In an eminently practical society like Singapore’s, parents can sometimes question the importance of the performing arts for kids. After all, during the Circuit Breaker, an infamous poll published by the Straits Times caused quite a furore when respondents identified ‘artist’ as the top most non-essential job. Even diplomat Tommy Koh was drawn into the...

Language and literacy development are major domains of early childhood development. They involve skills used to communicate with others through speaking, writing, listening and reading. This makes language and literacy development a vital part of your children’s overall growth. It is the foundation for doing well at school and being able to socialise with people...

The journey in preparing for primary 1 can be such an exciting yet bittersweet moment for parents. This is the start of your children’s journey into the big crowd with older children. The challenges that they face in primary school will be vastly different from what they face in a preschool environment. Naturally, it can...

The first major PSLE exam paper is just a few months away – and that does not include the smaller milestones like the oral and listening comprehension papers in between then and now. It is around this time that parents and students alike are starting to really feel the pressure in the last leg of...

When MOE announced that there will be no mid-year exams for Primary 3 and 5 students starting from 2020, there were a lot of buzz among parents. The main concern was how they would assess their children’s progress. Without a score to help them determine how their children measured against their peers, parents began to...

With schools having reopened for over a month now, you may be asking yourself this question: is there really still a need for online learning? After all, weren’t online lessons just a temporary stopgap measure to protect our children from being exposed to COVID-19? Barring a resurgence of the virus (touch wood!), there should be...

Starting Primary 1 is one of the major milestones your children go through in their educational journey. It is both exciting and nerve-wracking at the same time. Many parents prepare their children for this big change ahead of time so that their children can be emotionally and mentally ready for the next phase of their...

Giving your children an early start into the performing arts can have many benefits on their development – greater confidence, better self-expression, increased disciplined, just to name a few. It is no wonder then that the performing arts for children have been garnering much attention in recent years as schools attempt to integrate such courses...