TPNYAA Challenge Interest Group serve to assist students of Temasek Polytechnic towards attaining the NYAA Gold Award by providing a platform for students to plan their own activities or even participate in activities planned by the Interest Group to fulfill the components of the award.
ABOUT NYAA
The National Youth Achievement Award (NYAA) Youth Leadership Development Programme is an exciting self-development programme for young people between the ages of 13 and 30 years old. It is a holistic, balanced and non-competitive programme of voluntary leisure time activities, designed to provide our young people with a platform to develop personal qualities and skills to make a difference to themselves, their communities and the world. The new NYAA programme is designed in line with the Ministry of Education’s Levels of Attainment, focusing on effort and merit of the individual.
Thorugh the NYAA Programme, young people have the opportunity to develop their character by learning and expressing values of service, care, perseverance, resilience, respect and responsibility so that they grow into well-rounded individuals who can contribute effectively to society and the nation. – www.NYAA.org
BENEFITS OF COMPLETING NYAA (GOLD) AWARD WHILE YOU ARE IN TP
We strongly encourage Temasek Polytechnic students to sign up for NYAA Gold Award as it can be easily accomplished under the three academic years in TP. Furthermore, you can receive SEAL Points from the activities that you partake in while fulfilling the criteria for various components. After submitting and clearing your report, you will then be awarded 40 SEAL Points under Achievement. The NYAA Programme encourages personal discovery and growth, self-reliance, perseverance, responsibility and service to community & the nation. Upon completion, a prestigious award will be presented to you by the President of Singapore. This award is well-recognised by all participating countries such as Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Korea, New Zealand, and more.