‘Titans of Total Defence: Keeping Singapore Strong’
Date : Tuesday, 11 March 2014
Time : 2:00pm – 5:00 pm
Venue : DBS Auditorium, Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower 3
Celebrated annually on 15 February, Total Defence Day is an event that reminds Singaporeans of the difficult task of nation-building and of the need for all Singaporeans to work together to preserve our present prosperity and stability. This year’s theme for Total Defence Day is ‘30 Years of Total Defence: Because You Played A Part’. It celebrates the past and on-going efforts of Singaporeans from all walks of life in overcoming the many challenges that the country has faced and is facing. In commemoration of the 30th Anniversary of Total Defence, S’pore Discovery Centre has put up a special exhibition “On Guard” as well as exciting school programmes...
This year, Singapore Discovery Centre supported by the Ministry of Education, Character & Citizenship Education (CCE) Branch and NEXUS/MINDEF has specially organized a dialogue session which brought together speakers from the public and private sectors who shared how they support Total Defence as organizations or individuals.
Our C1 students from GATE was invited to partake in the event. They not only had a chance to tour the ‘Market Place’ and chat with representatives from various organizations and community groups to find out about their programmes and volunteering opportunities. They were also treated to an exclusive guided tour of Singapore’s latest financial hub, the Marina Bay Financial Centre (DBS Bank). Our students generally found the programme "refreshing".
Other details of the programme are given below, and you may want to read the Straits Times feature from the programme here.
Learning Objectives:
Students will find out more about the importance of Total Defence and how organizations and individuals have played their part.
Students will learn about how they can play a part in Total Defence and how they can be active citizens and support volunteerism and community work ( Values in Action ).
SPEAKERS IN THE DIALOGUE SESSION:
MODERATOR Ms Serene Goh. Editor (In, Little Red Dot), The Straits Times SPEAKERS: Prof Lui Pao ChuenChief Defence Scientist, Ministry of Defence (1986-2008); Senior Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Advisorto Nanyang Technological University, National University of Singapore and the National Research Foundation Mr Derrick GohManaging Director, POSBank.Established in 1877, POSBank is also known as the “People’s Bank” because its history is closely linked to Singapore’s nation-building years. Since 1970s, POSBank has played an active role in economic defence by promoting a local culture of domestic savings as part of the larger framework of ensuring Singapore’s continued financial and economic stability. Mr Najip Ali (Tentative)Executive Producer, Creative Director, Dua M Pte LtdProducer/Director for numerous variety programmesCommendation by SBA, Watch Eat! (2001) – Kids Central, Finalist of New York Festival, Watch Eat! (2002) –Kids Central, Straits Times Life! The Power List 2006, Media & Entertainment, Man of the Year, Named as the5th most powerful man in the Media & Entertainment industry.Current host of the Malay version of ‘We Are Singaporeans’ Ms Bernise Ang (Tentative)Winner of the Singapore Women Award 2011Founder of SyincYouthActionNet® Award by International Youth Foundation, Paragon Fellowship by Foundation for YouthSocial Entrepreneurship.
- Content of post partially edited from information sheet provided by Singapore Discovery Centre.
