The Police Pal storybook series, which was launched at the inaugural Police Pal carnival on 24 June 2024, marks the expansion of the Police Pal programme to include the engagement of preschoolers, aged four to six, in addition to the engagement of Primary School students. The carnival was held at the Central Public Library, where Minister of State, Ministry of Home Affairs & Ministry of Social and Family Development, Ms Sun Xueling, was the Guest-of-Honour.
The programme offers a suite of age-appropriate resources for students to understand the roles of Police officers, embark on a character-building journey and learn how they can protect themselves against crime. A total of 210 attendees took part in activities such as storytelling, fingerprint-dusting, colouring, and a meet-and-greet session with Police officers.
During the event, MOS Sun launched the first book of the Police Pal storybook series, titled “The Boy Without His Shoes”, and conducted a reading session for students from My First Skool Havelock.
The storybooks will be used by Community Policing Unit (CPU) officers as an engagement tool during preschool visits from July 2024. In addition, the SPF is collaborating with the National Library Board (NLB) on the “Police Pal@Libraries” initiative, where CPU officers will conduct storytelling sessions at public libraries from 5 July 2024. These sessions will be free-of-charge, and parents and caregivers can find out more about the sessions via the NLB’s Eventbrite page . Children attending the storytelling sessions will also receive Police Pal activity booklets containing colouring and spot-the-difference activities which they are encouraged to complete with their parents and/or caregivers. Through these engagements, children can get to interact with Police officers and learn how the SPF ensures safety and security in Singapore.
The Police Pal storybooks will be distributed to major preschool chains in Singapore such as MOE kindergartens, PCF Sparkletots preschools and NTUC My First Skool centres by the end of October 2024. Educators may get in touch with their nearest Neighbourhood Police Centre (NPC) to request for a copy of the storybook to be extended to their preschool. The storybooks will also be available for loan from public libraries.
Director of the Community Partnership Department, Assistant Commissioner of Police Shng Yunn Chinn, said, “We hope to harness the power of stories to increase preschoolers’ level of crime awareness, their understanding of the role of Police officers and how everyone, adults and children alike, can work hand-in-hand with the Police to keep Singapore safe and secure.”
Group photo of the Police Pal mascot, Ray, MOS Sun Xueling, Director of the Community Partnership Department, Assistant Commissioner of Police Shng Yunn Chinn and students from My First Skool Havelock ▼
Photo of MOS Sun Xueling reading to students from My First Skool Havelock ▼
Photo of MOS Sun Xueling interacting with attendees at the Police Pal Carnival ▼
Photo of attendees taking part in the colouring activity at the Police Pal carnival ▼
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
24 June 2024 @ 7:45 PM