by Colin Goh | Aug 24, 2023 | Blog, Education, Parenting
3 Ingredients for Raising a Creative Child The Creative Child When YB (short for ‘Yakuza Baby’, my daughter’s nickname) was in first grade, she came home crying one day, because all through her school day, she had been dreaming up an experiment to turn...
by Colin Goh | Jun 29, 2023 | Education, Home, Parenting
It really takes a village (at the very least) to nurture the right conditions for creativity! And we at Yumcha Studios are very honoured and privileged to have played our part by organising the 2023 Singapore Dreaming Comics Competition for Young Creators together...
by Colin Goh | May 3, 2023 | Bilingual, Blog, Books, Education, Parenting
A Special Bilingual Story for Mother’s Day! Moms must have magical powers to be able to do all that you do for the family! Here’s a special bilingual story for Mother’s Day for each mother in the world! Watch/Read it with the family and then discuss:...
by Woo Yen Yen | Dec 7, 2022 | Bilingual, Blog, Education, Parenting, Yen Yen
Bilingual Books: A Powerful Tool for Second Language Learning In this article, we explore the mystery of why many kids dislike reading books in their 2nd language, and how research shows how bilingual books and stories are a great way to change that behaviour. ...
by Colin Goh | Sep 6, 2022 | Bilingual, Education, Parenting
6 Takeaways & a video recap! from our recent Translanguaging Pedagogy webinar Thank you to everyone who signed up for our Translanguaging webinar on 1 September 2022! We attracted participants from more territories than we ever expected: the US, Canada, the...
by Colin Goh | Aug 25, 2022 | Bilingual, Education, Parenting
Bilingualism is a super-power! Neuroscientific studies show that bilingual kids can parse and handle more complex situations because they’re used to interpreting multiple linguistic and social cues. Here’s a useful video from PBS explaining just how and...
