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Chinese Language & Character-Building Programme
Chinese Language &
Character-Building Programme
Programme Objectives
To promote students’ interest in the learning of Mandarin and Chinese Culture.
To inculcate the values of respect, responsibility, resilience and cultivate good habits & character.
To strengthen students’ ability to communicate in Mandarin with confidence.
Programme Contents
Storytelling
Singing of children’s rhymes
Reciting poetry and short passages
Eligibility Criteria
The Student or one of the parents must be a Singapore Citizen / Singapore Permanent Resident.
The Student must be a full-time Primary 1 and 2 student studying in a school that offers a mainstream curriculum in 2023.
Gross Monthly Household Income (MHI) does not exceed $4,800 or Per Capita Income (PCI) does not exceed $1,400.
The Student is taking Chinese Language as his/ her Mother Tongue Language in school.
One - Time $10 Commitment
The $10 commitment fee will be collected for each student for the year’s programme.
This is applicable only to families whose gross monthly household income does not exceed $4,800 and/or whose gross per capita income does not exceed $1,400.
Fee Waiver
Eligibility Criteria apply.
Payment Mode
Fee payment can be made online or via NETS at CDAC centres.
Application
Applications for the 2024 Chinese Language & Character-Building Programme will open on 1 November 2023.
The parent (Main Applicant) will need to create a myCDAC account before submitting the application form. If the main applicant already has a myCDAC account, there is no need to create another account.
Next, the main applicant (and the spouse) will need to get their Singpass accounts ready and download the Singpass app on their mobile devices.
If the main applicant does not have a Singpass account, please click here to register for Singpass, or click here to reset the Singpass password, or visit the nearest Singpass counter to reset/create your Singpass account.
Enquiry
Please email to [email protected] during office hours.