Mother Tongue Language (MTL) Fortnight 2025: Celebrating Language, Culture, and Identity

Explore highlights from MTL Fortnight 2025, where students discovered their Mother Tongue Languages through hands-on cultural activities held from 8 to 18 July.

Last updated on 27 August 2026

The beauty of our Mother Tongue Languages and the rich cultural heritage they embody came alive during MTL Fortnight 2025! Held from 8 to 18 July, this school-wide programme provided students from Primary 1 to 6 with authentic, hands-on experiences that deepened their appreciation of their Mother Tongue Language while developing important communication and cultural literacy skills.

Through a variety of engaging cultural and language-based activities, students explored the relevance of their language in daily life, honed their oral communication skills, and experienced the joy of expressing themselves creatively in their respective Mother Tongue Language. The activities were designed to spark curiosity, promote cultural understanding, and provide authentic contexts for the use of language.

Chinese Language

Children in school uniforms painting colorful paper lanterns at teal desks in a decorated classroom.

Young students in school uniforms painting kite designs with small paint pots in a bright classroom.

A young girl in a yellow school uniform paints blue designs on a small white paper parasol at a teal desk.

Two school children paint circular artworks with colorful paints on newspaper-covered desks in a classroom.

Three boys painting large round paper lanterns in blue and green at a table covered with newspaper.

Young students in school uniforms paint kite outlines at group desks in a classroom with a whiteboard and display screen.

Several children in school uniforms sit around a round table doing a craft activity with markers and wooden pieces.

A child paints a small white paper parasol at a teal desk using a brush and colorful paint pots.

Two school boys paint black dragon designs on circular fans using brushes and ink in a classroom art session.

Malay Language

Two school boys in uniforms color puppetry worksheets with crayons at blue desks in a classroom.

A young student in a school uniform writes on a pencil case at a teal desk with fabric markers nearby.

A young boy wearing glasses writes on a fabric pouch with a marker, with Arabic name card "Ridzuan" on the teal desk.

Two schoolboys in uniform build a spaghetti tower at a classroom table while others work in background.

Two primary school boys in white uniforms weave thin bamboo sticks into small baskets at a blue desk.

Young girl in school uniform painting a gold-outlined canvas with a brush in a classroom full of students doing art.

A young boy in a school uniform paints yellow onto a batik-style canvas at a classroom desk with paint bottles nearby.

Children sit on a wooden floor in a classroom, each holding a round hand drum during a music lesson.

An adult man guides two young children in school uniforms on a wooden gym floor with colorful shapes on the wall.

Tamil Language

Two young students in white uniforms use colored sand to decorate drawings at a pink-covered table in a classroom.

Several children in school uniforms perform a stick dance barefoot in a classroom with a Welcome sign.

Six barefoot children in school uniforms hold sticks and pose in a classroom with a Welcome sign.

Two boys face each other in a crouched, active stance on a wooden indoor court floor.

Three boys in white shirts and black shorts stand on a wooden court, with one wearing a green vest.

Five school children in uniforms sit around blue tables making fruit skewers with strawberries and kiwi.

Two boys in school uniforms in a classroom, one playing a dholak drum on a cart, the other holding sticks.