Mother Tongue Languages Fortnight 2026
2 April 2026
From 24 Mar to 2 Apr, students marked Mother Tongue Languages Fortnight with mask painting, batik art, shadow puppetry, and vlogging, building creativity, collaboration, and digital literacy skills.
From 24th March to 2nd April, Secondary 1 to 3 students participated in a range of engaging cultural activities during Mother Tongue Languages Fortnight.
Designed and conducted in-house by our Chinese and Malay Language teachers, the programmes allowed students to appreciate their Mother Tongue languages and cultural heritage through hands-on learning.
Discovering Culture Through Art: Secondary 1 students explored Chinese Face Mask Painting and Malay Batik Painting. Through these activities, students exercised creativity and critical thinking as they made thoughtful choices about colours, symbols and designs.
Bringing Traditional Stories to Life: Secondary 2 students experienced traditional shadow puppetry through 皮影戏 and Wayang Kulit. Students worked collaboratively to coordinate puppet movements, narration and performances. In doing so, they strengthened their communication, teamwork and adaptive-thinking skills.
Connecting Mother Tongue with Digital Media: Secondary 3 students applied their language skills creatively through Themed Vlogging. Through the process of planning, filming and reviewing their videos, students developed collaboration, communication, creativity and digital literacy.
Through these activities, students developed important Emerging 21st Century Competencies, including creativity, communication, collaboration, critical thinking and digital literacy. The programmes provided a meaningful and memorable way for students to experience, create and share the Mother Tongue language and culture.
