I heard her say quietly to herself, “Beautiful things take time”, whilst patiently colouring a flower she drew.

I’ve been a mentor since April 2016 and it has been, and still is, a learning journey.

It is heartening to see my mentee grow and develop patience, grit, and determination. When I first met her, she would often lose her temper and give up when she could not achieve the quality of work she wanted, she’s quite a perfectionist with very high standards!

Hence, it was a nice surprise when, a year on, I heard her say quietly to herself, “Beautiful things take time”, whilst patiently colouring in a beautiful flower that she drew, each petal a different, carefully chosen colour.

I’ve also volunteered at a Sports Event and found that positive values such as determination, sportsmanship, encouragement of their peers, are inculcated in a fun and engaging way. 

I truly believe that engaging children-at-risk, at this young age, and giving them the extra leg-up to keep up with their peers, gives an immeasurable boost to their confidence and helps develop values and attitudes which will benefit them later in life

-Nicole Wong, EduGrow Mentor 

What makes even the most challenging child change for the better? Patience, love and care.

The best encouragement I have ever received? It was from my most challenging student, after he graduated and came back to visit. He told me I am his best teacher ever. I will always remember this.

My hope for my students is that they will discover their strengths and abilities, remember the values they have learnt here at Life Student Care, and live it out as they grow up into adulthood.

Pearl was four years old when I first met her. Her parents are busy working to support the family, which I understand. I would want to provide for my children as well. Hence, I volunteered to help support Pearl and her parents as an adult figure and mentor for Pearl.

​Initially, Pearl was very shy and quiet. We spent most of our time on her favourite activity-drawing. Slowly, Pearl started to share about her day in her kindergarten classes. One day, I was very surprised when she showed me a drawing. She had drawn a family portrait, with me included! I was very touched that she had started to see me as part of her family.

When Pearl started primary school, she had trouble reading. I decided to practice reading with her weekly to help her overcome this, which she eventually did! Today, she continues to read as much as possible and this has helped her greatly in her spelling skills. I am very proud of her and it encourages me to keep doing what I am doing.

Pearl has so much potential and my hope for her is that she will grow up to be a responsible adult, who will persevere and overcome challenges, to realize her dreams.

– Belinda has been mentoring Pearl since 2016