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What activities can be considered as healthy living? Can it be exercising with friends or family but not organized by teachers? Or must it be organized by either teacher or community?

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What activities can be considered as healthy living? Can it be exercising with friends or family but not organized by teachers? Or must it be organized by either teacher or community?

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From NYAA:

Any activity that helps improve the physical and mental wellness of a participant. You may refer to this https://bit.ly/nyaa-ba-examples for some ideas.

Yes, participants are free to partake in these activities at their own time with friends and family and they need not be organised by the school or a community organisation.

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1. NYAA - Butterfly Award Activity Examples List

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NYAA - Butterfly Award Activity Examples List Service Learning Participants can choose any type of activity that involves serving the needs of others within their community. Activities considered as Service Learning: Supporting school events as student helpers (e.g. ushers, emcees and presenters...

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For the NYAA in 2025, can the pupils include activities carried out in 2024? Eg Parent-Child tree planting in school?

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For the NYAA in 2025, can the pupils include activities carried out in 2024? Eg Parent-Child tree planting in school?

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From NYAA:

Only activities done after the students have registered for the programme can be included. However, we allow activities to be backdated no more than 2 months. E.g. if a student registers in Jan 2025, we can allow the students to record activities from Nov 2024 onwards.

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Hi hi! Can I check if Sports Education Programme can be considered as an activity for Healthy Living? Thank you!

From NYAA:

Yes, SEPs can be considered a Healthy Living activity.

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Outdoor appreciation and family bonding 

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Outdoor appreciation and family bonding 

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Will an outdoor appreciation activity like trail walking be considered an activity that can be parked under outdoor appreciation and family bonding? If possible, how would the hours then be calculated?

From NYAA:

Activities like trekking, hiking, heritage trails can be recorded under either outdoor appreciation or family bonding. The same activity cannot be recorded more than once.

So, it depends on the main objective of the activity. E.g. If the child's objective is to spend some quality time with the family by taking on a heritage trail, then the activity should be recorded under 'Family Bonding'.

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P5 Camp - clock hours for Outdoor component

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P5 Camp - clock hours for Outdoor component

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Very glad to know that the full P5 camp can be considered as fulfilment for the outdoor component. Just wondering for the reflection portion, would 4 reflections be needed or just one detailing aspects the students have learnt in the camp related to outdoor activities?

From NYAA:

Only for P5 Camp (Outdoor Appreciation), students just need to have 1 reflection. This reflection should have details of the student's experience as well as the various values and skills they have learnt from the P5 camp.

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Will there be a recording for this zoom briefing session ? Can it be shared?

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Will there be a recording for this zoom briefing session ? Can it be shared?

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NYAA: Unfortunately, we have no recording for this zoom briefing but I will send the slides out to all the schools who have attended the briefing.

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Is there a closing date for registration?

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Is there a closing date for registration?

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NYAA: There is no closing date for the registration. You can register for the students anytime when you are ready.

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Do we have to wait for the registration number before the students can start?

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Do we have to wait for the registration number before the students can start?

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NYAA: The students can start doing the activities anytime after you have registered for the programme. So you don't have to wait for the registration number.

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Who will mail the booklets back to NYAA?

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Who will mail the booklets back to NYAA?

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NYAA: The coordinators from schools or the uniformed groups will mail the booklets back to NYAA.

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Who in NYAA do we liaise with and attention to send the booklets?

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Who in NYAA do we liaise with and attention to send the booklets?

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NYAA: You will liaise with Ms Aileen Yap from the NYAA Council.

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How soon after submission of the booklets will the award/badges be given, asking on behalf of the P6s.

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How soon after submission of the booklets will the award/badges be given, asking on behalf of the P6s.

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NYAA: It depends on the number of booklets we receive during the period. We would recommend that you submit the booklets as early as possible so that we have time to process the certificates and badges. We usually take about 1 month or so to process the certificates and badges.

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[Online submission] Is there a possibility for it to be online submission instead of booklet? Like the NYAA Bronze, Silver and Gold Award? 

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[Online submission] Is there a possibility for it to be online submission instead of booklet? Like the NYAA Bronze, Silver and Gold Award? 

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NYAA: We are still exploring the possibility for the submission to be online for Primary schools. We just started rolling out the online submission for the youth award (i.e. Bronze, Silver & Gold) last year and we are refining the current platform.

