Context
In Singapore, there is a growing focus on inclusive education that equips students with practical competencies for daily living and employment. Yet, current approaches to teaching commuting skills often rely on PowerPoint slides and real-world travel training which can be resource-heavy, time-consuming and dangerous. Â
Mastering daily living skills (DLS) is a key challenge for students with special needs. While they may learn concepts in the classroom, applying them in real-world situations can be difficult due to unpredictable environments and the need for independent decision-making.
At the same time, teachers face significant challenges. High student-teacher ratios, limited manpower, and increasing workload make it difficult to provide individualised guidance. This often leads to burnout, slow staff replacement, and reduced capacity to conduct hands-on, real-world training.
This creates a gap between learning and real-life application.
Among these skills, commuting stands out as one of the most essential yet challenging to master. It requires awareness, confidence, and quick decision-making, which is difficult to practice in a real-world environment.
JourniAble focuses on commuting to provide a safe, structured way for students to build confidence and navigate the world more independently.
Project Motivation
Mission
Vision
Introducing JourniAble
JourniAble is an augmented‑reality (AR) learning solution designed to help educators in Special Education (SPED) schools teach essential commuting skills to students with special needs. Through immersive, gamified simulations, the platform provides a safe and structured training environment that builds confidence, promotes independence, and reduces long‑term reliance on caregivers.
Features
Student Side Software
Students will have access to different modules that teach key commuting skills.
Each module has varying gamified levels that present different real-life scenarios.
Coming Soon…
Students can visit the shop to purchase power-ups and skins for their avatar
Students can customise their avatar as well
Teacher Side Software
The teacher will have access to the teacher dashboard to monitor the progress of her students.Â
The teacher can vary some of the settings depending on the needs of the student.
Robot & Traffic Elements
The robot enables students to practice real-world commuting skills through joystick-controlled navigation in an AR environment.
The traffic cards are scanned by the robot to launch specific modules, simulating real-world traffic scenarios for students to navigate.
User Satisfaction
Piloted with:
Key Insights from Pilot testing:Â
- Students respond better to interactive, game-like learning
- Visual + physical interaction improves retention
- Teachers value structured, ready-to-use modules
Acknowledgements
Team Codillac would like to express our sincere appreciation to our capstone instructors, Dr Rakesh Nagi, Dr Lee Young and Dr Dorien Herremans, for their guidance and feedback throughout our weekly sessions, which played an important role in shaping our project.
We would also like to extend our thanks to Mr Aditya Batura for his guidance in the business aspects of the project, which helped us better structure our approach and refine our strategy.
Team Codillac would also like to thank the Venture, Innovation and  Entrepreneurship (VIE) office for providing valuable entrepreneurial guidance and opportunities that supported our development beyond the technical aspects of the project.
Finally, Team Codillac would also like to acknowledge Dr Susan Wong for her support and encouragement throughout the project, which helped us refine our work and present it more effectively.
