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Learning will be you reporting factually on the skills/ knowledge acquired during the programme/ activity, whereas reflection would mean your key takeaways from this prog/ activity and how it has enhanced your personal growth. 

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Learning will be you reporting factually on the skills/ knowledge acquired during the programme/ activity, whereas reflection would mean your key takeaways from this prog/ activity and how it has enhanced your personal growth. 

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~ Mrs Siva

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Hello, pls indicate your name & class for your qn above. Thank you. 

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Hello, pls indicate your name & class for your qn above. Thank you. 

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Hello Mrs Siva! So sorry for disturbing you during the school holidays, but as I looked at the entire google drive with the sample NYAA Reflections and the template given us to follow, I realised that they are quite different. The Sample reflection is simply a table with the date, number of hours clocked, and reflection from activities. However, in the template given to us, it is much more complicated. May I check with you which one we should follow? Thank you so much
natalie toh 3pe

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hello! i am tiana cheong from 3co

my senior told me that she got 30 hours of service points for helping to plan and facilitate her youth camp around 2 years ago, would that be counted as service this time round as well? as i will be doing the same this year and was wondering whether i could get in service hours for that as well, thank you!

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hello, i am Nancy Varel from 3co. I was wondering if gardening in the community garden is counted as service hours?

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Hi this is Bao Anh from 3co. May I ask whether our Race to Tokyo running/walking time can be counted towards healthy living hours?

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Hi Mrs Siva,
If we know of some hours that the school has for us, but it is not in our report book, do we still write them down with an estimated number in our report book? (e.g careers day)
Lee Yenn 3PE

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~Mrs Siva

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Dear Tiana, this will be counted as self initiated via hence do remember to complete the VIA reflection form as attached and get the endorsement from the organisation clearly indicating your service hrs. Pls submit this reflection asap in week 1 2022.                          ~Mrs Siva

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Dear Tiana, this will be counted as self initiated via hence do remember to complete the VIA reflection form as attached and get the endorsement from the organisation clearly indicating your service hrs. Pls submit this reflection asap in week 1 2022.                          ~Mrs Siva

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Individual VIA with External Organisation 2021 (1)

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Dear Nancy, same reply as Tiana's. However if you have enough VIA hrs to fulfill NYAA Silver, then gardening can come under outdoor category as well. But you can only it for one of the categories, or else, double counting which is not allowed. 

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Dear Nancy, same reply as Tiana's. However if you have enough VIA hrs to fulfill NYAA Silver, then gardening can come under outdoor category as well. But you can only it for one of the categories, or else, double counting which is not allowed. 

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~Mrs Siva

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Dear Nat, pls follow the template given, ie. the complicated one. The reflection sample is just on the reflection section per se. Do you get what I am trying to say? 

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Dear Nat, pls follow the template given, ie. the complicated one. The reflection sample is just on the reflection section per se. Do you get what I am trying to say? 

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~Mrs Siva

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Dear Lee Yenn, you should all been given the non-acad & cca participation by your FTs during the post exam period together with the result slip. Pls could you double check? As for the records, it may not be the most up-to-date esp if you have done any VIAs in late term 3 onwards (these would not have been captured YET), however, the onus is on the students to keep a record of the hours you have achieved for every activity you participate, esp if it's through sch, we will inform how many hrs you get, and if self -initiated, you should get the hrs from the organisation you partner with. 

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Dear Lee Yenn, you should all been given the non-acad & cca participation by your FTs during the post exam period together with the result slip. Pls could you double check? As for the records, it may not be the most up-to-date esp if you have done any VIAs in late term 3 onwards (these would not have been captured YET), however, the onus is on the students to keep a record of the hours you have achieved for every activity you participate, esp if it's through sch, we will inform how many hrs you get, and if self -initiated, you should get the hrs from the organisation you partner with. 

