Excelling in creative writing can be a challenging task – after all, it is not something you can study for and grades can be very subjective. As schools introduce more creative writing into the curriculum, it is only natural that parents start drilling their children to help improve their writing. However, the usual methods of...
Students in Singapore have been repeatedly encouraged to be creative. Being creative means to invent your own ideas, perhaps from scratch or perhaps to build on and improve someone else’s ideas. Whichever way it is, schools have started offering creative writing lessons for children as young as kindergarten age. We seek expertise from Ms Gloria...
What is the practical use of creative writing? For parents who may not be familiar with the education system, the purpose of creative writing in Singapore can be hard to grasp – other than it being a requirement to pass the Composition component in PSLE English. Adding onto their confoundment is that in Singapore, most...
With strong and creative writing skills, your child will have an edge in every academic topic and beyond, starting with primary school. To bolster your child’s enjoyment in writing and to give him/her the ability to write captivating compositions, here are some creative writing topics for your primary 3 child to try at home. Creative...
Introducing a new breakthrough learning approach in Singapore with MindChamps Academy! Now you can give your child the gift of learning that engages and inspires the life-long learner in your child. Attend the launch of MindChamps Academy to learn: How to master and actively understand every subject at school The ‘mindset’ to conquer every subject at...
There are many benefits of dairy for children that far outweighs our reliance on processed food and sugar, salt and fat, which could lead to obesity and diabetes. Even children without such issues need access to chemical-free, organic and biodynamic foods. What’s more, as your child is growing right now, it’s important to get them...
Once, a passenger onboard a plane was greeted by the air-steward who said, “Hi Sir, I served you onboard the last time,” to which the passenger replied, “Holiday’s over. A great year is about to begin!” Like the passenger, we can certainly look back with pride as we embark on another exciting time for our...
This is an important question, but often it is asked for all the wrong reasons – and with a misguided notion of the true nature of writing. Many parents, realising the demands that will be placed on their children in the ridiculously competitive educational environment we have created for them, ask the question as a...
