ACE (Math & Science)
Rationale of the Programme
The Accelerated and Enhanced learning programme, ACE (Maths & Science) is a 2 -year programme that provides students, who have an aptitude in Mathematics & Science, with learning experiences that extend and deepen their interest and passion in the subjects. The ACE programme aims to engage learners through acquiring knowledge and skills beyond the MOE curriculum. Students are engaged in collaborative research projects with external educational institutions. They also participate in overseas twinning programmes and learning journeys.
Objectives of the Programme
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Equip – To help students acquire Mathematical and Scientific knowledge, skills and attitudes through an extended curriculum
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Explore & Expose – To nurture students’ passion and interest by providing them opportunities to pursue their area of interest through independent and self-directed learning
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Excite – To enthuse students and nurture their interest in Mathematics & Science so that they will consider pursuing careers related to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
Structure of the Programme
All ACE (Maths & Science) sessions will be held weekly on Wed, 2.35 – 4.55 p.m.
Students may need to go out of school in some sessions.
Students are free to carry out their research after the scheduled ACE sessions.
Year 1
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Basic research skills
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Application of research skills through a Science research project
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Workshops to deepen Mathematics and Science knowledge/skills (e.g. Maths Olympiad training)
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Learning journeys to higher educational institutions/organisations
Year 2
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Application of research skills through a Mathematics / Science research project
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Workshops to deepen Mathematics and Science knowledge/skills
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Learning journeys to higher educational institutions/organisations
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Work Attachment to jobs in STEM fields
Our Research Publications/ Presentations (Maths)
| Year | Area | Name of Research Project | Presented at | Award (if any) |
Names and Classes of Student Researchers | Name(s) of Teacher Mentor | Presentation/ Research Paper |
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| 2007 | Maths | Maxi Max | S’pore Maths Project Festival (SMPF) | Bronze | Cho Hui Mei Sharon (S2) Crystal Tan Zhi Rong (S2) Lee Jie Qi Janel (S2) |
Ms Kok Lai Fong | |
| 2007 | Maths | Euler 300th Anniversary Essay Writing Competition - Leonhard Euler |
SMS Essay Competition by Singapore Mathematical Society (Jnr Cat) | 3rd Prize | Tan Li Hong (S2) Yap Nian Fang Melody (S2) Joann Ong Si Lin (S2) |
Ms Kok Lai Fong | 2007 Euler's Essay Competition - Leonhard Euler Essay.pdf |
| 2008 | Maths | Bloodstain Pattern Analysis | SMS Essay Competition by Singapore Mathematical Society (Jnr Cat) | 2nd Prize | Esther Huang Shu En (S2) Tan Wye Syn (S2) Yang YingJia (S2) |
Mr David Lim | |
| 2008 | Maths | DNA POP | SMS Essay Competition by Singapore Mathematical Society (Snr Cat) | 3rd Prize | Tan Li Hong (S3) Yap Nian Fang Melody (S3) Ng Ying Qi (S3) |
Ms Kok Lai Fong | |
| 2009 | Maths | Parents’ Expectation on Their Children |
NUS Statistical Poster Competition |
Honourable Mention | Lee Jie Qi Janel (S4) Lee Si Ying Esther (S4) |
Ms Kok Lai Fong | 2009 NUS Statistical Poster Competition (Parents expectation on their children).pdf |
