LEADING THE WAY
NTUC First Campus’ (NFC) agility and continuous pursuit to provide the best for our children and families culminated in NFC winning multiple awards in 2020. This reflects NFC’s ceaseless efforts to strengthen our position as a practice and thought leader in the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) sector.
HR Asia Awards – Best Companies to Work for in Asia 2020
For the second consecutive year, NFC was awarded one of the “Best Companies to Work for in Asia” at the HR Asia Awards. NFC was one of the winners out of an initial pool of over 180 shortlisted companies vying for the title.
This accolade is a recognition of NFC as a highly recommended place to work at, an organisation that creates purposeful job opportunities, has excellent employee engagement and workplace culture, and one that encourages continuous learning.
Most People-Focused CEO award at the HR Excellence Awards 2020
Former NTUC First Campus CEO Mr Chan Tee Seng was accorded the ‘Most People-Focused CEO’ award at the HR Excellence Awards 2020.
With 11 years of leadership and contributions to NFC, Mr Chan has expanded the organisation’s outreach to families in Singapore, growing NFC’s network from some 5000 children and 50 centres in 2009 to 23,500 children and over 170 centres in 2020. He also championed the belief of ‘happy staff’ and the well-being of all staff as an important organisation initiative, introducing a series of well-being programmes for all NFC employees.
It is also in Mr Chan’s DNA to forge strong bonds with the people around him and his dedication served to instill similar beliefs throughout NFC. As a result, the company is now practising a culture of empowerment that respects different opinions and promotes collaboration among teams. A place of opportunities for growth and development, it also fosters a sense of purpose in working in the early childhood sector.
ECDA Awards for Excellence in Early Childhood Development 2020
NFC’s early childhood educators and pre-school centres clinched nine awards at the 2020 ECDA Awards for Excellence in Early Childhood Development, held virtually in November. The winners were selected from over 300 entries.
The ECDA Awards recognise exemplary early childhood leaders, teachers and educarers, as well as centres that have excelled in teaching and learning and in their innovative practices. This is testament to NFC educators’ standards of excellence, professionalism and commitment to leading the way in the early childhood sector.
Outstanding Early Childhood Teacher Award
(Ulu Pandan Community Club)
Outstanding Early Childhood Leader Award (Commendation)
Promising Early Childhood Leader Award
Promising Early Childhood Teacher Award
Promising Early Childhood Educarer Award
Promising Early Childhood Educarer Award
(Khoo Teck Puat Hospital)
Early Childhood Innovation Distinction Award
Outstanding Centre for Teaching & Learning (Commendation)
(Kampung Admiralty)
Early Childhood Innovation Merit Award
In my role as an educator, I seek to cultivate a voice and sense of confidence in my children that sees everyone as a learner in their own way, valuing many possible solutions to any one problem, and appreciating how someone else may approach the same problem differently. I feel encouraged receiving this award and am grateful to be part of a team that shares this joy, celebrates together and shows their support through even the little events of this journey.
Outstanding Pre-school Mother Tongue Language Teacher Awards 2020
At the 2020 Outstanding Pre-school Mother Tongue Language Teacher Awards, two NFC teachers were accorded the Outstanding and Merit awards.
The awards were given in recognition of the pre-school teachers’ efforts in applying creative ways of conducting their lessons and making learning engaging. These teachers displayed excellence in nurturing in our children a passion for languages.
Outstanding Award winner Teacher Saniah is also the first Malay language teacher in NFC to be presented with this award.
The annual awards are co-organised by the various committees to promote the Mother Tongue Languages and supported by ECDA and National Institute of Early Childhood Development (NIEC). The awards presentation was part of the annual Mother Tongue Languages Symposium (MTLS), which was held virtually in 2020.
At the e-MTLS, Dr Connie Lum, NFC’s Director of Mother Tongue Language Curriculum, gave her insights on the topic of “Multimodal approaches to developing oracy”. She shared various multimodal approaches in developing oracy, such as the use of manipulatives in games, finger puppet activities, paired discussion and storytelling activities, as well as the incorporation of movement into music activities which use verbal communication.
Outstanding Award
Merit Award
I love seeing how eager and sincere the children are when they are learning Malay because this inspires me to want to teach them more about the Malay language. I also feel very glad and pleased when the children I teach are able to pick up the language and learn more about the culture. This award is an affirmation of the efforts I have put in to engage children to learn the Malay language and I feel honoured to receive it.
Saniah Binte Sakian (left) and Su Zhewei (right)
Pre-school Chinese Language Storytelling Aids Competition Awards 2020
Teachers from My First Skool and The Little Skool-House bagged seven out of the 10 awards at the 2020 Pre-school Chinese Storytelling Aids Competition – the First, Second and Third prizes, as well as four Commendation awards. These projects were selected by a panel of judges out of over 270 entries.
Organised by the Ministry of Education’s (MOE) Committee to Promote Chinese Language Learning (CPCLL), the awards recognise pre-school teachers that use creative teaching aids to teach the Chinese Language. Participants were judged based on how they used the teaching aids to tell stories creatively and effectively to their pre-schoolers. The competition aims to inspire pre-school Chinese language teachers to improve their storytelling skills and strategies, and in turn get children interested in listening and narrating stories.
First Prize
Centre: My First Skool at Blk 209 Ang Mo Kio Ave 3
Second Prize
Centre: My First Skool at Blk 219 Toa Payoh Lor 8
Third Prize
Centre: My First Skool at 2 Punggol Drive
Commendation Awards
Centre: My First Skool at Blk 269 Compassvale Link
Centre: My First Skool at Blk 509C Yishun Ave 4
Centre: My First Skool at Blk 101 Rivervale Walk
Centre: The Little Skool-House at Downtown East
Singapore Rhymes Competition 2020
Six teachers from MFS won honours at the Thumbs Up Nursery Rhyme Creation Competition 2020《小小拇指》儿歌创作比赛.
The awards recognise the most interesting and creative Chinese rhymes in pre-schools. The winners were chosen based on the catchiness of the rhyme and how well they complemented the children’s live performances.
Second Prize
Outstanding Award
Special Award
Using Media Award
