The Standard Goodies: Reversal of fortune

19th Mar 2018 THE Lost Horse is a wonderful ancient Chinese folktale about Sai, a Chinese man who believes everything happens for a reason. With every hardship – such as the loss of his horse and the injury of his son – he says, “You know, it may not be such a bad thing.” One […]

Sat 21 Apr 2018: “BMAB X Choi EE” Reading Carnival (North District)

“BMAB X Choi EE” Reading Carnival provides joyful activities with books for promoting family literacy to the community. ➡ Special Guest: Eric Litwin!!! The original author of the Pete the Cat series as well as the author of The Nuts and Groovy Joe. 21 Apr 2018 (Saturday), 13.00 – 18.00 Language: Cantonese Limited spaces, registration is on […]

The Standard Goodies: Never stay silent

12 March 2018 IN The Hundred Dresses, Wanda Petronski is ridiculed by her classmates for wearing the same faded blue dress every day. Wanda claims she has one hundred dresses at home, but everyone knows she does not and bully her mercilessly. Maddie, one of Wanda’s classmates, ultimately decides that she is “never going to […]

The Standard Goodies: Ingenuity and teamwork

26th Feb 2018 IN Swimmy, a happy school of little fish lives deep in the sea. Their watery world is full of wonders, but there is also danger, and the little fish are afraid to come out of hiding . . .

March 3-10 2018: Parent Workshops on Conversational Reading

Read a book— Ask a question— Start a conversation— Boost your child’s reading comprehension, emotional intelligence & critical thinking skills with Conversational Reading.   What is Conversational Reading (CR)? CR is the habit of talking about the stories we read and through conversations children better understand what they have read. CR teaches the skills children […]