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Tag: Vivian Kwek

Posted on October 5, 2018October 26, 2018

The Outreach : Decoding Your Child™ for Cyber Safety

Coming up on Nov 3, is Vivian Kwek’s talk for The Outreach. The Outreach is a platform to share what we’ve learnt from our homeschooling journey to parents everywhere. This CyberSafety Seminar is going to be very different from what you’ve heard or experienced.  Continue reading “The Outreach : Decoding Your Child™ for Cyber Safety”

Posted on April 3, 2018

Open House : Decoding Your Child

Vivian Kwek is one of those homeschooling mums who dishes great advice while keeping things authentic. Her kids are 16, 14 and 6. She is the author of a parenting book, Decoding Your Child, and one of the keynote speakers of the Homeschool Convention 2018. Continue reading “Open House : Decoding Your Child”

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Instagram post 2247369117858111035_8597224608 "I’m homeschooling my four kids because life isn't just about exams." Sabrina Salleh Quek shares her homeschooling journey with Lisa Twang, from Dayre. Her story is humble and authentic, and will inspire and motivate you in your own journey. (Link in profile) https://dayre.me/story/67b67ef5d2 #HomeschoolSingapore #HomeschoolFamily #homeschool #homeschooling #HomeschoolCommunity #HomeschoolJourney
Instagram post 2245505931626179196_8597224608 *Homeschoolers of Singapore* In this feature of our page, we invite #local #homeschoolers to share intimate stories from their #learningjourneys. . *About This Homeschooler:* W adopts an #eclectic approach to #homeschooling her girls who are 3 and 7. The family are also avid fans of table-top games. . *Her Story* “Freedom and time are our most treasured assets of homeschooling. I guard these two fiercely. I want my children to have the time and space to #explore and discover their interests without any unwanted judgement. While I still haven’t found the courage to let go of assigned academic work, we compromised by keeping two days in the week completely free from scheduled activities. My girls look forward to these protected days of #absolutefreedom and they are a welcomed mid-week break for me. These days are productive and filled with self-directed activities. . Just before bedtime today, my elder girl eagerly showed me her schedule for tomorrow; It’s a free day! This is what she had planned for her morning: 7- 7.30 am: Kidnapper (A game she created.) 7.30-8am: Water the plants 8 – 8.30 am: I Know You (Sing “Once Upon A Dream”) 8.30 – 9 am: Dance with (an imaginary) Man 9- 9.30 am: Sing Songs 9.30- 10 am: Do art work 10- 10.30am: Eat Breakfast And she cheekily declared, “I’m not going to brush my teeth.” . This is what I want for her; this zest for #lifeandlearning. While most #Singaporean kids have their days planned for them down to the very last minute, I choose instead to give my children this gift of #freedom and time.” . *Where can you meet her?* If the stars align, you may find W at your neighbourhood library after her children’s bedtime. #homeschoolvillage #HomeschoolSingapore #HomeschoolCommunity #homeschooler #HomeschoolLife
Instagram post 2241112713748951587_8597224608 Is homeschooling an ideal environment for the child? How about #socializing? (ST, 4 Feb 2020) Apple, our dear #homeschooler , and her girls, addresses these questions and more on #OneFM with Andre, Glenn and The Flying Dutchman Video link: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1059188074415878&id=28388245100 She shares of her experience, and the #homeschoolvillage in her blog, "I can do it! Mama." https://icandoitmama.com/2020/02/09/we-were-on-one-fm-91-3/ #Homeschool #HomeschoolSingapore #HomeschoolLife #HomeschoolBlog #HomeschoolCommunity
Instagram post 2235073545772185919_8597224608 High School Day features real stories about homeschooling in the teen years from teens and graduates. Featuring... Anna Tan. 15. She loves reading, thinking about new ideas, and hearing people’s stories. She believes that the best questions have the capacity to change the world. // Hannah Hoy. 15. She loves traveling and her dream is to travel to Iceland. She also likes music, sports, going for movies and ice skating. Although she's the most introverted in her family, she enjoys late night chats with her Mom and older siblings. // Li-Ann Teoh. 15. Li-Ann has Down's. She likes to do crafts, bake cupcakes, sing songs. She uses PACES for her work at home. She does Netball and Chinese classes. // Rebecca Teoh. 17. She loves anything from interior design to movies. She paints, plays the piano, sings and babysits regularly and gets a lot of creative inspo from Instagram. She's currently working towards a Piano Performance Diploma and is the writer for The Socially Awkward Podcast. // Lim Jinn. 17. He loves basketball and studying economics. He enjoys doing video production/editing and is currently preparing for the SATs. Talking about politics and current events are his favourite pastimes. // Titus Ho. 19. He believes that no challenge is hard to overcome as long as one has an optimistic mindset. When he’s not occupied by school, work, or church commitments, he would most probably be at the dojo flipping people and doing cartwheels. // Ethan Wong. 20. He is currently serving his time in Sembawang Air Base as a Search and Rescue refueller. He loves collapse studies, and in his free time can be found playing football, taking walks alone at 2am, and scrolling aimlessly through Netflix. Tickets going fast. Click in IG link bios or go to www.convention.homeschoolsingapore.sg
