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November 9, 2014

Top 10 Educated Celebrities (with a degree to boot)

10) Brad Pitt-University of Missouri-Journalism

9) Jake Gyllenhaal-Columbia University-Eastern Religion and Philosophy

8) Ashley Judd-University of Kentucky-French

7) Matthew McConaughey-University of Texas, Austin-Pre-Law

6) George Clooney-University of Kentucky-Journalism

5) Mayim Bialik-University of California-Neuroscience

4) Will Ferrell-University of Southern California-Sports Information

3) Ken Jeong-Duke University-Pre-Med

2) Cate Blanchett-Melbourne University-Economics and Fine Arts

1) Rowan Atkinson-Newcastle University-Electrical Engineering

by Wong Kin Leong

eduKate SG

Tampines, Pinevale.

November 5, 2014

Top 10 Things to do for the school holidays Nov-Dec

10) Botanical Gardens Orchid Gardens Students Special

Singapore Botanical Gardens organizes a programme for students, a holiday special with Orchids as their main theme.

extract from their website:

Description:

Did you know that orchids are one of the largest and most diverse families of flowering plants in the world?

From 8 to 23 November 2014, we are extending free admission to National Orchid Garden to students and accompanying adults.

Opening hours: 8.30am to 7.00pm daily (last admission is at 6.00pm).

Free admission criteria
1. Children 12 years old and below
2. Students are required to present valid student cards
3. Adults accompanying children and/or students

9) Marina Bay Sands Skypark Observation Deck

See Singapore from another point of view, its all about perspective. Your kids will love the views from the top of Singapore’s famous landmark.

extract from their website:

Please check for Sands SkyPark closures before your visit.

Prices:

S$23 for adults

S$17 for children (aged between 2 – 12 years*)

S$20 for senior citizens (aged 65 years and above)

Children under 2 years may enter for free.

Tickets can be purchased for a specific date up to one month in advance.
Same-day admission tickets can only be purchased at Marina Bay Sands Box Offices.
Please note that a condition of sale is there are no exchanges or refunds once the purchase has been made.

Where to buy:

Marina Bay Sands website

Ticketing Hotline: +65 6688 8826

Marina Bay Sands Box Offices

ArtScience Museum Lobby
Concierge Desk, Hotel Lobby Tower 1
Retail Concierge, The Shoppes L1
SkyPark Ticketing Counter, Tower 3 B1
Theatres, The Shoppes B1

for the visit
4. Not applicable to tour groups and tickets purchased in advance

8) Chinatown Heritage Centre

This is a fairly hidden gem in Singapore’s local highlights but its a truly brilliant gem indeed. Three shophouses at Pagoda Street recreates our Singapore history in complete historical settings. How our forefathers lived and eat is faithfully recreated in this beautiful building. Your kids will learn how Singapore started and its rich cultural history, and there’s even a kopitiam in the building when you get hungry or thirsty.

7) Haji Lane

Food? Check. Culture? Check. Shopping? Check. Art? Check. Haji Lane is a smörgåsbord of all things new and old, chic and traditional, young and elderly. It is the cross junction of our past, present and future. There’s lots of things to do for everyone and with Orchard and Marina Bay area a stone’s throw away, Haji Lane has established itself as a fringe community with a strong-willed resolve to show the world that there’s more to do in Singapore than eating, banking, shopping, shipping, flying and going to the movies. Walk into its varied food joints to taste local food, or run into its many beautiful arty cafe’s. Or just walk around and soak in the art installations by the side of the buildings. Shopping is a good idea too, with plenty to offer along the shophouses.

6) Dempsey Hill

My army camp was located here before it revamped itself into Dempsey Hill, the placed to go when you want to get away from the city and cosy up to some beautiful restaurants and shops. Its old world charm redefined for the present. My favourite cafe there will definitely be” jones the grocer”. And its not even exactly a cafe as they sell grocery and speciality food items.

To be Continued… wait for the next installment where we reveal the top 5. Hang in there.

by Wong Kin Leong

edukateSG

Pinevale, Tampines St 73

November 4, 2014

Christmas is Coming! 2014

Coolest stuff you can get for your kids this Christmas. Presents and more presents and beware, you might want one for yourself.

1) Boogie Board eWriters http://www.myboogieboard.com/na/

Go paperless and your kids can write/draw/doodle without worrying if you are clearing a forest to do that.

2) Skatecycle

Another form of skates hits the streets. It looks like it came out from the movie TRON.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bI8UR69Zm8

3) Giant Jenga

Ellen plays it on her show. And everyone goes nuts when it goes all wobbly. So go big… get a Giant Jenga and see everyone gather together and go wide eyed gaga. Jenga! Jenga! Jenga!

4) Lego

Lego is making a big comeback, in games, in movies, in toys, in theme parks and why not, its really an awesome way to get creative for your kids. Nothing is impossible with Lego and its all here… http://www.lego.com/

5) Lomography Lomo’Instant

http://shop.lomography.com/us/cameras/lomo-instant

The latest camera from this uber fashionable art/camera/lifestyle gadget. Selfie yourself and have it on Fuji Instax format. Oh did I mention it looks so pretty? It does!

