Red Cross Youth
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The Red Cross Youth is a youth organisation for adolescents and young members interested in the organization.
students. With a membership of 231 Teacher Officers, 1231 Links in 45 Primary School, 2624 Cadets in 48 Secondary School as of 31 December 2009. It is one of the active divisions besides the Adult Volunteer Division (AVD) under the Singapore Red Cross
. It finances its own operations and activities. Red Cross Youth Chapters (RCYC or RCY Chapters), previously known as the Red Cross Humanitarian Network (RCHN) was incorporated into Red Cross Youth from 1st July 2011.
The Singapore Red Cross Youth is also organised in a National Headquarters level with the following appointments:
The Red Cross Youth management is also organised into Committee's which consist of the following:
Direction of RCY: Headquarters train Volunteer Instructors (VIs) , and VIs will in turn, train Cadets.
Red Cross Youth is a ranked organisation, and members fall into a hierarchical structure of command. Red Cross Youth ranks run from members through Link, Cadet, Cadet Officers, Youth Officers and Divisional Officers. However,it is difficult to equate the rank structure to equivalent ranks in other military/paramilitary organisations.
as members of the Singapore Red Cross Society,
promise to serve our country,
and to join with others
all over the world to
help the sick and the suffering.
Each heart and hand,
To thee the flag we serve,
Friends in every land.
Come let us give anew,
Each though and mind,
To be a light to shine
Over all mankind.
So may our emblem be proudly unfurled,
To link the chain of youth for service through the world
Oh give us strength to prove,
Sure and sublime,
To make the cause we serve,
Shine over the hills of time.
The different badges are as follows:
CADET MEMBERS
Proficiency badges
National Education badges
Enrichment badges
LINK MEMBERS
Proficiency badges
Enrichment badges
1Granted to outstanding cadets who have passed the Unit Leaders' Programme (ULP).
2Granted to Volunteer Instructors who have passed the Volunteer Instructors' Programme (VIP).
3Granted to Volunteer Instructors, aged 21 and above in the year of promotion, who have completed the Volunteer Officers' Programme (VOP).
4Granted to teachers who have completed the Unit Officers' Programme (UOP), or Assistant Youth Officers who have shown continued service.
5This is the highest possible rank an Officer can be promoted to.
6These are Appointment Ranks appointed by The Council.
Duties of a VI includes:
Lanyard are awarded to cadets with outstanding performance in the following programme/event. Lanyards are worn on the left shoulder, however if a cadet attain more than one lanyard, he/she could still only don one.
Long Service Awards
Long Service Medals are awarded to Red Cross Volunteers as an appreciation for their active contributions in Singapore Red Cross.
North District
South District
East District
West District
1. About Activities
The world’s RCY campaign started from donations and comfort goods sent from youths in Canada, the United States and Australia to help children affected by the war in Europe. This generous spirit continues today according to the resolution of the national Red Cross Societies which called for Red Cross Youth activities at the 2nd General Assembly of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in 1992.
A Red Cross workshop, a Korean RCY campaign, was held in December 1952 in Busan, which was then the temporary capital of Korea. The workshop targeted 200 middle and high school students and in March 1953 the approval of the President and the Ministry of Education for the RCY spelled the beginning of its initial activity, the planting of 10,000 trees.
2. The Four great Activitiy goals
3. RCY specialized Program
1) Making gift boxes of friendship
The activity is designed to reward friendships demonstrated by the Junior Red Cross Youth members of foreign countries during the Korean war. In this program, participants make up boxes of friendship (worth about 10,000 won per box) containing school supplies such as pencils, notebooks and daily necessities, and send them to the underprivileged children of neighboring countries.
A total of 163,207 boxes was produced from 1991 to 2006 and about 180,000 boxes were sent to developing countries including Russia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Cambodia, Sri Lanka and Nepal. Some 15,000 boxes were sent to North Korea in 2002, with 6,144 in 2003 and 8,930 in 2004.
2) Voluntary service Post.
Voluntary Service Posting refers to a specific location where regular and continuous voluntary service takes place through setting a specific period of service for each RCY member school.
The RCY project department of the Korean Red Cross has promoted this campaign from 1999 and at the end of each year awards schools that demonstrate excellent performance and provide support expenses for activities. A casebook focusing on the activities of the Voluntary Service Post was published in 2004, and on the occasion of the 100-year anniversary of the Korean Red Cross in 2005 selected a King of Voluntary Service from among schools which have shown excellent volunteerism.
The Korean Red Cross produced and distributed a Voluntary Service Post manual in 2008 for leaders and members participating in the Post, and about 400,000 people participate every year drawn from around 940 RCY schools nationwide and in 1,300 Voluntary Service Posts.