| 2009 | Maths | Intergalactic Gravity | SMS Essay Competition by Singapore Mathematical Society (Snr Cat) | 3rd Prize | Tan Li Hong (S4) Yap Nian Fang Melody (S4) Ng Ying Qi (S4) |
Ms Kok Lai Fong | 2009 Maths Essay Competition - Intergalactic Gravity.pdf |
| 2009 | Maths | What is the speed earth moves around the sun? | SMS Essay Competition by Singapore Mathematical Society (Jnr Cat) | 3rd Prize | Seet Seow Hwee (S1) Tan Yingxin Casmine (S1) Tang Shu Yi, Sarah (S1) |
Mr David Lim | |
| 2010 | Maths | To Bet Or Not To Bet | NUS Statistical Poster Competition |
Honourable Mention | Cham Hui Ting (S3) Lim Sheen Yih (S3) |
Ms Kok Lai Fong | 2010 NUS Statistical Poster Competition (To Bet Or Not To Bet).pdf |
| 2010 | Maths | Face Recognition | SMS Essay Competition by Singapore Mathematical Society (Snr Cat) | 3rd Prize | Chia Shiyu Izabella (S4) Chew Yee Tin (S4) |
Ms Kok Lai Fong | 2010 Maths Essay Competition - Face Recognition.pdf |
| 2011 | Maths | Extreme Streaming | S’pore Maths Project Festival (SMPF) | Bronze | Leong Yee Hwei Ashley (S3) Wan Ching Ee Joyce (S3) Yeo Xin He Burindy (S3) |
Ms Kok Lai Fong | 2011 SMPF - Extreme Streaming.pdf |
| 2012 | Maths | Napolean Theorem | S’pore Maths Project Festival (SMPF) | Bronze | Cheryl Chua Xing Jun (S3) Tan Jia Yu (S3) Xu Mingxin (S3) |
Ms Kok Lai Fong | |
| 2013 | Maths | Napolean Theorem 'Addict' | S’pore Maths Project Festival (SMPF) | Honourable Mention | Feng Yini (S4) Wu Wenyang (S4) Xu Mingxin (S4) Wang Jingqi (S4) |
Ms Kok Lai Fong | 2013 SMPF - Napolean Theorem Addict.pdf |
| 2013 | Maths | Application Of Maths In Planet Earth - Rate Of Fluid Through Porous Media | SMS Essay Competition by Singapore Mathematical Society (Snr Cat) | 3rd Prize | Kiong Min Yi, Kimberly (S4) Yip Juen Chen, Nicole (S4) Xu Mingxin (S4) |
Ms Kok Lai Fong | 2013 Maths Essay Competition - Rate of Fluid Through Porous Media.pdf |
| 2014 | Maths | An Extension to Pick's Theorem | S’pore Maths Project Festival (SMPF) | Honourable Mention | Matthea Loo Wei Erni (S4) Mildred Sim Phin (S4) Soh Hann, Natalie (S4) Yong Yuerong, Luanne (S4) |
Ms Kok Lai Fong | |
| 2015 | Maths | Problem-Solving Through Computational Science | SMS Essay Competition by Singapore Mathematical Society (Jnr Cat) | 1st Prize | Amanda Tan Yu En (S2) Fong Chuyi, Raeanne (S2) Isabella Faith Ong Fei Yi (S2) |
Mr Wong Khai Yu | |
| 2015 | Maths | Mathematics As The Foundation Of Computation And Science | SMS Essay Competition by Singapore Mathematical Society (Jnr Cat) | Honourable Mention | Denyse Chan Kit Wei (S2) Feng Yuxin (S2) Genevieve Chin Wan Qi (S2) |
Mr Wong Khai Yu | |
| 2016 | Maths | I’m Not Small | S’pore Maths Project Festival (SMPF) | Honourable Mention | Cheyenne Jan Lee (S4) Nicolette Lau Jia Wen (S4) Sim Lee Ting (S4) Liang Jing (S4) |
Ms Kok Lai Fong | 2016 SMPF - I Am Not Small.pdf |
| 2016 | Maths | Selfie Syndrome | S’pore Maths Project Festival (SMPF) | Honourable Mention | Naomi Faustina Limarno (S4) Wong Min Hui (S4) Angela Tan Jia Yi (S4) Shuan Ye Ru Nicole (S4) |
Ms Kok Lai Fong | 2016 SMPF - Selfie Syndrome.pdf |
| 2016 | Maths | Making Impossible Problems Possible | S’pore Maths Project Festival (SMPF) | Honourable Mention | Amanda Tan Yu En (S3) Fong Chuyi, Raeanne (S3) Phoebe Eyo Zhi Qing (S3) Lim Kai En (S3) |
Mr Wong Khai Yu | |
| 2017 | Maths | Kakeya Needle Problem | S’pore Maths Project Festival (SMPF) | Silver + Excellent Presentation Award | TAN PENG YING (S4A1) MA PRIYAATHARSINI (S4A2) SHARLENE TOU (S4A2) GENEVIEVE CHIN WAN QI (S4A3) |
Ms Kok Lai Fong |
2017 SMPF - Kakeya Needle Problem.pdf |
| 2018 | Maths | Classroom arrangement |
S’pore Maths Project Festival (SMPF) |
Honourable Mention |
Seet Seow Chee (S2) Soon Hui En Sarah (S2) Lum Jie Qi Ste (S2) |
Mr Wong Khai Yu |
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| 2018 |
