Did you know that every Jurong Primary School pupil is expected to practise making real improvements to the world around them, not just discuss leadership in theory?
Its Every Child A Leader Learning for Life Programme develops life habits, communication, teamwork and service, while Make A Change gives pupils repeated opportunities to identify problems, propose feasible solutions and implement them.
So what is so awesome about Jurong Primary School? Leadership becomes a repeated everyday behaviour.
Independent eduKateSG profile checked on 6 October 2026. This is not a ranking or school-endorsed publication.
The Quick Answer
- PLAY@JPS uses play-based learning to build curiosity, teamwork, innovation and sustainability-mindedness.
- Every Child A Leader — ECAL — develops self-confidence, communication, teamwork and community service.
- The Leader in Me teaches practical habits for self-management, relationships and continuous improvement.
- Make A Change asks pupils to identify problems and implement improvements in class, school or community.
- By graduation, the school says every pupil will have completed more than a dozen improvement projects.
- CCA pathways support talent discovery, teamwork, leadership and resilience.
Every Child A Leader Means Every Child
Jurong Primary School’s ECAL programme begins from an inclusive premise: leadership is not reserved for a small group with badges. The school aims for pupils to become self-confident individuals who continue improving, effective communicators and team players, and future-ready leaders who serve the community.
That definition makes leadership accessible. A child can lead by managing self, helping a team, communicating well and following through on a useful responsibility.
The Leader in Me: Habits Before Titles
The school’s LLP is anchored on The Leader in Me, a child-friendly application of the 7 Habits framework. Published learning includes self-management, understanding emotions, setting goals, teamwork, empathy, positive relationships, self-care and reflection.
Those habits matter because a learner who cannot manage time, emotion or collaboration will struggle to turn good intentions into reliable action.
Make A Change: Leadership Needs Repetition
Make A Change is particularly interesting because it is repeated through the school years. Pupils work in groups to identify a problem in their class, school or community, propose a feasible response and implement the change.
The school says that, by graduation, every pupil will have completed more than a dozen improvement projects. Repetition matters. One project can be memorable; many cycles can turn “I can improve something” into a durable habit.
An eduKateSG Example
The following is an eduKateSG illustration, not a documented Jurong Primary School lesson.
A group might notice that classmates waste time finding shared materials. They map the problem, propose a labelled storage system, trial it for a week, collect feedback and revise the arrangement. The improvement is small, but the leadership loop is complete: notice, plan, act, review.
PLAY@JPS: Curiosity Before Complexity
The school’s Applied Learning Programme, PLAY@JPS, uses play-based learning to develop 21st-century skills including curiosity, teamwork and innovation, with sustainability also part of the learning story.
Play is valuable because it lowers the cost of trying. Children can experiment, negotiate rules, encounter failure and adapt without every attempt feeling like an examination. Those are serious learning behaviours hidden inside enjoyable activity.
What Families Can Borrow
- Give children recurring responsibilities that produce visible outcomes.
- Teach self-management before expecting formal leadership.
- Turn complaints into a four-step loop: notice, plan, act, review.
- Use play to practise collaboration and flexible problem-solving.
- Celebrate small improvements that a child actually carried through.
How Jurong Primary Connects to the eduKateSG Singapore Graph
- Awesome Schools in Jurong East
- History of Education in Singapore | An Atlas of Schools, Towns, Subjects and Learning
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Every Child A Leader?
It is Jurong Primary School’s Learning for Life Programme, designed to develop strong life habits, communication, teamwork, self-improvement and service.
What is Make A Change?
It is a school-wide programme where pupils identify problems, propose workable solutions and implement improvements in their class, school or community.
What is PLAY@JPS?
It is the school’s Applied Learning Programme using play-based experiences to develop curiosity, teamwork, innovation and other future-ready skills.
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So, What Is So Awesome About Jurong Primary School?
Lead yourself. Notice what can improve. Make the change. Then do it again.