We didn't WIN, but WE HAD FUN!

I am sorry children if we didn't got into top 30s for this Chingay's Naive Art Competition! I must say it was a GOOD TRY! And most importantly, WE HAD FUN! Everybody is Awesome!

Cheers,
Teacher Esther

Naive Art Competition

My students and I are currently busy with Chingay Naive Art Competition! I hope everything goes well tomorrow and all of them finish their painting with success! Stay view and start voting for their work of art by 1st of Jan! Gosh, I can't wait! :)

Keep The Dream Alive Prize Prsentation 11 July 2009

An exciting and a very happy day for all my students who had won awards for the YOLO Keep The Dream Alive Art Competition. I purposely took a day off from my regular art classes just for this very important event. I was there to support and hearty congrats my students as well as Joeel and Janice who had won themselves Merit Awards for their category. On Aimee and Agasthya's behalf, I also represented them to collect Aimee's 3rd prize and Agasthya's Merit Award as they're both away for Summer Holidays and they're not in Singapore. Alternatively, I saw many happy faces of my winning entries students and smiles from their parents and thankful congrats from the organizers who had made this a meaningful charity and exciting art competition a dream come true for all ages artists and donors! Always Keep the Dream Alive! You Only Live Once! I find this theme very meaningful too ;) Cheers!

P.S. : For those who didn't win any prize from this art competition, do not give up, have faith in yourselves in whatever things you do children! It is part of growing up! Cheers! T.Esther

Joeel and Janice won merit awards for their category too!!!

CONGRATULATION Maplewoods!
Merit award: Shankar Agasthya for Children Category 1
3rd Prize: Aimee Ericha Scheurmann for Children Category 2
Teacher Esther represented Aimee and Agasthya for their prize receiving as they were both not in Singapore.

CONGRATULATION Calrose!
Merit Award: Ethan Chan, Dylan Ng and Prudence Chan for Children Category 1

CONGRATULATION Lakeview!
Merit Award: Looi SiaoSi and Wong Tein Foong
for Children Category 2
Though Looi SiaoSiang, Kenny Tan and Wu Jianli didn't win any award for this competition but I'm happy for their result already because they'd participating and contributing their love for art!

CONGRATULATION Crestar!
Winners of Children Category 1:
1st Prize: Wong Yew Ki
3rd Prize: Samantha Teo Xing Yee
Merit Award: Ashley Khoo Li-Ann, Darren Marcus Loo, Joel Preston Gn Yong Grn, Melody Lin
Winners of Children Category 2:
2nd Prize: James Sng Jia Hong
Merit Award: Chan Yi Bin, Goh Sher Hwyn Rebacca, Racheal Butt Jia En

OUTBACK DRAWING COMPETITION 2009

Draw your favourite Australian animal in the Singapore Zoo and stand to win $900 total worth of cash and prizes!

Date: 6 Jun 2009

Time: 8:30am – 6:00pm

Venue: Anywhere in-park

Competition is open to children 12 years and below.

Registration Fee: $3 (Normal admission fees apply)
(Participants will get a free TNCC candy sachet, while stocks last)

1st Prize: $300 Cash + Cadbury Hamper worth $100
2nd Prize: $200 Cash + Cadbury Hamper worth $100
3rd Prize: $100 Cash + Cadbury Hamper worth $100

To participate, just come down to Singapore Zoo on 6 June 2009 and sign up at our Outback Drawing Competition Booth at the Zoo entrance. Remember to bring your own drawing supplies and to submit your drawing attached with your registration form. Hurry, hop over!

KtDA RESULTS!

I'm SO HAPPY for my lucky students who had won prizes for themselves! I'd sent 80 over entries of my students's templates to the YOLO Keep the Dream Alive Art Competition! I was so surprised that I noticed a few familiar names from the results and there were 19 winners in total!

Winners of Children Category 1:
1st Prize Wong Yew Ki T****862I
3rd Prize Samantha Teo Xing Yee T****6242
Merit Award
Ashley Khoo Li-Ann T****376A
Darren Marcus Loo T****219G
Dylan Ng Zhen Hao T****080I
Ethan Chan T****638J
Jachin Thio T****636D
Janice Tan Jing Wei T****881C
Joel Preston Gn Yong Grn T****894E
Melody Lin T****604E
Prudence Chan T****677E
Shankar Agasthya G****942T

Winners of Children Category 2:
2nd Prize James Sng Jia Hong S****268Z
3rd Prize Ai Mee Ericha Scheurmann 200/u/JS/2000
Merit Award
Chan Yi Bin S****
Goh Sher Hwyn Rebacca S****733B
Looi Siao Si T****563J
Racheal Butt Jia En S****214J
Wong Tein Foong S****596B

Also, not to mention Uncle Joeel also won Merit award in Open Category for the art competition too ;p

Cheers!

"REFLECTION" A PHOTO COMPETITION/EXHIBITION

Organised by South Zone Centre of Excellence-Design, National Geographic and supported by an entire community of concerned organizations.

Winning entries will be featured on a two week exhibit from 26 May - 7 June 2009 at the National Geographic Store at Vivocity. Apply now. Download entry form at

For details:-
www.reflection.yolo.sg

sponsors:
National Geographic Store (Singapore)
Panasonic
Large Print
YOLO
Cathay Photo
The Photographic Society of Singapore

KtDA Annoucement

Message from Mr. Kevin Thio:

Thank you for sharing your dreams as a participant of the Keep the Dream Alive Art Competition!

