With about 30 million Chinese in Southeast Asia, there is great potential for more children in the region to learn the Chinese language. This was pointed out by Dr. Chen Shi, KLC International Institute’s (KLCII) Vice Principal, at the recent World Chinese Conference held in Beijing, China, from 7 to 9 December 2023. KLCII is [...]
All the seven NurtureStars preschool centres located in SAFRA clubs around Singapore participated in this year’s Total Defence Day to raise awareness among its children on the importance of being prepared.The SAFRA clubs organized a series of activities from 15 to 29 Feb 2024 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the campaign. The theme was [...]
Preschoolers from Skool4Kidz Campus @ One Punggol performed with the elders at the official opening of St Luke’s ElderCare One Punggol Centre last month. The official opening event marked the launch of the Skool4Kidz Intergenerational Programme with St Luke’s ElderCare (SLEC). SLEC’s latest centre is located in the One Punggol integrated [...]
As we say goodbye to 2023 and welcome the transition into 2024, Singapore Crestar HSK Education & Assessment Centre once again received recognition for its accomplishment as the "2023 HSK Excellent Examination Centre" and "2023 Certificate for Teachers of Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages Excellent Examination Centre". Both these two accolades were jointly [...]
On July 1, 2021, the "Grading Standards" were unveiled to the global international Chinese teaching community by the National Language Working Committee of the Ministry of Education of China. This release has garnered significant interest and attention worldwide. In order to provide Chinese language teachers in Singapore and Malaysia with an opportunity [...]
From 24 to 29 November 2023, Crestar Education Group sent six educators from Kinderland, NurtureStars, Skool4Kidz and The Grange International Preschool to China for an educational exchange. This exchange aims for the various preschools to widen their horizons of early childhood education while gaining experience from the global education scene. On 25 and 26 November, [...]
In a quest for continuous learning and international networking, a delegation of principal and educators from Crestar embarked on an enriching International Study Group, The Reggio Emilia Approach to Education, to Italy. The trip, spanning from 13 to 17 November 2023, brought together a diverse group of participants, including Ms Rebecca Goh, Ms Heng Tsui [...]
Professor Meng Ying-Ru from the National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan addressing over 100 teachers Kinderland is committed in ensuring our teachers have the appropriate support they need to provide high quality care and education to our children. Kinderland was honoured to have Professor Meng Ying-Ru from the National Tsing Hua University [...]
With increasing use of digital technology to enhance teaching practices in early childhood (EC) education, preschool continue to face challenges in implementing it to improve children’s learning outcomes. Our group’s training arm, KLC International Institute (KLCII), has some 40 years of experience in the EC sector, including the deployment of digital technology best practices to [...]
The Kinderland Graduation Concert 2023 was held on 25 November 2023 at the University Cultural Centre (UCC), National University of Singapore. This edition of the Concert celebrates the achievements of 170 graduands from twelve Kinderland Preschools across Singapore. This edition of the Graduation Concert was a special one, as it marks the Concert’s return [...]