Thinkers Today, Leaders Tomorrow (TTLT) programme
TTLT is PHPSS’s cornerstone programme using the X3 development plan, focusing on the levels of extension and excellence.
It is a 2 year programme designed to develop a selected group of students who excels in specific disciplines and skills. The programme focuses on enhancing the child’s thinking process, leadership competency and communication skills through a skill-based developmental curriculum.
TTLT provides an opportunity for the identified group of students to go through a structured approach to develop their strengths and showcase their talents through different platforms such as school-wide presentations and national-level competitions.
The programme encompasses the 4 core subjects of English, Math, Chinese and Science. The overarching focus of the programme is to emphasize on skills, which would be evident in all 4 modules.
Objectives of TTLT
TTLT aims to
- provide each child with thinking, leadership and communication skills through various pedagogical approaches.
- develop various higher-order thinking skills to enrich cognitive processes.
- develop each child into capable leaders through the 5 practices of leadership.
- develop each child into confident and competent communicators
Thinking, leadership and communication skills (TLC skills)
A TTLT student would be developed in the TLC skills through the enrichment of C.P.P.L.
- Content enrichment
- Process enrichment (Development on skills)
- Product enrichment (Development on skills)
- Leadership
The TTLT curriculum focuses on three main skills which are thinking, leadership and communication.
SKILLS | ||
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Thinking |
Leadership |
Communication |
- Contextual - Metacognition - Procedural - Comprehension - Creativity - Insight - Problem solving - Critical thinking |
5 Practices of Exemplary leadership - Model the way - Inspire shared vision - Challenge the process - Enabling others to act - Encouraging the heart |
- Discipline communication - Confident and competent communicator |
The focus on these TLC skills is developed from the 21CC and the 5 minds of the future. The various skills, knowledge and processes from our School-Based Total Curriculum acts as the framework for the identification of the various skills essential in the development of our TTLT student.