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As part of the Ministry of Education's (MOE)
continuing efforts to renew and support our schools, eight more schools
will be upgraded from 2009 to 2011 under the tenth phase of the Programme for Rebuilding and IMproving Existing Schools (PRIME). |
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The list of schools under PRIME Phase 10 can
be found in the Annex. |
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Under PRIME, schools will have more
classrooms and be fitted with new or upgraded facilities including media
resource libraries, IT learning resource rooms and pastoral care rooms. |
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Schools undergoing PRIME will also benefit
from the Flexible School Infrastructure (FlexSI) framework and the
provision of an indoor sports hall as part of the upgrading plan. |
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BACKGROUND |
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PRIME was launched in May 1999 to upgrade
all schools to the latest standards so as to provide a conducive
learning environment for our students. Estimated to cost $4.5 billion,
this programme is implemented in phases. |
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To date, 243 schools have been
included in the earlier nine phases of PRIME. Of these, 207
schools have completed their upgrading. |
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Flexible School Infrastructure (FlexSI) |
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Under the FlexSI framework introduced
in 2005, school infrastructure is made more flexible to support
teaching approaches that better engage students, thus giving
schools more room to innovate in teaching and learning. |
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For example, the schools could have
modular classrooms that can be opened up for larger group
lectures, or partitioned for smaller group discussions;
special-purpose rooms could be designed such that multiple usage
of such rooms can be made possible; common areas such as corridors
and study areas could be designed such that they can be expanded
learning spaces. |
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Indoor Sports Hall |
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Starting from early 2007, all schools
would be provided with an indoor sports hall in phases. |
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An indoor sports hall will provide
schools with greater flexibility to conduct Co-Curricular
Activities and Physical Education lessons, which are integral to
the holistic education that our schools provide. Students will
have more opportunities to participate in sports and games at any
time of the school day without having to worry about the weather. |
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The public may obtain more information
on PRIME at
http://www.moe.gov.sg/prime/ or through the MOE Customer
Service Hotline at tel. 6872 2220 during office hours. |
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MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
12 September 2007 |
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Source:
www.moe.gov.sg Press
Release 12 Sep 2007 |
Eight schools to be upgraded from
2009 to 2011
