Millennia Institute
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Millennia Institute is the only Centralised Institute (CI) in Singapore
.
MI was established on 3 January 2004, to conglomerate the sparsely organised three-year pre-university institutes into a single entity. The institute moved into their new Bukit Batok campus, covering an area of approximately 16 hectares and built at a cost of around S$34,800,000. MI had its official opening in May 2009 where Dr Ng Eng Hen, Minister for Education, was the guest of honour.
MI is the only centralised institute in Singapore offering a three-year curriculum
leading to the Singapore Cambridge (UCLES) General Certificate of Education
Advanced Level examination. Junior college
s offer a two year A level curriculum. MI is also the exclusive pre-university
institute that offers Commerce subjects (Principles of Accounting and Management
of Business) other than the common A level Art
and Science
subjects.
MI has competed well against other JCs and academic institutes in areas such as sport and art since founding, remaining among the top 10 list in those categories since 2004, being awarded the best performing school under the MINDEF physical fitness test consecutively since 2000, while most recently, the institute clinched the prestigious Think Award from the world-acclaimed FIRST Vex Challenge World Championship held at Georgia
, USA. The institute is also instrumental in environmental protection - MI became the first government school in Singapore to become a supporter for the "Bring Your Own Bag Day" on 18 April 2007, sending students to multiple locations to promote the rationale of the event.
) and Bartley Road (Bartley Campus, formerly Outram Institute
) until 12 December 2006.
Outram Institute (OI) was the first centralised institute open in 1987, and the oldest before her annexation into MI. OI occupied the former premises of the Chung Hwa Girls' High School and led by her first principal, Mrs Lim Han Soon. In 1991, Mrs Lam-Kan Kim Swee was appointed principal. Through the course of Outram's history, students have gained not only 'A' level & LCCI certificates, but the intangible benefits of an education in character formation and citizenship
.
Jurong Institute was the third centralised institute when it was established in 1989 and was initially located at Jurong West
Street 91. JI moved to 2 Toh Tuck Terrace on 18 November 1994, which was known as the Big Move. On that day, the student councillors, carrying the institute flag, set off on a symbolic relay
run, carrying a torch
to signify that the JI spirit would continue to burn at the new premises. Lion dancers, awaiting staff and students, welcomed the school to its new site and ushered them into their new campus.
Prior to 12 December 2006, Millennia Institute operated at 2 separated campuses, at Toh Tuck Road (Toh Tuck Campus) and Bartley Road (Bartley Campus). Both campuses carried the name of "Millennia Institute", however, and were differentiated by their respective titles. This naming convention resulted in a deeply embedded feeling of isolation and alienation among students from either campus, as were prevalent during joint campus activities such as Track and Field meets, joint CCA events and non-curricular activities such as Post-Promotional Examinations field trips. On 12 December 2006, Millennia Institute's operation at Toh Tuck and Bartley Campuses were moved to the new campus at Bukit Batok West Avenue 8, and the Toh Tuck Road campus was to be converted into the temporary premises of Bukit Batok Secondary School in June 2007, while the Bartley Road campus is due for demolition. Millennia Institute embarked on programmes to integrate the students from the two different campuses in Toh Tuck and Bartley, to facilitate operations in the new unified campus at Bukit Batok, where students from both campuses began their 2007 academic year in the new campus.
Toh Tuck campus offered the Science, Arts and Commerce streams. The Science stream constituted nearly 50% of the entire campus in the 2006 JAE batch, while Bartley campus provides only the Arts and Commerce stream, which do not provide Science subjects due to the lack of facilities and teaching staff. However, the JAE 2006 batch was eventually promoted to PU2 (Pre-University 2), and began their second year in the new Bukit Batok campus after the two campuses are consolidated into one. Millennia Institute provides all Science, Arts and Commerce subjects, including Biology, which was absent from 2004 to 2006 due to the lack of facilities at Toh Tuck Campus.
The new campus at Bukit Batok is a fully functional, purpose-built pre-university centre complete with facilities including the sports complex with running track and astro-turf hockey pitch; 2 lecture theatres that are designed to accommodate the entire enrolment.
