1. School Family Education (SFE) 13 January 2009Family Education DepartmentFamily Development DivisionMinistry of Community Development, Youth and Sports

2. School Community Family Life Champion FLC) Workshops / talks, road shows, campaigns e.g. National Family Week School Family Education (SFE) and Parent Education in Pre-school (PEPS) FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION FOR ALL Workplace Family Life Ambassador (FLA) Family life education skills & knowledge can & need to be learnt. We need to take a proactive effort to strengthen and enrich family life.

3. Parent Education in Pre-school (PEPS) School Family Education (SFE) Junior Colleges Secondary Schools Primary Schools Child care centres Kindergartens SCHOOL-BASED FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION

4. Schools PTA / PSG Service Providers MCYS/ MOE Other Community Partners FEATURES OF SFE PARTNERSHIP SFE coordinator

6. Belief in family life education for parents and other stakeholders

7. Strong PTA / PSG

8. Family life centre/ corner

10. Reach out to the target groups and the unconverted parents

11. Plan SFE activities in consultation with the PTA/ PSG and the school

12. Implement and publicise the programmes

14. Motivate and encourage greater participation among parents in family life education programmes

15. Facilitate small group discussions and the formation of support groups

17. Qualified staff

18. Types/ Variety of programmes

19. Outreach plans

20. Able to serve minimum of 3 yearsEXAMPLE OF A SFE SERVICE PROVIDER : MORNING STAR

22. Centralised evaluation

23. MCYS family life education resource materials, SFE Parent Guide, brochure stand, banner, bi-monthly e-newsletters, etc

24. SFE websbite (www.sfe.org.sg)

25. Annual recruitment briefing to schools, service providers & other community partners

26. Quarterly meeting with SFE coordinators/ service providers

29. Tailor-made to suit needs of target groups in schools

31. Parent facilitators training

32. School staff family wellness

34. Communication skills

35. Sibling rivalry

36. Internet safety

37. Understand children

38. Fathering

39. Raise confident children

40. Nurture marriage

41. Connected family

42. Financial management

43. Character-building

44. Time management

45. Self-esteem

46. Communication skills

47. Improve family relationships

48. Social competence

49. Stress management

50. Financial management

51. Work life harmony

52. Financial management

53. Stress managementSFE PROGRAMMES COMMON PROGRAMMES Parent Facilitators Training Programme

54. SFE PROGRAMMES Parent Facilitator Parent-Peer Befriender/ Mentor Trained parent volunteers encourage parent participation and co-facilitate in SFE workshops Experienced parent facilitators motivate and mentor hard-to-reach parents and form support groups via home visits and school matching PARENT FACILITATOR TRAINING PROGRAMME Parent volunteer

56. Conducive for holding small talks and support group meetings

59. Secondary Schools: 66

60. Junior College: 3

61. Special School: 1Total: 152 schools (increased 38-fold since inception in 2002)

62. IMPACT OF SFE OUTREACH Total participation as at Dec 2002 (Project piloted in 4 schools) = 12,000 Totalparticipation as at Oct 2007 (134 schools)= 411,000 (increased 34-fold)

63. IMPACT OF SFE NEWS