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1. SWDA launches 200 AI courses and Connect centre at Lifelong Learning Institute

   19 hours ago Channel News Asia Lifelong Learning Institute, Singapore 2.8 km

   Singapore's Skills and Workforce Development Agency rolled out over 200 AI-related training courses on Wednesday, with free six-month subscriptions to premium AI tools for eligible citizens. It also opened Connect by SWDA, a careers and skills service centre at the Lifelong Learning Institute, which Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said will make support easier to navigate.

2. Tamil workshop draws 50 students at National Library

   3 days ago Tamil Murasu National Library Board, Singapore 4.8 km

   A Tamil language workshop, 'Tamil is Beautiful!', was held on Friday (September 11) at the National Library Board premises in Singapore. Organised by Tamil Aruvi Learning Resources, it drew about 50 primary and secondary students. For the first time, students who do not speak Tamil at home and those with non-Tamil parents took part.

3. All PCF Sparkletots preschools to offer three mother tongues from 2027

   4 days ago Tamil Murasu One Punggol, Singapore 8.8 km

   Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong announced that all PCF Sparkletots preschools will offer Chinese, Malay and Tamil from 2027, expanding mother-tongue learning across 350 centres nationwide. He said nearly 40,000 children will benefit, speaking at an event at One Punggol.

4. Third MOE Outdoor Adventure School campus opens on Kusu Island

   5 days ago Tamil Murasu Koni Island, Singapore 4.9 km

   A new 12-hectare campus of Singapore's Outdoor Adventure School (OBS) was officially opened on Kusu Island on Friday. Prime Minister Lawrence Wong opened the site, the school's third branch after Pulau Ubin and East Coast. By 2030 all secondary school students are to attend an outdoor adventure camp.

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6. OBS opens largest campus on Coney Island with wheelchair-accessible elements

   5 days ago The Straits Times Coney Island, Singapore 9.7 km

   Outward Bound Singapore opened its largest campus on Coney Island on Sept 11, featuring over 70 high-adventure elements including wheelchair-accessible ones. The 12-ha site, opened by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, will let OBS accommodate the entire Secondary 3 cohort by 2030. The $250 million project was first announced in 2016 and faced delays.