Tutorial rooms are built into a single block, streamlined to connect the tutorial rooms conveniently to the lecture rooms, canteen, laboratories and other facilities, such as a fully air conditioned multi-purpose hall, 2 lecture rooms, IT hubs and library, known as 'MindSpace', sports complex and field and other sports facilities such as the 2 tennis, 2 basketball, badminton and volleyball courts, and other arts-related or welfare-related facilities.
H1 subjects offered in MI are: General Paper, Art & Design, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Chinese, Malay, Tamil, Economics, Literature, History and Geography.
H2 subjects offered in MI are: Art & Design, Economics, Literature, History, Georaphy, Chinese 'A', Malay 'A', Tamil 'A', Management Of Business, Principles Of Accounting, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology.
MI provides the new A level curriculum to its new batch of students admitted under the Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) in March 2007, or the Provisional Admission Exercise
(PAE) in January 2007. The new curriculum requires that students to take up three H2 subjects, subjects that students will have to master at an in-depth level; three H1 subjects, of which one is a contrasting content elective subject, while the other two compulsory subjects are General Paper (GP) and Mother Tongue (MT). The Commerce stream has become the Business stream under the new curriculum, while Art and Science stream students are required to choose a cross stream subject, e.g. a Science stream student is required to take up an Arts or Business stream subject at the H1 level, at a simplified level of understanding and study compared to the component subjects at the H2 level. MI students who joined the institute before the academic year of 2006 are not affected by the changes, and will continue to sit for the A level examination under the old curriculum at the end of their pre-university education.
H2 subjects offered are similar to H1, while mother tongue subjects are offered as Mother tongue and Literature (MTL) together with the relevant H2 subjects. Mother tongue syllabus "B" is offered as well to students with acute difficulties coping with H1 Mother Tongue.
Biology was not offered in MI between 2004 and 2006 due to the lack of facilities. Since 2007, MI offers the subject on H1 and H2 level when the institute operates at the new campus with necessary facilities. China Studies in English (CSE) is offered at H1 level from 2009.
The largest red arc sheltering the smallest red arc on the right captures the close relationship between teachers and students, in which the teachers act as mentors, supporters and motivators. The red arc on the left signifies the management and support staff playing an auxiliary albeit significant role in the Institute. As a holistic entity, the logo is a 3-dimensional sculpture, each arc is individualistic and unique in design but in synergy, they form a dynamic force, both confident and optimistic.
MI aims to nurture talents in students to achieve success. This is done by providing a variety of programmes and opportunities which are grounded on strong core values, in partnership with MI's stakeholders, on the core values of integrity, resilience, respect and responsibility.
MI provide a broad-based learning experience and space for students to pursue their passion. A wide range of subject combinations and CCAs are offered to cater to their interest and needs, to develop a forward-looking community of passionate learners, reflective thinkers, confident leaders and cultured individuals.
The institute adopts strategic thrusts to align and focus their programmes and plans within the Institute of: visionary leadership – building an Institute that is responsive to changing educational needs; innovative & rigorous programmes – fostering intellectual curiosity, spirit of initiative, willingness to try and develop strength of character in students; excellence in teaching & learning – maximally developing and harnessing talents and abilities of students; warm & nurturing school environment - catering to all-round development and well-being of students, built on a firm foundation of holistic education and strong values; and supportive and satisfied stakeholders – establishing strategic alliances with the wider community for mutual benefits.
The strategic thrusts and approaches based on the abovementioned framework of VIEWS: Visionary Leadership [V], Innovative & Rigorous Programmes [I], Excellence in Teaching & Learning [E], Warm & Nurturing School Environment [W], Supportive & Satisfied Stakeholders [S] are outlined to create a sense of ownership among staff and students towards the mission, vision, directions and desired outcomes of the Institute. Build capacity and professionalism of staff who can stay responsive and relevant to the changing needs, and to continually deliver quality education.
Innovative and rigorous programmes to foster intellectual curiosity, a spirit of initiative and willingness to try, as well as develop strength of character in students. Design sound and creative instructional programmes to foster a thinking/learning culture and achieve academic excellence. Provide comprehensive co-curricular and student leadership programmes to develop character, self-discipline, risk-taking and motivation, and encourage entrepreneurship ventures among students, focusing on innovation and research.
