love (Part 4b) |
9 (60 mins) |
|
Term 2 Week 1 |
NA |
10 (60 mins) |
Description of the Main Task:
|
Term 2 Week 6 |
Secondary 5
Sense and Sexuality (2nd Edition)
UNIT |
LESSONS / DURATION |
Lesson Objectives At the end of the lesson, students will be able to: |
TIME PERIOD |
Lessons about Love (Part 5) |
1 (60 mins) |
|
Term 1 Week 5 |
NA |
2 (60 mins)
|
Description of the Main Task:
|
Term 1 Week 5 |
eTeens Programme :
8. eTeens is a programme developed by Health Promotion Board, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, for Secondary 3 students to provide them with accurate information on STIs, HIV and protection from a health perspective. eTeens is conducted in two segments – a mass talk segment and a classroom-based programme.
9. Students are taught skills such as decision-making, assertiveness and negotiation to say “no” to sex and negative peer pressure. They also learn that the impact of STIs/HIV extends beyond themselves and involves their family. Abstinence and upholding family values are the key messages. The desired outcome of the eTeens programme is that students are empowered to make wise, informed and sensible decisions.
At Manjusri Secondary School, the eTeens programme will be implemented as follows in 2021:
Topics/Lessons |
Programme Learning Objectives |
Time Period |
Mass Talk by HPB appointed vendor |
|
Term 3 Week 3 |
Classroom-based Lesson |
|
Term 3 Week 3 |
Information for Parents
10. Parents may opt their children out of the Sexuality Education lessons, eTeens and/or supplementary sexuality education programmes by MOE-approved external providers.
11. Parents who wish to opt their children out of the Sexuality Education lessons need to complete an opt-out form. This form will be distributed to parents at the start of the year and is also downloadable here. The completed form is to be submitted by 21/01/2021.
12. Parents who wish to opt their children out of the eTeens programme need to complete an opt-out form. This form will be distributed to parents at the start of the year and is also downloadable here. The completed form is to be submitted by 21/01/2021.
13. Parents can contact the school at 6842 4558 or email us at manjusri_ss@moe.edu.sg for discussion or to seek clarification about the school’s sexuality education programme.
14. Parents, who wish to attend the school sexuality education programmes, should contact the school to make the necessary arrangements.