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CHIJ St Nicholas Girls' School (Primary)

Character and Values Education

Discover how St Nicholas Girls' School shapes pupils of strong character through its CCE programme, using the 3-E approach of Equip, Expose, and Enact.

Last updated 3 September 2026

Programme for Active Learning (PAL)

PAL is a 2-year programme for Primary 1 and 2 pupils at St Nicks. Through sports, outdoor education, and the arts, pupils build social skills and discover more about themselves and the world around them.

Sexuality Education

Find out about the 2026 Sexuality Education programme at CHIJ St Nicholas Girls' School (Primary), including lesson details for Primary 5 and 6, and how to opt your child out.

Values Education

Discover how St Nicks nurtures values like kindness, resilience, and gratitude in pupils through a rich curriculum rooted in the IJ mission.

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CCE-FTGP Overview

The school believes that character building is the heart of our SNGS education. While academic achievements and outcomes provide pupils with the passport to progress in life, a strong and upright character with the right positive attitudes is fundamental for our pupils to flourish and live fulfilling lives.

In our school, the CCE lessons provide the time for teachers to engage and build relationship with our pupils through discussions and effective classroom strategies. CCE lessons are used for:

  • explicit teaching of values and social and emotional skills to address the holistic developmental needs of pupils

  • equipping pupils with knowledge and skills to better understand real-world contexts

  • discussions on contemporary issues to enable our pupils to grasp current realities in our national, regional, and global contexts

Character and Citizenship Education (CCE-FTGP) plays a key and critical role in the holistic development of our pupils.

Approach

In St Nicholas Girls’ School (Primary), our character education is anchored on a 3-E process: Equip, Expose and Enact. Our CCE programme focuses on equipping our pupils with skills and knowledge, exposing them to different experiences. In doing so, we also seek to provide meaningful platforms and opportunities for our pupils to enact their learning.

Being a Catholic school, our approach is aligned with the School Mission, Values and Motto. They provide the guiding principles for our school as we develop a well-balanced curriculum incorporating the 3-E tiered approach to support the delivery of its Mission and realization of its Vision.

Programme Highlights

Three masked girls interact with a large touchscreen showing an X-ray luggage scanning game with 110 points displayed.
Audience seated in a room watching a presentation slide about building Changi Airport being Singapore's biggest 1970s investment.

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Students in blue uniforms sit at desks in a classroom watching a projected presentation on a screen.
Girls in blue uniforms and masks sit at teal desks, raising hands toward a projected "The Invisible Boy" slide.
A teacher stands at the front of a classroom while girls in blue uniforms sit at teal desks facing a Class Discussion slideshow.

Developing a caring disposition through perspective-taking: Character Comes Alive

Students in masks gather around tables at a school colouring booth, drawing on sheets of paper outdoors.
Four masked schoolgirls in blue uniforms huddle around a tablet and a pink wellness fair redemption card.


Navigating cyberspace responsibly: Cyber Wellness Fair

Young schoolgirls in blue uniforms hold up drawings about what they want to be when they grow up.


Inculcating civic values such as empathy and respect: ECG Day

Students in blue uniforms sit at blue desks in a classroom, holding booklets and facing a projected screen.
Five young girls in school uniforms and face masks pose with peace signs around a blue desk with colorful straws.
Girls in blue uniforms sit at teal desks in a classroom, reading illustrated storybooks.
Young girl with dark hair in a bun writing on lined paper at a teal school desk with a pencil case nearby.

Appreciating Diversity: Social Mixing / Cultural Intelligence (CQ)

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Two masked young girls sit at blue desks in a classroom, holding up completed worksheet assignments.

Commitment to the common good: Gratitude notes written to external agencies