3) A celebration for Teacher’s Day instituted by RCY
Members of the RCY have been visiting sick and retired teachers since 1958, and the National Student Coalition of the RCY has attended Institute Teachers’ Day since 1963. With donations from members and leaders, a monument commemorating Teachers’ Day was constructed at the Kangkyung Middle and High School campus in 2000. To honor the occasion, a ceremony and composition contest for the RCY is held nationwide every year under the supervision of the Korean Red Cross Dajeon chapters office in Chungnam. Each school holds various events such as writing letters of appreciation to teachers, flower presentations, visiting sick and retired teachers, and giving concerts or tea parties. Various commemorative events have been actively carried out for many years.
4) Korean Red Cross Overseas Voluntary Service
Every year since 1993 the Korean Red Cross has selected an overseas volunteer group comprising college students, and dispatched them to Red Cross branches in emerging and disaster-affected countries. The Korean Red Cross also recruits members and ordinary college students during the summer and winter vacation periods and sends them out to promote voluntary service, including lectures and 10-15 day international amity periods in target regions, giving them valuable cultural experiences.
5) RCY IFC (International Friendship Club)
A lodging program, organized in 1999, is intended to cement international ties and friendship and promote international interchange activities among leaders and RCY members through sharing activities with Red Cross sister group RCY. The program comprises lodging, Red Cross and Red Crescent visits, camp participation, historical site exploration and tourism. If desired a member who has provided lodging will get the chance to visit the country of his/her lodging member under the program’s one-on-one reciprocal principle.
6) Red Cross Global Leadership project
The Red Cross Global Leader Initiative is a project designed to cultivate the next generation of Red Cross global leaders. It focuses on instilling the humanitarian spirit in RCY members, in the presence of UN Secretary-General and former RCY member Ban Ki-moon. RCY members who participated in the first project implemented in 2007, Have visited the UN headquarters and taken part in interviews with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Every year the project selects and dispatches representatives from among the RCY membership group. The program consists of various overseas cultural experience opportunities, including field trips to the UN headquarters, the American Red Cross, the Korean Embassy in the USA, the White House, the National Assembly building and Columbia University. The purpose of the project is to cultivate youths’ capabilities as future global leaders and to foster a challenging spirit through new cultural experiences.
Youth units are established in secondary schools, although some are ”open units” that are targeted to adolescents whose school does not have such unit. As of 2006 there are 252 Red Cross Youth units.
Singapore
In Singapore, Red Cross Youth (RCY) is one of the Uniformed Groups for Primary School and Secondary SchoolSecondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
students. With a membership of 231 Teacher Officers, 1231 Links in 45 Primary School, 2624 Cadets in 48 Secondary School as of 31 December 2009. It is one of the active divisions besides the Adult Volunteer Division (AVD) under the Singapore Red Cross
Singapore Red Cross
The Singapore Red Cross started out in 30 September 1949 as part of the British Red Cross Society. In 6 April 1973, the Singapore Red Cross was officially incorporated by the Parliament of Singapore...
. It finances its own operations and activities. Red Cross Youth Chapters (RCYC or RCY Chapters), previously known as the Red Cross Humanitarian Network (RCHN) was incorporated into Red Cross Youth from 1st July 2011.
Structure
The Singapore Red Cross Youth comes under the command of Singapore Red Cross Society with the following appointments:| Appointment | Incumbent |
|---|---|
| Patron | President of the Republic of Singapore |
| Chairman | Mr Tee Tua Ba |
The Singapore Red Cross Youth is also organised in a National Headquarters level with the following appointments:
| Appointment | Incumbent |
|---|---|
| Director | Mr Ling Khoon Chow |
| Deputy Director | Mrs Tan Sin Yen |
The Red Cross Youth management is also organised into Committee's which consist of the following:
- The Steering Committee (SteerComm) of Red Cross Youth develops and endorses major policies for RCY.
- The Executive Committee (EXCO) deals with Operational issues, especially cross cutting ones which require coordination.
- The District Committees are accountable to the SteerComm for the efficient and effective operations of the respective school units.
Direction of RCY: Headquarters train Volunteer Instructors (VIs) , and VIs will in turn, train Cadets.
Red Cross Youth is a ranked organisation, and members fall into a hierarchical structure of command. Red Cross Youth ranks run from members through Link, Cadet, Cadet Officers, Youth Officers and Divisional Officers. However,it is difficult to equate the rank structure to equivalent ranks in other military/paramilitary organisations.
