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Mad About Mysteries: 6 Books For Primary School Readers
The suspense. The questions. The thrill. Mystery stories will give you all three! One of the most ‘un-put-down-able’ genres, mystery stories are built upon the suspense of not knowing exactly what happened – and the journey to uncover the truth. Great mystery books will keep you guessing, with enough clues to keep you at the [...]
Better Ways To Describe Emotion in Your English Composition
Describing emotions is a key part of any primary school English composition. A composition that showcases the characters’ emotions well has the ability to make the reader feel invested, and understand the characters better. However, how many ways can you actually say ‘She was happy’? While most primary school students are familiar with basic emotions [...]
How Does Upper Sec Science Differ From Lower Sec Science?
Is your child one of those who breezed through Sec 1 and Sec 2 science? Do you think that Sec 3 is just ‘any other year’ in secondary school, because after all, the hard part is in Sec 4 when O Levels come? Well, that’s not entirely true. Sec 3 is actually a crucial time [...]
Common Challenges Students Face in Sec 3 and 4 Math
Sec 3 is a challenging transition year for students. From sec 2 to sec 3, they will have new classmates, new teachers, new subjects, and possibly new commitments in their CCAs. All of these happen while they only have less than 2 years left to prepare for their O Levels or IP year 4 exams, [...]
Impressive Results From Our Students From Jul-Nov 2022
School’s out for most primary, secondary, and JC students in Singapore – except the ones still fighting it out in their O Levels and A Levels! As such, it’s time again to review our students’ results and achievements from this year! (If you missed our previous results report for January to June of this year, [...]
Studying In An IP School: Biggest Challenges Students Face
A competitive environment and high expectations make it tough for students in the integrated programme. Learn more about the difficulties IP students face.
Sec 2 Streaming: How To Make The Right Subject Choices
Every secondary 2 student in Singapore faces a huge decision at the end of their Sec 2 end of year exams. Which subject combination to take in upper secondary? For some students, they already have a decision in mind, and they work hard to ensure they get the results that will allow them to choose [...]
Your Quick Guide To Sec 2 Streaming & Subject Combinations
As a secondary 2 student, you will know that it is streaming year and you will need to choose your subject combination once the year’s final results are out. However, terms like combined versus pure, triple science and double science may confuse you even before you make your choice! Before we get down to explaining [...]
What Does Self-Directed Learning Look Like In IP Schools?
Self-directed learning is a buzzword amongst educators, especially with the ‘teach less, learn more’ movement in Singapore schools. But when it comes to self-directed learning, schools running the Integrated Programme arguably place more focus on it. Due to the absence of O Levels, teachers in IP schools have more curriculum time to allow students to [...]
Gifted Education: Does My Child Need Prep Classes for GEP?
Every year, primary 3 students sit for the GEP screening test. A selected few will go on to sit for the GEP selection test, before the top performers are invited to join the Gifted Education Programme proper. While the GEP screening and selection tests are meant to measure a child’s innate potential, many tuition centres [...]