PinnaCle(Talent Development)
Talent Development Programme (PinnaCle@Peicai)
Peicai Secondary School’s vision as a forward-looking school is to nurture future-ready students with a critical mind and a compassionate heart.
PinnaCle@Peicai, the school’s Talent Development Programme (TDP) offers enriched and customised opportunities in English, Mathematics, Science and Sports to enable and empower students with strengths and talents in specific disciplines to Discover, Develop and Excel at more advanced levels.
PinnaCle@Peicai aims to
Admission into the TDP is based on a student’s passion, interest and strength as well as his/her academic results in the respective subjects.
Theoretical Framework
PinnaCle@Peicai follows Howard Gardner’s Five Minds of the Future
approach and aims to develop students holistically whilst allowing them
to pursue their talent in the respective domains.
Overview of Programme
In PinnaCle@Peicai, students are exposed to a myriad of student-centred learning experiences, from workshops, conferences, and work attachments to national and international competitions.
Students will be mentored by teachers who will facilitate learning and exploration of the various domains in greater depth in a progressive manner and they will also be given opportunities to lead in the planning and execution of selected school events related to the talent area.
PinnaCle@Peicai prepares our young talents well in their chosen areas of interest. The experience will help them to build a strong portfolio based on their strengths which will also give them an edge in their pursuits at post-secondary level.
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Entry Criteria Students have several opportunities to join the PinnaCle@Peicai Programme at key entry points:
(d) Secondary 2 End-Year (for 2024)
• Overall marks % must be at least 75% for the subject (EL/MA/Sci).
(e) Secondary 2 End-Year (from 2025)
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PinnaCle Challenge by PinnaCle@Peicai
The PinnaCle Challenge, an annual competition hosted by the educators and students of Peicai Secondary School's Talent Development Programme (PinnaCle@Peicai), serves as a platform for Primary 6 pupils from different schools to collaborate, experiment, and compete, thereby fostering the development of innovative and critical solutions or approaches to address real world problems.
This is our second year holding the challenge after a successful run last year, which saw over 100 Primary Six pupils engaged in a spirited journey of discovery and learning.
In line with MOE’s enhanced 21CC Framework and EdTech Masterplan 2030, the objectives of the PinnaCle Challenge are:
(a) To enhance pupils’ inventive thinking, communication, and problem-solving skills; and
(b) To develop pupils’ digital literacy and technological skills.
This competition provides your Primary Six pupils with a platform to learn from their peers across schools, refine their ideas, and actively engage in solving contemporary challenges from four subject disciplines: English, Mathematics, Science, and Sports. Additionally, the event will expose your students to using technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Augmented Reality (AR).
Working in teams of four, the Primary 6 participants, under the mentorship of the PinnaCle Student Mentors, engaged in the challenge tasks within a set timeframe. As the culmination of the process, they then presented their deliverables to a panel of judges. The pupils put up a persuasive showcase to convince the judges of their innovative and viable solutions.