Cadet Movement
The Red Cross Youth seeks to:- promote and encourage the participation of children and young persons in the work of the Red Cross.
- inculcate healthy living habits.
- develop a sense of social responsibility.
- strengthen the band of international friendship existing between Red Cross YouthYouthYouth is the time of life between childhood and adulthood . Definitions of the specific age range that constitutes youth vary. An individual's actual maturity may not correspond to their chronological age, as immature individuals could exist at all ages.-Usage:Around the world, the terms "youth",...
members throughout the world.
Red Cross Youth Pledge
We,as members of the Singapore Red Cross Society,
promise to serve our country,
and to join with others
all over the world to
help the sick and the suffering.
Red Cross Youth Song
Come let us pledge again,Each heart and hand,
To thee the flag we serve,
Friends in every land.
Come let us give anew,
Each though and mind,
To be a light to shine
Over all mankind.
So may our emblem be proudly unfurled,
To link the chain of youth for service through the world
Oh give us strength to prove,
Sure and sublime,
To make the cause we serve,
Shine over the hills of time.
Incentive Badges Scheme
The objective of the Incentive Badge Scheme is to encourage Link and Cadet members to take an interest in subjects outside their normal academic curriculum and to widen their interests by carrying out these activities during trainings. Such activities may also be organized by their respective Districts. Certain activities are also organized by Red Cross Headquarters.The different badges are as follows:
CADET MEMBERS
Proficiency badges
- Footdrill (Bronze, Silver, Gold)
- Evacuation (Bronze, Silver, Gold)
- Outdoor Activities (Bronze, Silver, Gold)
- Red Cross Knowledge (Bronze, Silver, Gold)
- Red Cross Service (Bronze, Silver, Gold)
- Fund Raising (Bronze, Silver, Gold)
- Health Laws
- Standard First Aid
- Link-Cadet
National Education badges
- National Heritage
- National Day Parade
- Total Defence (Bronze, Silver, Gold)
- Singapore Youth Festival
- National Youth Achievement Award (Bronze, Silver, Gold)
Enrichment badges
- International Friendship
LINK MEMBERS
Proficiency badges
- Basic First Aid (Bronze, Silver, Gold)
- Fund Raising (Bronze, Silver, Gold)
- Red Cross Service (Bronze, Silver, Gold)
- Health Laws
Enrichment badges
- International Friendship
Annual Events
Red Cross Youth hosts a variety of major events, performances, competitions and programmes. The events are as follows:| Type | Programme/Event |
|---|---|
| Competitions | First Aid Competition, Footdrill Competition, Current Affairs Competition, Arts Festival |
| Training | Modular Workshops, Unit Instructors' Programme, Unit Leaders' Programme, Volunteer Instructors' Programme, Unit Officers' Programme, Volunteer Officers' Programme |
| Celebration/Recognition | Red Cross Youth Recognition Day, Awards and Promotions Ceremony, World Red Cross Day cum Enrolment Ceremony |
| Others | Red Cross Youth Challenge, Linkamania (Links), Youth Officer Sharing Session |
Uniform
| Uniform Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Cadet (Male) | The Female cadet uniform consist of a beret with cadet cap badge. short-sleeved tuck-in shirt with black buttons with long pants, belt and boots. Shoulder flashes bearing "Cadet" and the Singapore Red Cross on both sleeves. Epaulettes bearing the Cadet's rank are worn on the shoulders. |
| Cadet (Female) | The Female cadet uniform consist of a beret with cadet cap badge and hairnet, a short-sleeved one piece dress with black buttons and boots. Shoulder flashes bearing "cadet" and the Singapore Red Cross are worn on both sleeves. Epaulettes bearing the Cadet's rank are worn on the shoulders. |
| Volunteer Instructors (Male) | The Male VI uniform consists of a beret with adult cap badge, a white bush jacket with 4 big brass buttons in front, white pants and black leather shoes. Shoulder flashes bearing "Headquarters" and the Singapore Red Cross are worn on both sleeves. Epaulettes bearing the Instructor's rank are worn on the shoulders. |
| Volunteer Instructors (Female) | The Female VI uniform consists of a cap with the adult cap badge at the front, a long-sleeved top with flat collars and with brass buttons in front, white blouse and black court shoes. Shoulder flashes bearing "Headquarters" and the Singapore Red Cross are worn on both sleeves. Epaulettes bearing the Instructor's rank are worn on the shoulders. For Muslim female instructors, a white long skirt and white/navy blue scarf is worn. |
| HQ Youth officers (Male) | The Male YO uniform is the same as that to the male VI's but with a peak cap |
| HQ Youth officers (Female) | The Female YO uniform is the same as that to the female VI's |
| Youth (Teacher) Officers (Male) | The Male teacher officer uniform consists of a peak cap with adult cap badge, a white tuck-in shirt with brass buttons and blue pants. |
| Youth (Teacher) Officers (Female) | The Female Teacher officer uniform consists of a cap with adult cap badge, a white blouse with brass buttons and blue skirt. |
Rank structure
All listed ranks are in order of hierarchy, from top to bottom, left to right.| Link | Cadet | Volunteer Instructors | Youth Officers | Divisional Officers | Appointment Ranks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze Star | Private | Assistant Cadet Officer2 | Assistant Youth Officer3 | Assistant Divisional Officer | Deputy Director6 |
| Silver Star | Lance Corporal | Cadet Officer | Youth Officer4 | Divisional Officer | Director6 |
| Gold Star | Corporal | Senior Cadet Officer | Senior Youth Officer | Senior Divisional Officer5 | |
| Sergeant | Principal Cadet Officer | ||||
| Staff Sergeant | |||||
| Warrant Officer | |||||
| Senior Warrant Officer1 |
1Granted to outstanding cadets who have passed the Unit Leaders' Programme (ULP).