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article written by Wong Kin Leong, eduKateSG Tampines St73

November 4, 2014

School Terms and Holidays 2015

Herein lies important dates for Singapore schools and our operating schedules for 2015. Parents take note that eduKate SG operates on all days except public holidays stated in SECTION 3.2

(all information are subject to changes from MOE and is only intended to be used as a rough guideline. dated 4th Nov 2014)

extract from MOE website:

School Terms and Holidays For 2015

1.0) The school year for 2015 for all MOE primary and secondary schools will start from Friday, 2 January and end on Friday, 20 November 2015. This takes into account 40 weeks of curriculum time for teaching and learning before the start of the national examinations, and six weeks of school vacation at end of year for teachers and students.

1.1) School Calendar 2015

PRIMARY & SECONDARY
Semester I
Term I	Fri 2 Jan – Fri 13 Mar
Term II	Mon 23 Mar to Fri 29 May
Semester II
Term III	Mon 29 Jun to Fri 4 Sep
Term IV	Mon 14 Sep to Fri 20 Nov

	JUNIOR COLLEGE (JC) Year 1 & Millennia Institute (MI) Year 1	MI Year 2
Semester I
Term I	Mon 2 Feb – Fri 13 Mar	Mon 5 Jan – Fri 13 Mar
Term II	Mon 23 Mar to Fri 29 May
Semester II
Term III	Mon 29 Jun to Fri 4 Sep
Term IV	Mon 14 Sep to Fri 20 Nov		Mon 14 Sep to end of ‘A’-level exams

1.2) School Vacation 2015

2.0) The four vacation periods for schools, junior colleges and centralised institute for 2015 will be as follows:

PRI & SEC
Between Terms I & II	Sat 14 Mar – Sun 22 Mar
Between Semesters I & II	Sat 30 May – Sun 28 Jun
Between Terms III & IV	Sat 5 Sep – Sun 13 Sep
At End of School Year	Sat 21 Nov – Thu 31 Dec

	JC Year 1, MI Year 1 & MI Year 2	JC Year 2 & MI Year 3
Between Terms I & II	Sat 14 Mar – Sun 22 Mar
Between Semesters I & II	Sat 30 May – Sun 28 Jun
Between Terms III & IV	Sat 5 Sep – Sun 13 Sep
At End of School Year	Sat 21 Nov – Thu 31 Dec	End of ‘A’ Level exams – Thu 31 Dec

3.0) The scheduled school holidays and public holidays for 2015 will be as follows:

3.1) Scheduled School Holidays 2015

Youth Day	Sun 5 Jul (The following Monday, 6 Jul 2015 will be a scheduled school holiday)
Teachers’ Day	Fri 4 Sept
Children’s Day for primary schools and primary sections of full schools only)	Fri 9 Oct

3.2) Public Holidays 2015

Term I	New Year’s Day	Thu 1 Jan
	Chinese New Year	Thu 19 Feb
	Chinese New Year	Fri 20 Feb
Term II	Good Friday	Fri 3 Apr
	Labour Day	Fri 1 May
	Vesak Day	Mon 1 Jun
Term III	Hari Raya Puasa	Fri 17 Jul
Term III	National Day	*Sun 9 Aug
Term IV	Hari Raya Haji	Thu 24 Sep
	Deepavali	**Tue 10 Nov
	Christmas Day	Fri 25 Dec
The next day, Mon 10 Aug 2015, will be a public holiday. *Tentatively, Deepavali will fall on 10 November in 2015. This date will need to be reconfirmed against the Hindu Almanac when it is available. Should there be a change in date, the Ministry of Manpower will issue a media release to announce the change accordingly.

4) The school terms and holidays for 2015 is available on the MOE’s website atwww.moe.gov.sg/schools/terms-and-holidays/2015/

prepared by Wong Kin Leong

edukate SG

Tampines St 73

Singapore

November 4, 2014

Idioms and Phrases in the 21st Century

Modernise your writing with new phrases or idioms.

Time shifts language and adopts new words/phrases. As we continue into the 21st Century, usage of idioms have changed significantly in our society and time dictates certain idioms/phrases to be out of date and some that becomes fashionable.

Here’s a few fun ones:

take things easy
suck it up
keep in touch
speak of the devil
slip past
send me up the wall
you got me
hit it off
mixed up in
in summary

These phrases are definitely useful and fashionable right now, and gives a contemporary and modern feel to your writing. If your composition is written in a modern setting, keep the words trendy and fresh.

Or it depends on the characters that you use in your composition. When the person is older, he/she can take on an older vocabulary/phrase/idiom. But when the character is younger, then keep it trendy, like “Whoa! Nellie”.

So keep that in mind when you write your next composition. Certain phrases might sound archaic and eventhough it is contextually correct, it just gives a slightly musty feel to your writing, dusty covers and all.

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