Globalization Partnership Programme

The PETALS™ Framework comprises five dimensions of learning and teaching that contribute to engaged learning in the Singapore classroom The five dimensions of learning and teaching are used to help teachers plan student-centred and engaging lessons.

Students are engaged when teachers select pedagogy that considers students’ readiness to learn and their learning styles, design an experience of learning that stretches thinking, promotes inter-connectedness and develops independent learning.

Based on the PETAL framework, the Humanities Department embarked on the Globalization Partnership (GP) Programme. Students are brought to various countries to do field studies.

In June,students did a river and waterfall studies in the town of Kota Tinggi.

Here, students are taking measurements to calculate the average depth of the river.

Students measuring the river width as part of the measurement to calculate the river channel.

Using a ping pong ball to measure the speed of the river.

Using a data logger to calculate the Ph value of the river.

Tracking through the jungle to go to the waterfall.

























One for the blog

The teachers checking on the depth of the waterfall before allowing the students to enter.

Night lesson after the river studies

Students doing a drawing of the waterfall features.

Sample of student's worksheet.