Cyber Wellness
Find out how Seng Kang Secondary equips students to stay safe online and act responsibly in cyberspace.
Aim
The aim of the Cyber Wellness programme is to develop Seng Kang Youths’ instinct to protect and empower him to take responsibility for his own well-being in cyberspace. As Learners for Life, they will be equipped with positive online skills and behaviour.
Values
Safe and responsible use & Respect for self and others
The school adopts MOE’s Cyber Wellness Framework in educating our students on Cyber Wellness. This framework focuses on three key processes: Sense, Think and Act.
Key Strategies
Ø KS1: Use of head-heart-hands approach
Head (Sense-Think): Knowledge (CCE lessons, workshops)
Heart (Sense-Think-Act): Experience (Values)
Hand (Act): Outreach/advocacy (Ambassadors Programme, Intensive Programme for targeted students)
Ø KS2: Leveraging on partners (Touch Community Services, MetoYou Cybercare, Media Literacy Council)
Ø KS3: Close monitoring of programmes (Refer to OPAL resources and training guidebook provided by Guidance Branch)
Ø KS4: Evaluation of programme (feedback and assessment)
Key Platforms
Key school cyber wellness events and dates
Key School Event | Date | |
|---|---|---|
1 | Safer Internet Day | 6 February |
2 | Cyber Wellness Fair (Sec 1 & 2) | 30 July & 2 August |
Student Leadership Development
Student leaders are also recruited as Cyber Wellness ambassadors to lead team for competitions, class advocacy and morning mocha
CyberWellness Education Year Plan
Focus for different levels:
Sec 1: Personal awareness (digital footprint, maintaining a positive online identity, regulated use of social media)
Sec 2: Managing online relationships (cyber bullying, regulated use of social media)
Sec 3-5: Responsible decision making (responding to mindsets/influences in social media, cyber pornography, regulated use of social media)
Cyber Wellness lesson schedule by secondary level and term
Term 1 | Term 2 | Term 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Secondary 1 | L1 (W4): Online Presence – My role in the cyber world | L2 (W1): Online Self-Disclosure – This will never happen to me! (online identity & expression) L3 (W9): How dependent am I on online interactions? | L4 (W8): How am I relating online and offline? |
Secondary 2 | L1 (W4): How am I relating online and offline? L2 (W7): Standing up for my friends (cyber bullying) | L3 (W9): Who do I really want to be? (online identity & expression) | L4 (W7): Who’s interested in me? (handling online content) |
Secondary 3 | L1 (W4): How am I creating and sharing? (handling online content) L2 (W8): The one-way mirror (about the cyber world) | L3 (W8): Being true to my identity and strengthening it (online identity & expression) L4 (W9): How am I communicating? (online relationships) | |
Secondary 4 | L1 (W4): Online encounters (about the cyber world) | L2 (W2): Online reputation management - What kind of digital trail am I leaving? L3 (W9): Embracing diversity in our relationships - how are we relating in a globalised space online? | L4 (W2): I am a cyber wellness ambassador! |
CyberWellness Related Links
https://www.moe.gov.sg/education/programmes/social-and-emotional-learning/cyber-wellness
Teachers in charge
Cyber Wellness teachers-in-charge and contact details
Name/Designation | Email Address |
|---|---|
Mdm Afiqah Liyana Binte Rahim | afiqah_liyana_rahim@moe.edu.sg |
Mrs Kong Lay Lay | tan_lay_lay@moe.edu.sg |