Aims

In line with our school vision, Our Pupils, Exemplary Citizen of Tomorrow, MFPS is committed to nurturing and developing our pupils as active and concerned citizens who are rooted to Singapore, have a strong sense of civic responsibility and are well-informed about Singapore and the world. In the globalised world of the 21st century, there is an increasing need for Singaporeans to possess a global outlook and operate within multi-national settings while always remaining deeply committed to our country.  The MFPS Overseas Immersion Programme (OIP) is designed to develop key 21st century competencies and skills such as civic literacy, global awareness and cross cultural skills and sensitivities in our pupils that will contribute towards preparing them to thrive in the age of globalisation. The OIP will contribute to sensitizing our pupils to the place of Singapore in relation to its global context. Through this powerful learning experience, they will be greater informed about national issues and increase their sense of belonging to Singapore.

 
Programme Highlights 

Dates: 31 Aug - 5 Sep 2011
Number of pupils: 16
Teachers involved: Mdm Janilaine Lau Seng Yoke, Ms Hazlina Mohd Maideen & Mdm Choy Waifann

Expedition Mission:
(i) Raise pupil's awareness of the realities and needs of the disadvantaged in the wider community
(ii) Provide opportunities for pupil's to live out of the school values by carrying out community services projects 
(iii) Broaden pupil's horizon through learning from the larger community beyond the school. 

Places visited:
(i) Cultural Immersion Visit: The Royal Palace
(ii) Cultural Immersion: Riverside Stroll
(iii) Kampong Thom, stop along the way to visit the local market
(iv) Village Tour at Kampong Thom
(v) Community Development Project at Lakeside T-House
(vi) Cultural Immersion: Central Market

 
“The pupils enjoyed the meaningful activities and everyone participated enthusiastically.” – Mdm Janilaine Lau

“Our Cambodian trip was a great adventure and was a memorable one.” – Ms Hazlina Mohd Maizeen

2011 Cultural and CIP Trip to Bintan


Objectives: To prepare our pupils for the challenges of a globalized world and to create opportunities for them to be exposed to different cultures.

Over 80 students and 8 teachers went for a two days trip to Bintan on 8th April 2011. The students were separated into two groups for CIP program. One group read to the local students at the library while another learnt dancing and handicraft which are taught by the local students. Eco-Tour were as fun too. They visited the working rubber plantation - tried rubber tapping and learnt how rubber is made from trees! 

 

 
2010 Educational Trip to Perth 

 
A group of 25 Primary 4 and Primary 5 pupils, accompanied by 3 teachers, went on a 6D5N educational trip to Perth, Australia from 22nd Nov to 28th Nov 2010. The objectives of the trip are to expose pupils to different cultures and provide them with the opportunities to learn beyond the classroom. Pupils visited St Simons Peter School and Star Of The Sea Catholic Primary School where they had the opportunity interact with Australian pupils and experienced school life of Australian students. Besides participating in hands-on educational programmes on wetland education and environment conservation, pupils also get to experience the fun and adventure of a farmer’s daily country lifestyle at Ferguson Farm. Pupils played with farm animals, went on tractor and pony rides, enjoyed authentic fresh farm food cooked by the farm owners, stayed in cabins and had a campfire.  In addition, pupils also learnt more about the culture, history and environment of Australia through educational visits to places like the Scitech Discovery Centre, Caversham Wildlife Park, historic port city of Fremantle and the Margaret River Chocolate Factory.

 2009 Cultural Trip to Malacca 


Objectives:
1) to prepare our pupils for the challenges of a globalised world.
2) to create opportunities for our pupils to expose to different culture.

The trip was targeted for the Primary 4 pupils, lasted 2 days 1 night, from 27 March to 28 March 2009. There were 72 pupils in total, accompanied by 7 teachers. The pupils visited local school, historical places such as the Famosa, a hallmark of Malacca and Christ Church and Kampong Indah where they experienced village life, and traditional games like top spinning , silat and walk on the paddy field. One unforgettable experience they experienced was the visit to the Baba Nyonya Heritage Museum where they reviewed the heirloom of the Straits Chinese or the Peranakans in Malacca.     

2008 Educational Trip to Perth

Dates: 9 - 14 November 2008
Number of pupils: 48
Teachers involved: Mr Haresh, Madam Szetoh Wei Wei, Ms Nurhuda Housman, 
                                   Madam Maizaton Sulaiman and Ms Teo Swee Huang

Objectives:
At the end of the trip, pupils will be provided with the opportunity to:
(i) interact with children with a different culture
(ii) experience a different educational system
(iii) be independent
(iv) build confidence
(v) develop a stronger camaraderie with their schoolmates
(vi) cultivate an appreciation of nature 

Places we visited:
(i) Caversham Wildlife Park – Pupils enjoyed feeding kangaroos, experiences with koala bears and 
     wombats.
(ii) Margaret River Chocolate Factory – Everyone bought chocolates of all sorts!
(iii) Gravity Discovery Centre – A Science centre for children to enjoy scientific discovery, climbed tall 
      building to conduct gravity experiments, involved in drawing activities with staff.
(iv) Harbour Town Factory Outlet – Shopping! Shopping! Shopping! Goods were relatively quite cheap
      as they were sold at cost prices.
(v) Fremantle Weekend Market – A bazaar for pupils to buy cheap souvenirs and enjoy fresh farm fruits 
      and good food.
(vi) Whiteman Park Café – Enjoyed our BBQ lunch served by the staff – fresh salad, barbecued
       chicken and fries for all to enjoy.

School visits:
(i) Mount Lawley Primary School - A neighbourhood school headed by Mr Don, our pupils were
    allowed to join a few classes and made new buddies.  They were involved in some postcard writing
     work with a Primary 5 class and played dodge ball, computer during recess.
(ii) Padbury Primary School – An extremely large school in an upper class area, pupils were able to
     make more friends in the second school.  They were involved in a drama class, joined their Art and
     Craft lesson and had a tour around the school.

Farm Stay:
(i)  Ferguson Farm – A farm owned and run by a pair of husband and wife, our pupils played with farm
     animals, went on tractor rides, discovered vineyards, enjoyed authentic fresh farm food cooked by 
     the farm owners, stayed in cabins and had a campfire.  Truly fresh and invigorating experience for
     all. 

 

2008 Cultural Trip To Malacca 


Cultural Trip To expose pupils to the cultural, historical and geographical aspects of Malacca, we planned a trip to Malacca on 6 – 7 March 2008. Pupils have gained wonderful experience of the rural lifestyle in a typical Malay Kampong and experience the riched Peranakan culture through visit to the Baba Nyoya Heritage Museum.

2006 & 2007 Cultural Exchange Programme to China


In 2006 & 2007, Mayflower Primary School went on the out-going trip to Meishan First Primary School. The group was enriched from both the cultural and school experiences. In addition to participating in the lessons and activities planned by Meishan First Primary School, the group also had the opportunity to experience a home-stay and visits to cultural attractions. The pupils improved on their interpersonal skills and had opportunities to pick up life skills during the trip. Visits to farms and country-side schools provided opportunities on learning beyond the classroom The pupils did presentations and shared with the school on their learning experiences upon their return. The teachers had the opportunity to observe lessons and gained new teaching pedagogies.