by Abriel | Aug 2, 2020 | 2020, Quality Education, What Inspires You?
Through the course of Farah’s educational journey, even without her asking, many have reached out to lend a hand. In secondary school, a Vietnamese ASEAN scholar classmate tutored her between and after classes whenever she had difficulties. A teacher gifted her...
by Abriel | Aug 2, 2020 | 2020, Quality Education, What Inspires You?
Teen raises funds with online tuition With her Cambridge IGCSE examinations cancelled due to the pandemic, 17-year-old international student Aarushi Menon decided to put her time to good use. During the circuit breaker, she started giving free one-to-one French and...
by Abriel | Jul 31, 2020 | 2020, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
Singapore’s first social enterprise cloud kitchen will provide jobs for vulnerable groups while helping heritage brands survive during the pandemic. The Social Kitchen, co-founded by Mr Alvin Yapp and Mr Ang Kian Peng, was launched on 30 Jul. Its flagship...
by Abriel | Jul 27, 2020 | 2020, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
Growing up in a single-parent home can be tough on a child but fresh graduate Norullayaley Mohd Ikbal said she had extended family, friends and neighbours lend a hand growing up. Her mother always made time for her and her younger sister and she even found herself in...
by Abriel | Jul 26, 2020 | 2020, What Inspires You?, Zero Hunger
Special needs teacher Yeo Koon Long picked up programming a few years ago because he wanted to help children with autism communicate more effectively through technology. At a previous school, he realised that although the students could not speak, they were...
by Abriel | Jul 13, 2020 | 2020, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
As a gesture of appreciation for their hard work amid the coronavirus pandemic, care packs filled with goodies were given out to cleaners and staff at various MRT stations by volunteer group Be Kind SG. The group distributed care packs to 1,060 cleaners across MRT...