Teaching and learning to maximally develop and harness the talents and abilities of students. Enhance teaching-learning processes to cater to different learning abilities/modalities of students, by providing learning support and enrichment programmes to meet the diverse students’ needs, value-add with accreditation and certification programmes in niche talent areas.
MI caters to all-round development and well-being of students, built on a firm foundation of holistic education and strong values, by providing sound and comprehensive lifeskills, pastoral care and career guidance programmes. Establish effective national education and values education programmes, promoting healthy lifestyle, physical fitness and provide good exposure to the creative arts.
Stakeholders establishes strategic alliances with the wider community for mutual benefits by building strong relationships with key partners, including IAC, alumni, parents, industry and community agencies, and publicise Institute’s programmes/accomplishments to build a positive image in the community and attract students who can benefit the programmes.
Prior to the unification of MI in the 2007 academic year, MI classes in Toh Tuck Campus were categorised by "A" for art stream classes, "S" for science stream classes, and "C" for commerce stream classes, although cross-stream students may be present in classes, such as an art stream student in a "C" class or a commerce stream student in an "A" class, depending on their subject combinations, Management of Business and Principles of Accounts being the only 2 commerce stream subjects offered in MI.
MI classes in Bartley Campus are categorised by "B" for Bartley, which houses art and commerce stream students. The "C" classes were axed in favour of the "B" classes in the 2007 academic year, having students in the former "C" classes in Pre-U 1 and 2 in 2006 to become students of "B" classes in 2007.
A sports house is one of the student unions that a student will be attached to during their course of study in MI, and its designation is similar for both campuses. The four Houses that currently exist are Zircon, Onyx, Garnet and Sapphire, which are named after precious stones. Students compete under the flag of their respective Houses during the annual MI Track & Field Meet, scheduled between April to June. Students are prohibited from switching houses, and are not allowed to appeal for changes.
Students are randomly placed into OGs which are led by an OG Leader (OGL) and supervised by two OG Tutors (OGTs). In the course of the first four days in school, fresh students will participate in games and scholastic activities. There are also talks conducted by teachers, subject heads or Heads of Departments (HODs) to brief the students on the process of selecting their subject combination, to prepare the students to choose subjects that are most suited to their interests and future career prospects (e.g. Mapping MI Future). There is a Skills Foundation and Bridging Programme that help students to slowly transit from the O Level to the A Level course of study.
Intervention for students faced with problems or at risk include counselling services, financial assistance schemes etc. Parent-teacher conferences are too held annually to promote the involvement of parents in their child's education path and to garner trust, and alternative views in resolving issues.
Collaboration between school, home and community involves the parents and students. Industrial and commercial organisations are invited to the institute for talks regarding career options and further education. Regular conferences between students and law enforcement authorities are organised, which allow for positive discussions and debates, and to warn the students of the possible repercussions of negative behaviour and anti-social acts.
, Football
, Volleyball
, Bowling
, Netball
, Hockey
, Floorball
, Track & Field
, Badminton
, Basketball
, Tennis
and Sepak Takraw
; Culture and Arts category are: Cultural Dance
s (Chinese, Malay, Indian), Modern Dance, Angklung Kulintang Ensemble, Symphonic Band and Cultural Societies (Chinese, Malay, Indian); Societies category are: New Media Club, Interact Club, Entrepreneur
Club, Young Innovator's Club, Speech & Drama Society and Library Club. All students must have at least one CCA.
CCA are no longer considered as a pre-requisite for admission into local universities, however, certain faculties may choose to include CCA records as a benchmark for further analysis.
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
.
MI is the only centralised institute in Singapore offering a three-year curriculum
Curriculum
See also Syllabus.In formal education, a curriculum is the set of courses, and their content, offered at a school or university. As an idea, curriculum stems from the Latin word for race course, referring to the course of deeds and experiences through which children grow to become mature adults...
leading to the Singapore Cambridge (UCLES) General Certificate of Education
General Certificate of Education
The General Certificate of Education or GCE is an academic qualification that examination boards in the United Kingdom and a few of the Commonwealth countries, notably Sri Lanka, confer to students. The GCE traditionally comprised two levels: the Ordinary Level and the Advanced Level...
