Information & Communications Technology

*Photo taken in 2024

Vision

A school that effectively and creatively interacts with technology today and dream of its possibilities for tomorrow.

Mission

To equip students with ICT knowledge, skills and attitudes that will nurture them into effective, creative and independent learners who are able to meet future challenges.

Approach

In alignment with MOE’s EdTech Masterplan 2030,  Meridian adopts a whole-school approach to the developing our students into 21st century ready and responsible digital learners in an ICT-enriched environment in 4 key strands:

• Strand 1:  ICT Curriculum, Pedagogy & Assessment
  • Deepen and use of ICT innovatively for engaged learning
• Strand 2:  Student ICT Capacity Building
  • Develop students’ digital literacy and technological skills in alignment with 21st development
  • Promote safe and responsible use of ICT through strengthening their Cyber Wellness
• Strand 3:  Teacher ICT Professional Development
  • Encourage and support teachers in designing tech-enabled learning experiences
  • Strengthen a culture of collaboration and sharing of best practices for teaching with technology
• Strand 4:  Systems
  • Support the use of ICT for teaching and learning, as well as for administrative efficiency in a digitally-equipped environment

Key Programmes

A) Learn ICT
Student ICT Capacity Building Programme

Taking reference from MOE’s Baseline ICT Standard and New Media Literacies for primary schools, lessons are designed in spiral-upwards to progressively build the ICT capacity of our students. Each department has infused Baseline ICT skills into their curriculum so that students benefit from an ICT-enabled learning environment.  The skills covered include:

• Microsoft Office Skills (eg. Word, PowerPoint and Excel)
• Computational and Coding Skills (eg. Code for Fun, Scratch)
• Digital Art (eg. Sketchbook Pro)
• Web 2.0 Collaboration Tools (eg. Google Doc) etc

B) Love ICT

1) Student-led Cyber Wellness Peer-Advocacy Programme To engage student voice and promote cyber wellness peer advocacy, selected students serve as Cyber Wellness Ambassadors to champion the safe and responsible use of ICT to their peers.  These ambassadors will be equipped with the necessary skills via training and with the guidance and support from teachers.

2) Partnering Parents and Guardians in Reinforcing Cyber Wellness at Home
To complement the cyber wellness curriculum in school, parents and guardians could set a good example at home in the use of technology and play an active role in guiding our children to navigate safely in the cyberspace.  We look forward to partnering parents in reinforcing consistent and coherent messaging for Cyber Wellness education:

• Maintain a balanced lifestyle between the physical and the cyber world
• Use ICT for positive purposes
• Maintain a positive presence in cyberspace
• Be a safe and responsible user of ICT

To help you to reinforce Cyber Wellness education at home, you may access Cyber Wellness resources here

Highlights

• The school commemorate the Safer Internet Day each year with a morning assembly sharing.  Students pledged their support to promote safe, responsible and positive use of digital technology during a recess activity.

• Our P6 students also take part in the Code-For-Fun programme as one of their post PSLE activities to develop of core computational thinking and coding concepts through simple visual programming-based lessons. They are also exposed to emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence in the 16-hours programme.

For enquiries on the school’s ICT Department, please email:
Mr Lee Huan Leng (Head of Department)