Every mother wants the best for her child, but ‘best’ looks like impossibility when one has little resources. A mother struggles to cope with the little she has, and finds sparks of hope along the way. Based on a true story.
Shirley Too, a civil engineer by training, stopped working to treat her illness (stomach cancer). When she got better, she found it difficult to get back to work, as the technology in the construction industry was moving way too fast. She became despondent, and the situation was made worse by…
A 3D model of the solar system, complete with the sun and its eight planets, occupy a corner of a classroom. Children no older than three years of age actively simulate rockets and spaceships coursing through space. This lesson is based on the new relationship-based curriculum designed by early childhood…
A six-year-old boy packs his own bag and reminds his mother regularly that he must not be late for school. A nursery pupil helps his mother with the household chores without being asked to. A four-year-old child is able to wear his uniform himself without assistance. These are real-life stories…
Five-year-old Eltrisya Muhammad Khairuddin enjoys her school activities, gets the chance to go on excursions to exciting places such as Sentosa’s S.E.A. Aquarium and to celebrate her birthday with her friends. The Bright Horizons Fund was set up to ensure that no child is left behind. Children from low-income families…
Since its inception in 2004, NTUC LearningHub has trained more than 1.6 million people in the workforce, helping them upskill and reskill, to get better jobs and enjoy better lives. It has grown to become one of the largest private continuing education and training schools in Singapore, offering some 1,000…
Three-year-old Sophie enjoys her time at My First Skool with her teachers and friends. She especially enjoys her Chinese lessons. “We don’t speak much Chinese at home. But, because of the teachers here, Sophie is speaking to me in Chinese,” said Mrs Gillian Tay, Sophie’s mother. Mrs Tay opts to…
Ms Shirley Too is one of many who have undergone training with LHUB to improve her employability. After being diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2006 and making a full recovery in 2010, Ms Too was initially optimistic about getting back into the workforce. She has been a Civil Engineer for…
The trainees looked up at the steel scaffolding with admiration and a bit of fear, as their trainer went through with them the steps of how to put on a harness correctly. They were attending the Work-at-Heights course conducted by NTUC LearningHub (LHUB) at Benoi Industry Skills Centre. Mr Toh,…