Tamil

Our Goals

• Master the Language: To develop pupils’ language competencies in listening, speaking, reading and writing in an engaged learning environment.

• Treasure the Language: To make the learning of Chinese, Malay and Tamil meaningful by promoting the cultural richness found in each Language.

• Love the Language: To spark the joy of learning Mother Tongue Languages with interesting and engaging instructional activities and programmes. 

Tamil Programmes

Story Telling Programme

Primary 1 and 2 pupils attend story-telling sessions on Thursdays. These story-telling sessions are conducted by Parent Volunteers.
Primary 1 and 2 pupils attend this story-telling sessions at the library. The objective of the programme is to provide opportunities for pupils to be exposed to reading Tamil books as well as to inculcate the interest of reading more Tamil books.

EVENTS

Mother Tongue Language Fortnight

Mother Tongue Language Fortnight is an annual event which is conducted across all levels.  This enables pupils to experience the Tamil Language and culture beyond curriculum. Pupils are exposed to our culture, tradition and history and are able to learn more about Tamil Language. Our Mother tongue fortnight activities are aimed to instill a sense of belonging to our pupils and love for the language.
During the two-week long event, students were engaged in many fun-filled activities which range from making of craft works to participate in, interactive booth activities based on Tamil culture such as Block printing, creating of Thoranam and story-telling.

Block Printing 

Students were taught about the history of the various traditional fabric patterns and methods in which the traditional fabric was decorated. They were then encouraged to explore and create their own fabric pattern via the “Block printing” method.

Creating of Thoranam

During recess, students were able to visit the Thoranam booth and learned about crafting Thoranams, a traditional décor. The history behind this craft and various types of Thoranams were shown to the students. Students of all races and ethnicities took part in creating these Thoranams themselves and learned about them through experiential learning.

Learning Journeys

Primary 5 and 6 students attended the Tamil Language Learning Festival organised by Umar Pulavar Tamil Language Centre (UPTLC). They took part in different activities such as traditional games, hosting and acting. They had the opportunity to work with students from other schools. Students were exposed to the Indian culture and tradition which enables them to understand and appreciate the Indian culture better.  Students enjoying the activities conducted in UPTLC. Different activities and games were conducted for students to take part and to gain experience.

Tamil Language Competitions

We conduct Tamil Language Competitions for all levels every year. These competitions aim to bring out their talents and to give them an opportunity to showcase them. Students from all levels take part in different competitions. They were confident and keen to show their talents.

Students were also sent for external competitions organised by community centres. These external competitions helped to  boost their self-esteem and confidence.