Education
Initiatives you can be part of
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Mad Wish (Make A Difference While I Stay Home
What is it about: Virtual English Tutoring Lessons for Migrant Workers
How can you help: If you know English, sign up to teach migrant workers virtually
Who you are helping: Migrant workers
Link for more info
https://sites.google.com/view/madwish2020/home
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COVID-19 Tutoring Support For Students (CTSS)
What is it about: A free online tutoring support initiative for underprivileged singaporean students (secondary/jc) amidst school closures
How can you help: Sign up to be an online tutor to students
Who you are helping: Students (Secondary/JC)
Link for more info
https://covidtutoringsupport.weebly.com/volunteers.html
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New or pre-loved laptops/slim PCs for low income families!
What is it about: Donation for pre-loved Laptops/Slim PCs for low income families and adults
How can you help: 1. Minimum Pentium 5 speed 2. Windows and MS word/excel 3. Comes with monitor, keyboard and mouse (for PC) If your pre-loved laptops/PCs have the above minimum, you can donate and email to [email protected]
Who you are helping: Low-income families with children and adults who need laptops for home-based learning
Link for more info
https://www.facebook.com/101368228170942/posts/113324363641995/?d=n
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Helping low-income families with laptops
What is it about: Helping low-income families who cannot afford to buy a computer or tablet for their school-going children. omputers (laptops, PCs) to be given out, FREE, to such families, provided they are currently CHAS Blue recipients.
How can you help: If you belong to corporations or individuals who are doing tech-refresh replacement of IT equipment, you can sign up to donate your pre-loved laptops/PCs
Who you are helping: Low-income families with children and adults who need laptops for home-based learning
Link for more info
http://sgbono.org/?fbclid=IwAR0dQt-474dMa6Y_B4J8CKx7Qcsd3LtkLwFxWSOXiXzb1rlMDqs3UqV3eUo
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Temporary Academic Assistance (TAA) & Smart Guppy
What is it about: Provide academic support to students with notes and resources
How can you help: Share academic resources for students such as past exam papers and notes
Who you are helping: All families and students who need resources or notes
Link for more info
https://www.smartguppy.com/
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Computers Against COVID
What is it about: Engineering Good is putting together/fixing old laptops for those who cannot afford one of their own
How can you help: You can donate cash or your laptops/computer accessories by filling up details on the Google Sheets, or sign up as a volunteer with them to deliver these laptops
Who you are helping: Students who need laptops for home-based learning
Link for more info
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1DBdIFS-28WoLg1fBXoMFPKzsVv0OYxFVkhxl_B8NzrQ/viewform?edit_requested=true
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COVID-19 Teaching Resources on Social & Environmental Issues
What is it about: In light of the upcoming Home-Based Learning, Community Classroom SG has compiled a list of free lesson plans/online resources focused on social and environmental issues around the world.
How can you help: You can suggest any resources about Social & Environmental issues that can be helpful during this home-based learning period to the folks at Community Classroom SG by emailing [email protected]
Who you are helping: For teachers of Humanities, Language, Social Studies, General Paper, Global Perspectives, Civics Education, Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) etc
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Project Play@Home
What is it about: A fundraiser to prepare Play@Home packs for three different age groups: preschool, primary and youth that can help them during this home-based learning period. With home-based learning, parents with less access to resources can benefit from ideas on how to engage their kids.
How can you help: If you're interested to contribute financially to extend this initiative to more families who will benefit from it, you can contact Grace Koh at [email protected] to find out more.
Who you are helping: Low-income families with children
Link for more info
If you're interested to contribute financially to extend this initiative to more families who will benefit from it, you can contact Grace Koh at [email protected] to find out more.
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One Step At A Time
What is it about: One Step aims to help students by answering any questions students may have while studying and providing personalised response to each student. We also are able to arrange Zoom/Skype/Discord meetings with the student to help them through the content if needed.
How can you help: 1) Share this with students whom you think may benefit from this additional support 2) Help us answer incoming questions (we are currently looking for recent graduates who specialise in the humanities as well as ex-students from the N(A) and N(T) streams)
Who you are helping: O, N(T), N(A), A level students, IB, IGCSE students
Link for more info
https://01stepatatime.wixsite.com/home
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Social Enterprise for Families In Rental Flats
What is it about: Families living in rental flats need our help more than ever as we face COVID19 as a nation. We are starting two outreach programmes for children living in rental flats in May and are looking for more volunteers to join us as teachers.
How can you help: If you're interested to sign up as a teacher volunteer, you can check out the next link.
Who you are helping: Children living in rental flats
Link for more info
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdxT7GCKrRJRXASozgFc1GN7DTjJ3u4Nbej6Fyt4OKV5nWosg/viewform