Gan Siow Huang on preserving heritage and identity of merged schools
The Ministry of Education works with key stakeholders to preserve the heritage and identity of schools that will be merged. Their history, traditions and values are displayed in a heritage space or retained in artefacts, such as the school mascot. Newly merged schools seek to forge new identities by unifying their school community around common values, songs and symbols such as the school crest. Stakeholders help to co-create these elements, fostering a greater sense of belonging to the school. Common experiences such as cohort camps and school-wide events are organised to build collective memories among the students. Minister of State for Education Gan Siow Huang said this in reply to MPs’ questions in Parliament on Wednesday (Feb 7). “The forging of a new identity takes time and is an ongoing process for the newly merged schools,” she said.
The Ministry of Education works with key stakeholders to preserve the heritage and identity of schools that will be merged. Their history, traditions and values are displayed in a heritage space or retained in artefacts, such as the school mascot. Newly merged schools seek to forge new identities by unifying their school community around common values, songs and symbols such as the school crest. Stakeholders help to co-create these elements, fostering a greater sense of belonging to the school. Common experiences such as cohort camps and school-wide events are organised to build collective memories among the students. Minister of State for Education Gan Siow Huang said this in reply to MPs’ questions in Parliament on Wednesday (Feb 7). “The forging of a new identity takes time and is an ongoing process for the newly merged schools,” she said.