2Granted to Volunteer Instructors who have passed the Volunteer Instructors' Programme (VIP).
3Granted to Volunteer Instructors, aged 21 and above in the year of promotion, who have completed the Volunteer Officers' Programme (VOP).
4Granted to teachers who have completed the Unit Officers' Programme (UOP), or Assistant Youth Officers who have shown continued service.
5This is the highest possible rank an Officer can be promoted to.
6These are Appointment Ranks appointed by The Council.
Links and Cadets
Links and cadets are members of the Red Cross Youth units in primary and secondary school respectively, and regularly the unit's trainings as a co-curricular activity.Volunteer Instructors(VI)
Volunteer Instructors(VIs) are typically graduated cadets of various RCY units who wish to continue service to the organization, at the school and/or headquarters level. Volunteer Instructors are require to undergo Volunteer Instructors' Programme(VIP) organised by Red Cross Youth Headquarters. Trainees will undergo a series of training to equip them with knowledge and skills to be an instructor. All instructors are required to obtain Standard First Aid Certificate. When trainees successfully pass out from VIP, they will be promoted to the rank of Assistant Cadet Officer.Duties of a VI includes:
- Assisting Youth Officer(YO) in preparing the unit's training work plan.
- Assisting in conducting training and organising of activities within the core curriculum of the RCY.
- Assisting in the organisation of activities for the respective district.
- Providing proper guidance, counselling and welfare of the cadets.
- Attending meetings at unit committees as a co-opted member to provide advice and expertise.
Awards and Commendations
LanyardsLanyard are awarded to cadets with outstanding performance in the following programme/event. Lanyards are worn on the left shoulder, however if a cadet attain more than one lanyard, he/she could still only don one.
| Programme | Duration | % of cohort |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Instructors' Programme | Nov-Dec | 10 |
| Unit Leaders' Programme | May–June | 10 |
| Red Cross Youth Challenge | Dec | 10 |
Long Service Awards
Long Service Medals are awarded to Red Cross Volunteers as an appreciation for their active contributions in Singapore Red Cross.
| Length of Service | Award |
|---|---|
| 5 | Red Cross Bronze Star |
| 10 | Red Cross Silver Star |
| 15 | Red Cross Gold Star |
| 20 | Red Cross Platinum Star |
| 25 | Red Cross Diamond Star |
TheUnIChannel
In order to allow the cadets to stay connect with Red Cross Youth and interact with other cadets. In 2009, Red Cross Youth publicity team launched a facebook group and and blog named TheUnIChannel. The blog provides regular updates on Red Cross related issues such as work of ICRC and IFRC to broaden the cadets mind, unit management, competition photos and also teengage-related issues. The blog has achieved high readership since is launch in 2009, as of July 2011, it has over 24,000 views.School Units
There are a total of four districts schools are categorised under:North District
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- Ang Mo Kio Primary School
- Compassvale Primary SchoolCompassvale Primary SchoolCompassvale Primary School is a primary school in Singapore. The campus was officially opened in 2000. The school boasts higher overall PSLE scores than the national average, and a good record in the Singapore Mathematical Olympiad. It is also reported in Singapore news about it. It excels in...
- Greendale Primary School
- Mayflower Primary School
- Naval Base Primary School
- Northland Primary SchoolNorthland Primary SchoolNorthland Primary School is an independent primary school located in Yishun, Singapore. Students of the school are referred to as "Northlanders". The school is located at 15 Yishun Avenue 4, which is near Yishun Park.-History:...
