Character & Citizenship Education (CCE)
Learn how our CCE programmes shape confident individuals and active citizens
CCE is central to our mission of nurturing students to be confident individuals, caring friends, and active citizens. CCE programmes are carefully designed to develop character, instil values, and prepare students for the future.
Social Studies (SS)
SS equips students with the knowledge, skills, and values to make informed decisions as responsible citizens. Through inquiry-based learning, students explore issues related to identity, diversity, governance, and globalisation. Lessons encourage critical thinking, enabling students to evaluate multiple perspectives and form reasoned conclusions. They also provide opportunities for active citizenship by connecting classroom learning with real-world issues such as sustainability, cultural diversity, and global interdependence.
National Education (NE)
NE strengthens students’ sense of belonging and commitment to Singapore. Commemorative events such as Total Defence Day, International Friendship Day, Racial Harmony Day, and National Day provide authentic platforms for students to appreciate Singapore’s history and progress. Learning journeys to heritage sites and community organisations deepen their understanding, while class discussions and reflections help them consider their role in shaping Singapore’s future.
Form Teacher Guidance Period (FTGP)
FTGP provides protected time for teachers to build meaningful relationships with students. Through bonding activities, social-emotional learning lessons, and one-to-one teacher-student interactions, students learn to manage emotions, strengthen friendships, and feel supported in school.
Values-in-Action (VIA)
VIA nurtures students to be caring contributors who take action for the community. Students undertake class-based and school-wide projects that promote kindness, sustainability, and volunteerism. These experiences are accompanied by guided reflections to help students connect their actions to values such as empathy, responsibility, and respect.
Education and Career Guidance (ECG)
ECG helps students discover their strengths and aspirations while making informed choices about their future. Lessons equip students with decision-making skills and a growth mindset. Workshops and career talks provide exposure to industry practices, while trained ECG counsellors offer individual guidance to support students in charting their education and career pathways.
Inclusivity Week
We believe every child can learn and succeed with the right support. Our SEN team works closely with teachers and parents to provide targeted interventions and socio-emotional support for students with diverse learning needs. By fostering an inclusive classroom environment, we ensure that every student is given the opportunity to thrive.
Mental Health Week
Student well-being is at the heart of our work. Our school counsellor and teacher counsellors provide a safe and confidential space for students to manage personal, academic, or emotional challenges. Mental health awareness programmes equip students with resilience and coping strategies, while peer support initiatives build a caring and inclusive school culture.
Sexuality Education
Sexuality Education equips students with the knowledge and values to make responsible decisions. Lessons cover topics such as respect for self and others, healthy relationships, managing peer influence, and understanding the emotional and physiological changes during adolescence. The programme emphasises the importance of family values and provides a safe space for students to ask questions respectfully.
1. Sexuality Education
MOE’s Sexuality Education in Schools
Overview of East Spring Primary School's Sexuality Education Programme 2026
Information For Parents
MOE’s Sexuality Education in Schools
1. Sexuality Education (SEd) in schools aims to enable students to understand the physiological, social and emotional changes they experience as they mature, develop healthy and rewarding relationships with others, including those with members of the opposite sex, and make wise, informed and responsible decisions on sexuality matters. SEd is premised on the importance of the family as the basic unit of society. This means encouraging healthy, heterosexual marriages and stable nuclear family units with extended family support. The teaching and learning of SEd is based on respect for the values and beliefs of the different ethnic and religious communities in Singapore on sexuality issues.
2. The Goals of Sexuality Education are:
(a) Support students in managing their physiological, social and emotional changes as they grow up and develop safe and healthy relationships.
(b) Guide students to make wise, informed and responsible decisions on sexuality matters.
(c) Help students develop a moral compass and respect for themselves and others by having positive mainstream values and attitudes about sexuality that are premised on the family as the basic unit of society.
3. The Key Messages of Sexuality Education are:
(a) Love and respect yourself as you love and respect others;
(b) Build positive relationships based on love and respect (which are the foundation for strong families);
(c) Make responsible decisions for yourself, your family and society; and
(d) Abstinence before marriage is the best protection against STIs/HIV and unintended pregnancies. Casual sex can harm and hurt you and your loved ones.
You may click here (opens in new tab) for more information on MOE Sexuality Education.