Advanced Level examination. Junior college
Junior college
The term junior college refers to different educational institutions in different countries.-India:In India, most states provide schooling through 12th grade...
s offer a two year A level curriculum. MI is also the exclusive pre-university
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
institute that offers Commerce subjects (Principles of Accounting and Management
Management
Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...
of Business) other than the common A level Art
Art
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
and Science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
subjects.
MI has competed well against other JCs and academic institutes in areas such as sport and art since founding, remaining among the top 10 list in those categories since 2004, being awarded the best performing school under the MINDEF physical fitness test consecutively since 2000, while most recently, the institute clinched the prestigious Think Award from the world-acclaimed FIRST Vex Challenge World Championship held at Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
, USA. The institute is also instrumental in environmental protection - MI became the first government school in Singapore to become a supporter for the "Bring Your Own Bag Day" on 18 April 2007, sending students to multiple locations to promote the rationale of the event.
History
MI is the fifth centralised institute to be established in Singapore, from the merger of Outram Institute and Jurong Institute in 2004, to popularise the pre-university route after a consecutive decline in pre-university students reported since early 2000, due to more secondary school graduates moving onto the polytechnic route in recent years. From 2004 to 2006, the institute operated at two campuses in Toh Tuck Terrace (Toh Tuck Campus, formerly Jurong InstituteJurong Institute
Jurong Institute was one of 4 original Centralised Institutes in Singapore, and one of the two CIs to have been merged to establish the nation's current only CI, Millennia Institute.-History:...
) and Bartley Road (Bartley Campus, formerly Outram Institute
Outram Institute
Outram Institute was one of 4 original Centralised Institutes in Singapore, and one of the two CIs to have been merged to establish the nation's current only CI, Millennia Institute. Outram Institute is the first Centralised pre-university Centre in Singapore, founded by Ministry of Education,...
) until 12 December 2006.
Outram Institute (OI) was the first centralised institute open in 1987, and the oldest before her annexation into MI. OI occupied the former premises of the Chung Hwa Girls' High School and led by her first principal, Mrs Lim Han Soon. In 1991, Mrs Lam-Kan Kim Swee was appointed principal. Through the course of Outram's history, students have gained not only 'A' level & LCCI certificates, but the intangible benefits of an education in character formation and citizenship
Citizenship
Citizenship is the state of being a citizen of a particular social, political, national, or human resource community. Citizenship status, under social contract theory, carries with it both rights and responsibilities...
.
Jurong Institute was the third centralised institute when it was established in 1989 and was initially located at Jurong West
Jurong West
Jurong West is a neighbourhood in Singapore, bounded by the Pan Island Expressway, the eastern edge of Jurong Camp, Boon Lay Way, Corporation Road, Fourth Chin Bee Road, International Road, Corporation Road, Ayer Rajah Expressway, Yuan Ching Road, Boon Lay Way, and along a Canal leading into Jurong...
Street 91. JI moved to 2 Toh Tuck Terrace on 18 November 1994, which was known as the Big Move. On that day, the student councillors, carrying the institute flag, set off on a symbolic relay
Relay race
During a relay race, members of a team take turns running, orienteering, swimming, cross-country skiing, biathlon, or ice skating parts of a circuit or performing a certain action. Relay races take the form of professional races and amateur games...
run, carrying a torch
Torch
A torch is a fire source, usually a rod-shaped piece of wood with a rag soaked in pitch and/or some other flammable material wrapped around one end. Torches were often supported in sconces by brackets high up on walls, to throw light over corridors in stone structures such as castles or crypts...
to signify that the JI spirit would continue to burn at the new premises. Lion dancers, awaiting staff and students, welcomed the school to its new site and ushered them into their new campus.
Campus
The new campus at Bukit Batok is a fully functional, purpose-built pre-university centre complete with facilities including the sports complex with running track and astro-turf hockey pitch; 2 lecture theatres that are designed to accommodate the entire enrolment.
