Shell NXplorers
Our flagship Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) education programme that aims to develop and equip youth with future ready skills like critical thinking, creative problem-solving, communication and collaboration skills.
Delivered in partnership with Science Centre, NXplorers involves Shell staff as mentors, and helps students prepare for the jobs of tomorrow. Since 2019, NXplorers has engaged with more than 700 Secondary School students in Singapore.
NXplorers uses a unique combination of three methodologies:
Integrating these approaches into one programme creates a new way of looking at global complexities, and shows young people how to approach the complex challenges the world faces, now and in the future.
Systems thinking
A framework for seeing the bigger picture rather than isolated fragments.
Scenario planning
Asks 'what if' questions to explore alternative views of the future and create plausible stories around them.
Theory of change
A methodology of thinking that imagines how and why a certain change is expected to happen.
Nidhin Neha, Shell NXplorers Singapore participant from Seng Kang Secondary SchoolNXplorers inspired me to think innovatively and learn to build solutions from the ground up. It also equipped me with practical tools that I know will help me in my future career.
Loh Chia Chang, Teacher, Bedok View Secondary SchoolWhat’s unique about NXplorers is that it provides students with valuable hands-on mentorship from Shell staff, and seed funding to turn their ideas into reality.
Shell NXplorers Integrated into NYP Curriculum to Advance STEM Education
Shell, Nanyang Polytechnic, and Science Centre Singapore have partnered to embed Shell NXplorers curriculum into NYP’s curriculum for Diploma in Sustainability in Engineering with Business. This collaboration is key to equipping students with skills like critical thinking and creative problem-solving to tackle real-world challenges and prepare for the jobs of tomorrow.
Russell Chan, Principal and CEO of Nanyang PolytechnicThis partnership exemplifies the power of industry and academia collaboration. Our learners will benefit from working with industry mentors on real sustainability challenges, gaining skills and experiences that enhance their technical knowledge and enable them to thrive in a sustainability-driven future.
Tham Mun See, Chief Executive, Science Centre BoardThrough NXplorers, we are nurturing not just problem-solvers, but purpose-driven innovators. This partnership with Shell and Nanyang Polytechnic embodies our shared belief that science and technology, when guided by empathy and imagination, can create meaningful solutions for a sustainable future.
2025 Shell NXplorers Award Winners
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Excellence in Persuading Others for Change |
Fuhua Secondary School |
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Seng Kang Secondary School |
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Yusof Ishak Secondary School |
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Excellence in Thinking Different |
Homeschool |
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St. Andrew’s Secondary School |
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Cedar Girls’ Secondary School |
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Excellence in Making Change Happen |
Springfield Secondary School |
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Swiss Cottage Secondary School |
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Bedok View Secondary School |
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People’s Choice Award |
Springfield Secondary School |
To find out more, visit the Science Centre’s Shell NXplorers webpage.