Character & Citizenship Education (CCE)

Find out how TGPS builds character through Values-in-Education and find out more about how Sexuality Education is conducted.

Last updated 2 August 2026

Character & Citizenship Education (Overview)

CCE framework with Core Values at center, surrounded by identity, relationships, and choices layers.

Values Education

Students learn and internalize the school values—Teamspirit, Graciousness, Perseverance, and Self-Discipline—through engaging discussions and hands-on activities. Positive behaviors reflecting these values are recognized with well-done cards to reinforce learning.

Values in Action (Overview)

At TGPS, our Values in Action (VIA) program is designed to instill empathy and social responsibility in our students through a structured, progressive approach. Each level focuses on a different aspect of care, guiding students from understanding societal issues to taking meaningful action.

By the end of six years, students will have a clearer understanding of real-world challenges and be empowered to contribute positively within their means. Our whole-school approach further reinforces this commitment through initiatives such as the Clothing Recycling Drive and Food Donation Drive, fostering a culture of giving and sustainability.

Together, we strive towards a Caring, Sustainable & Inclusive Singapore.

VIA Framework diagram for Teck Ghee Primary School showing empathy progression across P1-P6 grade levels.

Lower Primary

Introducing empathy through animal advocacy via SPCA talk and story-telling.

Photo of SPCA talk done in the school hall, and a second photo of the storytelling session by local children's book author Evelyn Sue Wong on caring for birds held in the school library.

Student-made posters and stories about caring for animals displayed on pink tables at Ang Mo Kio NLB.

Middle Primary

Students developing empathy through caring for the environment and community

P3: Work with NEA in understanding and promoting Singapore’s Hawker culture.

Students in school uniforms interview adults at a Singapore hawker center, holding papers and notes.

P4: Develop empathy through raising awareness on estate cleanliness (AMK TC) & Food sustainability via litter picking and giving out brochures.

Students in uniforms clean garden soil outdoors; below, a large student group poses indoors for a town council event.

Upper Primary

Application of Empathy through caring for the community.

P5: Host Active Ageing Intergenerational learning workshop (ILP) in partnership with Ren Ci Nursing Home

Students in school uniforms and masks work on a clay activity with elderly people seated at a table indoors.

P6: Active Ageing – Connecting with seniors from Lion Befrienders through an interactive exercise and conversation session at Bishan Park, fostering well-being and meaningful intergenerational relationships.

A person in red leads a large group in outdoor exercises in a park surrounded by tall trees.

MOE Sexuality Education in Schools

1. Sexuality Education (SEd) in schools aims to enable students to understand the physiological, social and emotional changes they experience as they mature, develop healthy and rewarding relationships with others, including those with members of the opposite sex, and make wise, informed and responsible decisions on sexuality matters. SEd is premised on the importance of the family as the basic unit of society. This means encouraging healthy, heterosexual marriages and stable nuclear family units with extended family support. The teaching and learning of SEd is based on respect for the values and beliefs of the different ethnic and religious communities in Singapore on sexuality issues.

2. The Goals of Sexuality Education are:
(a) Support students in managing their physiological, social and emotional changes as they grow up and develop safe and healthy relationships.
(b) Guide students to make wise, informed and responsible decisions on sexuality matters.
(c) Help students develop a moral compass and respect for themselves and others by having positive mainstream values and attitudes about sexuality that are premised on the family as the basic unit of society.

3. The Key Messages of Sexuality Education are:
(a) Love and respect yourself as you love and respect others;
(b) Build positive relationships based on love and respect (which are the foundation for strong families);
(c) Make responsible decisions for yourself, your family and society; and
(d) Abstinence before marriage is the best protection against STIs/HIV and unintended pregnancies. Casual sex can harm and hurt you and your loved ones.

You may click here for more information on MOE Sexuality Education.

Overview of Teck Ghee Primary School’s Sexuality Education Programme for 2026

4. Sexuality Education is delivered in a holistic manner through the school curriculum. The content for Sexuality Education is grouped into five main themes: Human Development, Interpersonal Relationships, Sexual Health, Sexual Behaviour, and, Culture, Society and Law. You may click here for more information on the scope of Sexuality Education in the school curriculum.

5. The subjects that incorporate topics on sexuality include:
a. Science
b. Character and Citizenship Education (CCE)

Sexuality Education Lessons:
6. The upper primary years mark the onset of puberty. With better nutrition and improved health care, children are reaching puberty at a younger age and have to grapple with physical, emotional and psychological changes in themselves. The implication is that our children are becoming biologically ready for sexual activity sooner without necessarily having the corresponding cognitive or emotional maturity to modulate their behaviours. Furthermore, our young are also exposed to a wide range of influences that could endanger health and undermine the integrity of the family. Our students require close guidance so that they can respond with discernment to the sexual messages in the media and other sources.

