"The mother's heart is the child's schoolroom." - Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887) It’s Mothers’ day this Sunday. While the world celebrates, I inevitably reflect upon my role as a mother. These questions come up again and again, year after year. “Am I a good mother?” “Have I done enough as a mother?” “What else can I do to be a better mother?” How do we define being a good mother? I’m sure we can all agree that giving birth alone does not even come close to one being defined as a … [Read more...]
Joy Music Studio – Nurturing the True Joy of learning Music
Music plays a big part in society and culture. Rightly so then, music plays a big part in our family whether it is being able to play and instrument or just singing our hearts out in the car. There’s nary a day go by without an activity involving music. Even our 22 month old son loves to groove to music. Our 8 y/o Dana has been expressing her interest in learning another instrument and deepen her interest in singing (She sings all the time!). But due to our work commitments and her own … [Read more...]
KidZania Singapore – A Friendly Guide
So it’s finally ready for boarding! KidZania, the world class role-playing theme park for children has finally opened here on Sentosa Island in Singapore on 12 April 2016! Having experienced KidZania in KL and Bangkok before, we have been waiting with bated breath for this day to arrive and it exceeded our expectations. Dana enjoyed herself thoroughly and is clamoring for us to bring her back! Here’s everything, (almost) that you need to know about KidZania Singapore plus tips on how to maximise … [Read more...]
Ask a TLL Teacher!
Dana's TLL English Folder, adorned with stickers from her TLL teacher each week! Towards the third quarter of Primary One last year, we realized Dana was under-performing in English. She couldn’t thread together a fluent, engaging piece of composition and was struggling with spelling. Tried as we could, we were not able to translate her voracity for reading into good writing. She was starting to lament that she was lousy (in English). We decided we had to do something to raise her morale … [Read more...]
Samsung Galaxy View – Live, Laugh & Learn Together!
There are a few things I have had to come to terms with as a parent with a school-going children in this connected age. First, the reality that the online world is going to very much a part of our children’s lives (whether we like it or not). Second, before whatever out there gets to them, as parents, I have better ‘get to them’ first. Indeed, there is no escaping the online world. As it is, we work with it, learn from it and live with it daily on a 24/7 basis. Some of us … [Read more...]
National Gallery Singapore – Keppel Center for Art Education
The test of the morality of a society is what it does for its children.” ~ Dietrich Bonhoeffer One consistent thing about the many great cities we have been to (such as New York, Boston, London and Tokyo) is that despite being prominent economic and political power houses, these cities do not neglect their children. In fact, they devote precious resources to nurture their young particularly in the area of the arts and sciences where their curiosity can be stoked and creativity … [Read more...]
{Giveaway} Junior Explorers: Discovering our Planet!
‘This is way cool!’ ‘Where did you get these cards and learning materials from?’ Instead of the daughter, it was I, the Daddy, who was intrigued about the contents of the latest Junior Explorers ‘Mission Box’ that had just arrived in our mailbox (which I just happened to lay hands on before the daughter did). After I investigated the contents within the Welcome Kit and Mission Envelope, I couldn't wait to embark on the mission with my daughter! We know that the key to effective … [Read more...]
The TLL Experience – Student Centered. Future Oriented.
“Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.” ― Malcolm X How do we bring Singapore beyond the next fifty years? We all know the answer. As cliched as it may sound, our children are our future. In order to thrive, our children will not only have to acquire knowledge for acing exams. Beyond that, they have to attain wisdom and develop a set of core values and critical thinking skills which will help them make sense of this … [Read more...]
Come play at The National Museum: Masak Masak 2015
This June hols, children here have a new place to play. A rather unlikely place to run and hop around but why not? We all know that the best way to learn is through fun and play. So, once again, to encourage children and families to learn a bit more about our own heritage, the good folks at the National Museum is bringing back the highly popular Children's Season! The Children’s Season at the National Museum of Singapore returns with another fun-filled exhibition to celebrate the June … [Read more...]
The Omni-Theatre Singapore: Where even the sky is no limit!
Imagine being commandeered into space, zooming in and out of planets as you wish, to have a closer look at the huge craters on the moon or perhaps to move closer to see the rings on the mighty Jupiter or, if you like, to trek on the rocky terrain on Mars. Imagine going into warp speed and beyond the Milky way, flying past pulsars and quasars into the final frontier while you sit comfortably in the revamped interior of the Omni-Theatre as the live presenter brings you ‘boldly where no man … [Read more...]
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