Tutorial rooms are built into a single block, streamlined to connect the tutorial rooms conveniently to the lecture rooms, canteen, laboratories and other facilities, such as a fully air conditioned multi-purpose hall, 2 lecture rooms, IT hubs and library, known as 'MindSpace', sports complex and field and other sports facilities such as the 2 tennis, 2 basketball, badminton and volleyball courts, and other arts-related or welfare-related facilities.
Subjects offered
H2 subjects offered in MI are: Art & Design, Economics, Literature, History, Georaphy, Chinese 'A', Malay 'A', Tamil 'A', Management Of Business, Principles Of Accounting, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology.
MI provides the new A level curriculum to its new batch of students admitted under the Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) in March 2007, or the Provisional Admission Exercise
Provisional Admission Exercise
The Provisional Admission Exercise , colloquially known as the first three months among Singapore students, refers to the interim exercise/period in which graduating Secondary 4 students in Singapore could choose to join a junior college or centralised institute for Term 1 in the following academic...
(PAE) in January 2007. The new curriculum requires that students to take up three H2 subjects, subjects that students will have to master at an in-depth level; three H1 subjects, of which one is a contrasting content elective subject, while the other two compulsory subjects are General Paper (GP) and Mother Tongue (MT). The Commerce stream has become the Business stream under the new curriculum, while Art and Science stream students are required to choose a cross stream subject, e.g. a Science stream student is required to take up an Arts or Business stream subject at the H1 level, at a simplified level of understanding and study compared to the component subjects at the H2 level. MI students who joined the institute before the academic year of 2006 are not affected by the changes, and will continue to sit for the A level examination under the old curriculum at the end of their pre-university education.
H2 subjects offered are similar to H1, while mother tongue subjects are offered as Mother tongue and Literature (MTL) together with the relevant H2 subjects. Mother tongue syllabus "B" is offered as well to students with acute difficulties coping with H1 Mother Tongue.
Biology was not offered in MI between 2004 and 2006 due to the lack of facilities. Since 2007, MI offers the subject on H1 and H2 level when the institute operates at the new campus with necessary facilities. China Studies in English (CSE) is offered at H1 level from 2009.
Standards
As the official interpretation of the MI logo outlined in every student's handbook, MI's logo reinterprets the four vertical lines of the letters 'M' and 'I' which represent 'Millennia' and 'Institute' respectively, and translates them into four arcs. The blue arc acts as the firm foundation for the other three arcs to pivot or propel themselves forward. It also signifies the strong values of integrity & resilience, respect & responsibility that are cultivated within each individual in Millennia Institute.The largest red arc sheltering the smallest red arc on the right captures the close relationship between teachers and students, in which the teachers act as mentors, supporters and motivators. The red arc on the left signifies the management and support staff playing an auxiliary albeit significant role in the Institute. As a holistic entity, the logo is a 3-dimensional sculpture, each arc is individualistic and unique in design but in synergy, they form a dynamic force, both confident and optimistic.
Mission
MI provide a broad-based learning experience and space for students to pursue their passion. A wide range of subject combinations and CCAs are offered to cater to their interest and needs, to develop a forward-looking community of passionate learners, reflective thinkers, confident leaders and cultured individuals.
The institute adopts strategic thrusts to align and focus their programmes and plans within the Institute of: visionary leadership – building an Institute that is responsive to changing educational needs; innovative & rigorous programmes – fostering intellectual curiosity, spirit of initiative, willingness to try and develop strength of character in students; excellence in teaching & learning – maximally developing and harnessing talents and abilities of students; warm & nurturing school environment - catering to all-round development and well-being of students, built on a firm foundation of holistic education and strong values; and supportive and satisfied stakeholders – establishing strategic alliances with the wider community for mutual benefits.
The strategic thrusts and approaches based on the abovementioned framework of VIEWS: Visionary Leadership [V], Innovative & Rigorous Programmes [I], Excellence in Teaching & Learning [E], Warm & Nurturing School Environment [W], Supportive & Satisfied Stakeholders [S] are outlined to create a sense of ownership among staff and students towards the mission, vision, directions and desired outcomes of the Institute. Build capacity and professionalism of staff who can stay responsive and relevant to the changing needs, and to continually deliver quality education.
