SINDA is organizing its first ever Preschool event on 10 March 2012.

Children can look forward to a 2 hour fun-filled activity. Parents will also be able to learn useful, creative tips on teaching math to their young children. Attractive goodie bags and refreshments will be provided. Inviting all families with young children 3-6 years of age staying in Yishun, Woodlands and Marsiling areas.

Date: Saturday 10 March 2012
Time: 0830-1130am
Venue: Woodlands Ring Secondary School

Admission is free.

For more information, call SINDA at 1800 2954554.

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Students in the well-known blue and orange T-shirts were seen eagerly making their way to 20 centres islandwide on 18 January, as STEP, SINDA’s flagship tuition programme, commenced for 2012. Pre-registration was conducted at all STEP centres from 9-11 January which proved to be very helpful as it reduced the rush on the first day of lessons.

The tuition programme which has been running since the inception of SINDA has, to date, helped more than 20,000 students to better their grades in key subjects such as English, Maths and Science.

Two students, Nazihah and Shabna Shereen, both of whom are in Secondary 1 this year attribute their success to the STEP tuition programme. After attending STEP, Nazihah’s performance in Science improved significantly. Nazihah attained an aggregate of 234 in PSLE and made her school proud by emerging as the top student. Shabna, who was a Foundation student, is now in the Express Stream.

Join SINDA’s STEP Tuition and seize this opportunity to gain from both classroom lessons and E-Learning as well as beneficial coaching from dedicated and qualified teachers at affordable monthly fees!

For those who missed the registration, you can still do so at a STEP centre near you, or register online here. For more details on STEP tuition centres, visit www.sinda.org.sg or call 1800 295 4554.

Adrenaline levels soared sky high at Changi Airport on 28 January for around 200 students who participated in Project GuidE’s “Take Flight” 2012. Targeted exclusively at P4-P6 students, this Amazing Race engaged and enthralled students by taking them on an exciting learning adventure.

Students learnt key team-building, leadership and social etiquette skills, as well as important Maths and Science concepts through experiential activities and tasks. 30 Tamil teachers also participated in the trail together with the enthusiastic students, who described the experience as “fun, interesting and motivating”.

In February, MOE trained educator and motivator, Mr Vijayan Nambiar will be back for SINDA’s ‘Winning Strategies in PSLE Maths’ seminar for Indian students. Specially structured for Primary 6 pupils, this results-oriented seminar covers PSLE Mathematics syllabus as well as strategies to enhance pupils’ problem solving skills. Furthermore, the seminar will build participant’s confidence in Mathematics through exam skills and strategies taught to them. Students will also learn how to design their own effective revision plans for PSLE and gain tips on goal-setting and cultivating a winning mindset, for excellence.

Register your child today to give them a headstart in their PSLE exam preparations. The seminar will be conducted over 5 sessions between February and September 2012. The first seminar commences on 5 February 2012 from 9am to 4.30pm at Cheng San Community Club.

STEP up with SINDA Tuition

For all those who could have done better in their year-end examinations, and need that extra boost to excel in your academics, help is on the way!

Join SINDA’s STEP Tuition and seize this opportunity to gain from both classroom lessons and E-Learning as well as beneficial coaching from dedicated and qualified teachers at affordable monthly fees!

Registration for STEP Tuition 2012 will be held from 9 January to 11 January at the STEP centre near you. Classes will begin from 18 January onwards.

Call 1800 295 4554 for more details! Register for STEP 2012 here.

Catch SINDA’s new programme on Vannathirai!

If you haven’t caught ‘Neenga Sollunga’ on your TV sets, then watch Vannathirai on Starhub Channel 136 this Sunday! Don’t miss out on this lunchtime, weekly dose of entertaining Tamil songs, comedy clips and riveting movie clips while popular TV hosts, Sowmya and Shanker feature engaging discussions they have with various members of Singapore’s Indian community.

‘Neenga Sollunga’ will be broadcast every Sunday, 12 noon to 1pm on Vannathirai with a repeat telecast on Friday evenings from 6pm to 7pm.

Donations started pouring in throughout the year and SINDA is extremely touched by the overwhelming support from the Indian community, partnering organisations and volunteers who have contributed in many ways.

SINDA thanks all for their generosity and kindness to support Indian students in their educational pursuits.

Participant Jayavanan Neelagiri says: “The soccer competition was very fun. It was interesting to play with a team where I learnt to cooperate and be patient. I can’t wait for the next competition”.

On 15 December, more than 90 students turned up for an adventurous overnight camp at the Singapore Zoo just in time to see its newest lanky baby giraffe. Participants loved the behind-the-scenes tours that enabled them to get up close and personal with the Zoo’s lovable creatures. Best Camper awards were presented to six participants who were exemplary campers.

The holiday activities concluded with an invigorating dance workshop, “Take the Lead”, that taught participants various urban dance moves such as hip-hop and MTV style dance steps. Participants had fun choreographing and dancing in their own groups.

Watch this space for more updates on holiday activities in the New Year!

Each kit comprised of items worth over $100 including a school bag with stationary items, post-it pads, sports water bottles and vouchers for POPULAR bookshop and BATA Shoes. Guests had heaps of fun playing carnival games and attended parenting as well as art and craft workshops.

