WHAT IS the STRING TEACHERS’ COLLECTIVE ALL ABOUT?
Ever since I came home in 2011 after graduation, it’s been a whirlwind journey with balancing teaching, performing and everything else life has to give. One thing that has been consistent is the strong desire in doing much more in the education sector and building the community; not just for students and our community, but for teachers in general as well.
One of the biggest challenges is finding the right people to work with, people who align with your beliefs and values. This year, it felt like the stars aligned and it’s so exciting to work with Tee Tong on this collective for and with like- minded teachers. There isn’t a collective like this for string teachers in Singapore and we are very happy to initiate this. I’ve known Tee back in 2014 and it’s heartwarming to see how we have grown over the years, reconnect and develop in different ways. It’s always rare to find people who are 1000% dedicated to education and growing the music community here, and Tee is one of them! As what Tee wrote about STC: “Building an inspired string teaching and learning community, organised by string educators for string educators.”
Read more about Tee’s thoughts on STC here!
We’ve had our first dialogue session back in October and it was such an intimate, inspiring and heart warming event where everyone exchanged and shared their thoughts on pedagogical related issues. Struggles, things that work or don’t; it was almost too much content to cover in that session!
String Teachers’ Collective welcomes any teacher who is looking to share your struggles or experiences, seeking any growth in your own teaching or learning journey and we hope that this community will allow that space that you need.
Our next session is coming up on JANUARY 14th 2019! Please RSVP down below! If you think “Oh I don’t know what’s gonna happen” or even slightly intimidated by the thought of attending these sessions or what you could share, then all the more you should join us and check it out for yourself!=D
