The Covid-19 precautionary measures did not hold back the children at ELFA Preschool @ Serangoon from having a jolly good time celebrating this year’s Children’s Day on 2 October. They arrived in school dressed in their favourite party clothes, costumes, and even pyjamas for a day-long programme. Unbothered by the inconvenience of wearing face [...]
Dressed in their best traditional Chinese costumes, the children at ELFA Preschool @ Serangoon kicked off their Mid-Autumn Festival celebration on 1 October with a lantern parade around the centre. All smiles as we celebrate the mid-autumn festival. It was followed by a story-telling session where the teachers shared the [...]
Nurturing capable children is the foundation for self-reliance and self-sufficiency, which is key to what children should possess at the end of the day – for them to grow into successful, independent and happy individuals. However, parents are often seen as overprotective nowadays, by preventing their little ones from making mistakes. This may inadvertently [...]
3 September was a memorable day for our Kinderland and ELFA principals, teachers and support staff as we unified and bonded virtually through the Kinderland and ELFA Learning Day (KELD). Despite the pandemic circumstances, our team was filled with excitement and anticipation for what was planned for them, delivered via the Zoom platform. Themed [...]
ELFA Preschool, established in Singapore since year 2000, is one of the early childhood brands under Crestar Education Group. As a preschool established in Singapore, ELFA has over 30 centres across Singapore and cities in China, including Shanghai, Beijing, Zhuji, Xi’an, Chengdu, Dalian, Foshan, Dongguan, Haiyan, Changzhou, Cangzhou, Shenyang, Anshan, Tangshan and Fushun. [...]
On 3 April 2020, Singapore announced the implementation of Circuit Breaker (CB) measures to break the trend of increasing local COVID-19 transmission. The measures, in place from 7 April to 4 May, was subsequently extended to 1 June 2020. For ELFA, this meant a shift from classroom learning to Home-Based Learning (HBL) – a [...]
During the ‘Circuit Breaker’ period, close to 200 staff from ELFA and its sister brand Kinderland, were involved in the sewing of reusable cloth masks for young children. The initiative, in collaboration with Masks Sewn With Love (MSWL), was carried out to address a pressing need due to a low supply of small-sized masks [...]
Mention Dragon Boats and it brings to mind long and colourful wooden boats rowed by many people. But what has dumplings to do with the Dragon Boats? Children at ELFA Preschool @ Serangoon learned about the relationship from the Dragon Boat Festival that is widely celebrated in China every year on the fifth day [...]
Due to the Covid-19 precautionary measures, ELFA Preschool @ Serangoon children were unable to have their dads with them to celebrate Father’s Day on 19 June. But this did not dampen the mood of our creative champions. The teachers came up with a novel way for the children to mark the occasion in [...]
ELFA extends a very warm welcome back to preschool to all our children. You have been dearly missed by the principals and teachers, and we are very happy and excited to have you back! Don’t take our word for it. Hear it for yourselves in the video below! Our ELFA children [...]