Want to keep up to date on what’s going on in Singapore? We bring you school news, events, products and services plus other fun happenings around the city.
Comic Collectables
Available at XM Store – the first retail concept by global design studio XM – are statue collectibles of characters from The Avengers, Transformers, Star Wars, Godzilla, Mickey, Ultraman, and Magic: The Gathering. Over 300 collectibles from these and other popular comics have been conceptualised and designed in-house, along with lifestyle products, apparel and merchandise. XM is a licensee for major brands including Disney, Warner Bros. Consumer Products, Hasbro, Godzilla, Ultraman, Sanrio and more.
Level 3, Kitchener Complex, 809 French Road. www.xm-studios.com
Here’s Looking at Singapore
Singapore. My ABC of Favourite Things is a collection of photographs and insights of the country by local girl Karen J Fernandez. She brings a distinctive perspective of a Singaporean growing up in the city, yet rediscovering home with fresh eyes upon her return from working abroad for several years. If you call or have called Singapore home before, this book will keep your memories fresh.
It’s available at karenmadesingapore.com and ginko-collection.com.
NFTs for Good
If you’re interested in NFTs (non-fungible tokens) and furry pets, here’s your chance to own one featuring the Stars of SOSD (Save Our Street Dogs). Simply head to peet.me/sosdbig10 and make a minimum donation of $10. This giveaway is to celebrate SOSD’s 10th anniversary, and your donation will provide a better life for more than 500 dogs under their care. Interested in adopting an SOSD dog? Head to our Noticeboard pages in this issue to meet Jacky, Tally and Wiley!
New Face
One World International School (OWIS) has appointed Mark Renie as Head of School. Mark brings over 20 years of experience in education, having worked in and led schools in Korea, Vietnam, China, Thailand and here in Singapore (he joined OWIS as the Founding Head of the Suntec campus in July 2021). In meetings with school parents, Mark has reaffirmed his commitment to the school’s values of kindness and respect for diversity as well as student wellbeing. To learn more about OWIS, families can register for virtual and physical tours of the two campuses.
6914 6700 | owis.org
Art of Writing
With only 300 pieces available worldwide, the Yukari Fountain Pen is truly a collector’s item. Its barrel is adorned with ginkgo leaves, which are painted on the barrel using lacquerware techniques known as hira maki-e and kakiwari. This model is created by luxury Japanese penmaker Namiki, whose writing instruments are designed to last a lifetime and come with a lifetime guarantee for the original owner.
Get the pen from aestheticbay.com, elephantcoral.com or fookhing.com.sg
New York Calling!
New York City’s Pine Street School hosts regular teacher-led workshops to help familiarise parents with its international curriculum and latest educational research. Parents can hear first-hand about the school’s rigorous, inquiry based approach to maths, language, technology and intellectual rigour in an upcoming teaching spotlight. Open to current and prospective parents, these webinar-style workshops can be attended from anywhere, virtually.
Visit pinestreetschool.com/events-and-calendar to learn more and register.
Clean Your Baby Gear
Got a mark on your baby stroller, car seat or baby carrier and no idea how to remove it? PramWash includes a light stain treatment in its 60-minutes Basic cleaning option ($68). This routine removes accumulated dirt and bacteria, while killing any bed bugs and dust mites in the fabric and frame. Special offer! In May, receive 20 percent off when you leave your baby items at the VivoCity store (#B2-22A) for Basic cleaning. Limited to two items per person per day.
Championing Sustainability
The Young Sustainability Champion programme by Science Centre Singapore tasks students with leveraging STEM to create solutions to various challenges around urban farming, sustainability and COVID-19. The 2021 challenge attracted over 10,000 participants from more than 70 schools. Team Carbs, consisting of students from Yio Chu Kang Secondary School and Nanyang Girls’ School, topped the Senior category (13-17 years) for their novel method of converting coffee grounds to seed bombs for acid-loving plants. Team Sustainability Champs, including students from Palm View, Bendemeer and Punggol Primary Schools, topped the Junior category (7-12 years) with their invention of a portable biodigester that uses plastic bottles to generate methane gas from inflatable rubber tubes.
Transform Your Leadership
“Leap with Sophie Chen” offers leadership, executive and career coaching for female executives. The programme provides one-on-one coaching to facilitate transformation, accelerate development and instil confidence and self-worth that encourages personal and professional development. Sophie is a certified Executive Coach through the Institute of Executive Coaching & Leadership, accredited by the International Coach Federation; she also has 25 years of management experience with Fortune 500 companies, and hotel and casino operators like Sands China, Wynn, Marriott and Mandarin Oriental.
linkedin.com/in/sophiechencoach sophie@leapwithsophiechen.com
Revamped Website
For a more seamless user experience that will support individuals in their disability inclusion journey, SG Enable has launched a revamped and mobile-friendly corporate website. The new site aims to better reflect the organisation’s role as Singapore’s focal agency for the disability sector. The site now highlights the programmes, schemes and grants that corporates, social enterprises, community groups, social service agencies and the public can access for greater learning about disability inclusion, disability-inclusive hiring and social innovations. SG Enable administers government-funded schemes and grants and also makes referrals to various care services for children and adults with disabilities.
Learning with Food
The next time you purchase a drink at select Food Republic and Food Junction outlets or any item at select Toast Box and BreadTalk outlets, you can redeem a free mini-book keychain. Within the keychain is a QR code that delivers four eBooks related to food, covering topics such as sourdough-making and growing your own microgreens, plus resources tracing the rich history of food in Singapore. Look out, too, for life-like 3D installations of dining tables at various food courts under the BreadTalk Group. It’s all part of the National Library Board’s initiative to extend the library experience beyond physical walls in novel ways.
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