Pre-school Integrated Programme

Workshop Description

Children are by nature curious and active. Thus, to guide them to use their curiosity actively and positively in their daily encounters, educators need to inspire, motivate and stimulate them with enriching and inspiring processes in their learning experiences.

The two-day programme will include the following:

• Inquiry-based learning and teaching incorporating science process skills.
• Asking the right questions to get children to be critical thinker and self-directed learners.
• Using the "inquiry-based" circle, process skills and questions to design appropriate child-centric holistic lessons to motivate children to learn how to learn.
• Setting up an inspiring learning environment to nurture the young curious minds.

The Learning Outcomes of the programme – by the end of the programme, the educators will:

• have a better understanding of inquiry-based learning & teaching, science process skills and asking questions;
• be able to use the above to design enriching lessons that would inspire children to be motivated self-learners who are curious of the universe they live in.

What Does the Participants Say?

• Thank you for the great sharing of ideas and insights on the topic!
• Thank you for your passion and motivation! You are an inspiration!
• The workshop has been helpful in reiterating what we have learnt in our school.
• It was useful to revisit the benefits of learning through play and integrated learning
• The workshop has been crafted into consideration for early years.
• The workshop has helped me in my planning for curriculum framework.
• It has allowed me to reflect and reassess for more quality improvement and progress in curriculum and pedagogy.

About the Presenter: Ms Brenda Yeow

Ms Brenda Yeow has contributed 43 years to education service before retiring in Jan 2006. She has served in various positions starting from a classroom teacher, to science textbook/curriculum developer in the Curriculum Development Institution of Singapore, to vice principal, principal and school inspector. During the last 20 years of her service she has served in various committees in the MOE and conducted various workshops for school leaders and teachers. After retirement, she still renders part-time service to MOE in various projects. Brenda also has a 3-year experience as a Quality Advocate in the pre-school fraternity. She was also a Resource Development Specialist in Science Centre Singapore from September 2014 to June 2019, developing science resource kits and conducting Inquiry-based Learning workshops for primary and preschool educators. Besides being a leader within the schools and Ministry of Education, Brenda has contributed to the development of science education at national and international levels – organized science festivals/fairs/activities for students from primary school to junior college levels. She also conducts workshops for teachers and presented papers at conferences. Miss Yeow is currently an Educational Consultant with the Principals Academy and she conducts training for both preschool and primary school educators.

Registration Details

Topic: Pre-school Integrated Programme
Trainer: Ms Brenda Yeow
Dates: 12 to 13 November 2019 (2 full day)
Time: 9.30am to 4.30pm
Venue: Wellington Primary School

Remarks: A minimum of 20 participants will be required for the workshop to proceed.

Workshop Fee:
S$300.00 per participant. If 2 or more participants from the same school/organization attend the same workshop, the discounted fee will be S$250.00 per participant for that particular workshop. Fees are subject to GST and include all training materials, tea break and lunch.

Other Information:
Registration is on a first-come-first serve basis. No refunds will be made for cancellations or in the case of absentees. The Academy accepts replacements for registered participants who are unable to attend for whatever reasons.

School/Cluster Based Workshop Registration
If your school or cluster is keen to conduct this as an in-house programme, please contact Joseph Loy by email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or tel: 6363 0330 on the cost of conducting the workshop.

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