PSG Chairman’s Message

Dear Parents,

Welcome to the ACS family and the ACS(P) community of parents.

In 2024, the Ministry of Education refreshed its Guidelines for the School-Home Partnership to set out how parents and educators can work together to support our children to succeed in life. As we start 2025, I would like to take this chance to share with you some views on a few of the issues highlighted in those Guidelines – Partners, Support and Gadgets.

First, partners. Parents and educators are partners striving towards the common goal of educating our children. As partners, there is mutual respect, trust and confidence – parents towards the educators’ professionalism and passion in teaching, and educators towards the parents’ love and concern for their children’s welfare. There will be situations where expectations are different and disagreements arise. As and when they do, these partners will need to communicate effectively and constructively to resolve these differences. Our children will only be at their optimum levels when this partnership functions effectively. The PSG will be the bridge between you and the school to facilitate such communication.

Second, support. Parenting is difficult and it is crucial that we have a source of support. The Ministry of Education has worked with Ministry of Social and Family Development and Health Promotion Board to develop a toolbox for parents titled “Parenting for Wellness”, which provides bite-sized strategies to help us build strong relationships with our children, and strengthen our children’s mental well-being and resilience. Apart from such resources, the PSG can also be an invaluable source of support for parents who are looking for a community to walk this journey of parenting together.

Third, gadgets. Education and learning should harness and not hamper technology. It is inevitable that in primary school (and for some, perhaps even earlier), our children will start having access to technology and the online world well beyond just Home-Based Learning and Google classrooms. The unavoidable interaction with technology cannot come at the expense of our children learning to build real relationships with others, such as their schoolmates, their community and you, their parents. The PSG will be looking at how various events and initiatives can help achieve this balance.

Together, we can ensure that our children thrive in a nurturing and dynamic educational setting as they begin their journey towards becoming iHOPEFUL Leaders, Active Contributors, Creative Collaborators, Servant Leaders and Passionate Learners.

TO GOD BE THE GLORY, THE BEST IS YET TO BE!

Warm regards,

Chern Yang

Chairman, ACS(P) Parents’ Support Group