TEN YEARS THAT SHAPED A NATION

Total Defence Week: Travelling Exhibition




10 men. 10 years. They represent a crucial period where critical decisions and actions were made that helped shape the destiny of Singapore to this day.







This travelling exhibition records the many poignant stories on the contributions by the First Cabinet and Singapore's first decade of nation building. It is now being held in the School Library from 4th February to 18th February.




The exhibition include themes covering foreign relations and defence, economic development, public health and social harmony all topics relevant to social studies.


Box stories such as on Constitution of Singapore, State Symbols, Water Supply, Family Planning Policy and Proclamation of Singapore provide additional information for our students.



This exhibition hope to inspire our students to better appreciate the formation of Singapore as a country.

• If you wish to obtain more information on the following topics please go to this website -- http://www.nhb.gov.sg/NAS/1stcab/highlights1.htm

POLITICAL MILESTONES LEADING TO THE BIRTH OF THE REPUBLIC

MAKING FRIENDS AND DEFENDING OR SOVEREIGNTY

THE STORY OF AN ECONOMIC MIRACLE

CARING FOR THE NATION

LIVING TOGETHER IN HARMONY

Here are some interesting picture taken from the exhibition. We hope that this will inspire you to see the exhibition yourself. Can you answer the following questions?

The people here were taking part in a "lucky draw." What do you think is the grand prize?

a. A round the world trip sponsored by SIA.

b. A brand new flat built by the HDB.

c. A year supply of Coca Coke courtesy of F&N

What do you think the people were doing here?

a. Waiting for the "A Go Go " concert that the government organised before the Swing Singapore era.

b. Waiting for the arrival of Jacky Chen

c. Waiting for the balloting of flats to start.

Did you know?

Flats in the 1960s and 70s were allocated through a ballot system. Lots were drawn simultaneously from two boxes, one containing the house numbers and the other the applicants’ registration numbers. The results were then announced and written on chalkboards. The relocation of families from squatters and slums to public housing flats brought different races together as neighbours in the same housing estate

Two new ministries, namely the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) led by Mr S Rajaratnam and the Ministry of the Interior and Defence (MID) led by Dr Goh Keng Swee, were established quickly after Singapore Independence to lay the essential foundations of diplomacy and defence



The slogan "Two is enough" refers to:

a. the number of dogs each family can have

b. the number of dolls that each child can bring to school

c. the number of children that each family should have

















What do you think Prime Minister Lee Kwan Yew was doing in this picture?

Find out the answer at the exhibition now being held in the school library.