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Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 13, 2020
School meal subsidies extended to needy students who don’t return to school during home-based learning period
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SINGAPORE: Primary and Secondary school students on the Ministry of Education’s (MOE) financial assistance scheme will now receive meal subsidies regardless of whether they return to school during the full home-based learning period. The provision will cover the four weeks of home-based learning from Apr 8 to May 4, and can be used to purchase
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 10, 2020
Commentary: Home-based learning can be an opportunity to rethink parenting
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SINGAPORE: We saw the writing on the wall, or we should have, when several weeks into DORSCON Orange, centre-based tuition and enrichment classes had to be suspended in order to reduce intermingling of students from different schools. This wave of precautionary measures was met with relief and praise from some and slight panic from others
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 9, 2020
MOE suspends use of Zoom in home-based learning following breaches involving obscene images
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SINGAPORE: Teachers will suspend the use of video conferencing tool Zoom, following breaches involving obscene images, the Ministry of Education (MOE) said on Thursday (Apr 9). MOE said it is currently investigating the breaches, which it described as “serious incidents”. Advertisement Advertisement READ: COVID-19: Singapore makes ‘decisive move’ to close most workplaces and impose full home-based
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 8, 2020
Volunteers rush to deliver laptops to families in need before full home-based learning kicks in
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SINGAPORE: When Mdm Nor learnt that schools would go into full home-based learning on Wednesday (Apr 8), she thought it would be “so impossible” for her and three kids. There was only one laptop at home, which belongs to her 17-year-old daughter. It is “very laggy” and “hanged” all the time due to heavy usage for school. Mdm
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 8, 2020
Commentary: The joys and frustrations of home-based learning
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SINGAPORE: There is a joke circulating on social media that given the rise in children’s home-based learning in the wake of COVID-19, desperate parents will soon beat scientists to finding a cure for the dreaded disease. This hilarious meme effectively captures the challenges of transforming your home into a virtual learning environment for children more
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 6, 2020
About 3,300 devices loaned out to students following announcement of full home-based learning: Ong Ye Kung
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SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Education (MOE) has loaned out about 3,300 devices, including tablets and laptops, to students since Friday, following the announcement of full home-based learning, said Education Minister Ong Ye Kung on Monday (Apr 6). Responding to a parliamentary question about ensuring that all students have computer and Internet access for full home-based
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 6, 2020
Jurong Pioneer JC closes ahead of full home-based learning after 2 canteen vendors contract COVID-19
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SINGAPORE: Jurong Pioneer Junior College will close the school on Monday (Apr 6) and start full home-based learning a day earlier on Tuesday after two canteen vendors tested positive for COVID-19. In a message to parents on Sunday, the JC said both vendors work in the same stall in the school canteen and were well when
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 6, 2020
2 arrested under Official Secrets Act for leak of MOE, MSF statement on schools closure, move to home-based learning
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SINGAPORE: A public servant and her husband were arrested under the Official Secrets Act for allegedly circulating a draft of a joint media statement announcing that schools were moving into full home-based learning and pre-schools and student care centres would be closed as part of moves to help curb the spread of COVID-19. In a statement on
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 4, 2020
COVID-19: Singapore makes ‘decisive move’ to close most workplaces and impose full home-based learning for schools, says PM Lee
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SINGAPORE: Amid concerns over escalating COVID-19 infections in Singapore, the time has come for the country to make a “decisive move”, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in an address to the nation on Friday (Apr 3). This includes closing most workplaces islandwide and moving to full home-based learning for schools, said the Prime Minister, adding
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 2, 2020
Palm View Primary School student tests positive for COVID-19, home-based learning extended
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SINGAPORE: Palm View Primary School in Sengkang has extended home-based learning by an extra day to Thursday (Apr 2), after a student tested positive for COVID-19. The Primary 2 student was last in school on Monday and was well, said principal Ming Kum in a memo to parents on Wednesday. Advertisement Advertisement The student contracted
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 1, 2020
COVID-19: Home-based learning begins for some students, ‘teething issues’ surface
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SINGAPORE: Instead of donning his uniform to go to school on Wednesday (Apr 1) morning, Primary 5 student Danial Rizan completed his four hours of English, Mathematics, Science and Malay classes at home. With Wednesday marking the first day of home-based learning for primary school students, most of them completed their assignments and learnt from home,
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 29, 2020
COVID-19: Parents voice frustration over learning centres’ arrangements amid suspension of classes
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SINGAPORE: Some parents have voiced frustration over learning centres’ arrangements for students after the suspension of centre-based classes was announced on Tuesday (Mar 24). The suspension, which aims to reduce the mixing of students from different schools, is among new measures rolled out to ensure safe distancing, as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 27, 2020
COVID-19: Schools to conduct home-based learning once a week from April
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SINGAPORE: From April, students in primary and secondary schools as well as junior colleges and centralised institutes will have one day of home-based learning a week, said the Ministry of Education (MOE) on Friday (Mar 27). The move comes amid an increase in the number of imported COVID-19 cases in Singapore and enhanced measures to
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Commentary: Home-based learning is strange, new ground. But we can conquer that too
SINGAPORE: When the Ministry of Education (MOE) announced a one-day trial for home-based learning (HBL), it was tough for everyone – the system had issues, parents were confused with conflicting information and those who had to work and watch their children all but threw their computers (and their kids) out the window. Looking back, that appeared