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Horizon Primary School
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School History
Horizon Primary School began operations on 4 January 2010 with 125 students from Primary One to Four and 13 pioneer staff, led by founding Principal Mrs Janet Ang. The pioneers laid a firm foundation for a student-centric, values-driven education and the Horizon spirit.
The school was officially opened on 4 October 2012. The school-wide leadership programme, I-LEAD, based on Stephen R. Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People,was developed to nurture students to be effective self-leaders. The school was recognised as a Leader in Me School in 2013, and I-LEAD was awarded the Learning for Life Programme (LLP) status in 2014.
In view of holistic development, in 2017, the school deepened its curriculum innovations including Design Thinking and Making Thinking Visible across subjects and also had its Co-Curricular Activities (CCAs) weaved into the school curriculum time. This facilitated 100% of the students to further their interests and passion. The school’s LLP is refined and integrated into the core curriculum, and allows I-LEAD+ to be customised for the Character and Citizenship curriculum, with continued emphasis on student leadership. This change brings about a school-wide pervasive inculcation of self-leadership and tiered leadership platforms for all students.
Another milestone effort towards holistic education is the Computational Thinking in Mathematics programme, which became the Applied Learning Programme in 2018. It provides students with opportunities to learn and develop mathematical and computational thinking as well as dispositions such as persistence and resilience through block-based programming.
In 2018, the school underwent PERI upgrading. In 2020, Horizon Primary now operates a Ministry of Education kindergarten and kindergarten care services to serve the Punggol community.
Principals:
- Mrs Janet Ang (2009–2015)
- Mrs Grace Leong (2016–2022)
- Mrs Ong Hui Khim (2023 - present)
Key Milestones
key milestones
2010 | Establishment of Horizon Primary School. |
2012 | Official opening of Horizon Primary School. |
2018 | Commencement of PERI upgrading. |
2019 | Celebrated School’s 10th Anniversary. |
2020 | Opening of Ministry of Education kindergarten and kindergarten care services at Horizon Primary School. |
2024 | Celebrated School’s 15th Anniversary |
School Crest
Horizon’s crest was designed with the vision of how our students will grow and what our Graduand will achieve. The yellow speaks of Horizon’s philosophy that Every Child can be a Leader. Purple defines the mission we will commit ourselves to nurturing every child to lead their lives responsibly and to contribute with joy. Blue represents the values Respect, Integrity, Compassion and Excellence that anchor our students and Red is symbolic of the vision we espouse for our students – Confident Individuals Responsible Citizens.
School Song
Horizon is our school where we
Learn values and truths,
To be compassionate, and be respectful,
To have integrity in all we do.
We may come from many places
And have different beliefs in life,
But like the sun’s rays in the Horizon
We will shine brightly in the skies!
Where a new day dawns! Horizon!
We are where new light begins!
We’re leaders of our own lives and
Horizon Stars are we!
Horizon Stars are we!
Horizon’s where we learn with joy
Confident in all we do.
With trust and love; we strive for excellence;
And be responsible in all we do.
We may come from many places
And have different beliefs in life,
But like the sun’s rays in the Horizon
We begin our walk with pride!
Where a new day dawns! Horizon!
We are where new light begins!
We’re leaders of our own lives and
Horizon Stars are we!
Horizon Stars are we!