13 March 2025, Thursday
9am – 2pm
On this third session of the Octava Knowledge Series 2024/2025 on socioemotional competencies and socioemotional learning, we will be learning from Professor Ana Luiza Raggio Colagrossi, on effective approaches to develop children’s SEC in out-of-school contexts.
Centred on the theme of Socioemotional Competencies (SEC) and Socioemotional Learning (SEL), Octava Knowledge Series 2024/2025 is a 5-session series that aims to strengthen the knowledge base of Octava Foundation’s grantee partners and other invited organisations to support their program design, implementation, and monitoring.
About the Speaker:
Ana Luiza Raggio Colagrossi, Ph.D., is a Professor in the postgraduate psychopedagogy programme at Instituto Sedes Sapientiae, São Paulo, and a specialist in socio-emotional education and child development. She holds a bachelor’s degree in education from PUC-RJ, a master’s in applied psychology from New York University (NYU), postgraduate training in neuropsychopedagogy, and a Ph.D. in sciences from the D’Or Institute for Research and Education. Ana Luiza is also a researcher at the Mental Health Lab and the Child Development Center at the University of São Paulo (USP).
This event is held in partnership with Research for Impact.
13 February 2025, Thursday
3pm – 6:30pm
As part of the Octava Knowledge Series 2024/2025 on socioemotional competencies and socioemotional learning, we visit 3Pumpkins and its flagship program – Tak Takut Kids Club (TTKC), a children’s community development initiative that integrates a collaborative, child-centric social support. On this learning visit, we will gain insights into how TTKC integrates SEC and SEL into its community-driven programs to support children from vulnerable backgrounds. There are diverse approaches within the community and we will explore how participatory art activities and a child-centric social support system fosters social-emotional growth and resilience among young learners.
Centred on the theme of Socioemotional Competencies (SEC) and Socioemotional Learning (SEL), Octava Knowledge Series 2024/2025 is a 5-session series that aims to strengthen the knowledge base of Octava Foundation’s grantee partners and other invited organisations to support their program design, implementation, and monitoring.
This learning visit is the first field trip for our community of practitioners. We will focus on building connections with peers in the sector while brainstorming ideas for adaptation of TTKC’s practice in your own contexts.
About the Speaker:
Founded in 2019, 3Pumpkins is a community arts and development charity dedicated to fostering strong human connections within and across communities. 3Pumpkins leads participatory art initiatives that strengthen social bonds, enhance self-esteem, and highlight important community issues. 3Pumpkins is also best known for its agship program, Tak Takut Kids Club (TTKC), a children’s community development initiative that fosters a collaborative, child-centric social support Subscribe Past Issues Translate LinkedIn Website LinkedIn Website system. Since 2021, it has impacted the lives of 500 children from vulnerable backgrounds in Boon Lay. In 2025, TTKC will expand its reach to Lengkok Bahru.
14 November 2024, Thursday
9am – 12pm
The first session of the Octava Knowledge Series 2024/2025 on socioemotional competencies and socioemotional learning, unpacks key program elements shaping children’s learning—what they are, how to foster them, and how to measure their impact.
Together with Professor Rebecca J. Collie and Research for Impact, we will:
Centred on the theme of Socioemotional Competencies (SEC) and Socioemotional Learning (SEL), Octava Knowledge Series 2024/2025 is a 5-session series that aims to strengthen the knowledge base of Octava Foundation’s grantee partners and other invited organisations to support their program design, implementation, and monitoring.
About the Speaker:
Professor Rebecca J. Collie is a Scientia Associate Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of New South Wales, Australia. Rebecca conducts research in the broad areas of wellbeing, motivation, and social-emotional development using quantitative research methods. Previously, Rebecca worked as a primary school teacher in Melbourne.
This event is held in partnership with Research for Impact.
16 November 2023, Thursday
In 2023, Octava Foundation focused on deepening our understanding of the current support available and the gaps that remain for children’s foundational literacy and numeracy development, especially in the out-of-school settings. Through engagements with diverse stakeholders across the sector, we have gained collective insights into the challenges and opportunities in this space. These conversations have sharpened our understanding of what more needs to be done to support children’s learning. We look forward to deliberating together on the significance and implications of these insights for enabling higher impact for our children as we collectively build the best opportunities for them to succeed at home, at school, and in communities.
29 November 2022, Tuesday
3:00 – 5:00 pm
If you missed the webinar, you can watch the recorded presentation here.
Octava Foundation, together with Research for Impact, recently launched the White Paper: Towards Greater Equity Among Young Learners in Singapore. In this webinar, lead researcher, Dr Joanne Yoong will share findings around possible interventions that enable academic achievement and positive learning disposition for primary-school aged children from low socio-economic status. This session is especially relevant for those involved in the public education system, service organisations working to support schools and/or children in community settings, as well as funders targeting children and youth in Singapore. Participants will have an opportunity to discuss insights from this global evidence review and its influence on the development of solutions in Singapore.
About the Speaker:
Dr Joanne Yoong, PhD, is the CEO of Research for Impact and an applied micro-economist and interdisciplinary researcher working on consumer and household decision-making in vulnerable populations. Dr Yoong holds multiple faculty appointments and is the author of over eighty peer-reviewed articles in leading economics, medical and public health journals. She has worked on projects around the world including Singapore, the United States, India, China, Ghana, Kenya, Cambodia, Indonesia and Iraqi Kurdistan.
25 October 2022, Tuesday
2:30 – 5:30 pm
In 2020, Better Purpose developed the ‘Science of Learning’ report, a synthesis of evidence about how children learn. During this 90-minute session, you will have the opportunity to learn more about the report and the key cognitive processes which inform learning – perception, attention and memory. Through exploring these processes in more depth, you will be introduced to Cognitive Load Theory and will have the opportunity to explore how this concept influences the design of effective learning experiences. Finally, in the masterclass, there will be the opportunity to discuss some other influences upon learning, including motivation and self-belief.
By the end of the masterclass, participants will:
About the Speakers:
Cate Noble is the Managing Director and one of the co-founders of Better Purpose. She leads Better Purpose’s work on strategy and operational effectiveness and has a particular interest in supporting the growth of the EdTech sector. She was previously CEO of the Varkey Foundation and a Director at PwC.
Alice Cornish is a Director and one of the co-founders of Better Purpose. She is an education specialist and has held senior leadership positions in the sector, overseeing significant education programs designed to provide quality education at scale across multiple countries.