Even as greater government efforts to improve pre-school education are under way, more pre-schoolers have been doing their bit to improve the lives of others.
A record 34,000 children from more than 550 pre-schools are helping out in community service projects this year, as part of the Start Small Dream Big initiative by the Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA).
The initiative lasts for six months each year and concludes this year with a finale event at Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre on Oct 6, which marks Children’s Day this year.
The projects this year supported various causes, from children with special needs to the elderly to the environment. The children also helped in different ways: some packed goodie bags of essential items for the elderly, others prepared healthy food for kidney dialysis patients, and yet others made and gave out encouragement cards.
Participating pre-schools told The Straits Times that involving children in community service projects helps to inculcate positive values which can be taught even in simple acts of charity.
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Source: The Straits Times, 7 September 2017