Applied Learning Programme (ALP)

APPLIED LEARNING PROGRAMME (ALP)

BUSINESS AND ENTERPRISE

At Outram, we design programmes in recognition of the diverse interests and talents in line with supporting the development of multiple peaks of excellence and preparing our students to develop future work skills.

The programme consists of 2 tiers: Tier 1 is a 15 – 20 hours programme for all Secondary and One students while Tier 2 caters to students with the aptitude and interest as part of their talent development. 

The school has established partnership with Ngee Ann Polytechnic, The Sandbox, Pearson Education South Asia Pte Ltd, Singapore Management University -The Accounting Society, and Spirit of Enterprise (SOE) to leverage their expertise to develop ALP curriculum and programs with the emphasis of Financial Literacy and Entrepreneurship. 

Financial Literacy with Project Moolah

Project Moolah is organized by SMU’s Accounting Society, which aims to teach Financial Literacy to secondary school students. Despite the challenges posed by the pandemic, the team continues to partner the school to conduct four Financial Literacy (FL) lessons for our students. The sessions introduced topics such as savings and insurance and conducted group competitions for our students to learn FL in a fun and engaging way. 

Fly Challenge organised by Republic Polytechnic

Two teams from Outram Secondary School took part in the Financial Literacy for Youths (FLY) Race/Challenge, an annual nationwide inter-secondary school competition organised by Republic Polytechnic’s (RP) Common Business Programme. The event aims to cultivate entrepreneurial spirit in managing finances.

FLY Race adapted its format to an E-Challenge due to restrictions caused by COVID-19. The online challenge was conducted across two rounds between September and October.

The theme of this year’s challenge was Fostering a Sustainable Hawker Culture through Financial Savviness. The challenge created an opportunity for participants to discover the challenges faced by our local hawkers, and provided the youths an avenue to devise practical strategies to help these businesses in areas related to financial literacy and entrepreneurship.

Our team consisting of Chiang Hoe Siang (S3/4), Satidsawat Podtakon (S3/4), Ong Bing Xuan (S3/4), presented their financially savvy ideas and practices against 8 other teams during the final challenge. The team emerged victorious, winning the Most Financial Savvy Award for FLY Challenge 2021. The experience gained during this challenge was enriching and invaluable for all the participants.

Link to students’ video: Click Here

Outram Bazaar goes online!

As a part of the Secondary 4’s authentic learning project for Business Studies,  students were tasked to procure and sell their products via the e-commerce platform this year. Students felt that the learning process was enriching as they were able to seek values and relevance of their learning and applied what they had learned in Business into the project. The engaging task allowed the students to experience being an Entrepreneur first hand and understood their challenges admist settting up an online store. 

Virtual Learning Journey

Three virtual learning journey were organized for the Secondary 1, 2 and 3 students during Business Day!

Secondary 1 students went on an interactive tour to One North to learn more about local start-ups and this “Silicon Valley of Singapore”.

Secondary 2 students went on an educational online field trip to the Yakult Factory where they learned about the background of the company and its product. Students also get to view the high-technology production process via Zoom.

Secondary 3 students went on an exciting learning journey to ROOST, to learn how the food service company has been in the industry for over 20 years and it adopts innovation to transform its business model. 

Competing to win the top prize for the Roost Quiz	Hands-on activity
Student’s creation	Student’s creation

Business Lessons and Project Work (Outram Project Experiential Learning)

In semester one, a 20-week business lesson on Financial Literacy and Entrepreneurship was introduced to Secondary 1 and 2 students respectively. The lessons aim to introduce students to the fundamentals of business and allow students to apply their learning in Project Work. During Project Work, students work in teams to create innovative solutions using the design thinking process, ensuring their solution is viable, feasible and desirable. This year, the team collaborated with the CCE committee to design the project themes. 

Secondary 1 – Local Entrepreneurs and Zero Waste

The 2 days OPEL is a consolidation of the year-long VIA/OPEL project. The focus of this OPEL project is about the entrepreneurial and marketing aspects of the product. The showcase will be based on the marketing board and final presentation of the product.  

Secondary 2 – Smart technology and Mental Wellness  

The 2 days OPEL is a consolidation of the year-long VIA/OPEL project. As the theme for S2 OPEL is Smart Technology, students work in teams to appify their VIA solutions.

Secondary 2 Entrepreneurship Programme

The 10-hour blended learning workshop aims to introduce the concept of innovation to our students. Students will practise using the Design Thinking methodology and apply to an authentic context, focusing on building empathy towards a user. The outcome of the workshop is to spark inspiration in student to collaborate in championing the sustainable initiatives for school/home communities via Design Thinking methodology.

Some samples of students’ prototypes

A phone application named Dr.Who? to allow users to search for the nearest clinic to visit and make an appointment to visit the doctor.		A prototype of a smart gadget designed for the elderly. This is similar to  a google home which can keep the elderly company at home and provide a form of companionship during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Overseas Experiential Learning Programme to South Korea