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Extra-curricular activity (ECA) / Co-curricular activity (CCA)

Education

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Education

教育

Education

释义

名词

新加坡“全人教育”的核心组成部分，共分俱乐部与社团、体育运动、制服团体及视觉与表演艺术四大类别。

DEFINITION

Noun

A core component of Singapore’s holistic education, consisting of four main categories: clubs and societies, physical sports, uniformed groups, and visual and performing arts.

由来
  • 课程辅助活动（Co-curricular Activities）的前称为课外活动（Extra-curricular Activities，简称ECA）。
  • 课外活动的历史悠久，最早可追溯到 1901 年莱佛士书院（Raffles Institution）的全国学生军团（National Cadet Corps）。
  • 1998 年起，教育部（Ministry of Education）实行了课外活动奖励制度（ECA Bonus System）。 在这一制度下，学生可使用课外活动所获得的分数相抵学分，帮助他们考入理想的高等学府。
  • 新加坡政府重视课外活动，认为这是学生全面发展中不可或缺的一部分，而不是“课外”之事，因此在 1999 年将活动改名为“课程辅助活动”来强调其重要性。
  • 教育部强制规定中学生参与课程辅助活动，而小学生则可选择是否参与。
  • 2004 年，教育部为小学生推行了直接收生计划（Direct School Admission），若小学生在课程辅助活动中表现优异，便可以以他们某方面的才华被理想的中学直接录取。
ETYMOLOGY
  • Co-Curricular Activities (CCA) were formerly known as Extra-curricular Activities (ECA).
  • ECA has a long history, dating back to 1901 with the National Cadet Corps at Raffles Institution.
  • Since 1998, the Ministry of Education implemented the ECA Bonus System, in which points earned from ECAs can help students gain admission into their preferred institutes of higher learning.
  • The Singapore Government attaches great importance to ECAs and believes that ECAs are an integral part of students’ holistic development and should not fall outside of the school curriculum. Therefore, in 1999, they were renamed as “Co-curricular Activities” to emphasise their importance.
  • The Ministry of Education makes it mandatory for secondary school students to participate in CCAs, while participation for primary school students is voluntary.
  • In 2004, the Ministry of Education launched the Direct School Admission programme for primary school students. If primary school students perform well in their CCAs, they can gain admission to their preferred secondary schools based on their talents in specific areas.
例句
政府学校的课程辅助活动以及增益课程因冠病疫情全面暂停后，严重冲击相关指导员和教练的生计。（《联合早报》，15/5/2020）
SAMPLE SENTENCE
After Co-curricular Activities and enrichment courses in government schools were fully suspended due to COVID-19, the livelihoods of the facilitating instructors and coaches were severely affected. (Lianhe Zaobao, 15/5/2020)
参考资料
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REFERENCES

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