In Singapore, nursery is also referred to as childcare services or preschool education, where children are enrolled in full-day, half-day or flexi-care programmes. Presently, there are over 1,360 child care centres which take in children from 18 months to six years old. Children attending nursery school in Singapore are typically three years old, and nursery...
Choosing a preschool in Singapore for your child can be an extremely daunting task, as it is a decision that carries far more weight than, say, deciding between diaper and jumper brands. Singapore’s preschool education is not compulsory and neither is it subsidised by the government, yet parents go to great lengths to suss out...
Creative writing in Singapore is an elusive concept to parents who were not part of the relatively newer education system. As a result, anxious parents scurry to enrol their toddlers in enrichment classes to give their children a head start in their early education. With so many creative writing classes sprouting in Singapore, it is...
The Primary School Tuition Culture in Singapore Suffice to say that the primary school tuition culture in Singapore is worryingly prevalent. Anxious parents spend above and beyond the necessary amounts of money and effort on sending their primary school children to Singapore’s top tuition centres, enrichment classes, or private tuition, which in turn drill them with...
When is a tree not just a tree? You may have heard the old phrase; ‘can’t see the forest for the trees’; it’s an expression which basically means a person is more preoccupied with the details of the problem than to look at the big picture. And speaking of ‘big picture’ problems, when it comes...
MindChamps Reading & Writing @ Holland Village 211 Holland Avenue, #04-01 Holland Road Shopping Centre Singapore 278967 Tel: 6463 0881 Email: [email protected] To find out more about our Reading & Writing programme or to book your child’s Literacy Assessment at Holland Village, please visit HERE. Special Promotion at Holland Village First 30 sign-ups will enjoy...
From the day your child was born, you have envisioned a bright future for him/her – one filled with huge dreams and potential that serves as an inspiration for those whom he/she is bound to meet in life. So, what can you do to ensure that your little one makes that fearless spirit and the...
As far as preschools in Singapore go, physical education used to be considered a mere add-on to the standard curricula, and not an essential component to a child’s holistic development. Today, there is prevalent evidence that the inclusion of supervised physical activity in schools is highly necessary for nurturing a preschooler’s learning acumen, moods and brain...
