Watching your child grow is often a bittersweet experience. Graduating from baby-talk to asking seemingly endless questions like “Why can’t I eat the food after it dropped on the floor?”, “Why must…
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Pioneering early childhood education in Malaysia – The Montessori method
Maria Montessori and The children’s house Known worldwide for establishing the Montessori method of education for young children in the 20th century, Dr. Maria Montessori devoted 45 years of her adult life to education….
What is the right time to start preschool?
Parents are always looking for ways to create a great future for their children. From providing a safe home to educational toys, as well as the best books and rhymes stacking the…
5 must-do ideas for interior designs in PJ homes! With photos!
Homes are where stories are created, and you tell these stories through your home decor. To keep your story interesting, from time to time you need a new chapter – a new…
Effective ways to discipline your child
“Spare the rod and spoil the child” A phrase we have heard and believed over the ages. Is it still an effective parenting skill to discipline our children? Smacking is not legal…
The Truth About Our Obsession With Grades
No doubt, grades are tremendously important. They are a tried-and-tested method of judging a student’s ability and performance. The grades students receive on assessments inform a teacher’s teaching and are the basis…
Bracing For Educational Change
There is a quote from the Disney Pixar’s animation Wall-E that seems rather apt for the Movement Control Order we find ourselves in today in Malaysia: “I see the ship’s log is…
Exam Success
Increasingly we hear arguments that exams do not matter, do not measure ability accurately, or that they place undue pressure on students. However, it is our view, that society has not changed…
Why Accreditation Is Important When Choosing A School
Choosing a school is no easy task especially when there are many choices out there; more so when it is a definitive decision for your child. Education is expensive and as a…
Imagining The Future Of International Schools
In thinking about what an International School of the future might look like, I’m compelled to think about what makes for any successful school? How can any of us sustain success in the face…