Finished your Secondary school education? Not keen on pursuing a junior college or polytechnic education? Thinking of enrolling in a private education institution? Well, there are plenty of choices, especially in an education hub like Singapore! There are about 1000 private schools in Singapore that offer you a wide variety of courses. There are courses at the certificate, diploma, bachelor, and postgraduate levels.
Category: Education
Help, Term 2 is here! How can I prepare for it?
In the blink of an eye, the March holidays have come, and they will be gone soon. On March 22, our kids are all set to begin their Term 2 for this academic year. So, try reading the expressions on your young one’s face when you speak to her about this. Do you spot excitement? Or is it a look of concern? How do you think they feel about the coming term?
How can our kids be safe online?
Throw a stone and if it lands on a group of youths, chances are that almost 90% of them would be hooked onto their mobile gadgets. Not just youths, but adults are guilty of this habit as well. How long do our kids spend before their gadgets, surfing through the internet? What content do they come across and consume via online platforms? How much privacy should we allow our kids to possess with regard to their online activities?
Choosing the right CCA in schools
What are my child’s talents? What activity or interest will best serve his/her career prospects? How much time and energy should you invest in CCAs? CCAs are co-curricular activities that students are encouraged to take on in school, to enable them to have a more holistic education. These are some common doubts that can pop up in the minds of parents while helping their kids pick CCAs. When there is no clear-cut option, students themselves tend to get confused as well.
Teaching kids self-reliance in an age of competition
Yes, we have all heard these words at some point in time. But do you happen to notice that they are becoming increasingly true today? We live in an age powered by technology and convenience. But take a look at the workplace, the sphere of academics, and any other field of relevance.
Junior College or Polytechnic? Seniors, this is for you!
Congratulations to all students who just received their GCE ‘O’ Level results! Admittedly, the O Level examinations are one of the most important examinations in our lives, not just as kids, but even as adults. Yes, this is the time when there are going to be many questions in the minds of students as well as parents. Questions about whether students should apply for a junior college, or opt for a polytechnic education may arise, and we are here to share what options both institutions provide
Help, my timetable is packed!
Riddles! How many of you like them? Well, let’s try a simple one right now. Can you name something that can fly but does not have wings? Take a few seconds to think about it. Come on now, take a guess! The answer, yes you’ve guessed it – Time!
Help, I’m not ready for school!
Things don’t always work out as we plan. But things tend to work out a lot better when you breathe some positivity into yourself. Parents need to help their kids see the upcoming year as one with opportunity and not one filled with challenges or hurdles. The subjects in the new academic level are not to be seen as hard or difficult, they are an opportunity to learn more and enhance one’s intellect.
My child has been posted to a new school – help!
Well, well, well, it’s the last 10 days of the year. School postings for Primary 6 students will be out on 22 December 2020, and there is much anxiety all around. How much do we fear the unknown? Are we ready for new beginnings? With the allotment into secondary schools being released soon, for many…
Teaching kids to be resilient to failure!
‘Failures are the stepping stones to success.’ Now, all of us are familiar with this saying. But how does failure actually work? What happens when you fail at something? Well, more often than not, you feel bad, you brood over it, you might even get depressed and you can also feel like you are incapable of achieving success. Yes, quite often we appear to be unaware of the right way to handle our failures.
