Carol @ owlissimo.com

Carol is a mum, educator and trainer from sunny Singapore. She writes regularly on education research, creates effective learning materials, designs impactful workshops for parents, and prepares children for Mathematics competitions. Her mission is to show you how to teach your children using effective and efficient ways, helping them achieve success in school and in life.

[Learning Progress] Jae from 12 to 15 months old

Jae is still in his super-active phase, and has recently settled down a bit more for homeschooling activities. Learning Right Brain Education He continues to attend Shichida weekly classes with Daddy, who has reminded me to continue doing home practice. Ok, I’m trying, just that this boy loves running about and doing his own stuff, so I […]

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Heguru (right brain school from Japan) lands in Singapore

On a long waiting list for Shichida classes in Singapore? Good news for you: Heguru Method (a right brain development school which also originates from Japan) has landed in Singapore. About Heguru Henmi Educational General Laboratory (HEGL), pronounced as ”Heguru”, manages the single largest right brain development school in Japan with students from Tokyo and 25 other

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[Learning Progress] Vee at 3 years 9 months old

Here’s Vee’s learning progress update… Right Brain Education We skipped Shichida home practice for a few weeks, with hubby down with dengue, Hong Kong trip and doing more Montessori work instead. It’s obvious that Vee’s skills went downhill. Recently, we picked up momentum and he’s shown amazing improvement again. Regular home practice is very important

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Kids Education & Book Fairs 2013 (Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur)

Here’s the list of kids education and book fairs in Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) for Year 2013. It’ll be updated as more information streams in. 1. Book Expo 1 Malaysia Dates: 1 to 3 February 2013 Time: Information not available Venue: Putra World Trade Centre Legar Putra Organiser: Yayasan Pembangunan Buku Negara Website: Information not available 2. SmartKids 2013 (The 11th

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Popular Book Fair & Sale 2012 (Singapore & Malaysia)

I’ve been buying books faster than I can read them! Anyway, here’s the list of major POPULAR book fairs and sales in Singapore & Malaysia going on right now: Singapore 1. POPULAR Fair 2012 Dates: 15 to 18 Nov 2012 Time: 10a.m. to 10p.m. Venue: Singapore Expo Hall 5B Organiser: Popular Book Co (Pte) Ltd Website: Singapore Expo

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Weeks of unschooling & still learning

Unschooling? I came across the term “unschooling” when reading up on homeschooling families. My personal interpretation is that it means child-interest-led learning, with the parents’ guidance and support. Then it dawned onto me that it’s what we’ve been doing all along. Even though we started homeschooling with The Shichida Method (Vee at 14 months old)

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