Instagram post 2234016441711740164_8597224608 Tickets are now live for High School Day. 7 dynamic young people speak on homeschooling in the teen years. Limited seats. Check link in IG bios or go straight to convention.homeschoolsingapore.sg
Instagram post 2228897772417720304_8597224608 The homeschool scene in Singapore is growing, reports Amelia Teng in The Straits Times today. Get your copy or find out on ST's Premium links online.
Instagram post 2223460683064691311_8597224608 It is a little past 12am. We decided to drop this too. .. Singapore's First Prom for Homeschooled Secondary/ High School Students. A night amongst the stars with your friends, new and old. DJ playing out the latest tunes, disco ball spinning, dancing, food and drinks, plus a game room with pool table, foosball, and Nintendo Switch when you need a break from all the boogieing. Bring a date, come with your besties, or just show up on your own, whichever way you attend your Prom you're going to have a night to remember! 21 May 2020, 8pm-12 midnight. Tickets at prom.homeschoolsingapore.sg
Instagram post 2223374676445303876_8597224608 THE HOMESCHOOL GAZETTE (THG) is our official blog for the Homeschool Convention 2020! In the latest issue that just dropped this afternoon, check out interviews with four 2019 Convention speakers, and an exclusive about the Convention with Dawn Fung, organiser for this year’s big event. CHECK OUT the link in the bios to our Convention information. THG is featured in our first post! (Tickets for our Convention will be out on 1 FEB 2020.)
Instagram post 2222415504509668407_8597224608 We all have issues. Sometimes our conflicts become so hard to handle, that we need help from a trusted source. Mark and Sue Tan are counsellors who run The Social Factor. If you need help in matters of homeschooling your SEN child, marriage, life direction, contact The Social Factor for help. Mark and Sue have spoken at the Homeschool Convention. They are trusted homeschooling leaders, loving parents of two boys. They have a big heart for society. https://thesocialfactor.org Photography by @larry.toh.photography
Instagram post 2221613710955020018_8597224608 Dawn Fung met up with American homeschooler Shannon Palmer. Shannon is the founder of a homeschool teen expat group in Singapore. She will organize the Homeschool Prom on 21 May 2020 for the community. Information and tickets will be out soon. This is one of many activities for homeschool teens this year. The homeschool teen scene is growing so fast! #hsteens #hssg #homeschoolsingapore
Instagram post 2221182709577609179_8597224608 Just this Monday, we had the pleasure of having Bryan Tan as this month's Guest Speaker. He is the CEO of Dads for Life and the Centre for Fathering. Formerly a senior officer with the Singapore Armed Forces, Bryan made a mid-career switch to the social service sector to serve fathers and the “fatherless” in our nation. Bryan shared with us the redemptive stories of many in Singapore and his own story as well. Not only that, but we found out more about the various movements happening around us to bring families together! #hssg #littleu #dadsforlifesg
Instagram post 2216591056158321534_8597224608 Last Friday, the leadership team of Homeschool Singapore went to MOE HQ to talk to officials about homeschooling matters, especially the interactions on the ground with the Compulsory Education Unit (CEU) inspectors that some homeschool families have found difficult to engage, and the benchmark for SEN kids (who are struggling but still required to hit the higher-than-average score than the national passing mark. Could we revise the benchmark for this demography?). The 1.5h dialogue helped us understand that MOE's vision is holistic education (which is also our passion as parent educators). We heard the concerns of MOE's CEU that every child has to be responsibly attended to in matters of education. CEU inspectors work hard to ensure every child has an opportunity for schooling. Their work includes children who are not being homeschooled but are neglected at home. As for the benchmark for SEN kids, the verdict is in the air. (The 2019 CE act for SEN kids is a recent thing. We hope more statistics and evidenced based research might help move the dialogue forward in the coming years.) Homeschooling families do not follow the MOE syllabus until closer to PSLE. This is so that we use our time available to give our children customised care. The foundations of learning are rooted in familial relationships. Family of origins, after all, affects us in all ways into adulthood. If we focus on building a healthy, holistic environment for children to learn, we can nip in the bud some mental illnesses and negative disaffection that plagues the workforce today. Many times, the differences between state and family values clash in a suspicious us-vs-them engagement. Perhaps it is time for homeschooling families to be visible in their approaches to learning so that from the grounds up, we can help bridge the knowledge gap on our side. Share on social media. Hop on initiatives to collaborate on public platforms in education, parenting and skills based learning. As the education landscape dynamically changes in the next 10 years from traditional classroom teaching, let's work together on a civic conscious Singapore where all children prosper.
