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Singapore is a unique cosmopolitan of multi-racial, multi-linguistic, multi-culturalism and multi-religiosity whose citizens live in harmony. This harmonious relationship between the various ethnic groups was not handed by chance. Throughout its short history, it has seen a number of bloody racial riots as those in 1964 and the Maria Hertogh riots. Recognizing the ethnic diversity in Singapore, and to prevent the recurrence of inter-ethnic differences, the Government had decided to embark on a quest to forge a unique Singaporean identity among Singaporeans. The quest to overcome the divisiveness of ethnicity, language or religion is of prime importance, since Singapore’s future social and racial stability rests on this. Schools provide a common space where children from differen