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Education and schools

Screen Timeout

Why the screen time debate misses the real classroom problem

The key issue for schools is not whether students spend too much time staring at screens but whether they are engaged or not.
The key issue for schools is not whether students spend too much time staring at screens but whether they are engaged or not.

Science experiments and honing debate skills: How after-school enrichment pushes stronger pupils

A Blangah Rise Primary School student raising her hand to offer feedback on a classmate's oratorical skills on March 2.
A Blangah Rise Primary School student raising her hand to offer feedback on a classmate's oratorical skills on March 2.

All S’pore schools to get more powerful fans for classrooms by 2027, cool paint for building facades

This story is about how schools in Singapore are coming up with unique measures to help staff and students beat the heat. Tampines Sec is being featured for its use of smart technology to bring temps down in classrooms - cool paint, LED lights, smart DC fans, sun shades, ventilated chairs.
This story is about how schools in Singapore are coming up with unique measures to help staff and students beat the heat. Tampines Sec is being featured for its use of smart technology to bring temps down in classrooms - cool paint, LED lights, smart DC fans, sun shades, ventilated chairs.

askST: With GEP being discontinued, what do I need to know about the new programme that replaces it?

Compared with the GEP, new centre-based advanced modules allow pupils to develop their strengths in specific academic domains.
Compared with the GEP, new centre-based advanced modules allow pupils to develop their strengths in specific academic domains.

More support for disadvantaged students, review of milestone exams among MOE initiatives

Additional manpower and funding will be given to more primary and secondary schools to support students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Additional manpower and funding will be given to more primary and secondary schools to support students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Bond-free Lim Kim San Memorial Scholarship for study at local unis open for application till April 30

The scholarship covers full course fees and includes a $2,500 living allowance and a $500 book allowance per year.
The scholarship covers full course fees and includes a $2,500 living allowance and a $500 book allowance per year.

Forum: Preparing students to be AI-ready goes beyond the mathematics curriculum

Japanese language schools lag behind despite rise in foreigners living in Japan

A foreign student gives a speech in Japanese at New World International Academy in Nagoya on Feb 18..
A foreign student gives a speech in Japanese at New World International Academy in Nagoya on Feb 18..

When tuition centres tell only half the story behind ‘90 per cent distinctions’

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Generic photo of a primary student in a zoom session at home on May 18, 2023.

Can use for stories on PSLE, zoom, online learning, tuition, HBL, home base learning, examinations, test, primary school student, stress, preparation,
ST20230521_202313789561 : Gin Tay / pixgeneric/

Generic photo of a primary student in a zoom session at home on May 18, 2023.

Can use for stories on PSLE, zoom, online learning, tuition, HBL, home base learning, examinations, test, primary school student, stress, preparation,

Forum: JC admission system recognises students’ holistic achievements

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