Principal's Foreword

Xinmin Secondary School is an institution of excellence that has nurtured many generations of students to be curious learners, compassionate contributors, and confident leaders. Founded in 1945, Xinmin draws strength from our rich heritage while simultaneously looking ahead to prepare our students well for the future. From our beginning as a community school till today, the essence of a Xinmin education is to develop leaders of hearts and leaders of minds, anchored on our values of Respect, Responsibility, and Resilience.

At the same time, we continually review our total curriculum and scan educational developments to design learning experiences that develop 21st Century Competencies and dispositions in our students.

As an autonomous school, we develop our students holistically and cultivate their talents by complementing the Singapore national curriculum with a range of thoughtfully-developed signature programmes. Our signature programmes are:

• MAKERS@Xinmin – Making with Agility and Knowledge for Empowered, future-Ready Students, focusing on digital and analogue making, and applications of Artificial Intelligence;

• RefleXions@Xinmin, developing empathy and collaboration skills;

• Xinmin Academy of Leaders, honing leadership competencies and confidence; and

• XinminCares, fostering civic character and the will to act.

The academic subjects, co-curricular programmes, and signature programmes form our school’s total curriculum that we provide for every Xinmin student entrusted to us. The total curriculum is augmented by the Xinmin Talent Development Approach, through which opportunities for students to develop their talents are organised along five domains – cognitive, aesthetics, psychomotor, community, and leadership – to empower every Xinmin student to soar.

Xinmin is blessed with a team of caring teachers and allied educators committed to reaching new peaks of excellence, and dedicated administrative and operational staff working hand in hand to ensure effective teaching and learning in the student development and academic domains. With strong support from the School Advisory Committee, alumni, and parents, our Xinmin family lives out the words of our school song every day by placing learning and growth at the centre of all we do: so that our students will be masters of their destiny and beacons of their time – not just for themselves, but also for love, integrity, freedom and peace.

We welcome you to join us – as students, parents, and partners – on this special journey together!

Mr Tan Soon Hui
Principal

新民中学是一所优秀的学府，着力于将新民学子培育为孜孜不倦的学者，仁心仁德的贡献者以及信心十足的领袖。新民中学于1945年创校，在引导学生为将来做准备的同时，我校不忘初衷，仍然秉持着创校人办校的精神，继续为教育做出贡献。新民的教育理念以互敬互重, 尽心尽责与坚韧不拔为核心价值观。我校着力培育有领袖之德，领袖之智的学生。与此同时，我校也根据大环境的转变，与时并进，不仅更新全面课程，也设计能培养21世纪技能与素质的学习体验。

身为一所自治学校，为了让新民学子全面发展，培养各项才能，新民中学在推行全国课程的同时，也精心设计了不同的特色项目。新民的特色项目包括：

• 创客@新民 - 专注于数字和模拟制作，以及人工智能应用

• 映像@新民 - 培养同理心和协作能力

• 新民学生领袖学院 – 提升领导能力和增强自信

• 新民关爱计划 – 提高公民素养和培养奉献精神

我校为新民学子提供的全面课程包括学术科目、课程辅助活动与特色项目。新民中学的人才培育模式包括五大方面：认知能力、审美观、心理动作能力、社区服务、领导才能。新民学子可以通过各项学习活动培养才能，发光发彩。

新民中学拥有一支关爱学生的教师团队。教师们与非教职人员携手合作，精益求精，尽心为完善新民学子的全面教育而奋斗。在新民咨询委员会、广大校友们以及家长们的鼎力支持下，新民中学这个大家庭才能以学生的学习和成长为重心，启发新民学子实现校歌中所提的——成为社会的主人、时代的明灯。更重要的是，新民学子的一言一行不仅是为了自己，也是为了仁爱，为了信义，为了自由，为了和平。

我们欢迎大家——不论你是学生、家长或社区伙伴——加入新民大家庭，让我们一起携手同行，共创更美好的未来。

陈顺惠先生
校长