Humanities
Humanities
Department Vision:
A Humanities education that empowers our students to think critically, understand diverse perspectives, and engage meaningfully.
The Saints’ Humanities Method
The Saints’ Humanities department adopts an inquiry-based approach to create authentic learning and student engagement.
Learning the Humanities subjects cultivates essential citizenship dispositions that help students develop a sense of belonging, reality, and hope for Singapore's future.
To get our students to be future ready, they are expected to be a 21st Century competent learner. Hence our Saints are geared towards having to inquire geographical, historical, and social issues, evaluate on their findings, and make informed decisions.
Subjects Offered in St Andrew’s School (Secondary):
Elements of Business Studies
Humanities (Social Studies / Geography)
Humanities (Social Studies / History)
Humanities Exposure Modules
History
Geography
Our Programmes
A Sense of Belonging
Through Lower Secondary History, students trace Singapore's transformation from a fishing village to a global city-state, fostering a deep connection to our shared heritage. This understanding strengthens their emotional rootedness to Singapore and their identity as Singaporeans.
Our Lower Secondary Saints hosting the annual History Forum with seniors from the community, as well as fellow teachers on their lives growing up from 1965 – 1970s.
Our Upper Secondary Saints embarking on The Cathedral Walk, where they shared their historical findings with a group of students from St Andrew’s School (Junior).
A Sense of Reality and Action
Geography and Social Studies help students understand Singapore's limitations as a small island nation with scarce resources. Through studying land constraints, population issues, economic challenges and social cohesion, students learn that Singapore's success requires constant effort. Real-world examples of overcoming these challenges teach students about pragmatic problem-solving and adaptation.
History comes alive for the Sec 2 students at National Museum!
Geography students explore real-world issues faced by different stakeholders when planning transportation systems in cities.
A Sense of Hope
Humanities education fosters hope by showing how Singapore transforms challenges into opportunities through innovation and collective effort. Students learn from historical triumphs over adversity, like surviving the Japanese Occupation and Separation. Geography and Social Studies demonstrate how Singapore's limitations become strengths through urban planning and community initiatives.
Our Secondary School delegation at the 2025 SAJC Model United Conference.
Our Secondary School delegation preparing for their presentation at the 2025 SAJC Model United Conference.