Craft and Technology (C&T)

Explore how C&T at MJR nurtures students in art, design, music, and food science through hands-on learning and real-world experiences.

Last updated 10 June 2026

Craft and Technology (C&T)

We aim to develop students to become self-directed passionate learners and innovative designers through an authentic and experiential learning curriculum. Students will discover their strengths and interests through a variety of design-and-made projects and alternative assessment tasks in a safe and stimulating learning environment.

The C&T department consists of 3 subject units, namely:

Aesthetics (Art/ Music) Unit;
Design and Technology (D&T) Unit, and;
Nutrition & Food Science (NFS) Unit.

All lower secondary students take C&T subjects, while upper secondary students are offered the C&T subjects as an elective subject. The department-focused BLP muscles are Noticing, Imagining, Planning and Imitation.

Aesthetics

What is Aesthetics @ MJR?

Art Programme aims to enable every child to enjoy art; communicate visually and make meaning through connecting with society and culture. Students are taught to Perceive through identifying and interpreting of their surrounding stimulus, Communicate through expression of ideas and experimenting with mediums and lastly Appreciate by drawing connections and responding.

General Music Programme (GMP) inspires students’ life-long engagement with music by empowering them to express themselves creatively through music. It is a 2 year programme for all lower secondary students.

Arts Programmes

Lower Sec students are encouraged to learn about themselves as they explore portraits through the use of dry mediums like charcoal and ink. Under the school Learning for Life Programme, students embark on learning journeys to museums such as National Gallery Singapore and Asian Civilisation Museum. Upper secondary students embark on learning journeys to museums and open houses organized by various Institutes of Higher Learning.

Students get to view art works in authentic contexts and are informed of the various pathways they can embark on if they would like to carry on pursuing art education after the National GCE examinations.

A student draws a detailed portrait of a person in black and white on paper at a desk.

Portrait Drawing

Students in white shirts sit at desks drawing and coloring with art supplies spread on the table.

VIA Merchandise Design

A group of children sit on a museum gallery floor listening to a guide near sculptures and a colorful painting.

Learning Journey to National Gallery Singapore

A student painting detailed colorful eyes on paper at a desk with art supplies nearby.

Portrait Drawing

Three children in school uniforms hold large colorful balloons covering their faces indoors.

NAFA Open House

Group of children sitting in a circle on the floor, each holding or reviewing papers with drawings or notes.

Artists at Work

General Music Programmes (GMP)

All lower secondary students are empowered through vocal, cajon and guitar instruction to form acoustic bands. Outstanding groups have opportunities to perform on public platforms. Students engage with a wide range of musical practices to develop global awareness anchored in Singapore’s cultural heritage.

Three students in school uniforms collaborate at a white table with small colorful objects between them.

Product Analysis

Three students in white uniforms work together on a small colorful block construction at a desk.

Mechanism Exploration

Students in school uniforms present a slideshow to seated classmates in a bright classroom.

Product Presentation

Student works on a circuit breadboard at a desk, with a projected circuit diagram on a screen behind them.

Electronics Exploration

A group of students in uniforms posing in front of a School of Engineering sign on a red wall.

Learning Journey to Nanyang Polytechnics

Four people gathered around a table, examining documents and small objects in a bright indoor setting.

D&T Awards Presentation

Nutrition & Food Science (NFS)

What is Nutrition & Food Science (NFS) @MJR?

Every child is envisioned to be a discerning consumer and cultivates good dietary habit. Nutrition and Food Science unit offers students valuable nutrition, health and consumer education by providing an interesting curriculum, most aligned to the real-world.

Nutrition & Food Science (NFS) Programmes

Lower Sec students learn to design and plan “My Healthy GAPS Diet” with an ultimate aim of a better gut health to combat the increasing trend of psychological and learning challenges such as ADHD, hyperactivity, and poor attention span. Upper Sec students learn to think critically about issues on food, health and nutrition, approach problems with creative solutions and make decisions based on sound judgment and logical reasoning through debating on nutrition controversies and completion of a coursework task in the GCE examination.

Small pancakes topped with fresh strawberries, blueberries, banana slices, and kiwi on a white rectangular plate.

Food modification to include good gut ingredients

Three white plates with rice, meat, fruit-topped dish, and eggs with lemon on a dark table.

Food selection and preparation using wholegrains

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Nutritious Food Selection for CNY Hamper Distribution

Several students in white uniforms sit in a classroom, one holding a phone, with a laptop visible in the background.

Debate on Nutritional Controversies

Folded omelette topped with green herbs and tomatoes, served with cherry tomatoes and mushrooms on a white plate.

Plating techniques and Food Photography Skills

A group of about twelve people in aprons pose together in a kitchen classroom, some holding plates of food.

Food preparation