Digital Learning for Your Child at Home | The Learning Lab

Phase 2 (Heightened Alert), while necessary for the safety of everyone in Singapore, has also brought back many familiar and not altogether welcome memories from last year.

These include the return of home-based learning, an experience that many parents — working or otherwise — would have been happy never to repeat.

But dealing with home-based learning has become part of the reality of a post-COVID-19 world. Rather than to keep hoping that COVID-19 doesn’t touch our lives, the fact is that the sooner we adjust to capitalise on this new state of affairs, the better off we will be. 

Our commitment to you goes beyond just keeping our students and staff safe. We also want to ensure that our students’ education not only remains on track and goes from strength to strength during this new normal. This is why we have gone full steam ahead with bringing the classroom home to you.

It may take awhile for your child to readjust to digital learning, but once he or she adapts to the format, you and your child may realise that there are multiple benefits of online learning, some of which include:

1. Flexible and self-paced learning 
   Sometimes your child may not feel very comfortable asking their teacher to explain a topic or concept repeatedly as they grapple to understand it. When your child learns online, they can revisit past material or stop the lesson video recording to take down additional notes or pause for a minute to soak in the information.  Your child can also take the time to work through the topical content at their own pace to ensure that they master the material before moving on to the next section.
   
   
2. Convenience and accessibility
   Online learning is accessible for any child with an access to a computer and stable internet connection. It eliminates the travelling time that you would have to take into account if your child is enrolled in a physical enrichment programme, and it doesn’t matter what their schedules are like, they are able to login to a virtual classroom and start learning with the click of a button.
   
   
3. Improved communication and collaboration
   Virtual classrooms can allow your child to ask questions freely and build relationships with other children they share interests with.  It is especially beneficial for shy children who might have anxiety when it comes to raising their hands in a real classroom and addressing the teacher directly, while other students look on. In online lessons, children can simply leave a question or an opinion in the chatbox for the teachers and their peers to reply to.
   
   
4. Build computer savviness
   By being on the computer during online lessons, children can pick up and discover new tech skills and become more proficient with the keyboard and applications. In addition to that, with more companies expanding their reach to other countries and shifting to virtual teams, having the knowledge of how to collaborate and learn remotely can be a definite bonus for your child's future career. prospects.

“I think online learning will be an increasingly important part in how we educate our children,” said Mr Lau. “It offers various benefits, such as how a student is more able to learn at his or her own pace. Also, the access to other resources means that students can really learn beyond the four corners of a homework assignment or the four walls of a classroom.” 

With that said, you can also rest easy knowing that our digital offerings are built upon the combined expertise of our teachers and our many years nurturing the love of learning in our students, and that you and your child will still be getting the quintessential The Learning Lab experience.

“The traditional — for lack of a better word — way of educating kids continues to be quite effective. And therefore we think that in many cases, especially in Singapore, the change to an increasingly online form of education is probably going to be a bit more gradual,” said Mr Lau.

“But if you were to look at other parts of the world, where access to quality education is a little bit more of a question mark - say for example in a place like rural Indonesia - then perhaps there’s a way that online education could be a part of that solution,” Mr Lau added.

“And quite honestly, if The Learning Lab can be part of that solution, then that’s something we want to be working on as well.” Our journey to transform the way we teach and learn is just beginning, so stay tuned! We hope you’ll continue to trust us with your children’s education, whether that’s on-site at our centres or in the comfort of your own homes.

Part of that involves not letting a pandemic deny students access to the learning tools and academic guidance they need to thrive, by adapting to the new normal and pushing ahead with digital transformation. Whether it is one lesson, one worksheet or one magical learning moment, our teachers and curriculum specialists are happy to go the extra mile to make your child feel empowered, confident and ready.

Click here to find out more about how your child can derive joy from learning with our interactive and engaging online lessons.