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thank you, but does this mean that i need to fill in this form even if i do via at home (e.g. house chores), or tutoring a friend. And do i need to fill in the form if i do VIA without an external organisation, i have done beach clean ups and the giving of care package to migrant workers, but these were all done without an external organisation. (Nancy Varel, 3CO)

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hi Mrs Siva, this is chun hui from 3se. this is regarding the format of the reflections to be written in the large box, how do we structure our overall reflections, as there are numerous different learning points gathered from each activity. so do we structure our reflections based on learning points then which activities taught us that learning point, or do we give examples of individual activities & elaborate on what we learnt through that activity?

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Nancy, pls refer to slide 7 & 14 of the NYAA slides in the NYAA folder. For those that you have done on your own with no ext orgn, we will not be able to record it in the sch system for your VIA hrs, hence no need to submit the VIA reflection form; However you may use these unofficial VIAs for NYAA under SL (slide 7, 14). As for giving care package to migrant workers, how did you do this yourself? Surely you would have collaborated with some group, am i right?

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Nancy, pls refer to slide 7 & 14 of the NYAA slides in the NYAA folder. For those that you have done on your own with no ext orgn, we will not be able to record it in the sch system for your VIA hrs, hence no need to submit the VIA reflection form; However you may use these unofficial VIAs for NYAA under SL (slide 7, 14). As for giving care package to migrant workers, how did you do this yourself? Surely you would have collaborated with some group, am i right?

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~Mrs Siva

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Dear Chun Hui, pls refer to my response to the 1st Qn in extreme left column. There is no hard & fast rule on how to structure your overall reflections. Whatever you have mentioned can be included in your reflections. Min is 1 pg long.

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Dear Chun Hui, pls refer to my response to the 1st Qn in extreme left column. There is no hard & fast rule on how to structure your overall reflections. Whatever you have mentioned can be included in your reflections. Min is 1 pg long.

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I packed and made the care packs with my friends and then we just delivered to a migrant workers dormitory. we didn't get help from anyone, so I plan to use it for unofficial via in NYAA.
also if I work with an external organisation, do I need them to sign the form in order for the hours to be counted for the NYAA service hours? (Nancy 3co)

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Yes Nancy, if you want your self-initiated VIA Hrs to be keyed in, sch would require endorsement from the organisation that you have worked with as well as some documentary proof of your participation (refer to the footnote in the reflection template). 

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Yes Nancy, if you want your self-initiated VIA Hrs to be keyed in, sch would require endorsement from the organisation that you have worked with as well as some documentary proof of your participation (refer to the footnote in the reflection template). 

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~Mrs Siva

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hi mrs siva, this is eshley from 3dg. can i ask if the time spent helping in orientation this year as a PL can be used for nyaa in the service section? thank you!

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Hi Eshley, not allowed. As a PL, you partake in certain sch activities which is your commitment as a student leader. In order to consider for SL under NYAA, you must have contributed in some ways to the sch or wider community to demonstrate compassion, care and kindness. 

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Hi Eshley, not allowed. As a PL, you partake in certain sch activities which is your commitment as a student leader. In order to consider for SL under NYAA, you must have contributed in some ways to the sch or wider community to demonstrate compassion, care and kindness. 

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Dear Mrs Siva, may i check that our advocacy via can be counted for the service learning section? Thank you very much
- B K Preethi 3SY

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Dear Mrs Siva, may I check that cca projects (eg. science and environment club- mistletoe project) relating to the environment be considered for the outdoor appreciation section, and if we did physical WEP that involved going outdoors (TMSI sampling trip) for a particular activity, would that be considered as well? Thank you!
- B K Preethi 3SY

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hi mrs siva, my class went to food bank during march and since nyaa service learning is over 8 months, if we were to count from dec backwards, we can only include vias that were done from may onwards, is that correct? so the foodbank via would not be counted as service learning hrs for nyaa?

another qn: many of us signed up for the great eastern run, and we were told that it would give us service-learning hrs. could I check with you to confirm that this is true? could the great eastern run hours also be used under healthy living?

another qn: for the jump for fun activity, it is counted as servie learning hrs in the report book, could it be counted as heathy living hours if we have enough for service learning? thank you!!