7. Sexuality Education (SEd) lessons are taught as part of CCE (FTGP) at Primary 5 and 6. Through these lessons, students will learn healthy ways to manage the physiological, social and emotional changes in their growing years. They learn to build healthy and rewarding relationships with others, including those with members of the opposite sex. Students are also guided to make wise, informed and responsible decisions to keep themselves safe from sexuality-related risks.

Sexuality Education Curriculumn in TGPS (2026)

At Teck Ghee Primary School, the following Sexuality Education lessons will be taught in 2026:

Primary 5

Primary 5 Sexuality Education lessons and schedule for 2026

CCE(FTGP) THEME	LESSON TITLE / DURATION	LESSON OVERVIEW	TIME PERIOD (e.g. Term 1 Week 2)
Growing Years	The Changes in Me (60 min)	This lesson focuses on helping students identify the emotions and stress caused by physical changes during puberty. Students will learn to describe the healthy ways to manage their negative feelings during this time. They will also learn to recognise that one’s identity need not be negatively affected, even when one’s body is experiencing changes due to puberty. This lesson is conducted separately for boys and girls in different classrooms, so that the students will feel more comfortable during the discussions.	Term 4 Week 7
Growing Years	Did You Know? (60 min)	This lesson focuses on helping students know what pornography is and how it can affect themselves and others. Students will learn about the dangers of being exposed to sexually explicit materials and reject the viewing and/or reading of pornographic materials. They will learn to evaluate their own responses when they encounter pornography by applying the strategy ‘Stop-Think-Do’. This lesson is conducted separately for boys and girls in different classrooms, so that the students will feel more comfortable during the discussions.	Term 4 Week 8
Growing Years	Keeping Myself Safe (60 min)	In this lesson, students will learn about sexual abuse, how it can happen during online and offline interactions and the impact of such abuse on victims. They also learn how to take precautionary measures to be safe and how to seek help for themselves and their friends. This lesson is conducted separately for boys and girls in different classrooms, so that the students will feel more comfortable during the discussions.	Term 4 Week 9

CCE(FTGP) THEME

LESSON TITLE / DURATION

LESSON OVERVIEW

TIME PERIOD
(e.g. Term 1 Week 2)

Growing Years

The Changes in Me
(60 min)

This lesson focuses on helping students identify the emotions and stress caused by physical changes during puberty. Students will learn to describe the healthy ways to manage their negative feelings during this time. They will also learn to recognise that one’s identity need not be negatively affected, even when one’s body is experiencing changes due to puberty.

This lesson is conducted separately for boys and girls in different classrooms, so that the students will feel more comfortable during the discussions.

Term 4 Week 7

Growing Years

Did You Know?
(60 min)

This lesson focuses on helping students know what pornography is and how it can affect themselves and others. Students will learn about the dangers of being exposed to sexually explicit materials and reject the viewing and/or reading of pornographic materials. They will learn to evaluate their own responses when they encounter pornography by applying the strategy ‘Stop-Think-Do’.

This lesson is conducted separately for boys and girls in different classrooms, so that the students will feel more comfortable during the discussions.

Term 4 Week 8

Growing Years

Keeping Myself Safe
(60 min)

In this lesson, students will learn about sexual abuse, how it can happen during online and offline interactions and the impact of such abuse on victims. They also learn how to take precautionary measures to be safe and how to seek help for themselves and their friends.

This lesson is conducted separately for boys and girls in different classrooms, so that the students will feel more comfortable during the discussions.

Term 4 Week 9

Primary 6

Primary 6 Sexuality Education lessons and schedule for 2026

CCE(FTGP) THEME	LESSON TITLE / DURATION	LESSON OVERVIEW	TIME PERIOD (e.g. Term 1 Week 2)
Growing Years	Are We More than Friends? Lesson 1 (60 min)	In this lesson, students will learn to distinguish between the characteristics of love and infatuation, and identify the strong emotions that may arise from experiencing the feelings of infatuation. They will recognise that experiencing feelings of infatuation is part of growing up and becoming infatuated with someone does not mean that they should be involved in a romantic relationship. Instead, they should focus on building strong and healthy friendships with their circles of friends.	Term 4 Week 4
Growing Years	Are We More than Friends? Lesson 2 (60 min)	In this lesson, students will learn healthy ways to manage the emotions arising from infatuation and recognise the importance of respecting the boundaries of any relationship. They will also recognise the negative impact of teasing their peers who may be experiencing the feelings of infatuation and learn to behave maturely towards each other.	Term 4 Week 5

Information for Parents

8. Parents may opt their children out of Sexuality Education lessons, and/or supplementary Sexuality Education programmes by MOE-approved external providers.

9. Parents who wish to opt their children out of the Sexuality Education lessons need to complete an opt-out form. This form will be communicated to parents at the start of the year and is also accessible here. The completed opt-out form is to be submitted by 30 January 2026.

10. Parents can contact the school at tgps@moe.edu.sg or 6454 8769 for discussion or to seek clarification about the school’s Sexuality Education programme.