School Social Work

Exams are here but exam fever is optional. Over the last few months, volunteers from the class of 3E5 (2022) of Yishun Town Secondary School juggled schoolwork and service to community and produced a study and note-taking techniques toolkit for secondary school students. Conceptualized before the easing of safe management measure, the teachers and students wanted to offer their time to create impact and decided on this “for youths by youths” project. It’s indeed heartening an

2020 has been a year of slowing down and going back to basics. This year, working from home has been challenging for the nature of our job. But over time, I am thankful that we found ways to overcome the challenges, complete important work tasks and still serve our children and youth, despite the bulk of it being done remotely. Having all activities limited due to social distancing was frustrating at first but got me to think more about engaging in simple daily activities whi

While most primary schoolers might toy with playing house, Nurin Emelda Putri Abdullah (far left) tends to four very real dolls – her four younger siblings. The eldest of five shoulders several big responsibilities to help her housewife mother and her GrabFood driver father, Mr. Rohyzad, the family’s sole breadwinner. During Circuit Breaker, while her mother also recovered from her pregnancy, big sister Nurin stepped in as a primary caregiver, giving the young ones showers, e

As Singapore make steady progress towards reopening, SHINE continues to adapt our modes of delivering support to our students in these challenging times.🤝💪 SHINE first changed The Scaffold Programme (TSP) groupwork to an online format following the introduction of circuit breaker measures in March. Partnering schools like Bowen Secondary came onboard to implement live online sessions through Zoom to support group activities and discussions. This photo was taken during the C

COVID-19 has brought about many challenges. There's no question about that. But we think it's also an opportunity to be thankful. Witnessing how the team has tirelessly explore new methods has made us more appreciative of their extraordinary resilience. When SHINE migrated its reading support programme, Reading Odyssey, online from the beginning of May 2020 through a redesigned format: Stories at Home, five out of the 10 community groups we partner on Reading Odyssey came onb

During the Circuit Breaker, Mdm Fizah, a single mother, found herself torn between her role as a mother of two young boys and a new job as an essential worker in the logistics sector. Unable to work from home, she had to teach 10-year-old Mikail Adam, already struggling with school, to care for his three-year-old brother. She checked in through hourly phone calls, but there was still Home-Based Learning and meals to worry about. Fortunately, YOU were there to help. You helped

Erika, a well-mannered and introverted 20-year-old girl, has always dream of becoming a teacher. However, she struggled at an early age, coping with family and financial circumstances and not being able to complete her Secondary school education. She took on several low-wage job positions such as a retail assistant to support herself and her family. Despite coming from a low-income and single-parent background, her life challenges never discouraged her from finding ways to ac