Conquering Singapore's Education System

He participated Singapore Math Kangaroo Contest 2021 Primary 3 and only got a Bronze medal .  Bronze6 , school rank 12th , country rank 170th. SMKC is a unique competition, and it is different from the other math competitions. Its syllabus is less advanced than other Olympiad competition s, and students can compete without any special training or advanced knowledge. Nevertheless, he didn't know how to do one question and decided to leave it blank instead of putting an answer simply because answering wrong will minus points. :(  I think he also made some careless mistakes along the way. Never mind, good try, keep it up! SMKC 2021 Results – Singapore Math Kangaroo Contest

We try to let him exploring  all kinds of different sports . (1) Swimming We sent him for swimming class at very young age and he had mastered it now. It's about S$20 per session. I personally think this is an important sport to know/learn. (2) Badminton (3) Basketball (4) Futsal We sent him for badminton, basketball and futsal camp (ActiveSG program) during the school holidays. (5) Cycling After one session of cycling boot camp during the school holiday, he had mastered the cycling too. It is nice to cycle along the PCN with us! You can get a decent bicycle with good price at Decathlon! (6) Ice-skating He went for ice-skating classes at JCube during the school holidays. Good exposure. (7) Marathon He completed a simple 5KM marathon run. (8) Bowling Just for fun! (9) Volleyball Last but not least, that's his primary 3 CCA! Qi Fa primary school is very good in volleyball . The list shall go on... ...

We also signed up soccer class for him after one FREE trial session.  He liked it immediately after the trial session. It is a good 70 minutes training at 8.30 A.M. on Sunday! It is a good time for the boy to run around the field, learn some soccer tricks and sweat it all out! ESPZEN Soccer School. If you sign up for full term (13 sessions), the rate is S$35 per session . S$35 x 13 sessions x 7% GST = S$486.85 . However, as we only signed up after the term had started, the rate is S$38 per session instead.  There is o ne time registration fee of S$100 (inclusive of the top, shorts and socks). The training kit (top, shorts & socks) It has a value of S$55 . :)

What is the best age to introduce Taekwondo to your kid ? My boy started  Taekwondo when he was 6 years old.  I personally think 6 to 7 years old is a good starting age.  Why learn Taekwondo ? Self defense especially during the national service, you won't have a chance to get bullied? Do you dare to bully a BLACK belt Taekwondo man? Think twice . To keep the body fit and leg's muscle strong? More disciplined? Be more man? More macho? Protect your girl? You name it. We chose Taekwondo Kyung Hee. No specific reason. We got 35% discount for 12 months lessons. Usual price, monthly fee S$160 x 12 months = S$1,920. With 35% discount, we paid S$1,248 . There are 4 classes (average) per month, hence S$26 per one hour session . Once they are in GREEN belt, they will have additional one hour session of sparring. That's when they need to put on gears and do sparring.  The objective of sparring is not fighting .  It is to make both you and your partner better. You should be trying t