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28 July 2020

A youth-led non-profit organisation, Advisory, has devised several initiatives to bring resources to youths in the hopes of creating a level playing field and supporting youths in the pursuit of their passions.

Advisory has set up an online resources repository and a mentorship programme, as well as organized events to help youths, mainly between the ages of 16 and 28. These schemes aim to help youths find out more about the careers and pathways that interest them.

Advisory was the winner among 12 finalists out of 57 teams which took part in the inaugural Youth Action Challenge Summit, held online from July 13 to 19 and organised by the National Youth Council (NYC), Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth and the People’s Association Youth Movement.

Members of each team had three minutes to pitch their ideas to four judges, outlining their project, its social impact and how they would implement it.

As the top team in the online challenge, Advisory will receive $50,000 in funding and $2,000 CapitaLand vouchers, among other benefits.

The non-profit organization is currently working on an Advisory Schools Programme with the Education Ministry to roll out a suite of programmes, including soft skills workshops and mentorship systems at seven post-secondary institutions next year.

25 July 2020

The Ministry of Education said recently that it is now timely to resume important aspects of school life such as co-curricular activities so as to support holistic student development.

Secondary schools, junior colleges and Millennia Institute will have the option of resuming some CCAs from July 27.

School activities have been progressively resuming over the past two months and physical lessons in schools have resumed at all levels.

MOE said that “Schools will still have flexibility in deciding when activities will resume, while also ensuring that the workload of teachers and students remain manageable.”

CCAs and school activities that will remain suspended include those that involve high levels of body contact, such as taekwondo sparring or rugby scrums, or high exposure to aerosol and splatters, such as the playing of wind instruments or singing in a choir.

Activities involving inter-mingling of students between schools, as well as activities held at external venues, will also not be allowed.

“We will also provide the necessary support to our schools, educators and students, as more aspects of school life gradually resume,” MOE said.

22 July 2020

Education Minister Ong Ye Kung has said that young people today have a different view of race and religion as compared to older generations, and conversations in school should continue to evolve.

“This generation is different. They actually want to talk about it. But they need facilitation, and they’re honest about it,” Mr Ong said.

Mr Ong said the Education Ministry is encouraging principals to hold more in-depth conversations in school, including during character and citizenship education classes.

During the debate on the ministries’ budgets earlier in March this year, it was also announced that schools would engage secondary school students on contemporary issues such as bullying, using social media, and race and religion fortnightly. The MOE is training more teachers that can specialise in this and can facilitate such discussions.

21 July 2020

International schools in Singapore are extending financial help to students as their families have felt the brunt of the global economic slowdown.

Several schools have set up funds, while some have announced fee reductions and refrained from tuition fee hikes for the coming year.

Singapore has about 30 international schools for expatriates. Annual fees at the top-tier schools are around $35,000.

An online poll conducted by market research firm BDRC Asia found that more than half of parents may review school options for their children if the economic picture worsens.

The Singapore American School, which previously announced a 3.5 per cent fee increase for the new school year that starts next month, has frozen tuition and fees instead. Its annual fees for returning families are between $30,000 and $44,000.

The school, which has a 4,000-strong student body, also created a fund to meet pressing financial needs of families during this period.

20 July 2020

Invictus International School, which opened in Singapore in 2016, is now offering parents the option of a full home-based learning programme, at a price that is less than a third of its current fees.

The programme, known as Invictus Family, will cost S$5,560 per year, a fraction of the usual $17,000 to $18,800 that students pay for lessons on campus.

Mr Alex Cheng, Invictus’ marketing director, said: “We had thought about this virutal learning campus for a while, as there seems to be a demand for rigour in terms of learning for home-schooling parents. They want to home-school their children but may not have a syllabus or timetable that’s pegged to mainstream schools.”

Not many international schools offer virtual learning on a permanent basis at this price range, said Mr Cheng.

Classes will run online daily for five days. Students will follow a timetable that includes academic subjects and physical education.