Chess improves academic performance, says Singapore education
consultant
Jai Sunthush Abeyewardene
Chess has long been recognized throughout the world as a builder of
strong intellects and improve the cognitive abilities, rational thinking
and reasoning of even the least promising students.
Chess brings out latent abilities that have not been reached by
traditional educational means. It promotes logical thinking, instills a
sense of self-confidence and self-worth and improves communication and
pattern recognition skills. It teaches the values of hard work,
concentration, objectivity, and commitment.
Speaking to Daily News, Ram Raj - Chief Executive Officer of
Singapore Education Services HUB PTE Limited said "Education is a
powerful driver of development and one of the strongest instruments for
reducing poverty and improving health, gender equality, peace and
stability. We plan to play a keyrole in promoting CHESS amongst students
in other parts of the country and select promising candidates from
islandwide Chess Tournaments and provide them the opportunity to better
their lives here in Sri Lanka or in Singapore".
"Singapore is both a country and a city with 5.2 million people and
four official languages: Malay, Mandarin, Tamil, and English. Malay is
the national language and English is the language of business. The
standard of living in Singapore is among the highest in Asia, with
state-of-the-art facilities for education, shopping, sports, and
recreation.
It has a diverse population of Chinese, Malay, Indian, Eurasian, and
other ethnic groups. One cannot help but notice how clean and green the
country is and how friendly the locals are to visitors. These
observations may be attributed to social campaigns like the courtesy
campaign: Keep Singapore Clean and Keep Singapore Green.
With no natural resources of its own, Singapore has leveraged its
strategic location as a trading hub, adhered to an open market economy
and focused on manufacturing while investing heavily in education. By
the 1990s, the country had become one of the world's most prosperous
nations with the highest per capita gross domestic product in Asia
outside of Japan. The Port of Singapore is the busiest in the world,
surpassing Hong Kong and Shanghai."
There is hardly any better place than Singapore to enjoy world class
education, only so, because of the immense importance and accentuation
that the government renders to it. In fact, the Singapore government
spends nearly one-fifth of the annual budget each year on education.
The emphasis on the importance of education is further echoed by the
local climate which promotes excellence. Such an environment may
somewhat appear to be challenging at times, but there is no doubt that
this rigorous education system provides a stimulating environment to
push you to challenge your limits and eventually emerge an all rounder -
versatile and adaptable - ready to enter the workforce anywhere in the
world.
The Singapore education system also follows closely to that of the
British, which has a robust educational qualification system that is
widely accepted by education institutes worldwide. As such, students can
be assured of a competitive edge against their global counterparts
should they wish to pursue higher education in other countries as the
United Kingdom, Australia, or USA.
Additionally, the bilingual (English and Mother Tongue) language
policy put in place, places a great deal of focus on the English
language which will make picking up the language a much simpler task
than it appears.
As a student in Singapore, you will also be immersed in a setting of
diverse cultures and rich heritage which will form a significant part of
your distinctive experience here. Apart from the unique social fabric,
the cosmopolitan city which is home to many expatriates and foreign
students will provide a dynamic and an exciting backdrop to not just
learn, but to also garner a global network of friends.
The fast growing economy and the mounting demand for professionals
have also opened up numerous job opportunities to students studying in
Singapore. Students who have completed 3 or more years of higher
education, or have graduated from a local university may apply for
permanent residency in Singapore".
Our services are unique by any yardstick they could be summed up as
Guardianship; Student Placement; SEEP; Internship. Now what's
Guardianship you may wonder? It's probably the most unique service we
provide; it's a seamless Guardianship service right from the point of
entry up to graduation. SES's guardians meet the students at the airport
and take them by the hand to guide them into a new life in the Lion
City. We are well known for our 24 - hour and 365 - day availability to
provide our Guardianship service for any emergency, be it a request from
students residing in Singapore or a Parent's request from overseas.
The Chess Tournament will have 374 participants from 41 Colombo
Schools vying each other at the Thurstan College Gymnasium on 27th, 28th
and 29th of January 2012. Singapore Education Services will have a
special student counselling stall at the venue for students and parents
to get a first-hand feel of the incredible SES Formula - chess +
Singapore Education an Internationally Benchmarked Professional
Credential/the highly sought-after Singapore education system a deluxe
lifestyle easily the envy of many that could be in either Singapore or
anywhere else in the world. |