Getting their fingers sticky and wet or simply sweating it out, children turned stall holders to sell food and drink, and games, at the Elfa Preschool (Serangoon) annual Family Carnival on 14 June 2019. To provide family support, parents of the K1 and K2 children were roped in to adopt the “stalls”. The activities [...]
Having a Mandarin-enriched curriculum means that children at Elfa Preschool would occasionally observe various Chinese festival to understand their significance. On 7 June 2019 the preschool at Serangoon were treated to a variety of activities to mark the Dragon Boat Festival. Teachers shared the story on how the festival originated to commemorate the [...]
As a preschool that offers an enriching environment that emphasises strong immersion in Mandarin from Pre-Nursery to Kindergarten 2, ELFA Serangoon & Pandan Valley gives its children the opportunity to benchmark their proficiency in the language. For instance, in November 2018, our ELFA children from kindergarten 2 took the Youth Chinese Test (YCT) Level [...]
In support of the We Thank Our NSmen initiative by SAFRA, ELFA Preschool will waive off surcharges for late pick-up of children from our centres. This initiative will run for a year, from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020, when fathers are away for their annual In-camp Training (ICT) or serving other NS duties.Recognising [...]
To widen their learning horizon, Chinese language teachers from ELFA Singapore joined their Crestar Education Group colleagues from Nurturestars and Kinderland preschools in Singapore and Malaysia to attend the 7th Asian Education Annual Conference in Zhuhai, China from 17 to 21 April 2019. The first two days after their arrival was scheduled for visiting [...]
On 10th May 2019, about 70 mummies came to ELFA Preschool @ Serangoon to celebrate Mother’s Day with their children. The celebration started with a brief introduction on how Mother’s Day came about. Mummies clapped their hands as they children performed different songs, dances and poetry for their mummies. Children sing [...]
Earth Day on 22 April 2019 presented another opportunity for ELFA Preschool @ Serangoon to raise more awareness about the threats to the wellbeing of our beloved Earth. The day was marked with teachers explaining how a clean and healthy Earth can help to sustain clean air and water, as well as the production [...]
Super-hot weather notwithstanding, some 45 Nursery and Kindergarten children from ELFA Preschool @ Serangoon visited Bishan-Ang Mo Kio park on 21 March 2019 for the ABC water trail to learn about the preciousness of our water resources. It was organised as part of the preschool’s week-long commemoration [...]
On 4th February 2019, the children at ELFA bade farewell to the year of the dog and welcomed the year of the Pig with open arms. They were joined by their parents at the centre, who bonded with them in various specially-arranged Lunar year activities. Enjoying the Lion dance show by [...]
Memories are made of moments we spent with each other, indoors or outdoors, dancing or playing, or celebrating various festivities. For the children at ELFA Preschool, it’s all about friendship and togetherness as they learn and grow. With these in mind, ELFA marked its annual graduation ceremony concert with the theme “Together We Celebrate” [...]