Cyber Wellness @ Peicai

Cyber Wellness

Objectives

Cyber Wellness in Character and Citizenship Education (CCE) focuses on the well-being of our students as they navigate cyberspace. Our curriculum aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills to harness the power of ICT for positive purposes, maintain a positive presence in cyberspace and be safe and responsible users of ICT.

The 3 Cyber Wellness Key Messages

Embrace the affordances of technology while maintaining a balanced lifestyle between offline and online activities.
Be a safe and responsible user of technology and maintain a positive online presence.
Be responsible for personal well-being in the cyberspace.

Curriculum

Cyber Wellness education is conducted through CCE lessons, key Student Development Experiences (SDEs) beyond the classroom, school-based initiatives, teachable moments during subject lessons, and learning opportunites beyond school. It involves understanding what responsible behaviour entails when a student is exploring cyberspace as well as the knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes one should possess in order to protect oneself online.

Cyber Wellness Framework – Sense, Think and Act

The school adopts MOE’s Cyber Wellness Framework, which focuses on three key processes: Sense, Think and Act.

Authentic case studies and real-world examples are integrated into lessons for students to ‘Sense’ & ‘Think’, providing opportunities to reflect on how Cyber Wellness relates to their daily routines.

Platforms such as Values-in-action Projects and opportunities to take part in community projects provide our students with the ability to take on the role as advocates to share the messages of Cyber Wellness with their peers, family and public.

Topics covered :

Cyber Use	maintain a healthy balance of their online and offline activities
Cyber Identity	develop a healthy online identity express oneself online appropriately to be authentic and achieve congruence between online and offline identity
Cyber Relationships	develop meaningful, respectful, and safe online relationships (e.g. understanding and standing-up against cyber bullying, build positive relationships)
Cyber Citizenship	understand the cyber world and make informed choices about participation in online activities (e.g. accessing online content with malicious intent/inappropriate websites with content that is violent, sexual or harmful in nature) recognise and protect oneself and others from online risks associated with people who may have malicious intent (e.g. hackers, scammers, online predators) being a positive presence and influence in the cyber community
Cyber Ethics	create and share online content in a responsible manner (e.g. not sharing content from questionable sources and not propagating deliberate online falsehoods) respect copyright

Key Programmes:

2024

Be Cybersafe - Cybersecurity Sharing by Cybersecurity Agency of Singapore (CSA)

In this assembly talk on Cyber Citizenship, students learned how being digitally alert and responsible online is crucial in protecting themselves and others from risks posed by hackers, scammers, and online predators. They explored how malware and phishing attacks can easily compromise personal devices and information. Emphasizing the need to stay one step ahead of ill-doers, the session covered recognizing phishing attempts, enabling 2-Factor Authentication (2FA), and using strong passphrases. Real-life demonstrations reinforced the importance of safeguarding our digital spaces from malicious intent.


Lower Secondary students learned from Mr. Ho Zhi Ming, a Consultant at CSA, on how to safeguard our online activities by establishing routines and enabling security measures like 2-Factor Authentication (2FA).

National Cyber Wellness Competition
Organised by Pasir Ris Secondary School and the Media Literacy Council in support of the "Digital for Life" initiative, this year's competition focused on combating Fake News and raising awareness among youth about "Being Smart Online." Our students submitted five poster entries for the competition, highlighting the importance of Cyber Ethics—creating and sharing online content responsibly, avoiding questionable sources, and preventing the spread of deliberate falsehoods.


(Submission entries by (top row) 1CY Pok Ruey En, 1CE Sophia Chin Sze En, (bottom row) 1CY Low Yue En Katie, 1CY Yip Kin Hoe, 1CE Tay Xin Ling Joanne & 1CE Shadrina Hazirah Shamsul Hisyam)

2023

National Cyber Wellness Advocacy Challenge (NCAC) Enrichment Module

Our Secondary 3 students had participated in the National Cyber Wellness Advocacy Challenge Enrichment Module which aims to sensitise students to the presence of fake photos, videos and news. They are taught to ask the right questions to evaluate information critically and to compare different news sources to get broad and balanced perspectives.


Students Actively Learning about Fake News and How to Verify Information from Multiple Sources