4. Sexuality Education is delivered in a holistic manner through the school curriculum. The content for Sexuality Education is grouped into five main themes: Human Development, Interpersonal Relationships, Sexual Health, Sexual Behaviour, and, Culture, Society and Law. You may click here (opens in new tab) for more information on the scope of Sexuality Education in the school curriculum.
5. The subjects that incorporate topics on sexuality include:
a. Science
b. Character and Citizenship Education (CCE)
6. The upper primary years mark the onset of puberty. With better nutrition and improved health care, children are reaching puberty at a younger age and have to grapple with physical, emotional and psychological changes in themselves. The implication is that our children are becoming biologically ready for sexual activity sooner without necessarily having the corresponding cognitive or emotional maturity to modulate their behaviours. Furthermore, our young are also exposed to a wide range of influences that could endanger health and undermine the integrity of the family. Our students require close guidance so that they can respond with discernment to the sexual messages in the media and other sources.
7. Sexuality Education (SEd) lessons are taught as part of CCE (FTGP) at Primary 5 and 6. Through these lessons, students will learn healthy ways to manage the physiological, social and emotional changes in their growing years. They learn to build healthy and rewarding relationships with others, including those with members of the opposite sex. Students are also guided to make wise, informed and responsible decisions to keep themselves safe from sexuality-related risks.
At East Spring Primary School, the following Sexuality Education lessons will be taught in 2026:
2026 Sexuality Education Lessons in CCE
Primary 5
Primary 5 CCE Family Talkback Guide lessons on growing years
CCE(FTGP) THEME | LESSON TITLE / DURATION | Lesson OVERVIEW | TIME PERIOD |
Growing Years | The Changes in Me (60 min) | This lesson focuses on helping students identify the emotions and stress caused by physical changes during puberty. Students will learn to describe the healthy ways to manage their negative feelings during this time. They will also learn to recognise that one’s identity need not be negatively affected, even when one’s body is experiencing changes due to puberty. This lesson is conducted separately for boys and girls in different classrooms, so that the students will feel more comfortable during the discussions. | Term 4 Week 1 |
Did You Know? (60 min) | This lesson focuses on helping students know what pornography is and how it can affect themselves and others. Students will learn about the dangers of being exposed to sexually explicit materials and reject the viewing and/or reading of pornographic materials. They will learn to evaluate their own responses when they encounter pornography by applying the strategy ‘Stop-Think-Do’. This lesson is conducted separately for boys and girls in different classrooms, so that the students will feel more comfortable during the discussions. | Term 4 Week 2 | |
Keeping Myself Safe (60 min) | In this lesson, students will learn about sexual abuse, how it can happen during online and offline interactions and the impact of such abuse on victims. They also learn how to take precautionary measures to be safe and how to seek help for themselves and their friends. This lesson is conducted separately for boys and girls in different classrooms, so that the students will feel more comfortable during the discussions. | Term 4 Week 4 |
2026 Sexuality Education Lessons in CCE
Primary 6
Primary 6 CCE Family Talkback Guide lessons on growing years
CCE(FTGP) THEME | LESSON TITLE / DURATION | Lesson Overview | TIME PERIOD |
Growing Years | Are We More than Friends? Lesson 1 (60 min) | In this lesson, students will learn to distinguish between the characteristics of love and infatuation, and identify the strong emotions that may arise from experiencing the feelings of infatuation. They will recognise that experiencing feelings of infatuation is part of growing up and becoming infatuated with someone does not mean that they should be involved in a romantic relationship. Instead, they should focus on building strong and healthy friendships with their circles of friends. | Term 1 Week 1 |
Are We More than Friends? Lesson 2 (60 min) | In this lesson, students will learn healthy ways to manage the emotions arising from infatuation and recognise the importance of respecting the boundaries of any relationship. They will also recognise the negative impact of teasing their peers who may be experiencing the feelings of infatuation and learn to behave maturely towards each other. | Term 1 Week 2 |
Information For Parents
8. Parents may opt their children out of the Growing Years programme, and/or supplementary sexuality education programmes by MOE-approved external providers.
9. Parents who wish to opt their children out of the Sexuality Education lessons need to complete an opt-out form. This form will be communicated to parents at the start of the year and is also available here (opens in new tab). The completed opt-out form is to be submitted by 11/09/2026.
10. Parents can also contact the school at 67866192 or email the school to seek clarification about the school’s Sexuality Education programme.