We Care Tuition Agency

We Care Education Consultancy :: Quality Education Experts in Singapore

We Care Education Consultancy (Reg No. 53140123E) is now established to extend quality education to schools and organisations.

Workshops

We conduct educational workshops for all levels, ranging from primary schools to junior colleges. We have a wide range of courses available, including public speaking, enrichment classes, writing workshops, etc. Contact us to find out how we can work with you to benefit your students or team.

Camps

During the holidays, we also work with schools to organise camps to foster cohesion and bonding among students.

Fieldtrips

Bring the students out of the classroom and let them experience and learn with their five senses. We collaborate with schools to organise NE fieldtrips, educational tours, etc.

Visit us at http://www.wecareedu.com to find out more!

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We Care Tuition Agency launches YourExamBuddy.com

Your Exam Buddy is here!

YourExamBuddy.com is an initiative launched by We Care Tuition Agency to equip parents and tutors with the right tools for their children and tutees respectively. The successful birth of YourExamBuddy.com is yet another achievement of the close cooperation among tutors, parents and students.

We believe that the beneficial relationship among parents, students, tutors and the Agency is the key factor in creating a vibrant, conducive atmosphere for quality academia and positive environment for studying.

"What if You Have a Set of Questions &
Model Answers set by TOP Schools in Singapore
To Help Your Child Score 'A's
within a click away ..."

Find out how your Child is missing out on the most important exam preparation tool now!

Click on the image below to start ordering Singapore's top school exam papers!

Labels: Exam Papers, YourExamBuddy.com

We Care Tuition Agency has proper Tutor Screening Procedures

In light of the misconduct of a private tutor highlighted in the Straits Times (see article below), we would like to share some tips on how you can prevent yourself or your children from becoming a victim.

Firstly, avoid engaging tutors from unknown backgrounds or from unlicensed tuition agencies. Always check with your friends about the background of the tutors they refer to you. Always check with tuition coordinators to ensure that they come from licensed tuition agencies. Most tuition agencies websites have their business registration number at the bottom of their pages. Getting a tutor from a registered tuition agency ensures that there is accountability.

Secondly, as what We Care Tuition Agency always encourages parents to do, parents should interact with the tutor before or after each tuition lesson. This will allow parents to have better understanding of the weakness and strengths of their children academically. Tutors will know that they are accountable to the parents.

Thirdly, try to arrange the tuition lessons to be conducted in a more open area. While studying in the closed-door room might be quiet and more conducive for studying, it might sometimes be unwise especially if you do not know the background of the tutor and when your children are still young.

Straits Times
October 24, 2008

Tutor Charged with Oral Sex

A PRIVATE tutor was charged in a district court on Friday for forcing a nine-year-old boy to perform oral sex on him.
Cheong Boon Khing Douglas, 36, had allegedly made the boy perform the act on a number of occasions from mid-February to early May, according to court documents.
He is out on bail and is due to appear in court again on Nov 13.
http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_294386.html?vgnmr=1

Labels: Tuition Agency, Tutors

Adopting the Kaizen Approach in Lifelong Education

I recently came across a Japanese philosophy that embodies the essence of Lifelong learning and education.

Kaizen (改善, improvement) is a philosophy that focuses on continuous improvement throughout all aspects of life. It was implemented during the post-WWII era by Japanese companies. Within a few decades, Japan rose to become an economic power.

The cycle of kaizen activity can be defined as:

standardize an operation
measure the standardized operation (find cycle time and amount of in-process inventory)
gauge measurements against requirements
innovate to meet requirements and increase productivity
standardize the new, improved operations
continue cycle ad infinitum.

We can apply the concept of Kaizen to our daily learning.

Setting standards for your learning
Measure your progress
Find out how you can apply your knowledge
Be creative and ask questions! Be creative to derive new and better learning methods
Set new goals
Repeat the whole process again

Learning definitely doesn't cease after school days. Embrace the joy of learning!

Labels: Improvement, Kaizen, Lifelong Learning

Should Schools spend on Renovation and Repainting?

A conducive environment is important for studying. But what is the extent to which the hefty spending on beautifying schools can be justified?

The Ministry of Education, Singapore has an ongoing programme called Programme for Rebuilding and IMproving Existing Schools (PRIME) Launched in 1999, the primary purpose was to "to ensure that all students have access to facilities that can support a wide range of educational programmes."

Recently I had a conversation with a student who graduated from a Secondary school in Sengkang. Her school was new (younger than 7 years old) but had been repainted several times. She noticed that the repainting was done when the surrounding HDB flats were repainted.

I had also heard comments that physical beauty of the school is a good testimonial of the school and a good showcase. The experience of a visitor would cast a good impression. Grades and Discipline of students, shaft it aside and we'll talk about it another day.

Which leaves one to ponder how much aesthetics matter upon education?

Reference:
http://www.moe.gov.sg/initiatives/prime/

Labels: Schools

Teacher Biasness

Erik M. Dell

Unfortunately teachers can become biased as the school semester drags along. Certain students became hard to deal with while others are accepting of the challenge and excited to be in school. You don't want to be biased but then again you want someone to get excited about what you are teaching. You want class participation, you want enthusiasm.

Teachers have a hard job and they are frequently underpaid then they are asked to deal with all sorts of problems while they are trying hard to treat the other 20 kids equally. In the end the teacher must be hard on themselves and cognizant of their effect on students from their biasness.

Students can become more alienated from the class if they feel the teacher is shunning them. Conversely the favored student can grow with this newfound attention. That may seem like a good thing but lets not forget there are many other kids in class, each of them deserving of the attention and time of the teacher. Biased teachers can have a huge impact on the development of a student through high school even affecting his future education goals.

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We Care Tuition Agency is now in FaceBook!

Yes, the title says it all.

We Care Tuition Agency is now in FaceBook! This means that you can now poke and add We Care Tuition Agency as a friend in cyberspace.