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During World War II, many students in Singapore dropped out of school, causing a huge backlog of students after the war. [17] In 1947, the Ten Years Programme for Education Policy in the Colony of Singapore was formulated. [17] This called for a universal education system that would prepare for self-governance. [17]
March 17 - President Roosevelt holds a press conference in which he speaks against a congressional movement to abolish the 40 hour work week. [105] Roosevelt also states his intent to ask Congress the following day for an increase of seventeen and a half billion toward army warplanes.
The National Cadet Corps (NCC) is a military cadet corps youth organisation supported by the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Education.. As of 2020, it had a total strength of more than 11,000 members, consisting of officers, cadet officers, and cadets, amongst others.
The National Youth Council (NYC) was established on 1 November 1989 to be the central body responsible for the planning, coordination and management of youth affairs, based on the recommendations of the Advisory Council on Youth (Feb 1988 – Feb 1989) chaired by Lee Hsien Loong and approved by then First Deputy Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong.
The International Science Youth Forum (ISYF) is a science enrichment programme for students from all over the globe.It is hosted at Hwa Chong Institution (HCI), under the Students' Science Research Club (SSRC), [2] and co-organised by Ministry of Education (Singapore), with the support of National Research Foundation, Singapore, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), National ...
Singapore Executive Expeditions formed in 2005 to provide cross-cultural exposure to executives within the framework of an overseas expedition. Expeditions are held in environments of selected locations to give first-hand appreciation of the cultural heritage , political and social realities and the challenges of international development work.
JSSL Singapore (or Junior Soccer School and League Singapore) is a privately owned youth soccer academy based in Singapore which runs regular league tournaments and also provides professional coaching for competitive pathway development. As of 2018, JSSL Singapore managed 12 youth leagues with 36 divisions, 350 teams, and over 3,000 youth ...
← 1986 1985 1984 1987 in Singapore → 1988 1989 1990 Decades: 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s See also: Other events of 1987 Timeline of Singaporean history The following lists events that happened during 1987 in Singapore. Incumbents President: Wee Kim Wee Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew Events January 14 January – The Mandarin Oriental Singapore is officially opened. 24 January – The last ...