The School Communities Tapestry

@ NorthLight

Mrs Chua-Lim Yen ChingMrs Loo-Ng Pek Har

MissionTo provide an engaging career-oriented and values-focused education for youth in preparing them for lifelong learning and employability

VisionA choice school of youth prepared for life and living.

Address communities’ sentiments towards the school (Vollmer, 2011)

Understand its mission • level the playing field for its

disadvantaged students as they enter the workforce

• cost of rehabilitation in contrast to education

Students’ Needs

Every Child Has• Basic Health Care• Safe Learning Environment• A Caring Adult• Genuine Opportunities

NorthLight’s Core Theory of Success

(Source : Daniel Kim’s Core Theory of Success, 1997)

Deepen Mission

Quality Results

Rebranding by Stakeholders

Attract Believers

Provide more Resources Qualit

y Actions

Quality Relationship

Quality Collective Thinking

Quality Planning

Internal Processes

External Support

Engaging the Communities on Mission• NLS Portal • Publications

Engaging the Communities on Mission

Teaching Fraternity• Learning Journeys • Teacher Work Attachments• Consultancy WorkWell Wishers • Learning Journeys

NLS Partners’ Creed

Support the MissionHelp the CauseAffirm the ChildRecognise the PotentialEncourage the Growth

Core Club CommunityParent Partners

Long Term Partners

Industrial Attachment

Parents’ Club

General Public

Well-Wishers

Our Partners

Our Partners• National Agencies and

Organisations• Charities and Self-Help Groups• Corporate Businesses• Schools• Individuals• Parents Support Group

Nature of Partnership• Scholarships and bursaries for

postsecondary education• -Work experience and

attachments• Jointly organized projects; CIP• Funding for facilities, equipment

and service enhancements • Delivery and development of

learning programmes and materials

• Financial support for needy students

Nature of Partnership• Parents Club, self-initiated

projects, support for school programmes and activities

• Heartwork @NorthLight

Partnering with John Little Our students at theirIndustrial Attachment

Partnering with World BankLearning and Prosperity

Partnering with NIE

• Joint project between NLS students from the New Media Club and 3 Trainee Teachers

• Production of 5 audio books

Students’ Learning from Partnership

… we learnt to see life…in a different light. We may have failed once or twice academically or have a lot of problems in our life that could be causing us much pain and suffering, but these are nothing compared to the challenges the Lighthouse school students face every minute in their daily lives. We have realized that the one and main obstacle in our life is the big ‘ME’. Instead of comparing ourselves to the more fortunate people, thinking of the lesser fortunate sure will help us consider our problems small and appreciate life even more.”

Partnering with Tribal DBB

SHINE e-book • A voice over for 2 original stories • Available in ipad, apps store • Use their voice to encourage children world -wide to stay strong and not to give up

Through our Partners, Luis Nani came to share with the students his hardship and struggles as a child, encouraging to press on…

Broadening and Deepening Relationships

• Annual Partners Award Ceremony

• Annual Survey

Student Cohort’s Mean EQ Scores

Our Students

Their experiences of successes

Staying True to Our Mission