-kayle 3co

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hi mrs siva, can i use my hours from sec one and sec two on top of the hours from this year? this is for service learning VIA hours!
- itti hiew 3dg

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Hi Itti, this has already been mentioned in the briefing by Mr Lim as well as all my reminder messages through clas reps, ONLY ACTIVITIES DONE THIS YEAR IN SEC 3 can be counted for NYAA application on the same year. It is NOT cumulative of all the VIA hours unlike for LEAPS 2.0. 

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Hi Itti, this has already been mentioned in the briefing by Mr Lim as well as all my reminder messages through clas reps, ONLY ACTIVITIES DONE THIS YEAR IN SEC 3 can be counted for NYAA application on the same year. It is NOT cumulative of all the VIA hours unlike for LEAPS 2.0. 

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Hi Kayle, all VIAs done this year can be counted. Pls read the slide 6 in NYAA folder: At least 40 hours of regular activities spread over minimum 8 months.                                              As for GE Run, you can consider that ONLY for ONE category under NYAA, that's provided you have completed it and there is some proof of your participation endorsed by the organisers that you should attach with your reflections.                                                              Jump for Fun is counted as VIA ONLY. You cannot pick and choose for school activities. 

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Hi Kayle, all VIAs done this year can be counted. Pls read the slide 6 in NYAA folder: At least 40 hours of regular activities spread over minimum 8 months.                                              As for GE Run, you can consider that ONLY for ONE category under NYAA, that's provided you have completed it and there is some proof of your participation endorsed by the organisers that you should attach with your reflections.                                                              Jump for Fun is counted as VIA ONLY. You cannot pick and choose for school activities. 

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Hi Preethi, yes advo hrs can be counted under SL for NYAA. 

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Hi Preethi, yes advo hrs can be counted under SL for NYAA. 

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Hi Preethi, yes can consider under outdoor appreciation for both the egs you have quoted. 

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Hi Preethi, yes can consider under outdoor appreciation for both the egs you have quoted. 

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Dear Mrs Siva, I am Yi Ling from 3GR. Regarding the Service Learning component, I have a few questions. Firstly, would Jump For Fun and Careers Day be counted as Service Learning? For Careers Day, our class worked with Food From The Heart and donated food items, so I was wondering if this could be included as Service Learning as well. Secondly, my friend and I were thinking of curating playlists on YouTube and Spotify (e.g. happy songs, inspirational songs) so as to help others relax and relieve stress as they listen to the music. May I check if this would be counted as Service Learning too?
As for the Healthy Living component, could we include PE lessons (e.g. volleyball), warm-up during CCA sessions as well as our post-exam Safe Cycling Programme?
Thank you for taking the time to answer our questions, and have a nice day ahead! :)

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Hello! I am Megan from 3dg,
Does service hours include doing house chores (eg mopping the floor, doing the dishes, taking out the trash)?
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Hello,
I’ve read the sample essays and noticed that the activities are arranged date by date, so how would we format it if our activities were regularly scheduled? (For example, doing a fifteen-minute workout everyday for a month?)
Megan from 3dg

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Dear Mrs Siva,
I am Shennon from 3pe, and I am wondering if there is a maximum number of hours the school can give for self-initiated vias working with an external organisation? this is to help us estimate the number of hours we can get, and for us to determine how many more hours we may need to fulfill the nyaa criteria. Thank you so much for your patience in answering my question!

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dear mrs siva, may i ask if we are doing work for our neighbourhood and for our family/tutoring a friend, how do we submit proof under the soft copy of our service learning hours? (3pe joella ng) thank you!

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dear mrs siva, tiana and i have worked with world vision as part of our WEP attachment. could I check if this will be considered under the “service learning” domain as world vision is a NGO organization? thank you!

fiora 3co

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Fiora nope you did not do service learning during your WEP even though you were attached to a NGO. Pls refer to the definition of Service Learning in your NYAA slides. None of the WEP can be used for Service Learning as it was a form of internship; objectives differ.

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Fiora nope you did not do service learning during your WEP even though you were attached to a NGO. Pls refer to the definition of Service Learning in your NYAA slides. None of the WEP can be used for Service Learning as it was a form of internship; objectives differ.