Innovative and rigorous programmes to foster intellectual curiosity, a spirit of initiative and willingness to try, as well as develop strength of character in students. Design sound and creative instructional programmes to foster a thinking/learning culture and achieve academic excellence. Provide comprehensive co-curricular and student leadership programmes to develop character, self-discipline, risk-taking and motivation, and encourage entrepreneurship ventures among students, focusing on innovation and research.
Teaching and learning to maximally develop and harness the talents and abilities of students. Enhance teaching-learning processes to cater to different learning abilities/modalities of students, by providing learning support and enrichment programmes to meet the diverse students’ needs, value-add with accreditation and certification programmes in niche talent areas.
MI caters to all-round development and well-being of students, built on a firm foundation of holistic education and strong values, by providing sound and comprehensive lifeskills, pastoral care and career guidance programmes. Establish effective national education and values education programmes, promoting healthy lifestyle, physical fitness and provide good exposure to the creative arts.
Stakeholders establishes strategic alliances with the wider community for mutual benefits by building strong relationships with key partners, including IAC, alumni, parents, industry and community agencies, and publicise Institute’s programmes/accomplishments to build a positive image in the community and attract students who can benefit the programmes.
Curriculum hours
Curriculum hours vary in MI for individual levels. The first lesson in MI commences at 8.45 a.m., and the last lesson ends at 5:25 p.m. The duration of each lesson is 40 minutes. Students are provided with a break(s) or recess(es), and certain classes may have up to 120 minutes of breaks simultaneously in certain days. Classes are given a second recess in the afternoon prior to marathon lessons such as lectures and lengthy tutorials. Wednesdays are usually scheduled to end at 1.25 p.m. prior to CCA.Naming conventions
MI, along with many other junior colleges, and as well, the former JI and OI, regulates the naming conventions over several aspects related to the institution. Classes are ordered by the year of founding, curriculum stream, and then class number, e.g. the first class in the Arts stream founded in 2006 was 06A1; "06" denoting the year, while "A" for Arts, and "1" being the class number. Classes in the science stream are categorised by the "S" in the class name, while commerce/business stream classes are categorised by the "B" in the class name.Prior to the unification of MI in the 2007 academic year, MI classes in Toh Tuck Campus were categorised by "A" for art stream classes, "S" for science stream classes, and "C" for commerce stream classes, although cross-stream students may be present in classes, such as an art stream student in a "C" class or a commerce stream student in an "A" class, depending on their subject combinations, Management of Business and Principles of Accounts being the only 2 commerce stream subjects offered in MI.
MI classes in Bartley Campus are categorised by "B" for Bartley, which houses art and commerce stream students. The "C" classes were axed in favour of the "B" classes in the 2007 academic year, having students in the former "C" classes in Pre-U 1 and 2 in 2006 to become students of "B" classes in 2007.
A sports house is one of the student unions that a student will be attached to during their course of study in MI, and its designation is similar for both campuses. The four Houses that currently exist are Zircon, Onyx, Garnet and Sapphire, which are named after precious stones. Students compete under the flag of their respective Houses during the annual MI Track & Field Meet, scheduled between April to June. Students are prohibited from switching houses, and are not allowed to appeal for changes.
Orientation
All students take part in an orientation programme organised by the Students Council (SC) after the JAE intake in January. At the end of the orientation, OGs will be subjected to an inter-OG competition to vie for the Best Performing OG.Students are randomly placed into OGs which are led by an OG Leader (OGL) and supervised by two OG Tutors (OGTs). In the course of the first four days in school, fresh students will participate in games and scholastic activities. There are also talks conducted by teachers, subject heads or Heads of Departments (HODs) to brief the students on the process of selecting their subject combination, to prepare the students to choose subjects that are most suited to their interests and future career prospects (e.g. Mapping MI Future). There is a Skills Foundation and Bridging Programme that help students to slowly transit from the O Level to the A Level course of study.
