[GEN2050Y] Teach SG

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Last updated: 08 Jul 2024 by Tan Chin Yee
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IMPORTANT

  • Course duration. This is a year-long service-learning course offered in both Semesters 1 and 2 of the Academic Year. GEN2050Y is offered in Semester 2 of the Academic Year; it runs till the end of Semester 1 of the following Academic Year, when grades are awarded. GEN2050X is offered in Semester 1 of the Academic Year; it runs till the end of Semester 2 of that Academic Year, when grades are awarded.

  • Mentoring period. Over the course of two MOE school terms, you will be journeying with your assigned mentee(s), often disadvantaged children or youth, through weekly mentoring sessions. The mentoring period for GEN2050Y is from March of the enrolling semester to September of the same calendar year (MOE Terms 2 and 3); for GEN2050X, from September of the enrolling semester to March of the following calendar year (MOE Terms 4 and 1).

  • Mentoring commitment. The mentoring period includes the summer vacation period for GEN2050Y, and the winter vacation period for GEN2050X. This is because of the commitment you will make to your mentees to journey with them during the MOE school year. For GEN2050Y, mentoring during the MOE June Holiday period is optional and subject to mutual agreement between the school/Student Care Centre (SCC) and mentors. Thus, you can still enrol in this course if you have other commitments during the MOE June Holiday period.

  • However, if you think you may likely be away due to Student Exchange Programme (SEP), overseas internship, Leave of Absence (LoA), short exchanges, etc, you SHOULD NOT enrol in this course. You would not be able to adequately fulfil your responsibility to the mentee(s). Students on local internships are not affected and should check with their faculty on internship guidelines.

  • Note to graduating students. If you intend to graduate at the end of AY2024/25 and wish to read GEN2050, the latest you can enrol is Semester 1 of that Academic Year, in GEN2050X. Grades are awarded at the end of Semester 2, which means your degree will be conferred in end-June, and you will join the Commencement ceremony in the same year.

Teach SG is an integrated service-learning course for the education sector to help uplift primary and secondary school students from less-privileged family circumstances. Students will learn key concepts in volunteerism. They will also be equipped with essential skills including communications & collaboration, and coaching & mentorship. Students will apply these skills as they perform service work through mentoring school students in after-school care at Ministry of Education (MOE) schools or Student Care Centres (SCCs). Through experiential learning, students will learn to develop character, empathy, and personal effectiveness. The course is a collaboration with the Ministries of Education and Social & Family Development.

GEN2050 Video Introduction 31July2023.mp4

 

Through this course, students will:

  1. Understand fundamental concepts of volunteerism: motivation & benefits, roles & impact, and ethical & good volunteering

  2. Evaluate and apply general skills related to communications and collaboration, including empathy, active listening, conflict management, and self-awareness; and specific skills related to teaching pedagogy, academic coaching, and mentoring

  3. Empathise with students from less-privileged family circumstances and implement approaches to improve the attitude and aptitude of these students

  4. Synthesise reflexive learning to develop character and empathy, fostering personal effectiveness

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4 Units. As this course spreads over up to a year, it will count 2 Units in the first semester and the other 2 Units in the following semester. Thus, students can always register for these courses on top of their usual planned workload of 20 Units or so, without breaching workload cap per semester. 

Grading. Graded. Students will be assigned an In-Progress (IP) grade in the first semester and will receive their final grade upon the completion of the course.

Delivery and Assessment. There are no final exams. Students are required to watch pre-recorded online lectures, attend three face-to-face tutorials, and carry out service work. They will be assessed through the submission of a service portfolio.

Please click here for frequently asked questions.

For further enquiries, please contact the GEN2050 team:

Course Lead

Ms Raiza Rifaaie (pvofrar@nus.edu.sg)

Course Tutors

Ms Tan Chin Yee (tan.cy@nus.edu.sg)
Ms Wang Hui Ting

 

See you in Teach SG!