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FUSION is a unique programme for Secondary 1 students that integrates
the teaching of elective subjects like Art, Home Economics and Design
& Technology towards a shared problem - to set up a Cultural
Fusion Restaurant. The curriculum is planned such that students
learn about the various cultures as part of national education and
use their knowledge to design art pieces, products and healthy recipes
for the restaurant. As the culmination of the programme, students
set up restaurant to serve healthy meals to invited guests.
The 3 subjects are planned as a modular system. Students attends
10 weeks of Art, followed by 10 weeks of Design and Technology and
10 weeks of Home Econs in any order of subjects. At the end of the
year, as a post examination activity, each class will convert their
classrooms into restaurants to serve 6 guests.
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how to design items for a restaurant and to manage a restaurant,
the students are assigned group task to observe restaurant and
to interview the people in the restaurants. They will then present
their findings to their classmates. |
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Once the students have clearer picture
of a restaurant, they will embark to design their own products,
art pieces and healthy fusion recipes for their cultural fusion
restaurants. The students are taught the design process to create
the above items. The lessons are planned to engaging them in learning
through exploration, team work and presentation. Outdoor activities
conducted for students to draw inspiration from their environment
to come up with their own creation.
 
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by
Grace Kwek, Subject Head, Craft and Technology
