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Anderson Primary School

Curriculum

Explore the Primary Mother Tongue Language curriculum, designed to build confident language users who appreciate their culture and develop 21st century skills through joyful, engaging learning.

Last updated 18 September 2026

Primary MTL Curriculum

“Joyful Learning, Confident User” describes our aim to help students experience the joy of learning and become confident users with a strong foundation in language competencies, appreciate their culture and traditions, as well as 21st century competencies.

Circular flower diagram showing Primary MTL Curriculum Framework with petals labeled Communication, Culture, Connect, and learning values.

Learning Outcomes

  • Use interaction skills tocommunicate information,express views and feelings

  • Love, appreciate and passon traditional ethnic culture

  • Understand Singapore localculture to develop a senseof belonging to the country

  • Demonstrate kindness andsensitivity towards peoplefrom different social,cultural and religiousbackgrounds

Key Features

  • Develop 21CC, especiallycommunication skills,cross-cultural literacy,adaptive and creativethinking

  • Scaffolded approachtapping multiple modesof learning (e.g., visual,auditory, kinesthetic)

  • Use of authentic contextsand materials.

  • Gamified anddifferentiated use of ICT

Design Principles

  • Strengthen developmentof skills and 21CC

  • Tailor content

  • Reinforce learning

  • Ignite joy of learning

  • Value students’ voice