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Marymount Convent School

English Applied Learning Programme (ALP)

Discover how Marymount Convent School's English ALP builds confident communicators through real-world learning experiences and advocacy opportunities.

Last updated 11 June 2026

The English Applied Learning Programme (ALP) connects classroom learning with real-life applications and therefore allows students to better appreciate the connection with post-secondary education and industries.

Live at MCS presentation

The school endeavours to develop students to express themselves with clarity, confidence and a strong sense of purpose to serve. To this end, we will provide opportunities for advocacy beyond the school environment through Values-in-Action projects and partnering with the Good Shepherd Order, which we believe will allow the girls to apply the skill, in the real-world context, for the greater good of the community.

A student speaks at a podium below a slide titled My Early Years at Marymount showing three childhood school photos.

At Marymount Convent School (MCS), the Talent Development Framework provides for an enriched curriculum, through which the school seeks to develop the Marymount Girl in her areas of passion and strength in various disciplines. The ALP will focus on the language discipline, developing and honing effective communicators, thereby supporting our school vision (Ladies of Compassion, Eloquence and Intellect, with God as our Shepherd) and mission (Empowering Lives, Restoring Rights, and Upholding Dignity).

With these in mind, the English Applied Learning Programme @ MCS aims to:

  • Develop Marymount Girls who communicate with clarity and confidence

  • Enable Marymount Girls to be advocates for good causes

Our ALP programmes include:

  • Live @MCS - a platform for ALL students to speak to the school on a topic of their interest.

  • English Language Learning Experiences - these learning journeys have been specially curated to align with the themes covered during English class. In Semester 1, the P1 students made their way to Jacob Ballas Children's Garden to be exposed to outdoor education while the P2 students rolled up their sleeves to learn to make roti prata.

Three young girls in yellow aprons and purple shirts shape colorful dough at a blue table during a group activity.
Three people wearing Prata Journey aprons knead colorful dough at a table during a prata-making workshop.
Three children in school uniforms sit at a blue table molding colorful dough balls in a large hall.

  • Talent Development Programme - There are other platforms for identified students who show potential in verbal or written communication. These include creative writing, writing journalistic news articles for the school's newsletter, emceeing for school events, opportunities to represent school for competitions such as the Royal Commonwealth Essay Competition, Plain English Speaking Awards (PESA), Mythos (storytelling), Wits & Words.

We endeavour to develop students to express themselves with clarity, confidence and a strong sense of purpose to serve. We hope to continue this journey of developing ladies of compassion, who use their eloquence for the greater good of the community.