A local flavour for pre-school Chinese lessons
Resources designed by NTU’s Confucius Institute feature content like HDB life, MRT travel Amelia Teng Education Correspondent Illustrations of HDB living and MRT travel, as well as desktop games created by local students, are part of new materials developed to teach pre-schoolers Chinese. The materials, designed by the Confucius Institute at the Nanyang Technological University […]
Read moreMore tuition centres helping students learn via experience
Over 60 now include activities such as experiments and games – up from about 30 five years ago, say observers Calvin Yang One evening in a tuition class in Bukit Timah, a group of Primary 6 pupils were spending a good 30 minutes releasing toy cars on ramps. The pupils, who were having tuition at […]
Read moreExplore ways to teach using the news at SPH forum for educators
File photo showing a teacher guiding her class through an activity at a secondary school.PHOTO: ST FILE PUBLISHED APR 9, 2018, 5:00 AM SGT David Tay As teachers incorporate more real-world learning into their lessons, more are looking to authentic teaching materials such as news sources to hone lifelong skills in their students. Approaches such […]
Read moreGovt to spend $5 million over the next three years to develop early childhood sector leaders
At the appointment ceremony yesterday were Ms Shazadi Begum Mohamed Siddiqe (right) and Ms Zaiton Mohd Ali, 43, executive principal of Iyad Perdaus Child Development, a new appointee under the ECDA Fellows Programme.ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN PUBLISHED APR 5, 2018, 8:47 PM SGT Rahimah Rashith SINGAPORE – When Ms Shazadi Begum Mohamed Siddiqe, 32, started […]
Read moreNew programme to help caregivers manage autistic children
Dr Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim, Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Social and Family Development and Education, speaking at the launch of the Family Empowerment Programme at Rainbow Centre on March 26, 2018.ST PHOTO: KHALID BABA PUBLISHED MAR 26, 2018, 3:52 PM SGT Tan Shu Yan SINGAPORE – For Madam Jorah Mahmud, managing her teenage son’s behaviour is […]
Read moreSafety standards launches for outdoor learning industry
The Outdoor Learning and Adventure Education Association (OLAE) launched its first set of safety standards on Saturday (Mar 24), with the aim of enhancing the industry’s image and professionalism. By Wendy Wong @WendyWongCNA 24 Mar 2018 08:22PM (Updated: 24 Mar 2018 11:08PM) SINGAPORE: The Outdoor Learning and Adventure Education Association (OLAE) launched its first set […]
Read moreLow Yen Ling on Mother Tongue Exemptions
Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Education Low Yen Ling spoke in Parliament on Wednesday (Mar 21) about the factors considered in granting exemptions from Mother Tongue language, and the proportion of students involved. This was in response to questions from MPs Denise Phua and Yee Chia Hsing. Source/ Read more at: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/parliament/videos/march/low-yen-ling-on-mother-tongue-exemptions-10062894
Read moreComputerised balloting to ease P1 registration stress
The Education Ministry said the new centralised process from this year will help to streamline Primary 1 registration and make it more convenient for parents. Those who need to ballot “are assured of an equal chance of admission into the school”, said the ministry.ST PHOTO: ONG WEE JIN PUBLISHED MAR 21, 2018, 5:00 AM SGT […]
Read moreMore than 2,000 applications for MOE kindergartens
Parents and their children check out the facilities during an open house at the MOE kindergarten situated within West Spring Primary School in Bukit Panjang.PHOTO: ST FILE PUBLISHED MAR 19, 2018, 2:47 PM SGT Amelia Teng Education Correspondent SINGAPORE – More parents are opting for kindergartens run by the Ministry of Education (MOE), which is […]
Read moreGift of books by Singapore authors for schools to boost local literary arts
(From left) Ramu And Rocky by Jensrani Thangavel; Go, Trishaw, Go by Francis Wong; and Sampan by Chua Hui Ying are on the list of Singlit book gifts to schools in Singapore.PHOTO: NATIONAL ARTS COUNCIL Books by Singapore authors in the four official languages will be given to primary and secondary schools to boost the […]
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