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July 6, 2016

Highlights of June 2016

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Tiger girl posing for the camera

June school holidays came and went in a flash. Before I knew it the kids are back in school. It was an extremely short break for them as they went for school camps and had extra lessons. There wasn’t many changes to arrange play dates for them.

Tiger girl doing an experiment

The kids had the opportunity to act like a mineralogist during the visit to the ArtScience Museum.

A butterfly broach

Besides taking part in the activities at the museum we had a chance to view these lovely exhibits. It was great looking at the sparkly jewellery on display.

The ruby collection

It was certainly lovely going through the ArtScience Museum with the kids. A unique experience was what all of us had.

Tiger girl playing with a colored ball

June was a busy month for me too as I was on the final lap of my ACTA course. Now that the course is finally completed I’m able to cross it off my to-do list. Yeah!!

White water lilly

I feel relieved that I manage to achieve one of my goals that I set out. Now as a certified trainer it will certainly be easier for me to branch into teaching adults besides kids.

Freshly made chocolates

This week I went to learn how to tamper chocolates properly. Will share what I learn in next week’s post.

How was June for you?

June 28, 2016

Being a Mineralogist

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Monkey boy examining a rock

Experimenting and researching are what the kids enjoy doing. All of them love Science and would grab any chance they could have to adorn the white Scientist coat.

It is really cool to see the kids eyes light up when they realised that they could take part in the session and get up and close with the minerals on display.

Tiger girl having a go as a Mineralogist

The kids had a chance to work in a “lab” during the ArtScienceMuseum tour they had during the school holidays. It was interesting for them to learn more about the different minerals that they were presented that day.

Tiger girl looking on as Doggie boy examines a rock

Many shiny stones come from dull rocks which are polished so that they shine. Diamonds are the most common ones which we see in the shops. However there are many other minerals which are equally stunning once they are polished.

Doggie boy doing a close up examination

All of them had fun being a mineralogist during the session and could work with different materials each.

It is great that there are hands-on segments in many different museums in Singapore. The kids here are really spoiled for choice with the range they can select from.

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Highlights of June 2016

How was June for you?

Being a Mineralogist

Are there hands on segments for kids in the local museums?