Our IP vision is to equip members with skills that will help them to better integrate into society. IP committee draws out the following objectives for the financial year 2008/2009:

  Increase members' level of social awareness.

  Encourage more active participation from volunteers and members (Learning through participation).

  Refine and continue to establish new brief teaching curriculum in support of individual group lessons.

  To reinforce the members' progress monitoring system. To have more precise and regular updates of individual member's issues and learning development.

  To encourage good behaviour among members

At Individual level, lessons are conducted in-groups of 2 to 3. There are total 8 IP groups after reshuffling this year. With equal members and volunteers in each group, attached volunteers are called to impart the knowledge and skills necessary to improve the members' survival in the society. Volunteers are required to form rapport with their members, assess their needs and design lessons for them. In this financial year, IP would be having different theme each month, for example vocabulary building, money concept, hygiene, courtesy, etc. The members shall then get together to have a mass IP lesson at the end of the month for the particular theme. Our mini library was built by the IP team last year to encourage reading habit.

Purposes of IP Grouping are:

To understand own group members and their families better.

To work cohesively among volunteers within the group.

To keep other groups informed of members' unusual events / activities.

At RO level, mass classes are instigated regularly by the various IP group to break the monotony of group lessons. Concepts conveyed are deemed the "essentials" for all to know such as safety, moral education, communication, talentine etc.

Topics relating to IP:

Independent Living

   - Reading/writing
   - Personal particulars
   - Public transport
   - Road safety
   - Important places & numbers to know (eg. NPP, post Office, 999, 995)
   - Lock & Key
   - First Aids
   - Housekeeping

Work Associated

   - Punctuality
   - Responsibility
   - Honesty
   - Self-discipline
   - Self-independence
   - Survival
   - Good work attitudes

Communication

   - Basic communication skills
   - Using telephone
   - Personal hygiene
   - Appropriate dressing
   - Interpersonal skills
   - Socially accepted behaviour
   - Relationships
   - Teamwork
   - Introduction to IT

Leisure & Recreation

   - Story Reading and Telling
   - Creativity

Group Leaders:
Ng Hui Sin
Colin Choo