"Soft skills", "21st century skills", or "learner skills" (as they call it at our school) - these are the new buzz words for education in the 21st century. We've probably talked about them to death - especially about how important they are for … [Read more]
Singapore Holidays
We're big subscribers of experiential learning, and holiday trips can offer some terrific experiential learning opportunities for children of all ages. This is a trip report of our recent visit to Singapore when I took the boys: to attend … [Read more]
2019 Children’s Festival at Gardens by the Bay
Check out what's coming to Singapore in June! Every year, Gardens by the Bay hosts a Children's Festival. This year, as part of a three-year collaboration with the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and The Walt Disney Company Southeast Asia … [Read more]
New Space Edu-ventures in KidZania
KidZania Kuala Lumpur has just launched its “Science & Space” variable school-holiday programme and it promises a plethora of fun, engaging, and educational activities. Specially designed to captivate inquisitive, young minds, these interactive … [Read more]
Philips Sonicare Kids Brush
I know... for an ex-dentist, I don't write a lot about children's oral health. We've been using manual toothbrushes for the longest time and I'd never thought much about it until my brother put this on my radar - the Philips Sonicare Kids electric … [Read more]
Science Week Bake-Off: Earth Globe Cake
It's science week at school and G1 has entered the bake-off competition. After snagging a prize for his Book Week costume (only 20 people entered because participation in secondary is apparently quite low), he was inspired to try again for Science … [Read more]
