Among all the enrichment lessons Dana attends, she enjoys Art the most. It's not uncommon to see her doodling on the whiteboard easel and on drawing paper. My office wall also boasts a growing collection of her drawings. Being the outdoorsy, adventurous girl that she is, it came as a pleasant surprise she loves art so much she repeatedly ask for art lessons. Not wanting to dampen her enthusiasm, we decided to re-shuffle our schedules and recently enrolled her at HeART Studio.Why … [Read more...]
Weekend Wandering: Dentist for a Day!
I stared into the blinding light, trying to make sense of my surrounding. My eyes quickly focused on a masked face which was approaching me, eagerly... but before I could react, I heard a muffled voice speak through the surgical mask, " Hi Daddy..." her eyes squinted with a wide smile beneath the mask. I smiled in return and replied, " Hi Dana!" but before I could continue, she commanded, " Open your mouth..." I sheepishly obliged as she proceeded to examine my teeth with a mouth mirror … [Read more...]
ArtScience Museum Presents 50 Best National Geographic Photos
That familiar Yellow Frame at The ArtScience Museum!Growing up in those pre-iPad days, I remembered my Mum used to 'feed' us with books and magazines. Ever so often, she would trot my siblings and I down to the Indian Book Seller to get us stashes of second hand books and magazines. One of the 'books' which never fails to draw my attention was one with a yellow frame on its cover. That book would always pique my interest with its stunning and thought-provoking … [Read more...]
{Giveaway} How Intelligent is your Child? Understanding Multiple Intelligences Workshops
Multiple Intelligences start with the premise that 'every child is smart'....we just need to help them find out what they are smart in and capitalize on their preferred learning style(s). As an educator, the Multiple Intelligences (MI) Theory (developed by Dr. Howard Gardner, a professor of Education at Harvard University 40 years ago) is not new to me. In fact, I enjoy using Multiple Intelligences strategies in my classrooms to engage my students in learning.In a nutshell, there are at … [Read more...]
The day I was a Doctor…at Mt. Elizabeth Novena Hospital!
Doc. Dana reporting for duty!Picture this: You’re ill, lying on your bed and recuperating at home. Through your medicine-induced, half-drowsy state, you hear the familiar footsteps of your child approaching. Lovingly, you carve a weak smile and open your eyes to be greeted by a face clad with surgical mask, bearing a pair of scissors in one hand and a knife in the other, muttering the words “ Don’t worry Daddy…I will cure you…I’ve done this many times”. You spring out of bed, if it’s not for … [Read more...]
Mummy: Secrets of the Tomb Exhibition
Ancient history still has a place in modern urban Singapore...Humans have been obsessed with the concept of afterlife for as time immemorial. What happens after we die? Where do our spirits go? Is there really a Heaven and Hell? Some cultures make elaborate preparations so that life can be renewed and continued in the after world when they passed on. Among all civilizations, the Egyptians have the most elaborate funerary afterlife rituals - the practice of Mummification. In fact, this … [Read more...]
Many Ways of Seeing…a Design Workshop for Preschool Kids
Dana attended a fun design workshop from the 'Many Ways of Seeing (MWOS) Series just before the school holidays started. The purpose of this series was to nurture a healthy sense of wonder in preschool children. Altogether, twelve K1 kids from two participating kindergartens were picked to attend this workshop held on 27 May 2013. We were delighted when the teacher informed us of Dana's participation. This wonderful half day workshop was specially developed and faciliated by Prof. … [Read more...]
June Holiday Programme: Abrakadoodle Big Circus Camp
This being the last week of the June vacation, we signed Dana up for three days of art camp at Abrakadoodle to keep her meaningfully occupied. We've chosen the 'Big Abrakadoodle Circus' camp which spells fun! We like Abrakadoodle for its proximity to our home, creative curriculum involving a wide range of mediums and their spontaneous rapport with the children. As with all their camps, parents are invited for a short 'Show & Tell' session on the last day where each child would … [Read more...]
June Holiday Programme: Art Workshops By HeART Studio
‘I do not literally paint that table, but the emotion it produces upon me’... Henri Matisse (1869 – 1954) Tools of the Trade...Great art cannot be fabricated, it has to be inspired. Every artist, be it a painter, an actor or a musician, will attest to the fact that without inspiration, the creative sparks within will eventually die. Art Enrichment Centers are a dime a dozen in Singapore and Dana have attended a few. When it comes to art schools, a good syllabus alone does not … [Read more...]
Singapore Innovative Children’s Festival 2013 (17 to 23 June 2013)
This June holidays, the National Library Board is collaborating with few corporate sponsors (Abbott Nutrition International, GAIN IQ, Innovative Diagnostics) to bring us the inaugrual Singapore Innovative Children's Festival taking place 17 to 23 June 2013! We first saw the poster at Clementi Library last week and were captivated by the amazing selection of theatre plays, dance, music, workshops, innovative reading programmes and parent seminars. With such a … [Read more...]
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