MTL Signature Programmes

Discover how Horizon Primary School brings Mother Tongue languages to life through reading celebrations, festive events, and hands-on cultural activities.

Last updated on 2 July 2026

MTL Signature Programmes

MTL Celebrate Reading!

To ignite students’ interest in reading Mother Tongue Language (MTL) stories, students were encouraged to read stories based on various themes and complete their reading response booklets termly. The highlight of the reading programme was our MTL Celebrate Reading!. It was truly a day of fun for the students as they experienced the joy and the magic of reading!Primary 1 to Primary 3 students had opportunities to dress up as their favourite book characters by using recycled materials and take part in the best-dressed character contest. This allowed students an immersive reading experience and to connect with their favourite book characters!

Three girls pose smiling at a Celebrate Reading 2019 event, holding a fox mask, wand, and star prop.

Young boy smiling in a handmade turtle costume with a cardboard shell and green plastic bottle decorations.

Four boys in costumes pose smiling under a Reading banner, wearing a crown, monk robe, leopard wrap, and pig nose.

Primary 4 students designed their own book covers by listening attentively to the stories read by the MTL teachers. Primary 5 students synergised to design and create posters for their favourite books, to promote the books to their fellow friends. Students admired the wonderful work produced by their peers.

Book cover titled "Saya Seekor Harimau" featuring an illustrated cat with green eyes on a yellow background.

Hand-drawn book cover titled "Saya Seekor Harimau" showing a small gray cat and a tiger's face on green background.

Chinese children's book cover showing a red-haired child riding a green dragon with a soccer ball nearby.

Four school children holding a colorful poster board with Malay text titled "Tajuk Masih Ada yang Sayang."

Three children holding a blue Tamil-language project display board with text and illustrations.

Tamil children's book cover showing a cartoon boy reading with a small fairy elf beside an open book.

Hand-drawn Tamil text poster with a teddy bear holding a book and a paper showing 100 out of 100 score.

Child's crayon drawing of a green dragon, a boy with arms raised, a soccer ball, and Chinese text on a book cover.

Six young girls in school uniforms smiling while holding a colorful handmade poster with Chinese writing and drawings.

Displaying the student advocacy approach, MTL Captains were also roped in to read stories in their own MT languages, and had their readings uploaded in SLS for others to view. Inspired from listening to these stories, students began to take charge of their own learning and pickup effective reading skills.

Cartoon book cover titled "Rubah Dengan Gagak" showing a black crow on a branch and an orange fox below.

Chinese children's book cover showing two cartoon kids with mice and a bird, titled in large Chinese characters.

Festive Celebration

Celebrating festivals in schools have become an integral part of learning and building a strong cultural belief in a child. Horizon Primary School encourages all students to embrace other traditions and cultures just like the way they do with their own. These celebrations will bring students closer to traditional and cultural beliefs. A close bond is built among the students as they better understand one another’s unique customs. Being in a diverse country, the students need to know what each festival represents, and through the various celebrations, they will realise the rich cultural tapestry of our heritage. Having every member in the school to celebrate these occasions is always a wonderful experience for all of our staff and students.

A red Chinese lion dance costume performed indoors before a crowd of excited children reaching out toward it.

A group of children smiling and holding colorful handmade paper lanterns in a school corridor.

A woman in a black hijab guides young children making small dough shapes at a table during an outdoor activity.

Children in traditional Southeast Asian outfits walk in a line through a school hall while other students watch seated.

Woman in traditional Indian attire with gold jewelry smiles in front of a large spread of peacock feathers.

Children in colorful traditional South Asian attire walk forward smiling during a cultural event.

CL Cultural Programme

Horizon Primary School has been embarking on the Chinese Cultural Awareness Programme with the intention of raising awareness of the Chinese Culture among our students. We believe that the meaningful learning experience will not only deepen our students’ understanding of their own roots but also allow them to take pride in their culture. By integrating the cultural activities into the curriculum, we hope that our students will appreciate both the Chinese Culture and the Chinese Language better. The cultural craft lessons and activities provided the Chinese students with deeper insights of the Chinese traditions, as they were introduced to the history, background and unique purposes of these crafts. We engaged our students through hands-on activities, which make learning more enjoyable and personal.

Primary 1 - Mask Painting

Young girl wearing a blue face mask holds a colorful hand-drawn pink cat face craft on a stick.

A young boy wearing a blue face mask and pink shirt colors a paper mask at a desk.

Primary 2 - Fan Painting

Young girl wearing a black mask and red uniform draws on paper with a black marker in a classroom.

Young girl with red glasses holding a round hand-painted fan with colorful flowers and Chinese characters.

Primary 3 - Paper-Cuttings

Young boy wearing a blue face mask holds a yellow paper cutout of a Chinese character in front of a whiteboard.

A young boy wearing a mask cuts yellow paper with blue scissors at a desk in a classroom.

Primary 4 - Chinese Calligraphy

Handwritten Chinese calligraphy of the Tang poem "Spring Morning" by Meng Haoran in bold black brushstrokes on white paper.

A young girl wearing a face mask practices calligraphy with a brush on newspaper-covered table.

Primary 5 - Wash Painting

Watercolor painting of a tree with red blossoms on the left and dark green mountains on the right.

A masked boy in a school uniform paints a figure on paper at a desk covered with newspaper.