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For scouts, can they tap on their school registration?

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For scouts, can they tap on their school registration?

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NYAA: Scouts will need to liaise with the school to decide who to be the one coordinating with NYAA and endorsing the booklets. If Scouts is the one monitoring the students' progress and endorsing the booklets then the students should be registered under Scouts. For such cases, the teachers i/c from school will then pass the name list of the students interested in the programme to Scouts to register.

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Can students from international school joined?

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Can students from international school joined?

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NYAA: Yes, of course!

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The "stamp" is referring to the school's stamp?

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The "stamp" is referring to the school's stamp?

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NYAA: Yes, the word 'stamp' in the booklet (pg 23) under 'Name of NYAA Operating School/ Partner' refers to the school's stamp.

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Is teacher involvement a lot? I'm mindful of the workload for teachers.

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Is teacher involvement a lot? I'm mindful of the workload for teachers.

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NYAA: Teachers will be involved in endorsing the booklets for the students. They will be needed to check in with the students and remind them of the activities that they need to do. Perhaps for a start, schools might want to roll it out to a small group of students first (e.g. student leaders) and then see whether it is manageable for the teachers before it is rolled out to a bigger school population.

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If students sign up on their own, who monitors the progress?

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If students sign up on their own, who monitors the progress?

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NYAA: If students sign up on their own, their parents will be the one monitoring the progress. For such cases, there will need to be some form of evidence (e.g. photos or write-ups) sent to NYAA.

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What is the intent of this $7 if we want to encourage pupils to take it up?

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What is the intent of this $7 if we want to encourage pupils to take it up?

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NYAA: The $7 is a one-time registration fees that covers the resources provided to the students (e.g. printing of the certificates, badges, booklets & etc.). It is payable by Edusave.

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Can a student register/pay $7 in 2023 (P4) but take until 2025 (P6) to submit/complete? (i.e. cross/exceed year of registration)?

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Can a student register/pay $7 in 2023 (P4) but take until 2025 (P6) to submit/complete? (i.e. cross/exceed year of registration)?

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NYAA: Yes, the junior programme is a one-time registration programme. The $7 is a one-time payment payable by Edusave. A student can register at P3 and then complete it at P6. However, we recommend that the students complete the programme before they reach P6 so that they can concentrate on their studies during their graduating year.

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It was mentioned that payment is via Edusave. What if the school has funds to pay for the booklets? How do we go about with the payment?

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It was mentioned that payment is via Edusave. What if the school has funds to pay for the booklets? How do we go about with the payment?

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NYAA: NYAA receives payment from school via e-invoice. The school can decide if they want to fund it or get students to use their Edusave to pay for it. You may want to discuss this with your school leaders and Admin Manager on the requirements for using school funds.

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Can we not use the physical booklets but submit softcopy (PDF) instead? We did that for the pilot project and it was accepted.

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Can we not use the physical booklets but submit softcopy (PDF) instead? We did that for the pilot project and it was accepted.

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NYAA: Yes, you can use the softcopy if the school is able to convert the hardcopy booklet to a softcopy one.

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If we do sign up, must it be whole level or can we allow students to sign up if they are keen?

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If we do sign up, must it be whole level or can we allow students to sign up if they are keen?

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NYAA: The students can and should sign up if they are keen. It does not have to be the whole level.

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Is there a min. number of students required to participate in the programme?

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Is there a min. number of students required to participate in the programme?

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NYAA: There is no minimum number of students required. However, if there are only 1 or 2 students participating from the entire school, we suggest that they sign up directly with NYAA council.

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If a class has foreign students, who are 13 or 14 years old. In P6, can he/she join Jr NYAA?

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If a class has foreign students, who are 13 or 14 years old. In P6, can he/she join Jr NYAA?

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NYAA: Yes they can. As long as they are still in the primary school system.

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Must the students complete (the programme) by their 12th birthday?

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Must the students complete (the programme) by their 12th birthday?

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NYAA: Students should complete the programme before they graduate from Primary school. Note that time is needed to process the certificates and badges so we recommend that students complete the programme before semester 1 of P6. Also, there is another award programme in secondary 1 so they should finish the programme in P6.

