EVENTS
WH? T’S
HAPPENING
DEVELOPING YOUR CHILD’S
VOICE: SPEECH AND LANGUAGE
In today’s digital world, the value of clear
communication in school and at the workplace
has dramatically risen. It has become even
more imperative for children to be able to
develop their own voice. The folks at Julia
Gabriel Centre understand this more than most
and have brought back its popular Positive
Parenting Series that promises to provide
parents with insights and hands-on guidance
on how to nurture confident, independent,
motivated and successful children.
One of the workshops we highly recommend
is Developing Your Child’s Voice: Speech and
Language personally conducted by the founder
and director of Julia Gabriel Education, Julia
Gabriel. In the workshop, Julia will explore
how children acquire their voice and speech,
how language develops and how to establish
a bilingual home. She will also give valuable
tips on developing voice, speech and literacy in
more than one language.
And if there is one person in Singapore who
knows early childhood education, it would be
Julia Gabriel, who boasts 30 years of experience
in teaching children and has been heavily
involved in the production of educational
television programmes for the Ministry of
Education Singapore.
When: 2 May 2014
Where: Julia Gabriel Centre, #04-00 Forum,
583 Orchard Road
Price: S$65 per person or S$110 per couple.
Package includes workshop materials.
For more information and registration,
call 6733 4322 or email [email protected].
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
Returning for the seventh year running, Singapore
Repertory Theatre’s Shakespeare in the Park has
been one of the landmark events of our fair country’s
theatre scene. This year, prepare to spread your picnic
blankets, uncork the bottle of wine (and grape juice for
the children), and lose yourself in the rich world of The
Merchant of Venice, where all that glisters is not gold!
ISLAND ADVENTURER:
ALFRED RUSSEL WALLACE AND THE
QUEST FOR THE ORIGINS OF SPECIES
Who is Alfred Russel Wallace? He was a famous
British naturalist who actually came up with the
theory of evolution independently of Charles
Darwin while exploring the Southeast Asian
region, at that time called the Malay Archipelago,
between 1854 and 1862. And this year, the Science
Centre has curated an exhibition on the life of
Wallace with the help of Dr John van Wyhe, one
of the world’s leading experts on Wallace and his
counterpart, Darwin.
The exhibition highlights the extraordinary life and
adventures of Wallace and also features a longforgotten Singapore, a place devoid of concrete
and millions of people and filled instead with
extraordinary flora and fauna that helped Wallace
with his theories. We bet the exhibition will awaken
the forgotten adventurer in you!
Your children will love the fascinating insect,
animal and bird specimens as well as the fossils
that make up the exhibition. They will also get to
see another side of Singapore rarely seen!
When: From now until 30 November 2014
Where: Hall B, Mezzanine Floor, Singapore
Science Centre
Price: From S$6 for children and S$10 for adults.
Admission into Island Adventurer also gives you
access to the other exhibitions in Science Centre.
For a complete list of ongoing exhibitions, head on
over to www.science.edu.sg.
BEE MOVIE @ CITY
SQUARE MALL
It’s rare that you get anything for free
in Singapore right now but the nature
lovers and marketing people at City
Square Mall are bucking the trend,
screening nature-inspired animated
movies for free on selected Fridays.
One of our favourite animated movies,
Bee Movie, will be screened on 23 May
2014 at 8 pm! So, buy a few bags of
popcorn, grab a picnic mat and head on
down to City Square Mall with your family
to enjoy an evening out while laughing at
the antics of our bee protagonist.
The fountain square, where City
Square Mall is screening the movie,
fills up really quickly, so be sure to go
early to book a nice, cosy spot!
When: 23 May 2014
Where: City Square Mall, B1 Fountain Square
Price: Free
City Square Mall’s Monthly Movie
Madness ends in the month of June.
For more information on the mall’s
other film screenings, do check with the
centre’s concierge.
And if you believe that your children might not
understand Shakespeare, SRT Artistic Director
Gaurav Kripalani has this to say: “As a student, I didn’t
understand the language Shakespeare used. It was
only after I saw my first professional production done
well that I began to
appreciate why his plays
are still performed 400
years later.”
The Merchant of
Venice features an
amazing cast including
multi-award-winning
movement director
Scott Graham and
Singapore’s very
own Ruth Ling, the
talented composer
who was bestowed the
Young Artist Award
last year.
So, go ahead and plan a day out with the children at
the park, and discover the adventures of Antonio,
Shylock and Portia as they pursue justice and mercy.
You will never see Shakespeare in the same light ever
again, we promise you that.
When: 2 May 2014 to 25 May 2014
Where: Fort Canning Park
Price: From S$35
(student and group concessions available)
For more information or to purchase tickets, point
your browser to www.srt.com.sg or www.sistic.com.
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