Aspirations@AIPS: Putting Social Defence into Action!

Discover how AIPS students shape their school through the Aspirations programme. Read on to see how their ideas on wellness, social harmony, and culture are brought to life.

Last updated 2 July 2026

2025 Aspiration @ AIPS

Colorful raised hands above text reading Aspirations at AIPS, Together we make AIPS a better place, 30 years banner below.

Slide titled Aspirations at AIPS Theme for 2025 Our Wishes for AI30 with colorful balloons and ocean photos.

2024 Aspiration @ AIPS

Aspiration aims to fulfil the wishes of students to the best of our ability! It is an avenue for student suggestions and a platform where teachers hear what makes our school a greater place for learning. The theme for this year is Student Wellness. It is a complex combination of a person's physical, mental, emotional and social health factors. Numerous suggestions were received from our students. In fact, some of their wishes have already been fulfilled. Recess play, more library books, playing of tradional games, air-conditioned classrooms and the list went on and on. The committee will strive to make their dreams come true so long as they are practical, cost efficient and boost the morale of AIPS community.

2023 Aspiration @ AIPS

Aspiration@AIPS is a way for students to give the school suggestions and for the school to hear what can be done to make AIPS a better place for everyone. In Term 1, it was conducted on 8 February in conjunction with Total Defence Day.

The students were invited to suggest activities that could help develop good relationship amongst classmates or peers. This was tied to the theme of Social Defence, with people living and working together in harmony and spending time on the interests of the nation and community.

The lower primary students came up with class-based suggestions, while the upper primary students made independent suggestions. They submitted their suggestions via online platforms, either by QR code or the SLS platform. Thus, being environmentally-friendly and reducing the need for paper!

Slide titled "What is Aspirations @AIPS" with Scrabble tiles spelling CHANGE and bullet points about giving suggestions.

Slide asking Term 1 theme with cartoon children playing a board game and text about building classmate relationships.

Four blue 3D tiles labeled Logical, Practical, Cost-Friendly, and Useful under the heading Criteria For Suggestion.

Send button with paper plane icon, plus submission instructions for Lower Primary via QR code and Upper Primary via SLS or QR code.

Based on suggestions from students from Term 1’s Aspiration@Aips theme, all classes were to make a mailbox out of a clear plastic folder and pin it on the class noticeboard. Students could start using this ‘mailbox’ to write their messages and wishes to their birthday friends.

In Term 2, our second Assembly programme was conducted on 5 April. The students were invited to suggest activities that could help them learn about another classmate’s culture. This was tied to the theme of Social Defence, Racial Harmony Day and International Friendship Day, which highlight people of different cultures living and working together in harmony. Students have been informed again about the criteria to consider when making suggestions.