The very first case of COVID-19 in Singapore was detected on 23 January 2020. Since then, the numbers have grown exponentially and to date, Singapore has seen over 20,000 cases of COVID-19. As a result, the government has introduced a series of stringent measures called ‘Circuit Breaker’ to be applied from 7 April to 2...
Technology is all around our children and whether we like it or not, it has slowly become an integral part of our lives too. In unprecedented moments like these with school closures due to COVID-19, technology becomes our next best friend when we are home-bound with the children. Learning still must take place even though...
With home-based learning done and dusted and the school holidays brought forward, your primary school kids might be happy to welcome this short break from school. But you know it won’t be long before they’ll start to get restless and turn to their devices (or you!) for entertainment. To keep things fun while your family...
Singapore’s extended circuit breaker period due to COVID-19 has been difficult for many families. Not only are we all cooped up in the house together, but the Ministry of Education (MOE) has also declared that the June holidays will be moved up to May in order to ease the burden of Home-Based Learning (HBL) for...
Home-based learning has made way to welcome the school holidays amid this Circuit Breaker. Staying in during the holidays is the new novelty with activities that your primary school child can enjoy during the day. Here we will list 8 educational Chinese YouTube channels to help your little ones learn. To help you get started,...
With schools still closed during the extended Circuit Breaker and the school holidays brought forward, you’ll now need ideas to keep your primary school child occupied meaningfully. It’s no secret that your child will request for screen time and you can’t deny that this will give you that much-needed peace and quiet, especially if you’re...
With the rise in COVID-19 cases reported recently and the circuit breaker measures in place from 8 April to 4 May 2020, schools have now switched to full home-based learning and free e-learning resources while preschool services are suspended. Your child’s teachers would have made arrangements for online lessons to be conducted and daily assignments...
Written by Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, who are both Senior Fellows at MindChamps and authors of the book Becoming Brilliant: What Science Tells Us About Raising Successful Children For many of us, COVID-19 has completely changed how we work. Moving to remote work might have its advantages for some, but when the...
As part of the circuit breaker measures to contain the spread of COVID-19, all preschools in Singapore will suspend their general services from 8 April to 4 May 2020. With this sudden announcement, you might be scrambling to find ways to keep your little ones engaged and entertained with different activities as you stay at...
First detected in December 2019 in China, COVID-19 has now become a global issue, with the World Health Organisation determining it to be of a “very high risk at a global level”. With cases reported in almost every country in the world, the virus that causes lung lesions and pneumonia has battered world economies, crushed...
