by Abriel | Jul 3, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
The second floor of a shophouse at Rowell Road is a hive of activity seven days a week. From Monday to Saturday, hundreds of migrant workers gather there to collect tokens to exchange for meals. On alternate Wednesdays, the space is turned into a makeshift clinic. And...
by Abriel | Jul 2, 2018 | 2018, Quality Education, What Inspires You?
For dyslexic children, the multi-sensory approach to learning — from sight to sound — is a struggle, which is what a team from Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) hopes to address with an enhanced teaching tool. Called the ProCubeX, the cuboid-shaped gadget works with an...
by Abriel | Jun 26, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
When special needs teacher Andy Ang took over his school’s horticulture class in 2008, he had to contend with a barren school garden and disinterested students. But the 47-year-old pushed on, and together with his students, went on to cultivate a lush, thriving...
by Abriel | Jun 24, 2018 | 2018, Quality Education, What Inspires You?
Ms Janine Teo led a sheltered life when she was growing up. She lived in a terraced house in Siglap, went to top schools and her “tiger” mum made sure that she aced all of her exams. By nine years old, she was already a Mensa Singapore member. Her first...
by Abriel | Jun 24, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
Clara Daly, 15, and her mother were traveling home to Calabasas, California, and had planned to fly non-stop from Boston to Los Angeles. Their flight was canceled, so Alaska Airlines booked them on another flight with a layover in Portland, Oregon. That’s how Clara...
by Abriel | Jun 10, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
It was a Sunday of many firsts for Kadir Mohammad Abdul, Hosen Sahadat, Islam Shohidul and Abul Hosen. It was their first time inside a Housing Development Board home – though they’d certainly helped build enough of these flats over the years. Their first...
