“Science Buddies assist children to develop continuous learning and analytical skills that would be essential in the increasingly competitive world.”
In this new competitive economy, students need to have a new set of skills and learning methods to enable them to have an edge over their peers. Therefore, the objectives of the programmes are to assist students to:
Acquire key Core Concepts through inquiry based lessons.
Develop Solid Foundation by forming habits of observation, measurement, data collection and testing of hypotheses from hands-on experiment.
Develop Problem Solving Skills needed to seek information, think out of the box, and solve problems creatively.
Develop Memory Skills through the memory tools that are built into lesson plans.
Develop an Open and Questioning mind that constantly seek new knowledge and understanding.
Learn to work with others, to share responsibly for acquiring new knowledge and understanding with peers, and to value new experience as an opportunity to inquire and learn.
Develop a Passion for the subjects and in learning and build up self-confidence through self-discovery and interactive programmes.