Mathini Segar is currently an adjunct professor and consultant at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Faculty of Science. She holds a degree in Chemistry and Life Sciences from NUS, a postgraduate diploma from the National Institute of Education (NIE), […]
Singaporean students are famously good at Maths, and few would argue with this fact. The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) has reported that Singaporean students have clinched the top spots in Maths and Science globally in 2019, […]
Are you experiencing post-holiday blues after the end of the long Chinese New Year weekend? You’re not alone! Many people report feeling that they find it hard to return to work after enjoying a long break from their usual routine. […]
Children in Singapore are hard workers. They often have a lot of activities in and out of school. Aside from their schoolwork, many also attend tuition or other enrichment lessons. In the midst of their hectic schedules, it is important […]
The act of learning does not stop when the school day ends; and it’s not only limited to the classroom too. In fact, there is a wide variety of activities that you can conduct at home to spark your child’s […]
We read every day. Whether it be in the form of 300-page novels or 3-minute online articles, we are always engaging with the written word in some form or another. As technology advances and information spreads ever-rapidly, children should also […]
In his recent speech at the 9th Mother Tongue Languages Symposium (e-MTLS), Education Minister Mr Lawrence Wong has called bilingualism “the hallmark of [Singapore’s] education system”. Indeed, since the 1960s, almost every student in Singapore has learnt two languages. However, […]
Are you ready for your child’s learning experience to become more digitalised? Home-based learning is here to stay, and it will soon become a regular part of the school term. Starting from the latter half of this year, home-based learning […]
It’s tough being a parent nowadays. Every parent wants to give their child the best, but may not know where to start, especially with advertisements everywhere all claiming to offer the number one parenting solution for parents. In a digitally […]
COVID-19 has drastically altered the way we live our lives. In education, this is most strongly felt in the closure of schools in order to contain the outbreak. Educational institutions across the globe had to put traditional methods of learning […]