About 700 teachers from 24 countries and regions attended the International Chinese Language Teaching Cloud Symposium on 29 and 30 August, 2020 to promote new developments in international Chinese online teaching. It was jointly organised by Chinese Testing International, Singapore Crestar Confucius Classroom, East China Normal University International Chinese Language School, and Chinese Plus. [...]

Some 100 candidates in Singapore took the HSK Level 4 to Level 6 and HSK Oral Test Advanced Level on 28 June, 2020 from their homes using the online platform. It was the first time the international test was held online, due to the Covid-19 health crisis. The regular test schedule had to proceed [...]

Throughout its history since inception in 1977, Crestar School of Dance has groomed award-winning students from as young as three years old. Some have even progressed to continue their dance journey overseas and become professional dancers and instructors. In October 2019, Crestar launched an Elite programme for students who have the potential to excel and [...]

Crestar Education Group is proud to celebrate Kinderland’s achievement at the 2020 Singapore Centre for Chinese Language (SCCL) National Preschool Teaching Aid Competition. In our first participation ever, the team from Kinderland Preschool @ Hougang emerged the top winner with the Most Outstanding Award! Two other teams from Kinderland Preschool @ Pandan Valley and [...]

For our teachers of Kinderland, Skool4Kidz, NurtureStars and ELFA preschools and The Grange Institution International School, 2020 is probably the most challenging year in their career. From April to June 2020, the Circuit Breaker in Singapore disrupted classes. While some teachers continued working at the centres to care for the children of essential service [...]

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to temporary school closures around the world, accelerating the notion of Home-Based Learning (HBL) unprecedentedly. Kinderland preschools across the region were not spared, and had to adapt to bring classroom learning into the homes of our children. The team at Kinderland Singapore headquarters drew on their collective expertise and [...]

ELFA Preschool, established in Singapore since year 2000, is one of the early childhood brands under Crestar Education Group. As a preschool established in Singapore, ELFA has over 30 centres across Singapore and cities in China, including Shanghai, Beijing, Zhuji, Xi’an, Chengdu, Dalian, Foshan, Dongguan, Haiyan, Changzhou, Cangzhou, Shenyang, Anshan, Tangshan and Fushun. [...]

Crestar Learning Centre (CLC) held its inaugural Arts Fest from 15 to 28 September 2019, showcasing a wide range of artistic activities sprouting across all centres. The fest featured many original art exhibitions island-wide, as well as an art competition themed “Save My World.” The Arts Fest was first launched at an exhibition held [...]

Assoc Prof Dr Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim, Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Family and Development, visited Skool4Kidz to observe our home learning sessions with the little ones. Assoc Prof Dr Faishal’s visit was part of the government’s effort to ensure that children on leave of absence do not miss learning opportunities. Our teacher shares [...]

During the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, business units of the Crestar Education Group (CEG) had in various ways expressed and given their support and encouragement to those affected by the disease, as well as front liners, in China and Singapore. Their show of solidarity has been featured in a short video in [...]