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Aiden (3YO)
Little Olive Tree Pasir Ris 51
With the ESP, Aiden spends one-on-one time with his EST, who will also work closely with his class teachers so that lessons can be designed to keep him engaged alongside his classmates.
Aiden is a gentle, affectionate boy whose warmth shines once he feels safe. Once hesitant to even meet another’s eyes, he now reaches out with a hand on your cheek and softly calls your name — his way of showing trust.
At just three, numbers and alphabets are his joy, and he delights in spotting them in everyday life, turning the ordinary into discovery. With his observant eye and thoughtful spirit, Aiden reminds us to slow down and notice life’s simple wonders.
Why does ESP matter to Aiden and children like him?
Aiden has Global Development Delay which means he needs more time than most to grow and learn. Everything from learning a new concept in class to embracing new routines is more challenging to him than most. In a typical classroom, he would be left behind.
With the ESP, Aiden spends one-on-one time with his EST, who will also work closely with his class teachers so that lessons can be designed to keep him engaged alongside his classmates.
Brighter than Words is a collection of acrylic pour art work done by children with Special Education Needs from Little Olive Tree. In this collection, Aiden collaborated on Forest Magic with Zachary, choosing the colours and mixing them with his Educational Support Teacher’s help.
READ MORE: Deliberate Grace: What It Took to Make Art Together traces the extraordinary effort behind a simple idea — having children create art that speaks louder than words. It tells the story of how this project began — the coordination, the care, and the countless small acts of intention that made it possible. Read it alongside Accidental Beauty: 7 Lessons on Inclusion Behind Acrylic Pour Art, gathers the reflections of our Educational Support Teachers who journeyed through the art-making process with the children, and see how deliberate action and accidental grace together create beauty beyond words.
READ MORE: ESPecially Important: Anyone Can Learn explores what it truly means to believe that every child is a capable learner. It reminds us that when a child doesn’t learn, it is not their limitation but our opportunity — to teach with humility, creativity, and faith that every mind can be reached.
READ MORE: ESPecially Important: Wonderfully Made, Fully Heard invites us to see every child as already capable of thinking, feeling, and expressing — not voices to be given, but voices to be restored. May these words remind us why we teach: to make learning accessible, restore dignity, and help every child be wonderfully made, fully heard.