Minister of State for Community Development, Youth and Sports, Halimah Yacob, graced the event as the Guest-of-Honour and presented bursaries to 68 students from low-income families. The bursaries will encourage students to perform well in their academics as well as help them with their educational expenses.

Said Mdm Halimah: “Despite all this support, whether it’s bursaries, back-to-school bags and so on, if parents are not interested, and don’t take a keen interest, don’t participate in their children’s education, it will have a very minimal impact…I hope that parents will continue to give strong support to their children in the Indian community so that the Indian community can continue to do better and better”.

The Winning Strategies Seminar for PSLE students will help Indian students score better in Mathematics for their upcoming PSLE Examinations.

The seminar will be conducted by Mr. Vijayan Nambiar, a well-known motivational speaker and MOE trained Educator with more than 20 years of teaching experience. The students will be engaged through a series of fun-filled activities.

Alongside, motivational anecdotes and strategies will be introduced to the participants to boost their confidence and performance in the subject. Through these seminars, students will be equipped with several skills such as tackling word problems, goal setting and designing a Revision Plan for PSLE.

Students will be given a pre-test and a post-test to measure their progress upon gaining new insights on Mathematics during the seminar.

What do I learn?

• creating a winning mindset
• gaining confidence in Math
• faster ways to calculate
• reading and understanding word problems
• setting goals and working towards them
• designing a Revision Plan for PSLE targets

Dates:
Winning Strategies 1: 05 Feb 2012 (Sunday)
Winning Strategies 2: 11 Mar 2012 (Sunday)
Winning Strategies 3: 27 May 2012 (Sunday)
Winning Strategies 4: 29 Jul 2012 (Sunday)
Winning Strategies 5: 02 Sep 2012 (Sunday)

Time: 9am – 4.30pm Parent talk: 4.30pm – 5pm

Venue: Cheng San Community Club, 6 Ang Mo Kio Street 53 Singapore 569205

Costing:

Packages:
$120 for 4 seminars + 1 seminar
Per Seminar:
$30 (subject to availability)

(Fees include materials, lunch and tea-breaks. Students to bring stationery items)

CLOSING DATE: 20 January 2012

Where to register:

SINDA
1 Beatty Road S(209943)
Tel: 1800 295 4554 (9am to 5pm – Mon to Fri/ 9am to 1pm Saturday)

SINDA SERVICE CENTRE
1 Jurong West Central 2, JP 1 #06-03. Jurong Point Shopping Centre S(648886)
Tel: 6792 8167 (10.30am to 7pm -Mon to Fri/ 10.30am to 2pm Saturday)

Click here for application forms and flyers

For more information please contact Ms Maria:
Email : maria@sinda.org.sg
Office : 6393 7223

In mid-December, jungle adventures await students who sign up for an overnight camp at the Singapore Zoo. The holiday enrichment programmes will conclude with an invigorating dance workshop, “Take the Lead” on 19 December.

For enquiries, please contact SINDA at 1800 295 4554.

STEP up with SINDA Tuition

For all those who could have done better in their year-end examinations, and need that extra boost to excel in your academics, help is on the way!

Join SINDA’s STEP Tuition and seize this opportunity to gain from both classroom lessons and E-Learning as well as beneficial coaching from dedicated and qualified teachers at affordable monthly fees!

Registration for STEP Tuition 2012 will be held from 9 January to 11 January at the STEP centre near you. Classes will begin from 18 January onwards.

Call 1800 295 4554 for more details! Register for STEP 2012 here.

Catch SINDA’s new programme on Vannathirai!

If you haven’t caught ‘Neenga Sollunga’ on your TV sets, then watch Vannathirai on Starhub Channel 136 this Sunday! Don’t miss out on this lunchtime, weekly dose of entertaining Tamil songs, comedy clips and riveting movie clips while popular TV hosts, Sowmya and Shanker feature engaging discussions they have with various members of Singapore’s Indian community.

‘Neenga Sollunga’ will be broadcast every Sunday, 12 noon to 1pm on Vannathirai with a repeat telecast on Friday evenings from 6pm to 7pm.

Eighty-six participants, including students from Shuqun STEP Centre, Marsiling STEP Centre & Choa Chu Kang STEP Centre, had hands on experience in building Formula 1 cars and racing them at the end of a four half-day workshop, conducted from 19 November to 23 November.

The workshop helped to change perceptions of Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology by creating a fun and exciting learning environment for Indian youth to develop an informed view about careers in Engineering, Formula One, Science and Technology.

Jasmine Sangeetha, who attended the workshop, shared, “I really enjoyed myself and the workshop. I learnt how to assemble a F1 car and understood the speed at which F1 cars travel. The workshop has kindled interest in engineering for me.”

Prizes were given out on the ‘finale race day’ with categories including Best Car Design, Fastest Car in the Primary Category, Fastest Car in the Secondary Category and Best Solidworks Design. Winners took home trophies and each participant received a certificate for attending the workshop. At the end of the workshop, youths who won considered participating in the ‘F1 in Schools Technology Challenge’.

Check out our youths in action here.