MI Dance
MI has, over the years, revised a dance that is unique and exclusive to its students. All students are required to learn the dance during the orientation, and can expect to perform it during the Promotional Night upon graduating from MI. The dance is devised and choreographed to simplify certain tough steps of a formal dance, and incorporates several modern and post-modern steps to enhance the overall feel. The MI dance is of cultural significance to the institution, and is easy to learn.Welfare
The pastoral care programme in MI work within a 3-fold strategy of development, intervention and collaboration. MI provides life skills, sexuality education, enrichment programmes and mentoring programmes to meet the emotional and social needs of all students. To provide a holistic education, and for purpose of career & education guidance, and planning, the institute provides career talks, work experience through internship programmes, assistance in preparation for a career portfolio, entrepreneurship programmes by providing starting-up funding, and talks that aid in self-presentation and public speaking, while the stringent rules and code of conduct cultivate self-discipline.Intervention for students faced with problems or at risk include counselling services, financial assistance schemes etc. Parent-teacher conferences are too held annually to promote the involvement of parents in their child's education path and to garner trust, and alternative views in resolving issues.
Collaboration between school, home and community involves the parents and students. Industrial and commercial organisations are invited to the institute for talks regarding career options and further education. Regular conferences between students and law enforcement authorities are organised, which allow for positive discussions and debates, and to warn the students of the possible repercussions of negative behaviour and anti-social acts.
CCA
Wednesday is the universal day for CCA, across all levels, while some CCA may operate on other days such as Friday within the school's five day week. Lessons across all levels on Wednesdays end at 1.25 p.m. MI offers a rich variety of CCA. CCA available within the Sports category are: RugbyRugby football
Rugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...
, Football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
, Volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
, Bowling
Bowling
Bowling Bowling Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule...
, Netball
Netball
Netball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960 international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball ...
, Hockey
Hockey
Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...
, Floorball
Floorball
Floorball, a type of floor hockey, is an indoor team sport which was developed in the 1970s in Sweden. Floorball is most popular in areas where the sport has developed the longest, such as the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. The game is played...
, Track & Field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
, Badminton
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
, Basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, Tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
and Sepak Takraw
Sepak Takraw
Sepak takraw , or kick volleyball, is a sport native to the Malay-Thai Peninsula...
; Culture and Arts category are: Cultural Dance
Dance
Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
s (Chinese, Malay, Indian), Modern Dance, Angklung Kulintang Ensemble, Symphonic Band and Cultural Societies (Chinese, Malay, Indian); Societies category are: New Media Club, Interact Club, Entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
Club, Young Innovator's Club, Speech & Drama Society and Library Club. All students must have at least one CCA.
CCA are no longer considered as a pre-requisite for admission into local universities, however, certain faculties may choose to include CCA records as a benchmark for further analysis.
Institute Song
- In our journey
- Our Institute gives us strength
- To believe in ourselves
- And thus, venture forth
- To realise dreams
- To achieve our vision
- (Chorus)
- Our spirit will never falter
- With Diligence, we strive
- With Heart, we serve
- Our spirit will never falter
- We bring glory to Millennia
- With Resilience
- We brave all challenges
- With Knowledge and Passion
- Let us scale greater heights
- And in one voice
- We bring glory to Millennia
- (Chorus)
- Our spirit will never falter
- With Diligence, we strive
- With Heart, we serve
- Our spirit will never falter
- We bring glory to Millennia
See also
- Education in SingaporeEducation in SingaporeEducation in Singapore is managed by the Ministry of Education , which controls the development and administration of state schools receiving government funding, but also has an advisory and supervisory role in respect of private schools...
- List of schools in Singapore
- Outram InstituteOutram InstituteOutram Institute was one of 4 original Centralised Institutes in Singapore, and one of the two CIs to have been merged to establish the nation's current only CI, Millennia Institute. Outram Institute is the first Centralised pre-university Centre in Singapore, founded by Ministry of Education,...
- Jurong InstituteJurong InstituteJurong Institute was one of 4 original Centralised Institutes in Singapore, and one of the two CIs to have been merged to establish the nation's current only CI, Millennia Institute.-History:...
- Seletar InstituteSeletar InstituteSeletar Institute was one of the four original centralised institutes in Singapore and one of the pre-university centres in Singapore that offers a three-year curriculum leading to the Singapore Cambridge General Certificate of Education Advanced Level examination.-History:SI was established as...