We are amazed by the enthusiastic responses and great diversity of entries that poured in through our doors! Stay tuned for the announcement of the competition results on Thursday, 30 April 2009.

All winners will be notified by post.

For the latest updates, please visit our website

www.keepthedreamalive.yolo.sg

KtDA Sembawang Little Artists

This is their first time participating art competition,
I think it is a good try for them!
The children exclaimed "I want to be a doctor!",
"I want to be a Power Ranger!" See how they expressed
their idea on the given templates ;)

Claudia is painting her artwork with care.

Claudia Tan Shi Ting 6yo:
"I want to be a doctor who can take good care of the babies."

Reanne Goh 6yo:
"I am a pretty princess."

Kristin tan Hui-En 6yo:
"A day as a princess."

Jolene Tan Hui-Xian 5yo:
"I want to be a fire fighter!"

Jaden Tan En 6yo:
"Power Rangers to the rescue!"

KtDA Bishan Little Artist

A class with their own mind and ideas finally have
an opportunity to express their art on the art competition!
I'm so proud that even a parent joined the art competition
to make this group more supporting!


Abbi Thio 9yo :
"I want to be a famous chef when I grow up to make
delicious and beautiful looking food and lots of people happy!

Jeremy Goh Eng Hui 7yo :
" A cinema screen on a busy river.
My dream is to be a Movie Maker when I grow up."

Jachin Thio 7yo:
"To grow up to be a soldier and protect the my family
and the nation. To fight the evil and keep peace!"

Isabel Chua Wee Shyan 5yo :
"I dream of being a baker who will make different kinds
different colours different shapes of cakes."

Ian Thio 5yo:
"I want to be surrounded by beautiful birds,
to protect them and enjoy them."

Daniel Goh Eng Chong 9yo :
"A Future city with many buildings."

This patchwork is hand sew and hand craft done by Cheryl Goh ;)
Daniel and Jeremy Goh's Mommy :D

KtDA The 3 Peter Pan's'

On 4th Feb'09, Sophia came and visit our art class!
Long time no see Sophia! ;)

These boys are just as amazing as I thought, they have wonderful dreams of their own! TienFeng and Siaosi also get inspired by their artwork ;) They eventually join the art competition too ;p

Wong Tein Foong 10yo :

"I drew this picture because I want to be a good chef
that cook delicious food that have
good nutritional values for people.
I also hope that one day I have a chance
to cook for the famous leaders in the world!"

Looi Siaosi 9yo:
"I hope this picture will help remind people to take care
of the environment so that we can continue to enjoy the
amazing plants and animals living with us in this beautiful world

Wu Jianli 18yo:
"I want to be a pianist."

Kenny Tan Zheng Wei 15yo :
"I love to go places, see the world!"

Looi Siaosiang 18yo:
""Why we have to run away from man the Hunter,
never safe and never free?"
Please be reminded that this beautiful planet
also belong to these beautiful animals.
So please help to keep the planet green and
give these animals a fair share of living on this planet."

KtDA Calrose Little Artists

I'm pretty surprised by their difference in this group. They are just like Fantastic Four with different super power :D

Sammi Ng Qi Hui 5yo :
"My dream Cat."

Prudence Chan 8yo :
"I dream of having a dog as a pet. But my mum says only when I am 13 years old. This picture shows me and my dog when I am 13 years old. My dog and I are jogging in the park. My dog's name is Bingo!"

Ethan Chan 7yo :
"I dream of taking the Singapore Flyer when there's fireworks, I think it will be very exciting!"

Dylan Ng Zhen Hao 7yo :
"Transformer in disgrace."

KtDA Maplewoods Little Artists

All the children are so spontaneous once they received what they want to draw for the templates! But I just can't get Sonia to join! Why, because she doesn't like competition :s I told her it doesn't matter if you win or lose, just enjoy drawing... she just doesn't want... she was motivated for once, then she changed her mind again... then again, she was motivated... changed her mind... finally I gave up :s Maybe there'll be other art competition that will interest her ;)

Sarah Hong Yoo Jeong 7yo :
"My dream is to live in a Big House! with a beautiful garden."

Alex Hong Gio 6yo : " Battle in the outerspace!"

AiMee Ericha Scheurmann 8yo :
"My dream is to be an Astronaut!"

Shankar Agasthya 8yo :

"My dream is to be a cowboy living in the carefree lifestyle."

KEEP THE DREAM ALIVE!

Dear All,
Happy New Year 2009!!!
Share your dream & put a smile on a child's face!
Join the Keep The Dream Alive art competition in support of The Business Times Budding Artist Fund (BT BAF) and make a difference to little children who love the creative arts.

How to join? Get your Keep The Dream Alive art competition kit from Teacher Esther which cost $15.00* each and will contain a template on which you can draw, colour, create, pattern, sew and design your dreams on. It also contains an additional template that can be folded into a box to keep your precious ideas or given away to make someone's wish come true.

*Nett proceeds will go to BT BAF

Submission from 20th Jan to 14th Feb.
Once you have put your dreams on paper, please send them to:
Yellow Octopus Pte Ltd
85A Owen Road
Singapore 218899
Tel: 6298 9920

Click this link for full information:-

http://www.keepthedreamalive.yolo.sg/main.html

Do a good deed and making your dream come true!

Cheers,
Esther Lim