2023

See how our school marked Total Defence Day 2023 through hands-on activities, lessons, and community involvement to keep Singapore strong.

Last updated 18 August 2026

Nurturing the students in the classroom, on stage, and on the field

Total Defence Day 2023

Our school commemorated this year’s Total Defence on 9 February with Current Affair with Values Embedded (CAVE) lesson on food security where students learnt the importance of remaining resilience and resourceful during disruptions, followed by TDD fringe activities during recess on 15 and 16 February and a mass assembly programme on 16 February. Throughout the commemoration, the importance of playing one’s part to “Keep Singapore Strong” and ways to keep our nation strong through the 6 Pillars of Total Defence were reinforced and enacted through the activities.

Awareness and appreciation of different military and civil defence roles that keep our nation safe and secure were bolstered. Our younger lower primary students got to dress up as different frontliners for the Avatars of the Sg World station while at the Guardians of Sg World station, the students listened attentively to the teachers who explained to them in details how our Singapore soldiers, airmen and sailors ensure the security and peace we enjoy in Singapore. At the Slam The Scam station, our students learnt how to strengthen digital defence by playing the Scambuster card game. They also learnt how to spend and use wisely at the Economic Defence Station. Using play money, the Lower Primary learnt how to spend wisely while the Upper Primary took part in in-house created virtual game to fortify the concept of waste not so as to conserve our resources and the environment. At the “United We Stand” station, students worked in groups to put together their very own “United We Stand” art piece, reminding one another that we need to be united as one people to keep Singapore strong. During mass assembly, police officers from Tampines NPC reinforced in our students the protocol of “Run Hide Tell” in the Sg Secure Talk. Several students who participated actively during the talk were given limited edition Scambuster Card set and SPF police toy cars.

We are blessed to have strong support from the Parent Support Group. Many parents came over to support and facilitate the fringe activities during recess. They, together with our staff, put together exemplified the spirit of Total Defence which is to involve every Singaporean playing a part, individually and collectively, to build a strong, secure and cohesive nation. When we are strong, we are able to deal with any crisis.

Junyuan Primary School students raise hands in a hall during a safety assembly with a projected slide reading "Everyone of Us."

Pic 1 - SG Secure Talk and Quiz by the Singapore Police

Two adults presenting a colorful "Guardians of the Singapore World" display board to young students in uniforms.

Pic 2a and 2b - I want to know how SAF, RASF and NAVY protects Singapore.

Students participate in a Total Defence Day activity called United We Stand, with a colorful display board nearby.

Pic 3a and 3b - Creating my very own “United We Stand” art piece.

Adults and children gather at a table near a Junyuan Primary School welcome sign.

Pic 4 - Our dreams will enable us to keep Singapore Strong.

Three masked students in school uniforms examine printed activity sheets on a table in a school hall.

Pic 5 - Let’s learn how to Slam The Scam

A masked student works on a laptop while children in uniforms gather around a teacher at an outdoor school booth.

Pic 6 a and b - Let’s learn how we should spend wisely and use wisely to keep Singapore economically strong.

Students in masks gather around tablets on a table inside Junyuan Primary School.

Pic 7 - Participated in the TDD quiz to understand better how I can play my part as Singaporean to keep Singapore strong.