https://www.scmp.com/rss/502695/feed Audrey is a Singapore-based content strategist and writer, who is adept at helping brands tell their stories in innovative and creative ways. Outside of work, she is passionate about sustainability, clean living, mental health and cats. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Science is not the only class where children learn about different animal species and other things involving the physical and natural world at Hong Kong’s Christian Alliance P.C. Lau Memorial International School (CAPCL). Grade 1 teachers Angela Ko and Chelsea Jacobs often combine a variety of subjects during their classes – such as asking pupils to find out about different animal groups, such as reptiles, amphibians, invertebrates, birds and mammals, as part of an English language arts... https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/edtalk-capcl/article/3136288/how-play-based-education?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/edtalk-capcl/article/3136288/how-play-based-education?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 10 Jun 2021 01:30:00 +0000 [Sponsored article] Learning compassion and empathy – values that help us to show care when others are suffering and also understand and share their feelings – forms an important part of a child’s emotional development. Youngsters start to gain the ability to sympathise and empathise with other people between the ages of about three to six – around the time they start to interact with their peers at kindergarten, according to the Hong Kong government’s Family Health Service, which promotes... https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/edtalk-hkis/article/3133761/why-its-important-nurture?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/edtalk-hkis/article/3133761/why-its-important-nurture?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 18 May 2021 07:16:45 +0000 [Sponsored article] Asia-Pacific is facing a rapidly ageing population, and Hong Kong is no exception. By 2039, an estimated 2.52 million of Hong Kong’s population will be aged more than 65, a Census and Statistics Department report shows. Yet that number could increase to 2.58 million – or 38.4 per cent of the population – by 2069. One initiative now exploring ways to support the city’s ageing population is the LU Jockey Club Gerontechnology and Smart Ageing Project, which is being led by the... https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/edtalk-lingnan-university/article/3110360/gerontechnology?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/edtalk-lingnan-university/article/3110360/gerontechnology?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 19 Nov 2020 03:50:05 +0000 [Sponsored article] Degrees in science, technology or engineering are traditionally seen as the more “prestigious” choices, rather than the study of liberal arts, such as literature and history, or social sciences – especially in Asia. Graduates in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) also face better employment prospects and start off with a higher salary, compared with those from an arts background. Yet what is not immediately clear is that liberal arts... https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/edtalk-lingnan-university/article/3108614/why-study?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/edtalk-lingnan-university/article/3108614/why-study?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Nov 2020 02:00:21 +0000 Okinawa made the news recently when one of the lasting legacies of the Ryukyu Kingdom, the grand Shurijo Castle in Naha, burned down at the end of October. The loss of the Unesco World Heritage Site was devastating, but the Japanese prefecture still has plenty to offer travellers looking for everything from culture and food to sun, sand and sea. Closer to Taiwan than to mainland Japan, the prefecture of Okinawa is distinctly different from the rest of the country. Strolling down the streets of... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/leisure/article/3035870/okinawas-shuri-castle-may-have-burned-down-there-are-plenty?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/leisure/article/3035870/okinawas-shuri-castle-may-have-burned-down-there-are-plenty?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 01 Nov 2019 06:00:16 +0000