Student Archivist Project 2026

Student participants will be trained in oral history interview methodology before they plan and conduct their own oral history interview with senior interviewees aged 60 and above. Through the project, students stand to gain a better understanding of the past through the lenses of first-hand witnesses, and practise intergenerational communication skills and collaborative skills with their team mates.

SAP provides students with the rare opportunity of contributing research and content to NMS, and the upcoming Founders’ Memorial (FM) at Gardens Bay East, which honours the values and ideals demonstrated by Singapore’s founding generation of leaders as they faced dilemmas and undertook difficult decisions to ensure the country’s survival in its fledging years.

Details

SAP will take place over 6-7months, with a call for application in Jan, an oral interview skill workshop, and dateline for submission at the end. After looking through the submissions, selected schools will be invited to conduct a video interview that the Founders’ Memorial will showcase in our upcoming exhibitions.

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to deepen their knowledge of Singapore’s history through discovering how major events/policies under specific themes affected the lives of people in Singapore, apply oral history methodology to conduct an oral history interview, be encouraged to do research, recording and presenting of history, and have inter-generational dialogue on Singapore history and heritage.

Target Audience: Secondary 2- 3 students

Runtime: January to July

Fee: Complimentary

Modality: In-person

Duration of Session: 2 hours for oral interview workshop

Capacity: 3-4 per team (Max 2 teams per school)

Mode of registration: Online through website link

Due Date for registration: TBC (Jan 2026)

Contact: founders_memorial@nhb.gov.sg