Instagram post 2212583957141021303_8597224608 What a lovely memory from the "Not Back to School" picnic on the first day of school in Singapore. While mainstream parents were happily snapping photos of uniformed P1 kids on their big adventure, we had our version. (This image captured only a slice of the camaraderie and restful gathering. One veteran homeschooler said this was the biggest turn out so far!) How was your first day of not-back-to-school? Do join us for 2021's on Jan 4 next year. Email picnic@homeschoolsingapore.sg for information. xx
Instagram post 2207552184791239456_8597224608 Of course y'all know about our annual tradition. The "Not Back to School" Picnic happens on the first day of public sch in Sg. Bring your picnic mats, everyone. Unhurry time. 2 Jan Thu. 1030am-2pm @ Pasir Ris Park More info in bios on IG, or the event on our fb page. See you! XX
Instagram post 2191564796709440026_8597224608 Early drop. #watchthisspace
Instagram post 2153016065127237930_8597224608 Not too long ago, we had the great pleasure of listening Tong Yee share on his many experiences in his work! Tong Yee is a social entrepreneur and civil society leader here in Singapore. Having initially co-founded the School of Thought to promote innovation in character education and civic learning, he now leads The Thought Collective which is one of the largest groups of social enterprises in Singapore. Because of its largely reputed work in social capital and social infrastructure development, Tong Yee often finds himself sought after as an inspiring and innovative thought leader that leads in all manner of community and organizational development. Not only answering our burning questions, Tong Yee also shared on his own interesting experiences. He described some thought-provoking issues in community that gave us a glimpse of how important it is for Singaporeans to work together. #schoolofthought #thoughtcollective #hssg #littleu
Instagram post 2125267652193442039_8597224608 Just this Monday, we were delighted to hear from lawyer Luo Ling Ling, who arrived with style on her motorbike in boots and her lawyer suit. We were very much enlightened by her interesting narrations and new perspectives on lawyers! • Ling Ling enjoys working on complex criminal matters, with a focus on white collar crimes and capital offences. Notably, she was appointed Amicus Curiae by the High Court in the case of PP v Gunasilan in 2017, to conduct cross-examination of the Prosecution’s witness in a capital offence. In PP versus Alfian bin Abdul Rahim and another in 2018, Ling Ling saved a man from the gallows after a full trial in a drug trafficking charge, while the other accused person in the same trial was sentenced to death. • Ling Ling gave us a fresh view of the life of a lawyer and answered our many questions with patience. By the end, our many curiosities and queries were answered! #hssg #littleu
Instagram post 2116030739238386677_8597224608 It was a real treat to meet 71 year-old Sandi Hokyo and hear her life experience. She was a pioneer in the Hawaiian homeschooling movement, worked 35 years with handicapped children as a physiotherapist, and has handled about 300 births as a doula. She inspired all of us that afternoon in our journey. She is seen here with Tammy Hitchens @homehawker #homeschoolpioneers #hssg #homeschoolsingapore
Instagram post 2110077444351145780_8597224608 We just had our talk on Monday by the wonderful couple, Drs. Tan Siong San and Rebecca Yap! Dr. Tan Siong San is a Surgeon who specialises in Hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB). His wife, Rebecca Yap, is a GP who was trained in Paediatrics. We listened to their thrilling experiences in the medical field and discovered how it is like to always be on call to save lives. We all had a good laugh from hearing their hilarious narrations! #hssg #littleu
Instagram post 2080437728030744315_8597224608 When you apply to homeschool in Singapore as a Singaporean, you have to get the Compulsory Education exemption form. (“C.E” is the abbreviation for Compulsory Education. When homeschoolers say, “It’s time to apply for CE”, it’s short form for saying, “It’s that time of the year to get the application form from MOE to get exempted from CE.”) In The C.E Talk, we walk you through how to apply for CE exemption, and how this can be a meaningful way to document your own homeschooling journey. Each year’s C.E. Talk will feature a panel of homeschoolers whose stories will help assure those seeking an alternative education pathway for their children. More info in bios.
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