Innovate for Excellence

Period PHI (Passion Hour Ingenuity): Igniting Passion and Purpose through Innovation

Period PHI is a school-based innovation programme conducted fortnightly for 1 to 1.5 hours from Primary 1 to 6. It is designed to ignite passion and purpose in our students through the PHI Windmill Framework, which integrates the Rosyth 7E Innovation Protocol with principles from Ikigai, a Japanese concept referring to one’s sense of purpose or reason for being. Ikigai is found at the intersection of four elements: what you love, what you are good at, what the world needs, and what you can be valued for.

The PHI Windmill is designed to bring together the two key components:

•Four blades inspired by Ikigai principles

•A lollipop-shaped core representing the Rosyth 7E Innovation Protocol

Through this framework, students explore their strengths and interests while applying innovative thinking to contribute meaningfully to others.

Developing Innovative Creators

Period PHI supports Rosyth’s desired student outcome of developing Innovative Creators who think critically and creatively to solve authentic problems, act with empathy and design purposeful solutions that benefit others.

The programme emphasises that innovation is not just invention, but finding meaning and joy in creating value for the community.

Below is a sample lesson that the P1s will go through.

As a class, students establish what constitutes a strong bridge and how bridges across the world are built.

In groups, students explain their bridge design and stress test their bridges.

They visualise and draw out their bridge for further discussion within the group!

In groups, students explain their bridge design and stress test their bridges.

built. contribute meaningfully to others.