Geography

Explore how Geography at RGS builds responsible, globally aware citizens through hands-on field studies and real-world programmes across all four years.

Last updated 4 May 2026

Geography

The Humanities disciplines in RGS nurture our students to be advocates and reflective thinkers who will be good stewards of humanity and the environment through emphasising real-world application and encouraging a heart for service to the community.

Learning Outcomes

Develop the geographically educated person who contributes to the betterment of society by being responsible and active citizens of an increasingly interdependent global community
Nurture our students to be thinkers with a reflective disposition to respond critically to complex and unpredictable situations, and pioneers who seize opportunities with inventiveness and creativity, for the common good

Programmes

| | | | | |:-:||---| | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | | Management of Change and Conflict in Systems

Human Systems: The Agricultural System and Access to Food | The World as Management of Change and Conflict in Systems

Physical and Human Systems: Forest as a Resource | The World as Interacting Systems

The Coastal Systems | Change and Conflict in Systems

Development and Sustainability in a Globalised World (I) – Spatial Variations in Development | | The World as Interacting Systems

Physical Systems: The River System and Water Resource | The World as Interacting Systems

Human Systems:

Population Studies | Management of Change and Conflict in
Systems: Management of Hazards and Disasters | The World as Interacting Systems

Physical System: Natural Resources and Energy | | The World as Interacting Systems

Physical Systems: Weather and Climate | The World as Interacting Systems

Physical Systems: Plate Tectonics | The World as Interacting Systems

Human Systems: Settlement Studies (I) | The World as Interacting Systems

Human System: Service Industry (Tourism) in a Globalised World | | The World in Spatial Terms

Geographic Representations, Tools and Techniques | | | The World as Interacting Systems

Human System: Service Industry (Tourism) in a Globalised World

Management of Change and Conflict in Systems

Development and Sustainability in a Globalised World (II)
* The Price of Development
* Sustainable Development | | * Learning Journey: Visit to local high-tech farm
* Field studies: Investigation of Food Waste at Home
* Regional Studies Programme
* Humanities Showcase-STEM Week | * Field studies: Adaptation of trees within school campus
* Field Studies: Inclusive Neighborhoods in Singapore
* Regional Studies Programme
* Global Issues Problem Solving (GIPS) Middle Division
* Humanities Showcase-STEM Week | * Learning Journey: Pasir Ris Park Field Investigation
* Enrichment field trip: Singapore Mobility Gallery
* Raffles Academy 2.0 Urban Development in Singapore
* Year 3 and 4 Humanities Overseas Field Trip
* Model United Nations
* Regional Studies Programme
* Global Issues Problem Solving (GIPS) Middle Division
* Humanities Showcase-STEM Week | * Field study: Tourism studies at Singapore’s places of interest
* Model United Nations
* Year 3 and 4 Humanities Overseas Field Trip
* Regional Studies Programme
* Global Issues Problem Solving (GIPS) Senior Division
* Humanities Showcase-STEM Week | | | | | |

Gallery

A man with a headset microphone demonstrates something to a large group of school students in uniforms gathered around a counter.

(Year 1 Geography Learning Journey) Students visiting a local farm to learn about efforts contributing to food sustainability in Singapore.

Schoolgirls in navy uniforms conduct an outdoor surveying activity on a grassy slope using red and white measuring poles.

(Year 3 Geography field trip) Students investigating slope profile in school during Geography lesson.

Students sit and stand around white tables in a classroom, engaged in a group activity.

(Year 3 Inquiry & Advocacy Learning Journey) Students having group discussions on wildlife advocacy during a Learning Journey to ACRES.

A presenter stands at the front of a room while a group of students sit in chairs facing a projected screen.

(Year 3 Inquiry & Advocacy Learning Journey) ACRES workshop facilitator sharing about wildlife advocacy with our students.

A guide speaks to a group of students gathered in a dense tropical forest with tall trees.

(Year 3 Inquiry & Advocacy Learning Journey) Nature Society (Singapore) guide sharing with a group of students about environmental advocacy and the biodiversity in Singapore at the Lower Peirce Reservoir Park.

A man gestures while speaking to a group of young people inside a room filled with traditional artifacts.

(Year 3 Inquiry & Advocacy Learning Journey) A sharing by an owner of a traditional Chinese musical instruments shop in Geylang with our students.

A guide in green uniform emerges from a hidden tunnel in a forest floor covered with dry leaves as students watch.

(Humanities trip) Students learning about the history of the cu chi tunnels in Vietnam, before attempting to crawl through the tunnel.

Students in school uniforms sit in a circle holding papers during a classroom group discussion.

(Inter-School Philosophy Dialogue) A group of students from different schools engaged in a dialogue on issues related to philosophy, history, ethics and governance.