Values in Action
Discover how Beatty Secondary's Values-in-Action programme builds social responsibility and a love for community service in students at every level.
Values-in-Action (VIA) programme aims to instil a strong sense of social responsibility and school core values. It also promotes lifelong passion for volunteerism and empower students to come up with student-initiated projects.
Guiding Principles
Every Beattyian can take action to improve a situation.
Every Beattyian can promote awareness so that others may learn about important issues in the community.
Every Beattyian can be an advocate by inspiring and influencing others to make a difference in something he or she cares about.
VIA Themes and Projects by levels
VIA themes and projects by secondary level
Level | Theme | Project |
|---|---|---|
Sec 1 | Care and respect for the environment | - To be an environment advocate and raise environmental awareness in school. |
Sec 2 | Understand and serve the needs of the elderly in the neighbourhood | - To plan a programme to engage the elderly with our community partners. |
Sec 3 | Understand and serve the needs of the community. [Class initiated VIA] | - As a class, students will identify an area of concern and plan and implement a project to address this issue. |
Sec 4 | Reflect and respond to the needs of the national and global community | - Sharing by identified organization on the needs and issues faced currently by the national and global community. Students will implement a VIA project to help address this issue |