The Academic Discovery Module (ADM) allows our young Josephians to inquire about the world or the self through a process guided by teachers. This process will get students to adopt lenses of the discipline in order to answer essential questions. As an example, this will give them opportunities to think and act like a scientist or historian.

Read about our Math Academic Discovery Module on 'Building Your Dream Home'.

The Innomakers Programme aims to provide students with the opportunities and platforms to learn through play, and through this playful learning, learn to be agents of change by innovating in service to the community. Creative Problem Solving framework and Design Thinking will be integrated into the curriculum to encourage students to Think, Make, Do and Share. Students will be introduced to the 21st-century workplace as they learn skills like coding, building robots, 3D printing, video-making and cardboard modelling. Skills and dispositions aligned with the IBDP Approaches to Learning (AtL) will be developed as the learning experiences challenge students to communicate, collaborate, self-manage, research, and think creatively as well as critically.

The Junior Researcher Programme (JRP) focuses on educating and equipping students with foundational research skills, which will be extended as they progress on to Year 3 & 4 IP and OP with Signum Fidei and Curriculum+ respectively. It is designed to encourage interdisciplinary learning and discovery by infusing research skills as a pedagogical tool in Level 1 & Level 2 learning. The programme also seeks to talent scout and develop IP & OP students, with aptitude in research work, to represent the school and participate in competitions and various research programme at the national level.

The ArtScience Programme develops students who can think beyond subject boundaries and integrate their approach towards problem-solving. ArtScience fosters ways of thinking that encourage creative and systematic problem-solving. It offers a transdisciplinary methodology that combines aesthetic and analytical thinking. This methodology, supported by mentors and community partnerships, emphasises Aspirational Design – where students’ passions meet societal needs – and nurtures essential 21st Century Competencies (e.g. Inventive Thinking) in our students.

The ArtScience Programme uses a Conception-Translation-Realisation framework to generate ideas to solve problems based on an annual theme. Students work collaboratively to define a problem, discuss and negotiate ideas, undertake research, test their prototypes to solve the identified problem, and to ‘sell’ their problem-solving ‘story’. Through ArtScience, students visit relevant art/science sites, attend talks by industry practitioners, conduct experiments, and engage in knowledge-building and art/design activities. 

The Signum Fidei Programme (SF) provides an opportunity for Year 4 IP students to collaborate with external organisations of their choice, whilst applying the Design Thinking framework in practical ways. This empowers our students to transform their learning into feasible solutions. To this end, our students learn how to collaborate, ideate and creatively solve problems in a VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous) world.

These self-initiated partnerships with external organisations encourage our Josephians to adopt a forward-looking mindset in designing sustainable prototypes that can benefit society at large, bearing in mind the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Accordingly, the Signum Fidei Programme cultivates an enterprising and innovative spirit in our Josephians, and encourages them to be Men for Others.

JAP Visual Arts is a four-year academic programme designed for Josephians in Years 1 – 4 to encourage and enable them to develop specific skills to create art, make purposeful connections between investigation and practice, communicate and express artistic thoughts, respond to and reflect on art to be socially aware and relevant.

JAP is compulsory for DSA Visual Arts students.

The  JAP Music programme is a dynamic four-year academic programme designed for students with a passion and aptitude for music. We focus on developing skills that equip students to become informed, versatile musicians, offering diverse performing opportunities that foster growth and creativity. Throughout the programme, students are encouraged to explore, experiment, collaborate, and apply the concepts they learn, empowering them to embark on their own unique musical projects and express their artistic vision.

Gregory, Ping Yuan and 2 other group members investigated the social well-being of the visually impaired under the topic of Health. Through their primary and secondary investigations, they discovered that the visually impaired often felt socially excluded due to the limited social platforms available to them. They created a board game that could be played by both the visually impaired and those who are sighted.

Current electives available are Entrepreneurship Unlock and Python Programming. Students can choose between the two elective courses that interest them, allowing them to deepen existing interests or explore new areas for growth.

English Language & Literature goes beyond the books...

Through the various programmes in SJI, Owenn Phua has honed his public speaking skills through SJI's 'One-Minute Gem' (OMG) Challenge and discovered his passion for creative writing and his love for the English language. Read about his story in SJI's Lumen.

Mathematics is more than just algebra & formulas!

Learning about our space & our past

From conception to prototype building

Nguyen Thanh Tin and Joshi Mihir share their experiences from the Singapore Young Physicist Tournament (SYPT), the International Elementz Fair (IEF) and the Singapore Science and Engineering Festival (SSEF).