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What if the service learning component is completed earlier than 4 months especially P6s who will probably be doing it by end of term 1? 

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What if the service learning component is completed earlier than 4 months especially P6s who will probably be doing it by end of term 1? 

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NYAA: Each component should be spread over a period of more than 4 months. It will be recommended for students to start the programme before they reach P6 so that it's not too rush for them to complete.

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For each of the category, pupils have 4 months to complete each category ?? Or it is 4 months to complete all 4 categories?

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For each of the category, pupils have 4 months to complete each category ?? Or it is 4 months to complete all 4 categories?

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NYAA: Students have to complete each category over a period of more than 4 months, no less. This is to ensure that the students are not just rushing to finish the programme which defeats the purpose of the programme.

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[Time Frame] If we like to start in school for one level, and a few activities started one month ago (e.g. outdoor camp or trail) before the booklets arrive, can these activities be recorded?

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[Time Frame] If we like to start in school for one level, and a few activities started one month ago (e.g. outdoor camp or trail) before the booklets arrive, can these activities be recorded?

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NYAA: Yes, if the activities started 1 -2 months ago from the date of registration, they can still be recorded in the booklet. Activities that are more than 2 months ago cannot be recorded.

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For school camps that last about 2-3 days, would they still be considered under the outdoor learning since they need to be more than 4 months?

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For school camps that last about 2-3 days, would they still be considered under the outdoor learning since they need to be more than 4 months?

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NYAA: School camp is an exception because we understand that students learn a variety of skills during that period unlike walking in a park. Hence, school camps can constitute the full 8 hours under the 'Outdoor Appreciation' component.

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Can the kids keep a log of food they eat and record it as part of the requirement for 'Healthy Living' in the booklet?

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Can the kids keep a log of food they eat and record it as part of the requirement for 'Healthy Living' in the booklet?

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NYAA: Yes, of course! They can just record it in their booklets.

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The new PE PHF has an outdoor element to visit the neighbourhood. Though it is part of the curriculum, if the outdoor visit to the neighbourhood is curated by the department can it be included as 'Outdoor Appreciation' activity?

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The new PE PHF has an outdoor element to visit the neighbourhood. Though it is part of the curriculum, if the outdoor visit to the neighbourhood is curated by the department can it be included as 'Outdoor Appreciation' activity?

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NYAA: Yes, it can be recorded under 'Outdoor Appreciation' as long as it is something special within the curriculum and not the normal PE lessons in school.

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If we have assembly programme on healthy lifestyle, can it be included?

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If we have assembly programme on healthy lifestyle, can it be included?

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NYAA: If the assembly programme is a talk where students are just listening then it should not be included. However, if the programme requires students to do activities like exercising during the assembly programme or follow-up activities like operating a games booth, then these can be included. Only actionable activities that students do (e.g. exercising or eating a fruit a day) can be included.

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Can schools craft our own programme and make students complete activities only from our programme?

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Can schools craft our own programme and make students complete activities only from our programme?

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NYAA: Yes, of course. However, we highly encourage students to take ownership of their learning. Also, students will likely need to take ownership of the 'Family Bonding' component.

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[Misplaced Booklet] What if my student loses his or her booklet?

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[Misplaced Booklet] What if my student loses his or her booklet?

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If a student loses his or her booklet, he or she will have to:
1) Rewrite all the activities, duration, and reflections (i.e. students can follow the table format in the booklet) neatly on foolscap papers.
2) Complete and attach the 'Teacher Endorsement & NYAA Authorisation Forms' (4 pages) to the reflections.
3) Hand it in as usual to the teacher/ UG coordinator and submit it together with the rest of the booklets to the NYAA Council.

To get a softcopy of the 'Teacher Endorsement & NYAA Authorisation Forms', for lost booklets, you may download it from linktr.ee in the NYAA Council Instagram. Alternatively, you may send an email to evelyntan@nyaac.sg

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In terms of family oriented activities, how would we be able to accommodate to children who grow up in the care of guardians/ other forms of caregivers? How will they be able to fulfill that part?

Reply from NYAA

For these students, they will do the family bonding activities with their guardians or caregivers or distant relatives (e.g. aunties, uncles, and cousins.). The idea is for them to foster relationships with their family/ relatives. If there are special cases, please let me know. I will advise accordiningly.

