HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT: THE SJI WAY OF LIFE
SJI places holistic development at the heart of its approach to learning, and the CAS programme plays a key part in this. The following quote from the IB organisation( IBO) expresses our aspirations:
“ Holistic Education focuses on the fullest possible development of the person, encouraging individuals to become the very best or finest that they can be and enabling them to experience all they can from life and reach their goals. There is an emphasis on life experience and learning beyond the confines of the classroom and the formal educational environment towards education as growth, discovery and a broadening of horizons. It encourages a desire to elicit meaning and understanding and to engage with the world.”
Creativity, Activity and Service( CAS)
This programme develops students beyond the classroom and counterbalances the academic studies. Students are encouraged to lead and participate fully in the range of CAS experiences offered.
With its holistic approach, CAS is designed to strengthen and extend students’ personal and interpersonal learning. The three strands: creativity, activity and service are defined as follows:
• Creativity- exploring and extending ideas leading to an original or interpretive product or performance.
• Activity- physical exertion contributing to a healthy lifestyle.
• Service- collaborative and reciprocal engagement with the community in response to an authentic need.
CREATIVITY GROUPS ACTIVITY GROUPS SERVICE GROUPS
• Astronomy Club
• Debate Society
• Film Club
• Green Connect
• Literary Society
• Mathematics & Coding Club
• Photography Club
• Prism
• Rock-A-Cause
• Science Club
• Society of International and Current Affairs( SICA)
• Visual Arts Club
• Badminton
• Basketball
• Canoeing
• Cross-Country
• Dance
• Dragon Boat
• Floorball
• Football( Boys)
• Football( Girls)
• St Joseph’ s Pelandok Scouts
• Table Tennis( Boys)
• Tennis
• Track & Field
• Ultimate Frisbee
• Beacon
• BLOODay
• KidsREAD
• Lasallian Youth
• Paper Bridges
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