Learning for Life Programme (LLP)

New Town Secondary School's LLP builds confident, caring leaders through hands-on training and service opportunities for every student.

Last updated on 8 October 2026

Starting with mastery of self, every student will be given the opportunity to learn and apply leadership competencies through various learning experiences as part of their leadership journey in New Town Secondary School.

Our Vision

To develop every Newtowner into confident and compassionate student leaders who are ready to serve and lead their community to overcome challenges of tomorrow

Key Beliefs

(a) Every student can be developed as a leader.

Every student can be developed as a leader who makes a positive difference to others within his/her sphere of influence.

(b) Every student should be developed as a leader.

All students will be imbued with core values that will anchor them in life and have the opportunity to learn and apply student leadership competencies through Student Development Experiences (SDE), CCA and CCE lessons.

Desired Outcomes of the Learning For Life Programme

The school strives to nurture students to become:

Ethical and reflective leaders who show concern for the community;
Skilled servant leaders who serve and lead by example; and
Empowered contributors who exert positive energy to spheres of influence.

Whole-School Approach

All staff play an active role in equipping students with leadership competencies and dispositions through the “SPARK” framework – Selection, Provision, Affirmation, Reflection, and engagement with Knowledgeable Others.

SPARK acronym with colored tiles: S-Selection, P-Provision, A-Affirmation, R-Reflection, K-Knowledgeable others.

The leadership training model is anchored in Emerging 21^st Century Competencies and aligned with the Kouzes and Posner’s Five Practices of Exemplary Student Leadership.

Three circles, namely CGC (which stands for Civic, Global and Cross-Cultural Literacy), CCI (which stands for Communication, Collaborative and Information Skills), and CAIT (Critical, Analytical and Inventive Thinking), represent the Emerging 21st Century Competencies.

The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership: Model the way, Inspire a Shared Vision, Challenge the Process, Enable Others to Act, Encourage the Heart.

Leadership Developmental Structure

Tier 1, Self-leadership development, engages the entire cohort of students in self-mastery and developing awareness of community. Tier 2, Team and Organisational Leadership Development, equips student leaders with specific leadership skills and competencies needed for their specific areas of service, so that they can lead their peers in service of the school and community under as Student Councillors, Peer Support Leaders, CCA Leaders and Class Committee members.

Key Student Leadership Development Experiences

Training Programmes:

Cohort-wide Leadership Training Programme
Student Councillors and Peer Support Leaders Training
CCA Leaders’ Training
Class Committee Training
Ambassadors Training
Student Leaders’ Summit
NTSS goes Beijing Global Classroom (Overseas Trip for Student Leaders)
CAPTSLAM and SUSS Mentorship

Service Platforms:

Secondary One Orientation Programme
Student Leaders’ Investiture
Staff Tribute and Appreciation Reception (STAR) Fiesta
School Open House
SPARK Leadership Camp
NE Events
Service-Learning Projects
Student-initiated and student-led activities during various school events (Your Voice Matters, Kindness Week, Cyberwellness, Kampong Class Bingo, Exam Encouragement Week, etc).