About Founder
As both a parent and an art educator, I find myself constantly pondering how I could most effectively nurture a child’s unique abilities.
Over the years, a challenge that always surfaces is how to foster genuine understanding and appreciation for the subjects they learn—be it Art, English, Maths or Science. It’s no secret that children in Singapore face pressure to score academic success, and this can often lead to reliance on rote memorisation to achieve desired results.
In recent years, the Ministry of Education has moved towards reducing the overemphasis on examinations, to make room for students to discover their interests and develop themselves as self-directed learners.
Likewise, my hope is that my children, and the children I teach, can go beyond merely studying, and get the chance to develop essential thinking skills that will carry them far in academia and life.
This is what led me into research, where I found proven teaching methods developed by Project Zero of Harvard Graduate School of Education, focused on thinking as the basis for creating. With the integration of this pedagogy, Chiki can Paint was founded to be an art school that empowers students to understand and practise good thinking habits through the creative process of art-making.
Together with our dedicated teachers, I hope that parents who have the same wishes for their children will join us in helping our young learners become better thinkers, who can confidently navigate the complexities of the world around them.