Maths | Inscribed Square Problem | S’pore Maths Project Festival (SMPF) |
Honourable Mention | Regina Limanta (4.1) Renee Chiam Sin Yuen (4.2) Lam Gi Ching Faith (4.3) Sun Jia Yee Joyce (4.3) |
Ms Kok Lai Fong | 2018 SMPF - Inscribed Square Problem.pdf |
| 2019 |
Maths | The Doomsday Clock |
S’pore Maths Project Festival (SMPF) |
Honourable Mention |
Amatatsu Yuko (S2) Clarice Lee (S2) Elizabeth Lim (S2) Mandy Lim (S2) |
Mr Wong Khai Yu |
2019 SMPF - The Doomsday Clock.pdf |
| 2019 |
Maths | Expansion of Finsler-Hadwiger Theorem |
S’pore Maths Project Festival (SMPF) |
Honourable Mention | Frizta Edius (4.1) Vina Setiawaty (4.1) |
Ms Kok Lai Fong |
2019 SMPF - Expansion of Finsler-Hadwiger Theorem.pdf |
| 2019 |
Maths | Application of Nine Point Circle Theorem |
S’pore Maths Project Festival (SMPF) | Honourable Mention |
Bianca Diva (4.1) Katrina Arifin (4.1) Kezia Aprilia Sanjaya (4.1) |
Ms Kok Lai Fong |
2019 SMPF - Application of Nine Point Circle Theorem.pdf |
| 2020 | Maths | Viviani's Theorem and Related Problems | S’pore Maths Project Festival (SMPF) | Bronze | Goh Zi Jia (4.1) Hoang Viet Giang Huong (4.1) Jeslyn Ch’ng Tze Yin (4.1) Nguyen My Binh An (4.1) |
Mr Wong Khai Yu | 2020 SMPF - Vivianis Theorem and Related Problems.pdf |
| 2020 | Maths | The Boomerang Theorem | S’pore Maths Project Festival (SMPF) | Honourable Mentioned | Aninda Metta Citta (4.1) Catherine Natasya Subroto (4.1) Choo Yun Yi (4.1) Katherine Stephanie (4.1) |
Mr Wong Khai Yu | 2020 SMPF - The Boomerang Theorem.pdf |
| 2020 | Maths | The Math behind Parallel Parking | S’pore Maths Project Festival (SMPF) | Honourable Mentioned | CHENG KEE ERN JADYN (S2) LYNETTE SAW SZE CHE TAN (S2) MEI YAN RAYNA (S2) |
Mr Divakaran | 2020 SMPF - The Math behind Parallel Parking.pdf |
| 2021 | Maths | The Extension of De Gua's Theorem | S’pore Maths Project Festival (SMPF) | Bronze | Soong Zi Yu (4.1) Tan Jue Ming (4.1) Wong Zi Qi (4.1) |
Ms Kok Lai Fong | 2021 SMPF - The Extension of De Guas Theorem.pdf |
| 2021 | Maths | The wonders of Haga's Theorem | S’pore Maths Project Festival (SMPF) | Honourable Mentioned | Dana Evangeline Ong (S2) Lim Jia Yi Esther (S2) Ng Jia Xin (S2) Kok Pei En Sharlyn (S2) |
Mr Divakaran | 2021 SMPF - The wonders of Hagas Theorem.pdf |
Our Research Publications/ Presentations (Science)
| Year | Area |
Name of Research Project |
Presented at |
Award (if any) |
Name & Class of Student Researchers |
Name(s) of Teacher Mentor |
Presentation / Research Paper |
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| 2016 |
Science |
To investigate the cleaning power of hydrogen peroxide and sodium carbonate |
East Zone A*STAR Science Fair |
Merit |
Janice Khoo Shi Ann (2.2) Gladys Cheng Le Min (2.2) Tan Hui Xian Eleyna (2.1) |
Mrs Joyce Chong Ms Heng Ci Pei Mr Alex Chiam Ms Bai Zhaozhi |
To Investigate the Cleaning Power of Hydrogen Peroxide and Sodium Carbonate.pdf |
| 2016 |
Science |
To Investigate the effect of consumable solutions on the rate of oxidation in fruits | East Zone A*STAR Science Fair | - |
Wong Zhi Qian, Gwendolyn (2.2) Jolene Lake (2.2) Lim Ling Shean, Megan (2.2) Tan E-Ning Alynna (2.2) |
Mrs Joyce Chong Ms Heng Ci Pei Mr Alex Chiam Ms Bai Zhaozhi |
To Investigate the effect of consumable solutions on the rate of Oxidation in fruits V2.pdf |
| 2016 | Science | To Investigate which phone app emits the most light and its effect on the eyes |
East Zone A*STAR Science Fair | - |
Teo Shin Ro (2.2) Wee Sze Hui, Charissa (2.2) Ang Kah Ying (2.2) |
Mrs Joyce Chong Ms Heng Ci Pei Mr Alex Chiam Ms Bai Zhaozhi |
To Investigate Which Phone App Emits The Most Light And Its Effect On The Eyes.pdf |
| Year | Area | Name of Research Project | Presented at | Award(if any) | Name & Class of Student Researchers | Name(s) of Teacher Mentor | Presentation / Research Paper |
