Ow Yeong Wai Kit

With Prof. Peter Singer at Shangri-la Hotel (29 March 2025) Over breakfast (of prata and fruit) with philosopher Peter Singer this...

The idea of memorising poems may seem old-fashioned, but interest in learning poetry by heart is reviving worldwide, says educator Ow...

Here’s sharing a reflection article about how the Four Immeasurables from the Buddhist tradition can help those who are struggling with...

My dad passed away peacefully last month from bile duct cancer — he was 78. On the day of his passing, it was raining gently outside, so...

My father’s condition declined drastically again — it turns out he has bile duct cancer, and it’s more severe than anticipated. The...

Glad to present a paper at the NTU English Graduate Research Symposium about Sonny Liew’s The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye (2015). In my...

30 Oct — 30 Nov 2022 10AM — 9PM Daily National Library Building 100 Victoria Street Level 9 Promenade Free Entry Exhibition Launch:...

In 1953, my late grandfather — a stalwart Anglophile who worked as a chief clerk in a British shipping company in Singapore — brought my...

These past two years have been challenging, not just for teachers in schools but also for our MOE HQ colleagues. As I bid farewell to MOE...

One of my former students texted me: “The Chamber of Secrets has been opened.” This was referring to the recent tragic incident in which...

Disruptions caused by the pandemic should not diminish the importance of arts education Boschbrand (Forest Fire) (1849) by Raden Saleh....

Our new anthology of poetry, entitled Love and Life at the Gallery was launched at The Arts House on 30 August 2020, as a sequel to Love...

The latest issue of the NIE student publication on Literature, enl*ght, is available at the following link. The first article, by...

Even in solitude, there is so much we can do for others. One of the most sterling exemplars of social action is the Bangladeshi poet and...

Here's a little reflection, in the form of a twin cinema poem, to inspire deeper thought about the importance of alternative perspectives.

Why would a bunch of Singaporean educators fly for 17 hours, travelling halfway around the world, just to attend a conference?

Here are five easy things you can do at home to help improve your child’s English Language (EL) skills.

Blake Morrison recounts a scene in Tobias Wolff's autobiographical novel Old School, in which Ramsey, a young teacher, asks Robert Frost...

Photo courtesy of Wix Recently, our Minister of Education Mr Ong Ye Kung urged Singaporeans “not to lose faith in meritocracy”, because...

Back from Dharamsala, India! It’s been such a blessing to meet HH the Dalai Lama as well as other acclaimed meditation masters and...