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Join us for our STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Mathematics) camp during this December holidays!!!

We regret to inform that we will be ceasing our student care services on 31st May 2021.
The decision to cease our student care services was not an easy one. We did our best to avoid getting to this point but the circumstances pushed our hand. Still, we would like you to know how much we appreciate your support to us.
Tuition services will continue to be offered at our centre.

“The most successful students are those who take ownership of their learning. This doesn’t mean leaving your child to his own device, but rather, helping him identify specific goals and prioritise what needs to be done to achieve them.”

6 Ways To Help Your Kid Prep For Primary School Exams And Tests With fewer exams in primary school now, you may worry that your kid won’t have enough practice for these big tests. SASHA GONZALES asks the experts for their top tips for dealing with exam anxiety and other common issues.

https://theconversation.com/increasing-screen-time-during-covid-19-could-be-harmful-to-kids-eyesight-138193

Increasing screen time during COVID-19 could be harmful to kids' eyesight With online learning and social distancing, kids are spending more time staring at screens and less time outdoors. That can put them at higher risk of myopia and serious eye problems in the future.

https://www.thefinder.com.sg/kids/playtime/fun-things-do-kids-during-singapore-covid-19-circuit-breaker/

5 FUN Things To Do With LITTLE KIDS During The Singapore Covid-19 Circuit Breaker - The Finder How do you keep your child busy and happy at home without passing him your phone or tablet? Ready, set, get creative!

"Divide the day up into a timetable and stick it on the fridge so that everyone can see it. Have time set out for educational tasks and break it up with fun activities (and actual breaks!) to keep your kids engaged and happy."

29 kids' activities to keep them busy, and you sane during lockdown | Marie Claire So how's lockdown going with you and the kids? Homeschooling and WFH for many of us, as in ALL of us, is a pretty daunting reality. Keeping children busy

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singapore-budget-2020-more-help-to-ensure-every-singaporean-student-can-reach-potential

Singapore Budget 2020: More help to ensure every Singaporean student can reach potential, regardless of family income Annual spending by the Government on the early childhood sector is set to double to more than $2 billion per year within the next few years.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

"Good news — families who have a young child (below 16 years old) and/or elderly person (at least 67 years old) qualify for the $60 Foreign Domestic Worker (FDW) levy concession. Households that have a person with disability (PWD) are also eligible for this FDW levy concession."

How Young Families Can Get The Maximum Out of Government Benefits Let’s quickly recap some of the Budget measures in recent years that we can still benefit from — and how a young family can maximise them.

https://www.singaporebudget.gov.sg/budget_2020/about-budget/budget-features/supporting-young-families

M*F | Singapore Budget 2020 | Supporting Young Families One is that they are happy to do so but later, maybe after they have established their careers. And as for the number of kids? Maybe one or two.

"While any toy can offer value to a developing brain, there are certain toys, usually referred to as educational, learning or instructional toys that provide specific value to children. The beauty of educational toys is double fold, as they appeal to both children and parents. At their core, they are still toys, so they don’t seem like homework or a burden to children, yet they conveniently, almost secretly, provide learning benefits."

The best educational toys for kids Educational toys, like STEM toys, promote the development of essential skills for kids. Here are the best expert-approved educational toys for kids.

"Children learn because they are curious, whereas adults learn because of the economic advantage that learning facilitates.

In Singapore, we have focused for too long on the economic necessity of learning and have overlooked the critical importance of curiosity. If we can stir and awaken curiosity in the search for knowledge among the young and the not-so-young, the outcome is having a love for learning that, in turn, becomes a powerful motivator for learning in itself."

NDR 2019: More pre-school subsidies as Singapore set to spend more on early childhood education SINGAPORE: Singapore’s annual spending of about S$1 billion on early childhood education will “more than double” over the next few years, as the ...

"Children’s inquisitive minds crave opportunities that allow them to become designers, builders, mathematicians and innovators of their world.

Sand sculptures crumble, but both memories and the experiences gained through play are foundational to one’s lifelong learning. As a parent or guardian, you can support the deep learning that happens through play throughout your child’s day, and later when you revisit treasured memories."

A day at the beach: Deep learning for a child Through a play day filled with choices at the beach with supportive adults, unexpected challenges and social experiences all help children to build far more than sand castles.