Heritage
 
1.
 Visit a building or area of interest and give an account of her discoveries.
2.
 Know a story of the vicinity in the past, or describe the area at one period in the past.
3.
 Choose one of the following and discover something about its’ local legend, custom or craft; or discover the origin of six local place names.
4.
 Know something of the lives of three people who have played an interesting role in the history of Singapore
  1. WHAT IS THE HERITAGE BADGE?

    The Heritage Badge is a badge of distinction. It is awarded to those who have the passion, commitment and drive to learn about, research and share their knowledge of matters related to Singapore's history, culture and beliefs. The badge is awarded by the National Heritage Board (NHB) to deserving students who have completed a heritage project specified by the Board.

  2. WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE BADGE?

    It is for secondary school members from any uniformed group.

  3. WHAT MUST I DO TO GET THE BADGE?

    All you have to do is to complete any one of the projects listed by the National Heritage Board within a period of three months. The badge is awarded only if the projects meet the following criteria:

    1. level of commitment, i.e., see through the project right from the beginning till the end.
    2. professionalism in handling the project.
    3. ability to show that he or she has learnt and benefited from the project. In this instance, students maybe asked to give a talk or produce a scrapbook, depending on the project chosen.

  4. *PROJECTS

    1. Designing a Heritage Trail
    2. Guiding in NHB Museums
    3. Undertaking a Simple Research Project
    4. Designing an Information Booklet on Monuments in Singapore
    5. Tracing your family or someone's genealogy, i.e., family tree
    6. Creating a multi-media programme or CD-ROM, or web-based project on Heritage topics
    7. Designing a Museum Guide for Schools
    8. Guiding in Heritage Galleries in schools/community
    9. Put up Heritage/ National Education (NE)-related exhibitions for schools/ community
    10. Volunteering at NHB events/ exhibitions and other projects relate to Heritage in consultation with NHB
    11. Promotion of National Symbols, e.g. exhibition, information booklets, board game, card game

  5. HOW DO I GO ABOUT WORKING ON THE PROJECTS?

    NHB will work with Co-Curricular Activities (CCA) Branch of the Ministry of Education to distribute information booklets on how to go about doing these heritage projects and what follow up can be done. The only programme that entails training is the volunteer guiding in NHB museums.

  6. PERIOD OF COMMITMENT

    Each project should last about 3 months, within which the student has to complete his or her project.

  7. AWARD OF BADGE

    The badge will be awarded as soon as the projects have been assessed and the names given to NHB.

  8. CONTACT PERSON

    Ms Soo Hui Wah : soo_hui_wah@nhb.gov.sg
    Ms Tan Shin Min : tan_shin_min@nhb.gov.sg
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