Craft and Technology

Design & Technology Unit (D&T)

Our Objectives

• To investigate real-life issues by empathising with users, identifying design needs, and exploring opportunities through thorough research. 

• To create and test prototypes to ensure their designs effectively address practical needs

Our Programmes

1. ALP Integration in Design and Technology with Design Thinking

• Students are involved in hands-on learning beyond theoretical studies. 

• Students apply the Design Thinking Process (DTP) Model, integrated within the school's Applied Learning Programme (ALP).  

• Students generate and refine solutions, using mock-ups to perfect their designs. 

2. Collaborative Learning Event: Exploring D&T at East Zone Excellence

• Students exchange ideas and deepen their understanding of the Design and Technology programme through exhibition showcases with various schools. 

3. Empowering Primary School Partners through Design Thinking

• Upper Secondary students mentor Primary 5 students from Haig Girls Primary School 

• Objectives: Help them apply the Design Thinking Process (DTP) model to identify and solve challenges in their environment. 

• Encourage collaborative group work. 

Students engage in joyful learning as they explore ideas and passionately design to tackle opportunities identified through the Design Thinking Process, demonstrating compassion for users.

Driven by empathy and compassion, students create mockups to address real-world challenges

Students use CAD to bring their solutions to life, a tribute to their parents by addressing challenges they face with heartfelt gratitude.

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Art Unit

Our Objectives

As part of our mission to provide a holistic education that enables Broadricians to perceive, communicate, and appreciate art, we must integrate art into every aspect of our curriculum. Not only are art classes required, but they must also include artistic expression in subjects such as history. The students will gain a deeper understanding of art's role in society and culture, improve their creativity, and improve their communication skills. By exposing students to a variety of art forms—from traditional to contemporary—they will gain a deeper appreciation for art. Our goal is to empower Broadricians with the skills and knowledge to engage meaningfully with art throughout their lives.

Our Programmes

1. Enrichment Programme on Digital Arts

Participating in a digital art program will foster creativity, technical proficiency, and a thorough understanding of contemporary artistic tools. These skills are nurtured through guided instruction and hands-on exploration in Broadrick Secondary School's digital art enrichment program.

2. Sec 4: Learning Journey to NAFA & National Gallery 

As part of the Upper Secondary art history and contemporary artistic practices curriculum, students are allowed to visit NAFA and the National Gallery for a museum trip.

3. Lower Sec:  Collaboration Art x Humanities @ The Straits Gallery

By combining artistic expression with academic inquiry, Broadrick's Art and Humanities Collaborative seeks to enrich the educational experience through interdisciplinary inquiry. At Broadrician, the Art and Humanities Collaborative project embodies our commitment to holistic education, providing students with opportunities to explore and innovate, and to create meaningful connections between artistic expressions and scholarly inquiry.

4. Singapore Youth Festival 2024

   Students will create and submit quality artworks for national competitions using their knowledge of different art mediums.

5. Art Decal on Overhead Bridge at Old Airport Road

   A collaboration between Broadrick Secondary School and the Mountbatten Citizens' Consultative Committee (CCC) is behind the Art Competition organized by Broadrick Secondary School. Students in Sec 1 - 3 are invited to create art decals to be displayed at the Pedestrian Overhead Bridge (POB) across Old Airport Road.

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Nutrition and Food Science Unit (NFS)

To empower students to make informed decisions as discerning consumers

Signature Programmes:

• Lower Secondary – Supermarket Tour
  Secondary Ones take a guided tour through the supermarket aisles with FCE teachers to discover various tips in making economical and healthy food choices.

• Lower Secondary – In-Vend My Meal!
  The NFS unit collaborated with Chef-in-Box (JR Vending) to promote a greater awareness in Food Innovation and Technology.  The objective of this programme is to nurture our students to be future-ready learners. Hence, as part of their alternative assessment, FCE students are tasked to design and create a healthy fusion dish that is suited for dispensing from vending machines.

Ensure this caption is together with the pic: Chef Kim Dong Suk, an international award-winning from Seoul, Korea was invited to share the process in making a signature Korean dish, Bibimbap. The students had a light-hearted dialogue session with the chef to learn more about what it takes to be a successful chef.

• Lower Secondary – Ice-cream making workshop
  Secondary One NT students are engaged in an ice-cream making workshop as part of their enrichment programme. Through this hands-on activity, the students have fun while learning the process of ice cream-making as well as the effects of impurities during the freezing process.

• Upper Secondary – Food Science and Sensory Evaluation workshop
  Secondary Three Express students attend a 3-hour workshop in Temasek Polytechnic (School of Applied Sciences) to discover more about common food starches. They experimente with different food starches and observe its thickening and freezing properties under different conditions. They also conduct a sensory evaluation of the various starch formulations in the sensory evaluation room.

• Upper Secondary – Molecular Gastronomy workshop
  Secondary Three Normal Academic students attend this workshop to acquire the basic molecular-gastronomic techniques, such as spherification, emulsification and powderisation, using new technologies and natural texturing agents to deconstruct desserts and cocktails. With this knowledge, students are able to combine their newly acquired skills in the areas of food science and culinary arts.

• Upper Secondary – Elective Module: Culinary and Pastry & Baking by SHATEC
  Secondary Three Normal Academic and Normal Technical students enrol in this programme which is designed to provide them with basic pastry and baking skills and knowledge.  They also have the opportunity to use Food & Beverage industrial equipment as well as have interactive sessions with the trainers, who are former chefs from renowned establishments.