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Joella, pls refer to slide 20 of the NYAA slides. Parents or other adults can endorse. Do note that in slide 14 family household chores are not accepted for your batch, it's only for this yr's Sec 4s. 

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Joella, pls refer to slide 20 of the NYAA slides. Parents or other adults can endorse. Do note that in slide 14 family household chores are not accepted for your batch, it's only for this yr's Sec 4s. 

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Megan, 1st Q: household chores are not counted for your batch.                 2nd Q: Even if your activities are regularly scheduled, try to indicate the dates or the specific time period.          

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Megan, 1st Q: household chores are not counted for your batch.                 2nd Q: Even if your activities are regularly scheduled, try to indicate the dates or the specific time period.          

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Shennon, hours done need to be endorsed for NYAA submission. No max hrs for NYAA submission however for computation of VIA hrs for LEAPS, we will only accept 30 hrs max for self-initiated activities. 

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Shennon, hours done need to be endorsed for NYAA submission. No max hrs for NYAA submission however for computation of VIA hrs for LEAPS, we will only accept 30 hrs max for self-initiated activities. 

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Yi Ling, I have already addressed Careers Day & Jum for Fun when one of the other girls asked me previously. Pls check. As for curating  playlists, who are your beneficiaries? The objective of SL is to provide useful service to those in need in our community. So does your planned activity fulfil the above objective? I don't think so. However you may count this initiative under healthy living (relieve stress). As for healthy living, pls refer to pg 13; PE Lessons, CCAs are NOT self initiated so not counted. But other sch outdoor programmes  like safe cycling can be counted as healthy living. It would help you if you can read the NYAA slides carefully again, esp on the 3 categories to take note on what can or cannot be counted.

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Yi Ling, I have already addressed Careers Day & Jum for Fun when one of the other girls asked me previously. Pls check. As for curating  playlists, who are your beneficiaries? The objective of SL is to provide useful service to those in need in our community. So does your planned activity fulfil the above objective? I don't think so. However you may count this initiative under healthy living (relieve stress). As for healthy living, pls refer to pg 13; PE Lessons, CCAs are NOT self initiated so not counted. But other sch outdoor programmes  like safe cycling can be counted as healthy living. It would help you if you can read the NYAA slides carefully again, esp on the 3 categories to take note on what can or cannot be counted.

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Hello Mrs Siva, may I ask that for those of us who did the filos VIA in May, do we have to fill out the VIA form as attached below? And is there any letter given by FILOS for us to include as an endorsement in our NYAA? Thank you.
-maesha 3PE

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Maesha, that reflection is only for self initiated VIA done by students outside sch. For those organised by me or other teachers, it's not self-initiated so no need for students to fill up the VIA form as the teachers would normally get you to do reflections like what I did through the use of google reflection form for Filos/ Yong En. There will be no letter for such sch based VIAs, only record is those captured in your report book. As for endosement for NYAA, i  can sign for Filos/ Yong En.

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Maesha, that reflection is only for self initiated VIA done by students outside sch. For those organised by me or other teachers, it's not self-initiated so no need for students to fill up the VIA form as the teachers would normally get you to do reflections like what I did through the use of google reflection form for Filos/ Yong En. There will be no letter for such sch based VIAs, only record is those captured in your report book. As for endosement for NYAA, i  can sign for Filos/ Yong En.

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Emma Lee (3PR)
Hello Mrs Siva, just wanted to clarify something regarding the NYAA template given to us. Is it correct to say that section B (the reflection section) is supposed to mention every activity in a paragraph or is it a summary of all them combined? Also would like to check, these are the 3 things that need to be submitted within the template correct?
1. The open ended questions on personal goals and improvements
2. Table that details each activity and their duration
3. An essay on reflections for the activities
Thank you!

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Emma Lee, details of the activities are to be written in Sec A, not in Sec B. Reflection refers to key takeaways from this prog/ activity. Pls complete all the sections as shown in the template given to the girls. 

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Emma Lee, details of the activities are to be written in Sec A, not in Sec B. Reflection refers to key takeaways from this prog/ activity. Pls complete all the sections as shown in the template given to the girls. 

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