- Pei Xin Primary School
- Peiying Primary SchoolPeiying Primary SchoolPeiying Primary School Peiying Primary School Peiying Primary School (simplified Chinese: 培英小学）is a primary school located in Yishun Ring Road, near to Khatib MRT, Singapore. It is located just beside Naval Base Secondary School.-History:...
- Rivervale Primary School
- Sembawang Primary School
- Admiralty Secondary SchoolAdmiralty Secondary SchoolAdmiralty Secondary School is government secondary school in Singapore.In 2010, Admiralty Secondary School attained the MOE Sustained Achievement Award for the Aesthetics and 2nd Sustained Achievement Award for Uniformed Groups...
- Chong Boon Seondary School
- Compassvale Secondary School
- Evergreen Secondary School
- Greendale Secondary SchoolGreendale Secondary SchoolGreendale Secondary School is a secondary school located in Punggol, in the north-eastern part of Singapore.Greendale Secondary School started as a new school in January 2006...
- Hougang Secondary SchoolHougang Secondary SchoolHougang Secondary School is a Co-educational secondary school located in Houngang, in the northern part of Singapore.-School history:...
- Marsiling Secondary SchoolMarsiling Secondary SchoolMarsiling Secondary School is a government co-educational secondary school in Woodlands, Singapore. It was founded in 2000...
- Nan Chiau High SchoolNan Chiau High SchoolNan Chiau High School is a secondary school in Singapore. It was founded as Nan Chiau Teachers' Training School in 1941 by Tan Kah Kee. Its first campus was built on a plot of land donated by Lee Kong Chian, at Kim Yam Road in River Valley. In 1947 the school became Nan Chiau Girls' High School. In...
- Northbrooks Secondary SchoolNorthbrooks Secondary SchoolNorthbrooks Secondary School is a secondary school located in Yishun Ring Road, Singapore. It is located near Yishun Park.-History:Northbrooks Secondary School opened with its first intake on 3 January 2000 with eight Secondary 1 classes...
- Punggol Secondary SchoolPunggol Secondary SchoolPunggol Secondary School is a secondary school located in Punggol, in the north-eastern part of Singapore....
- Sembawang Secondary SchoolSembawang Secondary SchoolSembawang Secondary School is located in Sembawang, Singapore. The school was established in 1999 and was temporarily housed at Woodlands Ring Secondary School for nine months before moving to its current location at 30 Sembawang Crescent.-History:...
- Seng Kang Secondary SchoolSeng Kang Secondary School"Seng Kang Secondary School" is a government Secondary school located in the North-East region of Singapore in Sengkang New Town. It was opened to all student in the Sengkang region in 2001. In early 1999, the school was already thriving, developing its school compound in the premises of...
- Serangoon Garden Secondary School
- Serangoon Secondary SchoolSerangoon Secondary SchoolSerangoon Secondary School is a government secondary school in Hougang, Singapore. The school was established in 1928. In 2001, the secondary school was moved to its present location at 11 Upper Serangoon View.-School crest:...
- Woodgrove Secondary SchoolWoodgrove Secondary SchoolWoodgrove Secondary school is a secondary school in Woodlands, Singapore. The school was founded by pioneer Principal Mrs Helena Song Kheng Sin in year 2000, and opened by Dr Maliki Osman, MP for Sembawang GRC in 5 July 2002....
- Yio Chu Kang Secondary SchoolYio Chu Kang Secondary SchoolYio Chu Kang Secondary School was established in 1965 in the same year that Singapore become a Republic. It was built to provide secondary education for the pupils who lived in the Yio Chu Kang area in response to a request made by villagers during a visit by Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, the Prime Minister,...
South District
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- Ai Tong SchoolAi Tong SchoolAi Tong School is a primary school located in Bishan, Singapore. It is one of the five affiliated primary schools under the Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan. The name 爱同 is derived from 博爱 and 大同 which means 'Love for all mankind' and 'Equality/Harmony' respectively.-Motto:"Sincerity and Perseverance",...
- Blangah Rise Primary SchoolBlangah Rise Primary SchoolBlangah Rise Primary School is a government co-educational neighbourhood primary school in Singapore, located at 91 Telok Blangah Heights,...
- Cedar Primary School
- Fairfield Methodist Primary SchoolFairfield Methodist Primary SchoolFairfield Methodist School is a government-aided primary school in Dover Road, western Singapore.It is affiliated with Fairfield Methodist School .- Early years :...
