XinminCares
XinminCares is an inclusive programme where students learn empathy, support community beneficiaries, and experience Paralympic sports to become truly compassionate changemakers!
Cultivating Compassion, Creating Change
What is it?
The XinminCares Programme is our signature Values-In-Action (VIA) programme in the Character and Citizenship Education curriculum. This programme actively includes all students.
Why do we do it?
Through XinminCares, we hope to develop every Xinmin student into a compassionate contributor who respects diverse perspectives and needs of different individuals and recognises his/her ability to address issues in our community.
How do we do it?
We prioritise teaching our students the value of sincerity in their time and efforts. We start by guiding them to think about the needs of the organisations and individuals they are interacting with. This understanding helps them connect on a deeper level, enabling them to act and contribute in a genuinely meaningful way.
Our Students’ XinminCares Projects
XinminCares provides opportunities for students to play a part to make their greater community a more inclusive and caring place for everyone. During the XinminCares Fair, students will first understand the needs of the beneficiaries before they decide as a class the community they wish to support. Some beneficiaries include Singapore Cancer Society, Thye Hwa Kuan Nursing Home and Migrant Worker’s Centre (MWC).
We want to make a difference!
Through XinminCares, our students are encouraged to be active and reflective contributors who take responsibility for their community. Through taking concrete action, students will appreciate the many complex societal issues and challenges that their community and nation face and commit to make a positive impact to address such issues within their sphere of influence.
XinminCares Day (XCUBE 1 Programme)
XinminCares Day is the grand finale of the XinminCares programme. Students will consolidate their learning and reflection by advocating the needs of the beneficiaries they worked with to their peers. In addition, XinminCares Day is also an important event where students acquire deeper understanding of the challenges that people with disabilities face daily through experiential learning. Activities such as seated volleyball and goalball also provide opportunities for students to participate in paralympic sports.
Students participating in seated floorball specially facilitated by our Secondary 4 students.
Our secondary 2 students understanding more about seated volleyball!