'Soft skills' for students

This article was taken from The Straits Times.
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_500223.html

This article mentions that Singaporean students 'are known the world over for excelling in subjects such as mathematics and science.' But, Singaporean students are not able to do well in the 21st century with these skills alone. As mentioned in the article, Singaporean students should be all-rounded holistic students who excel in various ways. With these 'soft skills' such as teamwork, creativity and communicating as in solving examination questions, I believe the students would do well in the future.

This relates to my school, Hwa Chong Institution, as it emphasizes a lot on holistic development of the student, such as physical education, art and music. For example, we have an art gallery of our own, and students are allowed to go in and out freely. The school also intends to bring the secondary two cohort to the Singapore Art Museum. Physical education is also emphasized a lot, as can be shown be the rigorous trainings of the various sports.

In conclusion, I am grateful to my school that it provides me with the resources to become a holistic student, so as to enable us to do well in the 21st century and become future leaders of Singapore.