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Heritage Resources
Explore our resources to support your heritage education.
Teacher Identity Conversation Cards
Designed for educators, this reflection package is designed to support meaningful conversations and reflections on what it means to be a teacher and the Singapore Education Story.
What’s inside:
Flexible prompts for easy reflection (use what fits your team’s needs)
Heritage-inspired insights to connect our past and future in education
**This reflection package is centred on principles from the Teachers' Creed and content from the MOE Heritage Centre.
Teacher Identity Conversation Cards [PDF, 8.68 MB] (opens in new tab)
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Primary School Activity Packages
Designed for lower and upper primary students, these engaging gallery resources bring the Singapore Education Story to life through colourful visuals and fun activities.
Syllabus-Aligned: Thoughtfully crafted to complement the Primary Social Studies curriculum.
Use these materials to explore the MOE Heritage Centre with your students!
Produced by the MOE Heritage Centre
Lower primary package [PDF, 8.15 MB] (opens in new tab)
Lower Primary Package: Teachers' Instructions [PDF, 1.27 MB] (opens in new tab)
Upper Primary Package [PDF, 7.02 MB] (opens in new tab)
Upper Primary Package: Teachers' Instructions [PDF, 1.10 MB] (opens in new tab)
Heritage Resources
Activity: Let's Talk About School - A Family Conversation Card Set
What better way to learn about how school was like in the past than to hear about it from someone who went to school then? Use this set of cards to have fun dinner conversation with your family members and share with each other your school day memories!
Download the card set here:
Let's Talk About School - A Family Conversation Card Set (opens in new tab)
Setting up a School Heritage Corner
If you are planning or refreshing your school heritage corner, read the full guide here (opens in new tab) for a comprehensive outline on how to get started!
Guide: Toolkit for Developing Exhibitions
This toolkit explores ways to plan a temporary exhibition, refresh, permanent collection displays, deliver effective museum interpretation and implement strategies that improve accessibility.
Developed by: British Council
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Research Resources: Useful links
Here are some useful websites and portals for doing content research:
NLB's Resource Guide on Development of Public Education in Singapore (opens in new tab)
NLB's OneSearch Portal (opens in new tab) to search across all NLB, NHB and National Gallery resources.
National Archives of Singapore's Online Search Portal (opens in new tab) for old photographs, oral history, audio & visual recordings etc.
NHB's Roots (opens in new tab) portal for the National Collection and other NHB resources.
Video: Museum Etiquette for Primary Schools
Planning a visit to the museum with your students or children? Watch this animated video with them prior to your museum visit and share with them the dos and don’ts when visiting a museum.
Developed by: National Heritage Board
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Video: Behind the Scenes at Heritage Conservation Centre
Wonder how our conservation is like for our National Collection? Check out this mini video series about The Heritage Conservation Centre (HCC), the repository and conservation facility for the management and preservation of Singapore’s National Collection.
Developed by: National Heritage Board
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Video: History through the Museums
See how museum curators develop and tell stories in various museums and exhibitions in Singapore.
Developed by: National Heritage Board
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Video: How to be a Pro Museum-Goer
Watch this video prior to your museum visit to level up your students so they will be pro museum-goers!
Developed by: National Heritage Board
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