- Holy Innocent Primary School
- Jing Shan Primary
- Kheng Cheng School
- Queenstown Primary School
- River Valley Primary School
- South View Primary SchoolSouth View Primary School- About the School :It started functioning in 1990, as a result of a merger between Ama Keng School and Nam San School. It is a co-educational, double session, government school...
- Ang Mo Kio Secondary SchoolAng Mo Kio Secondary SchoolAng Mo Kio Secondary School is a government co-educational secondary school in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore, covering levels Secondary 1 to Secondary 5 . Students at AMKSS are known as AMKsians.-History:...
- Bartley Secondary SchoolBartley Secondary SchoolBartley Secondary School is a co-educational neighbourhood secondary school in Singapore. The principal is Mrs Mary Bay.-History:The school was founded on 18 February 1952 with Mr Chua Leong Hean as the first principal who also designed the School Crest....
- Bendemeer Secondary SchoolBendemeer Secondary SchoolBendemeer Secondary School is a secondary school in Singapore. Established in 1979. Her 1st principal was Madam Rebecca Lee who runs the school very well and lead the school through the next 2 decades...
- Cedar Girls' Secondary SchoolCedar Girls' Secondary SchoolCedar Girls' Secondary School is an all-girls educational institution/high school established in 1957 in Singapore with an enrolment of 507 girls, 13 classes and a staff of 18. The school went single session in 1992 and gained autonomous status in 1996. All classes are in the Express or Special...
- CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh)
- Crescent Girls' SchoolCrescent Girls' SchoolCrescent Girls' School is an autonomous girls' school in Singapore and bears no affiliation to any other school. Students who applied for admission to Crescent in 2011 must obtain at least a PSLE score of 243 or above to qualify...
- Fairfield Methodist Secondary SchoolFairfield Methodist Secondary SchoolFairfield Methodist School is an autonomous co-educational Methodist secondary school in Dover, Singapore. It covers Secondary 1 to Secondary 5 inclusive .-History:...
- Guangyang Secondary SchoolGuangyang Secondary SchoolGuangyang Secondary School is a government secondary school in Singapore. It was merged with Braddell-Westlake Secondary School in 2006. Currently it is a co-ed, single session school. - History :...
- Queenstown Secondary SchoolQueenstown Secondary SchoolQueenstown Secondary School is a government co-educational neighbourhood secondary school in Queenstown, Singapore.-History:...
- Raffles Girls' School
- Raffles InstitutionRaffles InstitutionRaffles Institution , founded in 1823, is the oldest centre for pre-tertiary learning in Singapore. It is an independent school in Singapore providing secondary and pre-university education. RI consists of a boys-only secondary section , and a coeducational pre-university section...
- Singapore Chinese Girls' SchoolSingapore Chinese Girls' SchoolSingapore Chinese Girls' School is one of the oldest schools in Singapore having been founded in 1899. It is a full school with both primary and secondary divisions, taking in students between the ages of 6 and 16...
- St. Gabriel's Secondary School
- St. Margaret's Secondary SchoolSt. Margaret's Secondary SchoolSt. Margaret’s Secondary School is an autonomous government-aided girls’ secondary school in Singapore. It is the first girls’ school in Singapore and is often regarded as the oldest existing girls’ school in the Far East. It is affiliated with St...
- Ai Tong School
East District
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- Bedok West Primary School
- Casuarina Primary School
- Chongzheng Primary SchoolChongzheng Primary SchoolChongzheng Primary School is a government primary school located in Tampines, in the eastern part of Singapore. Its principal is Elaine Quek and its vice principal is Karen Anne Albuquerque. Former principal Jasmine Singh Gill left in 2010, and former vice-principal Lee Kok Meng Clement left this...
- Coral Primary School
- East View Primary School
- Eunos Primary School
- Fengshan Primary School
- Griffith's Primary School
- Haig Girls' School
- Meridian Primary SchoolMeridian Primary SchoolMeridian Primary School is a government school in the Western sector of Pasir Ris, New Town, Singapore. It was established in 2000 and started with 180 pupils in five Primary 1 classes and a staff of eight teachers and five support staff. The school was holding at Coral Primary School for a year...
- St. Stephen Primary School
- Temasek Primary SchoolTemasek Primary SchoolTemasek Primary School is a government primary school in Bedok, Singapore.Sometimes referred to as the Learning Campus, the school has an enrolment of over 2,000...
- Xinghua Primary SchoolXinghua Primary SchoolXinghua Primary School is a government, co-educational primary school of the Ministry of Education of Singapore and offers education from Primary 1 to Primary 6, leading to the Primary School Leaving Examination...
