(Photo above: Education Services Union executive committee members and guest-of-honour, Senior Parliamentary Secretary Mohammed Faishal take a photo with one of the families at the event.)
In partnership with SEED Institute, the Education Services Union (ESU) held its inaugural For Our Children Conference recently to cross-share how educators and parents can forge more effective partnerships.
The conference was supported by NTUC’s e2i (Employment and Employability Institute), Early Childhood Development Agency, and Workforce Singapore.
The event, which saw some 160 in attendance, was graced by Social and Family Development Ministry and Education Ministry Senior Parliamentary Secretary Mohammed Faishal.
The initiative is one of ESU’s efforts to promote healthy teacher-parent relationships and improve the welfare of teachers.
In his welcome address, ESU Vice-President M Kunaseakanan shared that he hopes parents can gain a better understanding of the professionalism and expertise of early childhood educators, as well as reinforce at home what is being taught in school through the event.
Mothers try out educational tools at WOW Education’s booth.
Candice Chiew, a counsellor and social worker with a Masters in Social Science, conducts workshops in effective relationship building between parents and educators, and understanding separation anxiety.
Attendees participate in quizzes by Workforce Singapore using the Kahoot mobile application.
The audience engrossed in a talk by early childhood consultant and trainer Philip Koh on understanding nutrition for children. Philip is also the founder of Facebook community page, Preschool Teachers Network Singapore.