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2017 |
Science |
To investigate the effect of heavy metal ions on catalase in liver on the breaking down of hydrogen peroxide | East Zone A*STAR Science Fair |
Silver |
Isabel Chin, Elena Povazane, Mercia Yoong, Amanda Grace |
Ms Tang Siao Shi Mrs Joyce Chong |
Liver Catalase.pdf |
| To investigate the effectiveness of citric juice mixed with vinegar in removing nail polish |
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Deanna Ridzuan, Cazra Gaznavi, Sridharan Srimitha | Nail polish remover.pdf | ||||
| To investigate the effect of different types of salt on the speed of a saltwater fuel cell car |
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Elisa Chew, Jerika Koh, Lim Zhi Xin, Shanon Law |
Saltwater fuel cell car.pdf | ||||
2018 |
Science |
To investigate which is the most effective soap in preventing fogging of the spectacles | East Zone A*STAR Science Fair |
Bronze |
Alycia Valerie Ng Shi Ying, Charlene Tan Shi Jia, Joelle Lee Xin Hui, Rebecca Lee Shen |
Ms Tang Siao Shi Mrs Joyce Chong |
Spectacles.pdf |
| To investigate the effectiveness of removal of stain on cloth using a plethora of natural cleaning agents |
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Ng Praise Gigatt, Kwong Tsz Hang Samantha, Seah Hui Xin Joey |
Cleaning agent.pdf | ||||
| To investigate which is the best recyclable material to insulate noise |
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Calista Yong, Charis Tan, Naomi Long, Ong Hui Jing |
Noise absorber.pdf | ||||
| To Investigate The Effect Of Different Substances on the amount Of Vitamin C in Orange Juice |
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Jodie Ong, Wong Rui Lin, Yeo LeAnn |
Vitamin C.pdf | ||||
2019 |
Science |
Effect of Different brands of hair dye on hair strength | East Zone A*STAR Science Fair |
Silver |
Charis Tan Shu Ying, Lee Xinling, Tong Hui Ting Celeste, Kwang Rui En |
Ms Tang Siao Shi Mrs Joyce Chong Ms Ho Lian Ya Ms Eileen Quek |
Effect of different brands of hair dye on hair strength.pdf |
| To investigate the removal of heavy metal ions by different adsorbents |
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Megan Seow, Jael Leong, Isabel Lim | Removal of Heavy Metal Ions by Different Adsorbents.pdf | ||||
| To find out if increasing the number of concave mirrors increases the efficiency of the solar panel |
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Kristine Sum, Phoebe Chan, Yap Hui Xin Phylicia Ng | Effect of concave mirrors on efficiency of Solar panel.pdf | ||||
| To investigate which citrus fruit peel enables a plant to grow best |
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Maysa Ng, Jodi Lee, Megan Tan |
Effect of citrus fruit peels on Plant Growth.pdf | ||||
| 2020 | Science | Water Droplets Levitating? | International SCI-Teens Challenge | Bronze | Denise Peh | Mr Chai Wee Jie Mrs Joyce Chong |
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| 2021 | Science | A SHOCKING Lemon-stration | International SCI-Teens Challenge | Bronze | Chang Zi Qing Carissa Tan Jia Xin |
Mr Chai Wee Jie |
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2021 |
Science |
What kind of Bioplastic is Stronger? | East Zone A*STAR Science Fair |
Bronze | Zhu Yini, Natalie Yang, Charlotte Chia, Carissa Tan |
Mr Chai Wee Jie Mrs Joyce Chong |
Quad Chart - Bioplastic.pdf |
| Effects of Hand Sanitizers on Skin Moisture | ----- |
Bernice Boh, Cham En Qi, Kwang Rui Tong Lim Yann Qi | Quad chart - hand sanitiser.pdf | ||||
| Are Beeswax Candles a Better Alternative to Paraffin Candles? | ---- |
Isobel Tan Wen Xuan, Lee Yue Hua Murphy, Tay Rei Jing Hannah, Teo Yew Kee |
Quad Chart Candle.pdf | ||||
| How constant photosynthesis affects plant growth | ---- |
Azelya Nadya, Kaitlyn Sia, Sarah Chan, Megan Tan | Quad Chart- Plant.pdf |