Applied Learning Programme (ALP)

STEM for the Strategic Development of a Sustainable and Smart City (S4TEM@YI)

Our S4TEM@YI ALP adopts an integrative approach in providing a wide range of learning opportunities for students to embrace and engage in STEM learning. Aligned with the whole-of-nation sustainability movement, the ALP supports and is an extension of the MOE Eco Stewardship Programme in schools.

Students will gain exposure to STEM through school-wide activities, such as urban farming, coding and aeronautics, and deepen their thinking skills through their participation in STEM-related curricula activities planned in collaboration with experts from the relevant fields. Our ALP provides a conducive environment for students to immerse in and be empowered to be future-ready community connectors, making meaningful contributions to STEM-related areas in our society.

Key Programmes

STEM Experience through Inter-disciplinary Work (STEMx IPW)

In today’s dynamic world, students will have the opportunities to learn how to engage with STEM-related issues and process information that is not subject-specific. They will cultivate and put into action future-ready habits that are essential in the development of Leaders For Tomorrow at YISS. STEMx IPW is also a learning experience which aims to provide students with the opportunities to build and construct knowledge for various areas of learning that they are exposed to through the school’s ALP and curriculum. This is the principle on which STEMx IPW has been anchored and developed.

Through the STEMx IPW learning experience, our students will be able to better appreciate elements of the Singapore Green Plan 2030 and the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development which are related to the theme of Sustainability and Climate Change.

STEM Experiences (STEMx) & CCAs (STEM Club and Robotics Club)

Yusoffians have multiple opportunities through learning journeys, school-wide programmes and customised workshops to learn from experts in STEM fields, including those from Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT), NEO Aeronautics and National Parks Board (NParks). Urban Farming is also a way of life for Yusoffians as they learn how to care for vegetables grown using soil and via hydroponics.

Students who are keen in STEM areas are pursue their interests and deepen their knowledge through the STEM Club and Robotics Club CCAs.

STEM-related Competitions and Programmes in 2024

At Yusof Ishak Secondary School, our students actively participate in a wide range of STEM competitions, pushing their boundaries and consistently achieving commendable results. 

• Community in Nature Awards 2024 - School of the Year & Student of the Year

• National STEM Championships 2024
  (https://www.mewatch.sg/show/National-Stem-Championship-2024-487037 

• Horizon Hydrogen Grand Prix Singapore Finals 2024 - Top 5

• Climate Crisis Challenge 2024 - Bronze

• IDE (Innovation, Design & Engineering) Series 2024 - Challenge Design Award, Robotics 1st & 2nd

• Drone Odyssey 2024 - Best Strategy & Best Knowledge Awards

• National Sustainability Movement (NSM) 2024

• World Robot Olympiad 2024

• SAFMC 2024 - Category B

• Samsung Solve For Tomorrow 2024 Competition

Beyond competitions, they are also immersed in enriching STEM and sustainability programs that foster deep learning and real-world problem-solving skills, preparing them to become future-ready innovators.

• Dialogue on EU, digital transition and sustainability & the environment with Sweden’s Ambassador to Singapore, His Excellency Anders Sjöberg

• Presentation on Decarbonisation of Habour Craft at the Singapore Maritime Week 2024 (16 April) and Singapore Maritime Gallery

• YISS Sustainability Week 2024

• Publication of book titled “EcoSenerade - A Visual Celebration of Our Biodiversity Symphony as a School in a Garden”

• Development of YI AgriSphere Lab and Garden learning spaces 

• Participation in the SUTD STEAMunity Programme 2024
  (https://www.sutd.edu.sg/About/happenings/Media-Releases/2024/9/SUTD-Science-Centre-Launch-Community-Programme )

• Organised the inaugural Youth Innovation and STEM Sprint (YISS) 2024 for primary school students (10 May)

Community in Nature Awards 2024 - School of the Year & Student of the Year

Dialogue on EU, digital transition and sustainability & the environment with Sweden’s Ambassador to Singapore, His Excellency Anders Sjöberg

Presentation on Decarbonisation of Habour Craft at the Singapore Maritime Week 2024 (16 April) and Singapore Maritime Gallery

EcoSenerade - A Visual Celebration of Our Biodiversity Symphony as a School in a Garden

Development of YI AgriSphere Lab and Garden learning spaces

YISS Sustainability Week 2024

Participation in the SUTD STEAMunity Programme 2024

Extracted from: https://www.sutd.edu.sg/About/happenings/Media-Releases/2024/9/SUTD-Science-Centre-Launch-Community-Programme

Youth Innovation and STEM Sprint (YISS) 2024

Horizon Hydrogen Grand Prix Singapore Finals 2024

Climate Crisis Challenge 2024 - Bronze

IDE (Innovation, Design & Engineering) Series 2024

Past STEM-related Competitions and Programmes (2022 - 2023)

Yusoffians participate in a wide variety of STEM competitions and programmes to challenge themselves further. They have put in their best efforts and performed well at many, including:

• Singapore International STEM Innovation Challenge (SISTEMIC) 2023 – Bronze

• Drone Odyssey Championships – 2nd in Category B2

• Aerobot Challenge 2023 – 1st, 7th and 8th

• ignITE Skills Challenge 2023 (Patrolling Drones) – Top 10

• Participation at Youth STEM Empowerment Programme (YSEP) 2023

• EMA Singapore Energy Grand Challenge (Youth)

• SAFMC - C2 (FPV) and E (Drone Swarming)

• GMAC Students Challenge 2023

• DJI RoboMaster 2022 – 1st and 3rd

Social Media Coverage of ALP Programmes

Find out more about what Yusoffians get to experience at our YI Instagram page.