Some 320 early childhood carers and teachers from Singapore, Malaysia and China attended the 5th International Chinese Early Childhood Conference held at the Lifelong Learning Institute on 26 November 2016. It was a record turnout for the event, which was launched back in 2002. Organised by KLC International Institute (KLCII), the full-day conference featured two [...]
Skool4Kidz in Tampines GreenLeaf Estate had the honour to host a visit from Mrs Josephine Teo, Senior Minister of State (SMS) in the Prime Minister’s Office, on 5 December 2016. She was accompanied on her visit by Assoc Prof Dr Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim, Parliamentary Secretary (PS) for the Ministry of Education & Ministry of [...]
A heart-warming Samoan dance by our NurtureStars K1 & K2 students. Early childhood is the time when the young ones learn to make sense of the things, places and people in their world; playing, questioning, and forming and testing out ideas. They also get to know other “worlds” and various cultures, to be [...]
Jubilant friends and families filled the University Cultural Centre, National University Singapore to celebrate Kinderland’s Graduating Class of 2016. All 380 graduates put up an awe-inspiring concert titled Our Tuneful Tales. It tells a tale of two children reflecting their school journey together through the melodious sounds of the recorder - building character and friendships, [...]
A “park within a park” learning experience awaits the children The ground was broken on 18 January 2017, Wednesday, on site at Sengkang Riverside Park for Singapore’s first large child care centre in a public park – the Skool4Kidz Campus @ Sengkang Riverside Park. When completed in the first quarter of 2018, Skool4Kidz’ second large [...]
The ELFA Graduation Concert on 8 December 2016 was more than just song and dance. It had Chinese poetry recital, speech and drama, story telling and cultural performances woven into the programme. Some 200 parents and families attended the concert held at the Civil Service Club in Tessensohn Road. The concert was a celebration [...]
The 9th Skool4Kidz preschool centre at Block 807C Ping Yi Greens in Chai Chee Road was officially opened by Mr Tan Chuan-Jin, Minister for Social and Family Development, on 3 December 2016. The Minister, who is also the Adviser to Marine Parade GRC grassroots organisations, signed on a commemorative plaque and toured the four different [...]
“Workshop on Case Studies of International Chinese Teaching” attracted a good turnout. With more people learning Chinese as a second language, there is an increasing need for teachers to keep abreast of the latest theories and methodologies for effective classroom delivery. It was, therefore, not surprising that the turnout for the “Workshop [...]
Not all heroes wear capes. For the endangered Sunda pangolin, one of the last surviving native mammals in Singapore, their heroes are 500 children aged 5 to 6 from ELFA and Kinderland Preschools. On 27 August 2016 at Singapore Zoo, more than 1,500 children, parents, teachers and staff, pooled in their efforts and sold [...]
A parent-child relay activity. NurtureStars’ Annual Sports Day is a signature event held at the Toa Payoh Sports Hall to promote active lifestyle and school-family bonding. If you have not heard of the Sushi formation, then you have not seen the children at NurtureStars display their prowess in gymnastic formations. The children [...]