Student Guide Training Programme

Sign up to become a student guide and explore Singapore's Chinese heritage through this free, year-round training programme, open to secondary and post-secondary students.

Last updated 13 August 2026

Wan Qing Yuan – Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall

Student Guide Training Programme

The Student Guide Training Programme is an initiative that seeks to encourage discovery and appreciation of Singapore’s heritage in an engaging way. Student guides have the opportunity to conduct tours of festival roving exhibitions and/or special exhibitions to guests including fellow students on learning trips and/or members of public.

Details

Through this programme, students will prepare a 3-minute guiding script and conduct a guided tour of the Festivals Travelling Exhibition for their peers at a designated area in schools, or community spaces like shopping malls or libraries. The programme is available in English and Chinese. Two training sessions will be conducted.

Learning Objectives:

Increase students’ confidence level
Develop students’ oratorical skills
Enable students to learn about Chinese communities and gain a better understanding of local Chinese heritage, cultural traditions and history

Target Audience: Sec 1 to 4/5, Post-Sec (JC/Poly/ITE)

Programme Runtime: All year round

Programme Fee: Complimentary

Modality: In-person

Duration: 2 hour per session

Programme Capacity: 10 pax

Mode of Registration: By email

Due Date for Registration: 3 months in advance

Contact Info: nhb_wqy@nhb.gov.sg

A man holds a microphone presenting to a group of seated women in a room with a Chinese-text slide on a screen.

Trainers guiding students

A student holds a dumpling while presenting to peers near a display about dumplings enjoyed by Singaporeans.

Students guiding for peers for Mid-Autumn Festival Travelling Exhibition