Learn for Life Programme: Sports - Play Hard, Play H.E.A.R.T.
At Pasir Ris Primary School, we believe that sports are more than just games. Through our Learning for Life Programme (LLP): Sports, we seek to nurture students who enjoy being active, develop confidence and competence in sports, and grow in character through meaningful sporting experiences.
Our Objectives
Our LLP aims to provide inclusive and enjoyable sporting experiences for every student, helping them build a strong foundation in movement and sports so that they can develop a lifelong love for an active and healthy lifestyle.
At the same time, we harness the power of sports for character development. Through successes, challenges and interactions that naturally arise during play, students learn values and dispositions that extend beyond the sporting arena and can guide them throughout life.
Our Approach
Play Hard, Play H.E.A.R.T. slogan
Play Hard, Play H.E.A.R.T. provides a common language for character development through sports. Students are taught to demonstrate:
Playing hard – Passion for learning, Pursuit of Excellence
H – Honesty
E – Empathy
A – Adaptability
R – Respect
T – Teamwork
These values are intentionally taught during Physical Education lessons, LLP learning experiences and reinforced across CCE (FTGP) and FTGP lessons. Students develop an understanding of not only what the values mean, but also how they can put them into action during games, in school and in their everyday lives.
Our programme adopts a three-tiered approach to provide students with progressively richer sporting experiences:
3 Tier approach (LLP)
Tier 1 – Exposure: All students experience a broad range of sports, games and physical activities to build fundamental skills, confidence and enjoyment in being active.
Tier 2 – Engage: Students with interest in sports are given opportunities to explore their sporting interests and deepen their learning through sports CCAs.
Tier 3 – Excellence: Students who demonstrate potential and competence in the sport CCA receive further opportunities to develop themselves through more focused sporting experiences, including friendly games, competition, Sports Camp etc. as they grow in skills, character and leadership.
Building Knowledge and Skills through Authentic Experiences
Students are progressively exposed to various sporting experiences and learn and practise the Play Hard, Play H.E.A.R.T. values through PAL, PE lessons, class cohesive games, FITopia, Sports Exposure Program (SEP), Unstructured play, Health Fun Week, and various unique experiences each year.
Novel sports experience
Apart from learning skills and games covered under the PE syllabus, each level is also introduced to a novel sport, giving students opportunities to discover new interests while learning to work with different teammates, adapt to unfamiliar challenges and play with good sporting character. During these lessons, the H.E.A.R.T. values are explicitly taught and activities are crafted such that students have the opportunity to apply the values.
Primary 3 – Handball
Primary 4 – Tchoukball
Primary 5 – Human Foosball and Goalball
Primary 6 – Kin-Ball
Inclusive sport
The primary 5 level also learned to play handball. Handball is a game played by athletes with visual impairment. Through relying on sound, communication and teamwork rather than sight, students develop a deeper appreciation of different abilities while learning to demonstrate empathy, effective communication and care for others.
P5 students taking part in goalball
Sports Fiesta Day
Their learning culminates in our annual Sports Fiesta, where students have an authentic opportunity to put their sporting skills and H.E.A.R.T. values into action. Beyond competing and doing their best, students are encouraged to support others, respond positively to challenges, play fairly and contribute as members of a team.
Students in action during sports fiesta day
Sports Camp
Selected Primary 5 students from our school sports CCAs take part in a one-day Sports Camp designed to strengthen team spirit and deepen their growth as student-athletes. Through team-building experiences such as dragon boating, students learn to communicate, support one another and work towards shared goals. They are also guided to reflect on their development as athletes, recognise areas for growth and set personal goals for the journey ahead.
Selected P5 students taking part in the Sports Camp
Through Play Hard, Play H.E.A.R.T., we hope every Pasirian discovers the joy of sport while developing the character and dispositions to play well, live well and grow well.