As part of the education restructure undertaken by the Ministry of Education (MOE) to prepare Singaporeans for an increasingly complex, interconnected, and tech-driven world, the new curriculum will build on existing efforts to help today’s students be agile and...
As we try to bridge the gap between online and traditional learning, it is important to take a step back and audit our progress as a society. For decades, Singaporean education was very traditional. Our exam-focused education system necessitated that teachers push...
As teacher’s day comes and goes again this year, let’s look at some of the big changes happening in Singapore’s education system. The Joy of Learning, UPLIFT, and the One Education System Many Subject Bands are key prongs of Singapore’s new “Learn for Life” Movement....
While we all know it is increasingly important today to be multilingual, the debate continues over which languages are more relevant, how the language is learnt and the background of the teacher. To this day the issue of the native and non-native language...
Though learning Chinese well helps do business in or with China, actually accomplishing it can be so tricky that many learners have given up or just pondered whether it is worth it. Though no one can predict the future, China is already the second most significant...
There are many languages spoken in the world and as the world gets ‘smaller’, the ability to communicate in several languages is essential. This also means that we are living in an increasingly integrated business arena. From lecture theatres to board rooms,...
