In April 2018, Singapore Red Cross and its early childhood education partner, Kidz Meadow, jointly launched the Red Cross Junior Club and its holistic curriculum - Project C.A.R.E, marking SRC’s foray into learning programme development for and purposeful engagement of pre-school children.
Red Cross Junior offers a two-year activity-based curriculum, Project C.A.R.E; and a service-learning component where Juniors can partake in various volunteering activities and learning journeys. Project C.A.R.E focuses on three core areas:
- Care for the Elderly
- Care for the Differently Abled
- Care for Safety which centres on first aid
As part of the programme, SRC will provide complimentary first aid training to teachers from all participating pre-schools, under its ‘Train the Trainer’ (TOT) programme. The programme aims to empower teachers with the resources and know-how to conduct first aid related activities for children.
To date, more than 67 pre-schools and 2348 juniors have come on board and implemented Project C.A.R.E in the year 2018.
Upon completion of the curriculum, our young children will be presented with a graduation lanyard.
A total of 21 pre-schools have taken their Red Cross Journey further by setting up a Red Cross Junior Club in their schools/centres. To-date, we have registered a total of 1001 Red Cross Junior Members where they will participate in Singapore Red Cross volunteering events such as Flag Day, attend learning journeys and be included in our district-level community outreach programme.
For more information on bringing Red Cross Junior Club and Project C.A.R.E to your pre-school, please contact us at redcrossjunior@redcross.sg.
Interested to set up a Red Cross Junior Club in your centre? Register via this link here!
More information and FAQ on Red Cross Junior Programme here.
Red Cross Junior Club - Starter Kit
Starter Kit will be provided to school at no additional cost. The resources provided to school will help:
List of Red Cross Junior Clubs
Year 1 Curriculum
Care for Elderly
Care for Safety
Care for Differently Abled
Red Cross Junior @ Community
Red Cross Junior (RCJ) @ Community is a social junior club set up within the community for children aged between 5 to 9 years old to be engaged in community services with their parents and/or guardians. This is a platform for juniors to participate in various activities and learning journeys.
As part of community engagement, monthly activities will be organized, for seniors, juniors and their family members to take part together. Seniors and Juniors will also have the opportunities to engage in interactions, games and simple workout exercises.