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You mentioned that the students have to do at least 4 different types of activities. E.g so if they volunteer at 2 different places this is considered as the same activity and can only count for max 2hrs for both places in total?

Reply from NYAA

If students volunteer at 2 different places, it will be considered 2 different activities.

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If student A volunteers at ABC senior activity centre and then volunteers at XYZ senior activity centre. Student A can record a max of 2hrs for each location. In this case, student A would have clocked a max of 4hrs for Service Learning.

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You also mentioned the prog should be over a period of 4 mths n beyond. So if the booklet is completed before 4 months, it will not be accepted? So shld stretch to min 4 mths atleast?

Reply from NYAA

Yes, that's the criteria. The activities should be done over a period of more than 4 months. We would like the students to learn at their own pace and not rush through the programme.

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If schools come onboard in June 2024. Can students backdate relevant activities done from Jan - May 2024?

Reply from NYAA

If schools were to come onboard in June 2024, activities can only be backdated by 1-2 months. This means that the earliest acceptable activities will be those done from April 2024 onwards.

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If school is ready, can the school involve students from P2 onwards?

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If school is ready, can the school involve students from P2 onwards?

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Reply from NYAA

If the school is ready, students from the P2 level can participate in the programme. However, the earliest they can complete the programme and be awarded is in P3.

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As parents, will we be able to register for our own kids on our own? If yes, more details pls.

Reply from NYAA

Yes, parents can register their child/ children for the programme as 'Individual Participants' via the link attached. The assessor will be the parents and NYAA will verify the activities. Evidence for all activities must be given in the form of photographs.

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If our students enroll in the program, besides completing the reflection booklet, is it a condition that school must also publish a product in collaboration with NYAA? Or is the published product a choice made by school to consolidate students’ learning experience?

Reply from NYAA

It is not a condition for schools to collaborate with NYAA for projects. Schools can just register their students for the NYAA BA programme without any project collaboration. The collaboration that NYAA had with North Spring and West Spring Primary Schools is an additional support that NYAA provides to develop the students.

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Beyond the 2 schools that presented, to understand the scale of involvement, what are other projects primary schools have embarked with NYAA as partners?

Reply from NYAA

As we only officially started the NYAA Junior Programme in 2022, we have not had project partnerships with other primary schools other than North Spring and West Spring Primary Schools since the launch.

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How many hours would you tag to such an activity? Is it only 2 hours?

Reply from NYAA

It depends. If the project covers different categories, students will record a max of 2hrs for each category.

Example:

If students went out to learn about biodoversity at a nature reserve, they can record 2hrs under Outdoor Appreciation. If students shared what they have learnt about biodiversity in the nature reserves with the school/ community, they could record 2hrs under Service Learning.

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Very much interested in starting this prog in my school nxt year. However, due to the existing workload of teachers, how can we embark on this painlessly & get the buy in from teachers? Will e-book make it easier?

Reply from NYAA

The NYAA council understands the tremendous workload teachers currently have. The first step is to let your teachers see that there is no need to think of new activities to help students meet the requirements. Instead, together with the team of teachers in your school, think and map the existing programmes that your students are currently doing or will be doing to the different categories of the BA programme to see if it's enough to meet the criteria. If it's not enough, you can make use of the 'NYAA Holiday Pack' to get the students do the activities on their own.

Next, let the teachers know that their job is to check if the students met the minimum criteria (e.g. 4 different activities, 8 hrs, over more than 4 months and ensure that students did the reflections.) There is no need to read and check the students' reflections for their language etc. As long as the students follow the guiding questions in the slides. They should do fine.

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I didn’t see clearly the sample of e-form by the school, to help students fill in their activities, can we request for sample or photo for reference?

Reply from NYAA

Yes, the sample will be in the slides which will be shared with all teachers who have attended the session within the week.

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You mentioned that submission could be by soft copy? Could you elaborate on it?

Reply from NYAA

Schools can now submit the students' activities and reflections in softcopies. In the past, submissions were done in hardcopy booklets. However, some schools prefer submissions in softcopies, so teachers from these schools created their own 'E-booklets' for submissions.

To help teachers who prefer softcopies, the NYAA council is in the midst of creating E-booklets for schools. So schools can now have the option of submitting E-booklets instead of sending the physical booklets to the NYAA council.

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