50 Years Building His Kingdom - Far Eastern Bible College

Life
Bible-Presbyterian
Church
Far Eastern
Kindergarten
Members: Elder Edmund Tay Bin Thong
Deacon Seow Cheong Keong
Deacon Wee Chin Kam
Within a year of FEK’s opening, by
the grace of God, the Kindergarten increased
its enrolment to 97 with a staff of
five teachers and a principal. The
influence of FEK as a foremost,
reputable Kindergarten in the locality
soon spread. From the beginning
of 1971, it progressed to
two sessions.
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Computer-aided
learning at FEK
Founding
SOON AFTER the opening of Life
B-P Church followed by the Far
Eastern Bible College at Gilstead
Road, Pastor Tow’s indefatigable zeal inspired
by his scholastic vision, irked him
to set up a Kindergarten as well. Upon completion
of the three-storey Church annexe,
the FEK commenced classes on Monday,
28 April 1969, with fifty three young children.
Thus God’s Word to “train up a child
in the way he should go; and when he is
old, he will not depart from it”, was obediently
and effectively implemented.
Management
The FEK has been an integral component
of Life Church, managed by a board
of directors appointed by Life Church Session.
Rev. Tow himself was chairman of
the board from 1972 to 1988 in spite of his
other heavy responsibilities. Currently the
board is comprised of:
Chairman: Elder E Mahadevan
Secretary: Deacon David Tan Boon
Keong
Treasurer: Jonathan Tan Chong Keok
Session I : 8.15 a.m. – 11.15 a.m.
Session II: 11.30 a.m. - 2.30 p.m.
Today, thirty-one years on,
by the Lord’s mighty hand, mercy
and guidance, FEK has a total
enrolment of 145 with a proficient
Principal, Mrs Jane Koh, seven
teachers, a cook and a cleaner.
Education Programme
If we can accept the premise that one
desired result of education is to produce
an intrinsically motivated learner, then the
search for knowledge should follow Robert
Louis Stevenson’s “if you miss the joy of
it, you miss it all”, especially for preschoolers.
Guided by this principle the Far
Eastern Kindergarten’s mission is to inspire
its young pupils with the love of learning
that will companion them through life.
Further we subscribe to William Butler
Yeats’ often quoted insight that “true education
is not the filling of a pail but the
igniting of a flame”. With this motto, the
staff members aspire with passion to enhance
the children’s development and
learning with sound Christian values and
teachings.
FEK provides quality education in
English and Chinese. This is made possible
by having one English language teacher