Should Schools spend on Renovation and Repainting?
A conducive environment is important for studying. But what is the extent to which the hefty spending on beautifying schools can be justified?
The Ministry of Education, Singapore has an ongoing programme called Programme for Rebuilding and IMproving Existing Schools (PRIME) Launched in 1999, the primary purpose was to "to ensure that all students have access to facilities that can support a wide range of educational programmes."
Recently I had a conversation with a student who graduated from a Secondary school in Sengkang. Her school was new (younger than 7 years old) but had been repainted several times. She noticed that the repainting was done when the surrounding HDB flats were repainted.
I had also heard comments that physical beauty of the school is a good testimonial of the school and a good showcase. The experience of a visitor would cast a good impression. Grades and Discipline of students, shaft it aside and we'll talk about it another day.
Which leaves one to ponder how much aesthetics matter upon education?
The Ministry of Education, Singapore has an ongoing programme called Programme for Rebuilding and IMproving Existing Schools (PRIME) Launched in 1999, the primary purpose was to "to ensure that all students have access to facilities that can support a wide range of educational programmes."
Recently I had a conversation with a student who graduated from a Secondary school in Sengkang. Her school was new (younger than 7 years old) but had been repainted several times. She noticed that the repainting was done when the surrounding HDB flats were repainted.
I had also heard comments that physical beauty of the school is a good testimonial of the school and a good showcase. The experience of a visitor would cast a good impression. Grades and Discipline of students, shaft it aside and we'll talk about it another day.
Which leaves one to ponder how much aesthetics matter upon education?
Reference:
http://www.moe.gov.sg/initiatives/prime/
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posted by Yoong Kheong @ 13:44
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