Dulwich College (Singapore)

Two Year 10 students at Dulwich, Olivia and Keira, are running a Co-Curricular Activity (CCA) called Vocabulous! for other Senior School students to volunteer and participate in.

The CCA was a response to findings from research that they undertook: they discovered that children from lowincome families were approximately four years behind their peers academically by the end of second grade, and this gap continued throughout their time in school unless there was an intervention.

With the understanding that poor academic results lead to lower income jobs, Olivia and Keira applied for the Dulwich College International Pioneering Spirit Grant for Vocabulous! Each Dulwich Senior School student is linked to a P2 child from a local school who they’ll tutor on vocabulary via Zoom on a weekly basis for eight weeks.

“We chose to focus on vocabulary because it’s the basis for communication and learning,” they say. “Without this foundation, it’s difficult for anyone to develop comprehensive understanding and knowledge, thus limiting their potential”.

Keira and Olivia deliver training on how to tutor the children, technical skills and safeguarding. “We were extremely happy when our project was chosen to receive funding, and we hope that we’ll be able to make a difference in improving the children’s vocabulary and instil in them a love for learning.” 71 Bukit Batok West Avenue 8 6890 1003 | singapore.dulwich.org