💡Last year, we shared some snapshots of play in our classrooms from some alumni. Circle Time reached out to more alumni to share their reflections on these play experiences in their classrooms (a massive thank-you to everyone who sent their reflections in!). This is Part II of the Let'
💬Message from Circle Time: What a beautiful piece from Jing (Cohort 1) to round up the year! In this article, Jing reflects on how important it was for her to have a community to come back to and grow together with. Remember: the SUSS ECE Alumni Team will always be
🗯️"My goal is a love for learning. And, I think, when a child has a love for learning, it will carry them on, no matter how tough the classes," Denise talks about her work as a Educational Therapist with Dyslexia Association Singapore. Our alumni network stretches far and
🗯️Message from Circle Time: Xuan Ru (Cohort 1) and Isla (Cohort 3) discovered that they shared similar struggles, joys, trials and tribulations in their teacher journeys - some of which many of you can relate to, too. Together, they have written this article to share what they have learnt from
🗯️"If I could make your life a little bit easier, I would," Shermaine shares about her experiences working with children in palliative care in paediatric hospitals. Having been one of my closest friends for close to 6 years, I had been looking forward to interviewing Shermaine for the
💡This year, the ECEIG Playpen and Alumni teams invited both students and alumni to present and participate in the ECE499 Symposium. We had 3 alumni presentations and Hui Zhen was one of our alumni attendees. Hui Zhen has graciously submitted a reflection from her time there, making visible the connection
💬Message from Circle Time: Xiu Wen's, our fellow alumni, Instagram page has recently featured on ECDA's Beanstalk page and invited to collaborate on the Empower Today, Shape Tomorrow campaign! She shares about her experiences on starting her social media page in the post below. Xiu Wen&
🗯️"If we want to change our image of teachers, we just need to value them, give them the support that they need. If we just started doing [what we do with children] with teachers, we'll see how teachers thrive," Rasnaam discusses her views on teacher welfare
We are going live on YouTube!!! Have you seen videos of people reading picture books online? We’re starting our own Storytime with Playpen. This is an initiative where SUSS ECE faculty members, alumni and current students will record themselves reading picture books aloud – we have a whole collection of
The SUSS ECEIG & Alumni Committee are organising our 6th ECE499 Teacher Inquiry Symposium, which will be held at SUSS on the evening on 28 June 2024. This year, both current and former students of SUSS ECE are invited to share their experiences and insights teaching in schools around Singapore.
🗯️"The worst thing that could happen to me was stagnation," Samantha speaks passionately about the power of reflective practice in her early childhood journey. Many of us would remember our studies at SUSS placing a heavy emphasis on reflection during our practicums and final-year teaching practice. There were
💬Message from Circle Time: Afika, Cohort 1 graduate, has contributed a piece documenting her experiences since graduating from SUSS. Her journey in early childhood has been marked with several big milestones, like becoming a mentor and ECDA Specialist. What an incredible journey she has had! Afika’s passion and dedication
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Dear SUSS EC Alumni, Welcome to this space! We hope you are doing well and taking care of yourselves wherever you may be. We have created this so you would be able to encourage one another with your professional ideas and experiences. Share stories, snippets, snips… whatever you are comfortable
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🗯️"What I learnt from SUSS is to reflect. What can I do better the next day?" Vivian candidly shares her insights and struggles at work, and her aspirations for our Early Years sector. For Vivian, receiving the award was a case of "pure luck". "I
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💡Prior to the PLAY Conference last year, some of our alumni came together to share photographs and descriptions of play happening in their classrooms. Circle Time reached out to them to share their reflections on these play experiences in their classrooms. This is Part I of the Let's