E2K Science

[Blissedsher]

phtthp:

E2K Science only found in primary school. There is no E2k Science programme in Secondary school.


In Secondary schools, under Cca, there may be \"Science\" Club, or \"Maths and Science Club / Society cca\" that one can join.
But got nothing to do with any E2k Science unique special designed curriculum, inside these \"Science\" Club cca.

E2k Science programme : only selective students hand-picked by your primary school's subject class Science Teacher, can join, for High-ability Science students. Some primary schools start E2k Science programme in P4, while other schools start E2k Science in P5, continued all the way up to P6. But only to selective pupils, if you are attending Mainstream primary schools.
For GEP students, however, it will be covered, built inside their (P4 to P6) GEP Science curriculum.

Anyway, E2k Science curriculum, is only found (available) in Primary schools. Nothing to do with Secondary

In Secondary schools, it is something else called \"Junior Science Olympaid\", for Lower Secondary.
Come Upper Sec, they will break into \"Physics\" / \"Chemistry\" / \"Biology\" Olympaid, specialized competition category.

However, not all Secondary schools in Singapore participate in Olympaid.
Only some Sec schools still remain to participate, while other schools which in the past used to participate actively, had withdrawn from Olympaid competition, in recent years.

Thanks my main concern is she will not have any cca other then e2k science. Will it have any effect in secondary schol?

[floppy]

Apart from some competitive sports and performing arts, most CCAs have no pre-requisite or served as a continuation in secondary schools.

[deardear07]

A short answer is-it might affect, if u are looking at continuing a particular cca and to DSA…


eg. band - best is to follow through pri to sec if u want a particular expertise in the instrument and have interest to do so even at JC level.

but having said these, there are students who join totally different ccas at pri n sec level.

i know of a friend’s dd… joined band in pri but didn’t wana continue at sec… so joined robotics where she had a new found interest even though the sec sch had band cca.

If u are looking to DSA, will be good to look at sec schs who offer DSA through sciences… im not sure of the list, but i know like Catholic High offered my other friend’s DS DSA confirmed offer through science while he had no E2K experiences in pri sch.

ultimately, i think the child just needs to exhibit the interest n aptitude when u get into the sec sch or wana apply dsa to the sch

[deardear07]

Blissedsher:

Hello ! I am in need of some help . My dd is invited for e2k science but it clashes with her cca and she has to give up her current cca. I know e2k is considered a cca in her pri sch but just wondering if there is an equivalent club in secondary sch? Since many ccas in sec sch are admiting based on previous cca . I am just worried she will not be able to join any cca in sec sch which seems to be crucial for future admission to jc uni etc

not true... even for competitive cca, if the child exhibits aptitude n interest, they will allow to join too.

that is what the CCA open house for students are for. most schs, i believe have open house for CCAs for students to try out n decide after registration day. if ur child is truly keen, can always approach the respective teacher for a placing.

[Blissedsher]

Thank u all for your insights ! Can i check the e2k sci program so every week they will be working on an experiment ?

[phtthp]

Schools do not allow pupils to bring home any E2K Science worksheets.


Only students know what they had done in lab, during experiment time. You may ask your daughter, what she had learnt in E2k Science lesson next year, since she had been selected for this programme

[Blissedsher]

Thanks all!

[lee_yl]

Blissedsher:

Hello ! I am in need of some help . My dd is invited for e2k science but it clashes with her cca and she has to give up her current cca. I know e2k is considered a cca in her pri sch but just wondering if there is an equivalent club in secondary sch? Since many ccas in sec sch are admiting based on previous cca . I am just worried she will not be able to join any cca in sec sch which seems to be crucial for future admission to jc uni etc

My DD1 was selected for E2K during primary school days. In her primary school, E2K was not considered an CCA so she took up infocomm. Though she liked Infocomm back then, surprisingly she had no intention to continue with the same CCA when she moved on to secondary school.

Most of the CCAs in her secondary school requires students to go for auditions/trial. She was successful in her audition and ended up with a new CCA which she now enjoys a lot.

As for E2K Science, the cert came in handy when she decided to apply for DSA via the Science domain.

[Blissedsher]

lee_yl:

Blissedsher:

Hello ! I am in need of some help . My dd is invited for e2k science but it clashes with her cca and she has to give up her current cca. I know e2k is considered a cca in her pri sch but just wondering if there is an equivalent club in secondary sch? Since many ccas in sec sch are admiting based on previous cca . I am just worried she will not be able to join any cca in sec sch which seems to be crucial for future admission to jc uni etc

My DD1 was selected for E2K during primary school days. In her primary school, E2K was not considered an CCA so she took up infocomm. Though she liked Infocomm back then, surprisingly she had no intention to continue with the same CCA when she moved on to secondary school.

Most of the CCAs in her secondary school requires students to go for auditions/trial. She was successful in her audition and ended up with a new CCA which she now enjoys a lot.

As for E2K Science, the cert came in handy when she decided to apply for DSA via the Science domain.

Thanks for ur reply . In my school seems that it is a cca as i found in on the cca list. So if the kid has no experience she can still go for cca audition for some cca?

[lee_yl]

DD1 said that when she went for the audition, the interviewers asked her if she had prior experience and she replied no. However, she got through the audition.


For my DD2, she’s currently a student leader for her CCA but when she moves on to sec 1 next year, she has to pick another CCA as her dream school does not have the same CCA.

Friend’s daughter was in school team for debate but her daughter decided that she had enough and moved on to try other CCAs. Thus, I suspose prior experience is good to have but not needed. The main thing is to be able to pass the audition/interview.

Maybe you can let your daughter make the final decision if she prefers to continue with her CCA or give it up and switch to E2K.