North East District

Resource Directory Education Resources for Underprivileged Youths/Children

1. Oikos Community

a. Oikos SengKang is Social Services registered Voluntary Welfare Organization (VWO) located in Sengkang, to build stronger families in the local community. b. Provides counselling for children and families, weekly tuition for (K1 to Sec 2 children), Pre-School Outreach c. https://www.facebook.com/pg/oikos.sengkang/about/?ref=page_internal d. Opening Hours - Mon - Fri 9:30 to 5pm

  31 Anchorvale Rd, Singapore 545056
  6386 0626

2. Spright Academy

a. First established in 1987, Spright Academy (formerly known as Before and After School Individualised Care (BASIC)) has since evolved and expanded to three centres to better serve the needs of the community. Spright Academy provides care for unsupervised children between seven and 14 years old. b. Providing student care, emotional and physical development, academic tutoring c. https://www.amkfsc.org.sg/what-we-do/spright-academy d. Opening Hours - Mon - Fri 10am - 7pm

  23A Compassvale Walk, #01-633, 541223
  6312 5632

3. MorningStar (SengKang Centre)

a. Morning Star Community Services is a registered charity and Institution of Public Character (IPC) which aims to enrich and strengthen family relationships in Singapore. By empowering individuals and families, we strive to build vibrant communities that can make a difference to society. b. Student Care Services, Counselling Therapy Services for children c. https://www.morningstar.org.sg/after-school-care-services/ d. Opening Hours - Mon - Fri: 12 - 6:30pm, Sat: 7:30am - 1:30pm

  261B Sengkang E Way, #01-400, Singapore 542261
  6315 8812

4. Touch Young Arrows @ (Rivervale Delta RC Centre)

a. TYA believes that children can be nurtured and sharpened like arrows to make a positive impact in society, and to be future leaders. TYA aims to nurture children aged six to 12, from low-income or single-parent families through programmes conducted by committed teams of volunteer coaches across 25 TYA Clubs in Singapore. With a low volunteer-child ratio, special focus is set aside to meet the children's social, emotional and educational needs. As part of TYA’s vision to nurture children, TYA believes in strengthening families as well as enabling volunteers to help children realise their potential. b. Weekly one and a half hours of free academic coaching (English and Mathematics) followed by one hour of values-driven activities Year-round character development camps Year-round family bonding events and parenting talks Home visitation and social assistance c. https://www.touch.org.sg/docs/default-source/touch-services/tya/touch-young-arrows-fact-sheet d. Opening Hours -10am - 12:30pm, Sat

    Rivervale Delta RC Centre Blk 164 Rivervale Crescent S541164

5. Sengkang Community Library

a. The library does have reading groups available for people to join. For example, a book ninja’s club was begun in

     March this year ( programme website: https://www.nlb.gov.sg/golibrary2/e/book-ninjas-club-bukit-batok-series-1-group-1-16973201)

b. Opening Hours c. Reopened in March 2017, there is a new dedicated tween space designed for readers between 10 to 14 years old, which is unique to Sengkang Public Library. Another special feature of the library is the Book Drop area, located at Level 4, where the Early Literacy section for younger children is also situated. With a clear view of the back room, visitors can see how books are sorted as the Auto Sorter system work its magic as returned books travel on the conveyor belt.

Social Services Agencies MWS Covenant Family Service Centre - Hougang

Serangoon Moral Family Service Centre

Fei Yue CREST @ Hougang

AMKFSC Community Services- Mindcare

AMKFSC Community Services Ltd - Sengkang

Punggol Family Service Centre [[1]]