Many Singaporeans struggle with language proficiency. Especially in Chinese. In our English-speaking country, if you don’t live in a predominantly mother-tongue speaking household or have a mother tongue-speaking relative at home, the children would most certainly face huge challenges in mastering their mother tongue. Even Singapore’s first Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew, had to overcome...
With less than four months to go till the Primary School Leaving Examinations (PSLE), the June holidays are a good time to strengthen your child’s revision schedule. MindChamps’ Deputy Director-General of Education, Joseph Lim, a former Ministry of Education Superintendent and former Principal of Maris Stella High School, shares 3 simple tips parents can use...
Chinese was not the first language for Singapore’s first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, but he overcame the difficulties to master it. In the book, Keeping My Mandarin Alive, Lee recalled his experience and gave a first-hand account of how he learnt Mandarin over 50 years and kept it alive. Here are 5 ways to...
“I’ve tried speaking to my child in Chinese, but he always replies me in English.” Sounds familiar? You are not alone. Children who grow up in an English-speaking environment are often reluctant to speak in Chinese even after they enter kindergarten or nursery school in Singapore. It is unsurprising then for children to display resistance...
US$400 billion a year, that’s how much bad writing is costing businesses in the United States (US), according to a recent survey. Another study shows that blue chip companies are spending up to US$3.1 billion a year on corrective writing training. Bad writing habits can actually be traced back to one’s school years. This boils...
Did you know that more than 1 million new neural connections are formed every second during the first few years of a child’s life? That’s right. All around the world, at this very moment, every infant is forming millions of neural connections in their brain, according to research from Harvard University’s Center on the Developing...
Starting in 2021, students taking Singapore’s Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) will no longer be scored based on how well they did relative to their peers. This is part of the Ministry of Education’s (MOE) efforts to shift away from an over-emphasis on academic results. Under the new scoring system, each PSLE subject will be...
If you are a parent, choosing the right preschool for your child will likely be one of the most important decisions you will be making in his/her early years. After all, this is a precious window of time that is most critical for your child’s learning and development. Beyond considerations such as the preschool’s location and facilities, you may be asking, “Should I choose a preschool that focuses on developing...
The school holidays are coming up, which gives your child a much-needed break from the usual school and homework routine. If you are looking for some ideas to keep your child occupied during this school break, do check out our holiday workshops to see how you can bring him/her up to speed with his/her lessons...
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...
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