Craft & Technology

Discover how Yuying's Craft & Technology department builds creative, inventive thinkers through hands-on projects, competitions, and real-world challenges.

Last updated 12 May 2026

Craft & Technology

Vision

Every Yuying student a critical and inventive thinker.

Mission

Empowering students with the grit and skills to communicate their innovative ideas.

Philosophy

Teaching C&T subjects is about nurturing curious individuals who values empathy and innovation.

Key Programmes & Competitions

Coursework-based Learning

Students apply empathy-driven learning for real-world issues.

Farm to table: Students engage in hands-on experience by transforming their own grown vegetables to dishes on the plate.

Edible STEM+: Students are exposed to future food innovation through 3D food printer.

Alternative Protein: Students are exposed to STEM and Food Sustainability through practical hands-on approach.

Toy design: Students participate in a hands-on experience to design and construct their own motion-based toys.

Hybrid creature design: Students create a tunnel book to bring their fun and interactive hybrid character designs alive.

Stretch programmes:

Opportunities for high-progress learners to challenge themselves through showcase and competitions:

1) ApLM@Poly

2) Artist-in-school programme (AISS)

3) Urban sketch session (Art Elective Programme Festival)

4) Youth Challenge (ALP)

5) Tan Kah Kee Young Inventor Award (ALP and Sustainability)

Accomplishments

2025

Urban sketches showcased in Serangoon Public Library

Tan Kah Kee Young Inventor Award (Eco-Eagles: Participation)

2024

ApLM@Poly (Singapore Polytechnic) - Young Engineer Achievement Award

Hwa Chong Institution Car Design 3D printing Competition - Certicate of Participation

2023

Prudential Young Trailblazers - Applied Learning Programme: Top 12 finalist

Students in school uniforms present a small machine to seated visitors in a classroom setting.

Yuying students shared their 3D food printer prototype with educators from other schools, demonstrating creativity, teamwork, and technological curiosity.

Four teenage girls in school uniforms hold up colorful hand-drawn sketches of outdoor scenes on clipboards.

Students showcasing their artwork from the Urban Sketch activity under Craft and Technology, capturing everyday scenes through observation and creativity.

Two students in school uniforms build a structure using clear plastic cups taped together at a classroom desk.

Art Sculpture

Two students work together at a desk with cardboard hexagonal boxes and a laptop in a classroom.

Students engaging in peer assessment during Design and Technology, exchanging ideas and feedback to refine their prototypes and design thinking.

Student design portfolio showing animal sketches, pencil holder prototypes, technical drawings, and a clay model with annotated notes.

Design and Technology toy design project by a Secondary 2 student, showcasing creativity, problem-solving, and iterative design from concept to prototype.