The Singapore Police Force (SPF) and National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) jointly organised the e-Delta League December 2021 Edition tournament this year from 22 November 2021 to 23 December 2021. Minister of State for the Ministry of Home Affairs & Ministry of National Development, A/P Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim, graced the Grand Finals of the e-Delta League as the Guest of Honour, which took place at Singapore Sports Hub on 23 December 2021. The Grand Finals was livestreamed on Delta League’s Official Facebook page and Singapore’s Cybersports & Online Gaming Association’s (SCOGA) official TikTok and Twitch pages.
This edition marks the 21st edition of Delta League, which has been held since June 2011. The Delta League aims to use sports to engage youths and keep them meaningfully occupied during the school holidays in June and December. Due to the current COVID-19 situation, the Delta League Programme pivoted to e-sports to ensure the sustained engagement of the youths. For this edition, a total of 128 teams, consisting of 708 youths aged between 13 and 17 years old, competed in Mobile Legends Bang Bang (MLBB) via a 5-versus-5 game format.
In the lead up to the Grand Finals, the youths attended various enriching activities such as e-Coaching Clinics, the online Youth Community Day and a Youth e-Workshop. During the successful Youth e-Workshop, the guest speaker, Mr Amrin Amin, shared his experiences in dealing with young ex-drug offenders and helping them to reintegrate into society. He shared how one can steer away from crime and aspire to be successful in life. The workshop ended with a sharing on how to protect oneself from falling prey to e-commerce scams and job scams.
The participants also tapped on their energy and creativity by taking part in crime prevention-related activities such as a Meme Design Competition. This platform allowed the participants to put their newly acquired anti-crime knowledge to good use by creating memes to spread greater awareness of scams and their preventive measures. In all, the activities were designed to enhance the youths’ crime prevention awareness and inculcate a sense of social responsibility, teamwork and discipline, under the guidance of their assigned police mentors. The winning entries can be viewed at the Delta League Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/DeltaLeagueSG/.
We look forward to engaging the youths and seeing new faces in the next edition of Delta League.
LAUNCH OF SPF’S POLICE PAL PROGRAMME
In conjunction with the e-Delta League Grand Finals, Guest of Honour, Minister of State A/P Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim; Director of Community Partnership Department, SPF, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Shng Yunn Chinn; and Director of Character & Citizenship Education Branch, Student Development Curriculum Division, Ministry of Education, Ms Loh Wee Cheng, launched “Police Pal” – a new flagship programme for the engagement of Primary School students. Police Pal aims to educate the students on crime-prevention matters as well as the roles and responsibilities of the Police. Students participating in this programme can develop a better understanding of the Police, what we do, and how we work with the community to keep everyone safe.
The Police Pal programme is an integral part of SPF’s youth engagement framework and our efforts to engage our community from young. In developing this programme, the SPF worked closely with the Ministry of Education’s Character and Citizenship Education (MOE CCE) Branch to ensure that the programme’s content is in line with MOE CCE’s syllabus, and the materials are attractive and enriching for the students. Police Pal provides teachers and parents with the opportunity to engage students on safety and security as the students embark on a character-building journey and learn how to protect themselves against crime character-building journey and learn how to protect themselves against crime.
Following the resounding success from its pilot run at seven Primary Schools in 2021, the Police Pal programme is ready for rollout from January 2022 onwards. A total of 116 Primary Schools in Singapore, involving approximately 112,000 students, will be participating in the island-wide rollout. All the seven Primary Schools involved in the pilot are continuing with their participation in the Police Pal programme.
During the launch, the face of Police Pal and SPF’s official mascot for children was revealed for the first time. Aptly called Ray, the mascot sheds light on all Police matters to raise crime awareness levels among the children. Just like any trustworthy companion, Ray aims to inspire students by being with them throughout the activities as they learn more about crime prevention throughout the different levels of the Police Pal programme.
The SPF will monitor and refresh the programme’s activities to sustain the interest of Primary School students in the programme. There are plans to explore a digital version of the programme.
Director of the Community Partnership Department of SPF, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Shng Yunn Chinn, said, “Police Pal is SPF’s flagship programme for youths in Primary Schools. The programme aims to get young students interested and educated about crime, crime-prevention as well as safety and security issues. Through this, the students can have a better understanding of the Police, what we do, and how we work with the community to keep everyone safe. The objectives of the Police Pal programme are in line with MOE’s Character and Citizenship Education goals. Through a series of interesting activities, students will embark on a character-building journey and learn how to protect themselves against crime. It is also a tool for parents to bond with their children when they assist them to complete the activities.”
Source: Singapore Police Force