CoLABS: Children & Youth

Is Education a game changer for Social Mobility?

Children are our hope, and guiding them towards fulfilling lives is important to every community. Cities can be wildly unequal places, and a healthy community must focus on keeping alive the prospect of equal opportunities to realise their potential.

The emphasis of this inaugural session is:

• Understanding the educational attainment lag among children and youth from vulnerable families in Singapore

• Learning from experts about the stressors and challenges experienced by these children and youth that inhibits their learning and thus attainment at school.

• Sharing by knowledgeable peers on possible strategies and social interventions that enable positive outcomes.

About the Experts

• Prof Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew is a is a tenured professor of sociolinguistics at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University and was Fulbright visiting professor at Harvard University in 2010 as well as Leverhulme Visiting Professor to the UK in 2012. She is the project advisor for Instep, the textbook and audio-visual multimodal series used in Singapore schools from 2001-2015. Dr Chew has won several Teaching Excellence award and Teacher of the Year awards. Dr Chew has been an active volunteer in the nonprofit sector and has lent her leadership to many organisations. She is past president of the English Language and Literature Association of Singapore, the Association of Women for Action and Research, the University Women’s Association and a past Director of the United Nations’ Association of Singapore.

• Pok VicTor, co-founder of Viva Kids and KidsExcel, programmes that bring affordable out-of-school education and sports programmes to heartland schools. He aims to promote healthy living and character development alongside academic performance through sports, arts and educational learning.

  He has been in the education sector for over 20 years, working with children from the underprivileged background and has a track record in setting up educational programmes, having founded Catch Them Young, a sports excellence and academic enrichment programme in the early 2000s as well.

About CoLABS

The National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre (NVPC) and Community Foundation of Singapore are bringing you CoLABS, a network of impact-oriented givers coming together to tackle complex social problems that they care about. As part of this network of corporate and philanthropic peers, you will build insights, connections, and shared strategies to create transformational change.

We look forward to seeing you on the 13th!

- Please RSVP by 4 Jan 2017 -

FAQs

How can I contact the organiser with any questions?

For more information, please email colabs@nvpc.org.sg.

Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?

No, just bring yourself and an open mind!