Amethyst Talent Programme
In line with the Institute’s Mission to “Nurture Talents, Achieve Success”, the Amethyst Talent Programme is designed to provide more support for the holistic development of students who have shown good aptitude in academic studies and/or talents in specialised areas (e.g. sports, arts). It also seeks to motivate and support students to work towards scholarship eligibility and strive for greater excellence in their area(s) of talent.
Students
are invited to join the programme at the end of their PU1 or PU2 year, based on
their conduct, academic performance and performance in area of talent in
specialised areas (if applicable). They also need to meet conduct and academic
benchmarks to continue on the programme.
Development of students in the Amethyst Talent Programme centres around four focus areas: (1) Understanding Self (2) Leadership Development (3) Civic & Global Awareness (4) Understanding University and Scholarship Landscape.
Besides programmes customised for ATP, students are also encouraged to leverage existing platforms for talent development (e.g. co-curricular activities and student leadership development) to enrich their learning.
Focus Area | Customised Programmes and Opportunities |
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Understanding Self | Participate in group
session facilitated by an Education and Career Guidance Counsellor. This
session seek to support students to better understand themselves so that they
can make good decisions on education and career options. |
Leadership Development | Opportunities to initiate Values-in-action (VIA) activities in the school to hone leadership skills. |
Civic & Global Awareness | Gain deeper insights into key current and emerging issues to allow students to better understand Singapore's challenges and opportunities, as well as decision-making at the national level. Platforms include:
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Understanding university and scholarship landscape | Participate in learning journey(s) to talent programmes hosted by Institutes of Higher Learning (e.g University Scholars Programme by National University of Singapore). |
Why Amethyst?
The
amethyst is a gemstone that endures intense amounts of heat to emerge as a
beautiful sparkling gem. Likewise, students in the programme (the gems) have
shown Resilience in their pursuit of excellence and earned the Respect
of their peers. Furthermore, the amethyst is purple in colour, which is formed from
blue and red – these two colours are also the Institute colours. The amethyst
is an embodiment of the MI spirit and it represents the pinnacle of what MI
students can achieve. Each student (gem) in the programme will be further
nurtured to uphold the values of Integrity and Responsibility, shine
bright and stand tall on his or her own, and ultimately to bring glory to
Millennia.