History
The Humanities disciplines in RGS nurture 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.
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Year 2 |
Year 3 |
Year 4 |
Unit 1 – Introduction to History |
Unit 1 – Towards Independence: The Japanese Occupation of South East Asia & its Impact on Singapore |
Unit 1 – European Dominance and Expansion in the 19 th Century Dutch Colonialism: Case Study – Indonesia/Malaysia |
Unit 1 – Change and Conflict in Europe (1918-1945): Causes of the Second World War |
Unit 2 – Tracing Singapore’s Origins: Pre-modern Singapore and the Asian Maritime Trade, Pre-14 th to 16 th Century |
Unit 2 – Towards Independence: Conceiving the Nation (1945-1955) |
Unit 2 – Authoritarian Regimes in Europe and Asia: Communism in China under Mao (1949-1976) |
Unit 2 – Change and Conflict in Europe (1945-1963): The Cold War in Europe |
Unit 3 – Establishing Singapore as a British Colony, 19 th Century |
Unit 3 – Towards Independence: The Road to Merger (1955-1963) |
Unit 3 – Authoritarian Regimes in Europe and Asia: Nazism in Germany under Hitler (1918-1939) |
Unit 3 – Change and Conflict in Asia: The Cold War Expands into Asia (1945-1969) |
Unit 4 – Life in Colonial Singapore: Development of Singapore, Early 20 th Century to Pre-World War II |
Unit 4 – Towards Independence: The Realisation of a Nation-State )1963-1970s) |
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Gallery
 (Year 1 Geography Learning Journey) Students visiting a local farm to learn about efforts contributing to food sustainability in Singapore. |
 (Year 3 Geography field trip) Students investigating slope profile in school during Geography lesson. |
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 (Year 3 Inquiry & Advocacy Learning Journey) ACRES workshop facilitator sharing about wildlife advocacy with our students. |
| (Year 3 Inquiry & Advocacy Learning Journey) Students having group discussions on wildlife advocacy during a Learning Journey to ACRES. |
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 (Year 3 Inquiry & Advocacy Learning Journey) A sharing by an owner of a traditional Chinese musical instruments shop in Geylang with our students. |
| (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. | |
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 (Inter-School Philosophy Dialogue) A group of students from different schools engaged in a dialogue on issues related to philosophy, history, ethics and governance. |
| (Humanities trip) Students learning about the history of the cu chi tunnels in Vietnam, before attempting to crawl through the tunnel. |
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