- Broadrick Secondary SchoolBroadrick Secondary SchoolBroadrick Secondary School is a government secondary school located in Mountbatten, Singapore. The school is located beside Dakota MRT station and it takes about 5 minutes to walk from the school to the station. The school offers a wide variety of CCAs which aims to nurture the students by...
- Coral Secondary SchoolCoral Secondary SchoolCoral Secondary School is a government secondary school in Pasir Ris, Singapore, which offers a four to five year course leading to a GCE 'O' Level or a GCE 'N' Level certificate and to a Centralised Institute, Junior College, Polytechnic or the Institute of Technical Education.- About Coral :Coral...
- Dunman Secondary SchoolDunman Secondary SchoolDunman Secondary School is an autonomous co-educational secondary school in Singapore. The school was founded in 1963, and is located in Tampines in the eastern part of Singapore.-Principals:...
- Pasir Ris Secondary SchoolPasir Ris Secondary SchoolNot to be confused with Pasir Ris Crest Secondary School.Pasir Ris Secondary School is a co-educational secondary school in Singapore. It was one of the first secondary schools to be established in the area, then called Pasir Ris. Today, the area is known as Tampines, Pasir Ris being another area...
- Siglap Secondary School
- Tanjong Katong Girls' SchoolTanjong Katong Girls' SchoolTanjong Katong Girls' School is an autonomous girls' secondary school in Singapore. TKGS is one of the few schools in Singapore that offer the Music Elective Programme to students who wish to pursue Music as a subject in the Cambridge 'O' Level examinations...
- Tanjong Katong Secondary SchoolTanjong Katong Secondary SchoolTanjong Katong Secondary School, affectionately known as TK, is an autonomous co-educational school located in Katong. Before its autonomous status, the school was named by the Ministry of Education as the 'Best Non-Independent and Non-Autonomous Secondary School' in Singapore. TK was presented...
- Victoria SchoolVictoria SchoolVictoria School in Singapore is a government secondary school for boys, founded in 1876, at Siglap Link, about one kilometre from affiliated Victoria Junior College....
West District
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- Boon Lay Garden Primary School
- Bukit Panjang Primary SchoolBukit Panjang Primary SchoolBukit Panjang Primary School is a government, co-educational primary School located at Bukit Panjang, Singapore.-History:The school started with in January 1932 with two classes and 60 pupils....
- Bukit Timah Primary SchoolBukit Timah Primary SchoolBukit Timah Primary School is a government primary school located in Bukit Timah, Singapore. The school was formed from two old schools, Bukit Batok East and Bukit Batok West Primary in 1984...
- Bukit View Primary School
- Choa Chu Kang Primary School
- Concord Primary SchoolConcord Primary SchoolConcord Primary School is a primary school located in Choa Chu Kang, Singapore. It started functioning in year 2000. It is a co-ed, double session, government school. Mdm Rita Rajlal is the current principal. Miss Chew Lay Hwee is the current vice principal of the school.- Motto :The motto is to...
- De La Salle Primary School
- Fuhua Primary SchoolFuhua Primary SchoolFuhua Primary School is a primary school in Jurong East, Singapore. It was founded in 1941 as a village school by a teacher named Goh Si Ren. The school was located near Bukit Batok and later moved to its current location in Jurong East, but housed in an old campus. In 2000, it temporarily moved to...
- Grace Orchard School
- Pei Tong Primary SchoolPei Tong Primary SchoolPei Tong Primary School is a government primary school in Singapore. It is located in Clementi in western Singapore.Pei Tong Primary School has been in Clementi since its establishment in 1948. The school is at Clementi Avenue 5....
- Pioneer Primary SchoolPioneer Primary SchoolPioneer Primary School is a primary school located in Nanyang, Singapore, at Jurong West Street 81.- School Song :Down the road to Pioneerit's where we look for wisdomThe truth to strengthen all our soulsthat's the way we shall glow....
- Princess Elizabeth Primary School
- St. Anthony's Primary School
- Yuhua Primary SchoolYuhua Primary SchoolYuhua Primary School is a primary school in Jurong East, Singapore. In 2002, Yuqun Primary merged with Yuhua Primary to form the new Yuhua Primary School. It is presently a vibrant school with nearly 1900 pupils and 100 staff....
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Korea, Republic of
The Red Cross Youth(RCY) in Republic of Korea was established in 1953, in the middle of Korea War. The first activity of RCY was to plant 10 thousands trees in the land devastated by the war. Now, RCY in South Korea has about 200,000 members in 4,200 clubs and is composed of students from elementary schools to universities.1. About Activities
The world’s RCY campaign started from donations and comfort goods sent from youths in Canada, the United States and Australia to help children affected by the war in Europe. This generous spirit continues today according to the resolution of the national Red Cross Societies which called for Red Cross Youth activities at the 2nd General Assembly of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in 1992.
