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Smiles and laughter filled the air as colleagues from different preschools and HQ greeted each other at Covenant Evangelical Free Church (Woodlands) for our 3rd Staff Learning Day of the year. But there was something a little more significant and special than our past Learning Days as two organisations, Presbyterian Preschool Services and New Life Preschool Services collaborated to host a professional development day. Like all collaborations, it was not a walk in the park, bu

Smiles and laughter filled the air as colleagues from different preschools and HQ greeted each other at Covenant Evangelical Free Church...

The morning was bustling with energy and shrieks of “eh, hello!!” as all our teachers and staff gathered at Orchard Road Presbyterian Church for our very first Learning Day of the year last Friday. Learning Days are for teachers to undergo training several times a year as part of professional development. This round, the theme for the day was ‘Don’t Play Play!’, which reminded us not to underestimate the power of play at work and in our personal lives. We started off the day

The morning was bustling with energy and shrieks of “eh, hello!!” as all our teachers and staff gathered at Orchard Road Presbyterian...

On 29 September 2023, over 1,200 teachers from various preschools, as well as our own PPS HQ staff and Centre staff came together for the...

On 29 September 2023, over 1,200 teachers from various preschools, as well as our own PPS HQ staff and Centre staff came together for the...

On 23rd June 2023, the entire teaching staff body of Presbyterian Preschool Services gathered to learn about the “Image of the Child”, a workshop conducted by Alicia Yah, our Curriculum Mentor from the English Curriculum Team. Here are some of the reflections from our staff after the workshop: *Some reflections have been edited for clarity. How has the "Image of the Child" workshop changed your belief/perception of children? “This workshop enlightened me by helping me realise

On 23rd June 2023, the entire teaching staff body of Presbyterian Preschool Services gathered to learn about the “Image of the Child”, a...

On 23rd June 2023, the entire teaching staff body of Presbyterian Preschool Services gathered to learn about creating classrooms that removed barriers to learning. Conducted by Esther Kwan and Ng Jiayi from Grace Orchard School, our teachers learned practical handles on creating environments that supported the “Universal Design for Learning”, one of the education models that undergirds our curriculum. *Some reflections have been edited for clarity. How has the "Universal Desi

On 23rd June 2023, the entire teaching staff body of Presbyterian Preschool Services gathered to learn about creating classrooms that...

2023’s 1st Staff Learning Day On 17 March, the teaching staff at Presbyterian Preschool Services gathered at Orchard Road Presbyterian Church to consider a weighty but essential question: what is the collective story of our lives? And if it were to orient around the good of the children under our care and the colleagues we cross paths with, what might that life look like? Our morning begun during a time of praise and worship led by Ms. Joyce Chia (Head of Pastoral Care) and M

2023’s 1st Staff Learning Day On 17 March, the teaching staff at Presbyterian Preschool Services gathered at Orchard Road Presbyterian...

Spirits soared high as over 200 staff from various centres and HQ arrived for PPS Learning Day: The Art of Learning in unique and quirky outfits with vibrant pops of colour. Some were particularly early as they were excited to catch up with those they had not seen in a while. After all, this was the very first time in over two years since the pandemic hit that the entire PPS family was gathering in one place! Some staff expressed their positive feelings about meeting each

Spirits soared high as over 200 staff from various centres and HQ arrived for PPS Learning Day: The Art of Learning in unique and quirky...

Laughter, big smiles and wishes of “Happy Birthday” were in abundance during Learning Day last Friday. Other than being a centre-closure day for a time for rest, reflection, fun, and bonding, 1 April 2022 also marked our “hatch” day - the first official day of Presbyterian Preschool Services (PPS) being our own entity, separate from Presbyterian Community Services (PCS). To warm ourselves up for the day’s activities, all centres joined in to do the “Chicken Dance” led by the

Laughter, big smiles and wishes of “Happy Birthday” were in abundance during Learning Day last Friday. Other than being a centre-closure...