Interdisciplinary Project Work
Explore how ACS(P) students tackle real-world sustainability challenges through project work. From food security to renewable energy, pupils build critical thinking and creative skills at every level.
Aligned with Singapore's Green Plan 2030 and the Ministry of Education's Eco Stewardship Programme (ESP), ACS(P) has revamped its Interdisciplinary Project Work (IPW) curriculum to emphasize sustainability, future readiness, and 21st-century competencies (21CC). This initiative empowers students to make meaningful contributions to environmental sustainability while developing essential skills in critical and adaptive thinking, creativity, and collaboration.
The IPW program is structured progressively, addressing national sustainability goals at each level. Through the design thinking process, students empathize with real-world challenges, define problems, ideate solutions, prototype, and test. At Primary 3, students explore Food Security and create infographics or videos to promote insects as alternative protein sources. At Primary 4, students focus on Water Sustainability, employing block coding to design innovative prototypes that foster mindful water usage. At Primary 5, the emphasis is on Energy Reset and Sustainable Living, where students construct solar bus prototypes using recycled materials and design the bus exterior to raise awareness on renewable energy.
Throughout the IPW journey, students also develop Project Work competencies such as research and information literacy, self-management and reflection.
By incorporating design thinking and empathy-building, and integrating 21CC skills, ACS(P) encourages students to consider multiple perspectives, challenge assumptions, and develop innovative solutions that address the needs of people and the planet. This prepares our students to drive positive change and thrive in an increasingly complex world.