A Red Cross workshop, a Korean RCY campaign, was held in December 1952 in Busan, which was then the temporary capital of Korea. The workshop targeted 200 middle and high school students and in March 1953 the approval of the President and the Ministry of Education for the RCY spelled the beginning of its initial activity, the planting of 10,000 trees.
2. The Four great Activitiy goals
- Health
- Social Service
- Amity
- Ideological Objectives of Red Cross
3. RCY specialized Program
1) Making gift boxes of friendship
The activity is designed to reward friendships demonstrated by the Junior Red Cross Youth members of foreign countries during the Korean war. In this program, participants make up boxes of friendship (worth about 10,000 won per box) containing school supplies such as pencils, notebooks and daily necessities, and send them to the underprivileged children of neighboring countries.
A total of 163,207 boxes was produced from 1991 to 2006 and about 180,000 boxes were sent to developing countries including Russia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Cambodia, Sri Lanka and Nepal. Some 15,000 boxes were sent to North Korea in 2002, with 6,144 in 2003 and 8,930 in 2004.
2) Voluntary service Post.
Voluntary Service Posting refers to a specific location where regular and continuous voluntary service takes place through setting a specific period of service for each RCY member school.
The RCY project department of the Korean Red Cross has promoted this campaign from 1999 and at the end of each year awards schools that demonstrate excellent performance and provide support expenses for activities. A casebook focusing on the activities of the Voluntary Service Post was published in 2004, and on the occasion of the 100-year anniversary of the Korean Red Cross in 2005 selected a King of Voluntary Service from among schools which have shown excellent volunteerism.
The Korean Red Cross produced and distributed a Voluntary Service Post manual in 2008 for leaders and members participating in the Post, and about 400,000 people participate every year drawn from around 940 RCY schools nationwide and in 1,300 Voluntary Service Posts.
3) A celebration for Teacher’s Day instituted by RCY
Members of the RCY have been visiting sick and retired teachers since 1958, and the National Student Coalition of the RCY has attended Institute Teachers’ Day since 1963. With donations from members and leaders, a monument commemorating Teachers’ Day was constructed at the Kangkyung Middle and High School campus in 2000. To honor the occasion, a ceremony and composition contest for the RCY is held nationwide every year under the supervision of the Korean Red Cross Dajeon chapters office in Chungnam. Each school holds various events such as writing letters of appreciation to teachers, flower presentations, visiting sick and retired teachers, and giving concerts or tea parties. Various commemorative events have been actively carried out for many years.
4) Korean Red Cross Overseas Voluntary Service
Every year since 1993 the Korean Red Cross has selected an overseas volunteer group comprising college students, and dispatched them to Red Cross branches in emerging and disaster-affected countries. The Korean Red Cross also recruits members and ordinary college students during the summer and winter vacation periods and sends them out to promote voluntary service, including lectures and 10-15 day international amity periods in target regions, giving them valuable cultural experiences.
5) RCY IFC (International Friendship Club)
A lodging program, organized in 1999, is intended to cement international ties and friendship and promote international interchange activities among leaders and RCY members through sharing activities with Red Cross sister group RCY. The program comprises lodging, Red Cross and Red Crescent visits, camp participation, historical site exploration and tourism. If desired a member who has provided lodging will get the chance to visit the country of his/her lodging member under the program’s one-on-one reciprocal principle.
6) Red Cross Global Leadership project
The Red Cross Global Leader Initiative is a project designed to cultivate the next generation of Red Cross global leaders. It focuses on instilling the humanitarian spirit in RCY members, in the presence of UN Secretary-General and former RCY member Ban Ki-moon. RCY members who participated in the first project implemented in 2007, Have visited the UN headquarters and taken part in interviews with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Every year the project selects and dispatches representatives from among the RCY membership group. The program consists of various overseas cultural experience opportunities, including field trips to the UN headquarters, the American Red Cross, the Korean Embassy in the USA, the White House, the National Assembly building and Columbia University. The purpose of the project is to cultivate youths’ capabilities as future global leaders and to foster a challenging spirit through new cultural experiences.
Hong Kong
Most of the Hong Kong Red CrossHong Kong Red Cross
The Hong Kong Red Cross is the national Red Cross society of Hong Kong as part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. It was established officially on 12 July 1950 as a branch of the British Red Cross Society in Hong Kong...
Youth units are established in secondary schools, although some are ”open units” that are targeted to adolescents whose school does not have such unit. As of 2006 there are 252 Red Cross Youth units.