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What is the impact on a growing child if 1 of the parents have a degree?

January 24, 2011 | Author: | Posted in College University, Continuing Education, Educations, Parenting, Teaching

SINGAPORE : Students from families with at least one or both parents being university graduates are likely to have a better learning environment. The correlation was evident in statistics released when Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew visited Dunman High School on Monday. Mr Lee also assured non-Chinese students that promoting the learning of the Chinese …

Fee hikes at polys, ITE and universities

THE three universities, five polytechnics and Institute of Technical Education (ITE) announced separately on Friday that they will raise tuition fees for the academic year starting this year. The institutions all said the increased cost of providing a quality education has forced the fee hikes which, as with previous hikes, will be bigger for permanent …

What is kids’ ambition or dream in this era?

January 12, 2011 | Author: | Posted in Anthropology Sociology, Football, Primary education, Soccer

Singapore – Over nine in 10 children living in Singapore prefer to spend more time with their family than making money while becoming a football player is kids’ top career choice. The fifth annual Children’s Career Survey conducted by Adecco Singapore has found that 96% of children, aged between seven to 14, said it’s more …

What is PETA?

January 12, 2011 | Author: | Posted in Animal Care & Pets, Crime, Fashion, Marketing & Sales, Teaching

PETA stands for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals(PETA) has launched an outdoor campaign targeted at highlighting the cruel practices behind fashion. Created by McCann Erickson Singapore, the outdoor campaign runs on 12-sheet poster sites throughout the island, advertising images of fictitious high fashion products such as …

What is the possibility of higher pay for poly graduates?

SINGAPORE: The starting pay for fresh polytechnic graduates rose 5.3 per cent last year, to an average gross monthly salary of S$1,871. Post-National Service (NS) diploma holders earned an average gross monthly salary of S$2,183, an increase of about 2.5 per cent from 2009. During the economic downturn in 2009, post-NS diploma holders’ gross average …

CHIJ St. Nicholas produces top ‘O’ Level student again

January 11, 2011 | Author: | Posted in Educations, Reference & Education, Society

The 2010 GCE ‘O’ Level examination results were released on Monday afternoon. (Yahoo! file photo) For the third year running, CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls’ School (SNGS) has produced the top O-level student. The 2010 GCE ‘O’ Level examination results were released on Monday afternoon at the respective secondary schools of students who sat for the …