The “Read Aloud, Share a Story or Poem” project is a collective effort of 9 contributors across different age groups, nationalities, and ethnicities who lent their voices and skills during the Covid-19 pandemic. Contributors included John Cunningham from ACTs of life and TCTF scholars from Methodist Girls’ School. TCTF scholars Lee Shi Wen, from Ngee Ann Polytechnic and ACTs of life volunteer, Tina Nguyen from Vietnam, used their multimedia skills to weave together the narrations of stories and poems to create the More Than Words 2014 – My Dream, Our Future audiobook.
Refer to the link below to listen to the audiobook.
Audiobook (video verson): https://youtu.be/1JPZVt3xyME
The More Than Words 2014 “My Dream, Our Future” e-book is available on the TCTF website: https://tanchintuan.com/publications/others
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The “Read Aloud, Share a Story or Poem” project is a collective effort of 5 contributors across different age groups, nationalities, and ethnicities who lent their voices and skills during the Covid-19 pandemic. Contributors include narrators from St. Joseph’s Institution International Malaysia (SJIIM), ACTs of life and scholar from Ngee Ann Polytechnic. TCTF scholars Fadzli Jambari and Lee Shi Wen, from Ngee Ann Polytechnic as well as ACTs of life volunteer, Tina Nguyen from Vietnam, used their multimedia skills to weave together the narrations of stories and poems to create the More Than Words 2015 – C.H.A.N.G.E. audiobook.
Refer to the link below to listen to the audiobook.
Audiobook (video verson): https://youtu.be/3jWCbtf6p_M
The More Than Words 2015 “C.H.A.N.G.E.” e-book is available on the TCTF website: https://tanchintuan.com/publications/others
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The “Read Aloud, Share a Story or Poem” project is a collective effort of 12 contributors across different age groups, nationalities, and ethnicities who lent their voices and skills during the Covid-19 pandemic. Contributors include narrators from St. Joseph’s Institution International Malaysia (SJIIM) as well as past and present TCTF interns, and scholars from Methodist Girls’ School and NAFA. TCTF scholars Fadzli Jambari and Lee Shi Wen, from Ngee Ann Polytechnic then used their multimedia skills to weave together the narrations of stories and poems to create the More Than Words 2016 – True Colours, True Hearts audiobook.
In 2016, TCTF engaged trainers from ACTs of life, The Little Arts Academy, One HeartBeat Percussion, Singapore Repertory Theatre, Encore!, Roger Jenkins and volunteers to conduct creative writing workshops. Participants grew in self-awareness, self-confidence and positivity, whilst learning new skills in an environment where they felt safe to express themselves. The children’s poems, stories, imaginative ideas, and quirky illustrations are carried within the pages of the book.
Refer to the link below to listen to the audiobook.
Audiobook (video version): https://youtu.be/vWbvysfcySA
The More Than Words 2016 “True Colours, True Hearts” e-book is available on the TCTF website: https://tanchintuan.com/publications/others
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The “Read Aloud, Share a Story or Poem” project is a collective effort of 13 contributors across different age groups, nationalities and ethnicities who lent their voices and skills during the Covid-19 pandemic. Contributors include narrators from SINDA, St. Joseph’s Institution International Malaysia (SJIIM) and past TCTF interns. TCTF scholars Fadzli Jambari and Lee Shi Wen, from Ngee Ann Polytechnic then used their multimedia skills to weave together the narrations of stories and poems to create the More Than Words 2017 – To Gather, Together audiobook.
As the programme entered its fourth year in 2017, the theme “To Gather, Together” reflected how as we come together with open hearts and minds, we learn much from one another. We also grow in our understanding and appreciation of one another.
Refer to the links below to download and listen to the audiobook.
Audiobook (audio version): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i9mdXk7vm0HIleLlR1mcSUMeMPO0fYe0/view?usp=sharing
Audiobook (video version): https://youtu.be/WXTJWTLrj6U
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The “Read Aloud, Share a Story or Poem” project is a collective effort of 19 contributors across different age groups, nationalities and ethnicities who lent their voices and skills during the Covid-19 pandemic. Contributors include narrators from SINDA and Grace International School (GIS) in Chiangmai, Thailand. TCTF scholars Fadzli Jambari and Lee Shi Wen, from Ngee Ann Polytechnic, and TCTF Merit Award recipient Eunice Salanga, from NAFA, then used their multimedia skills to weave together the narrations of stories and poems to create the More Than Words 2018 – WE CAN audiobook.
WE CAN – Create, Contribute, Care, Connect, Cherish celebrates the 5th volume of TCTF’s More Than Words book, a collection of original works of prose, poetry and illustrations by children from TCTF-supported charities. The theme is an applause to all those who believe that the child in us is ever-present, and that we are all inter-connected in this world.
Refer to the links below to have a listen and download the audiobook.
Audiobook (audio version): https://drive.google.com/file/d/17SFjz8X3uonOeUbbLm01BZ5LEwLSLHhv/view?usp=sharing
Audiobook (video version): https://youtu.be/mrHCub6gcFQ
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TCTF has launched the Project Cheer microsite!
Designed for those interested to spearhead community initiatives, the website serves as a one-stop online resource to find out how to do so. See examples of past Project Cheer sessions, done in partnership with Anglo-Chinese Junior College (ACJC), as well as SOPs, event planning templates, and evaluation forms as a guide.
Project Cheer was initiated by the foundation to encourage students to “Pay-it-Forward” to the less privileged. It promotes multi-generational bonding through interactive activities planned by the students.
Visit the Project Cheer microsite here: https://tctfoundation.wixsite.com/projectcheer
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This October, TCTF launched the inaugural More Than Words Audiobook!
During the COVID-19 pandemic, volunteers and scholars were invited to participate in the “Read Aloud, Share a Story or Poem” virtual project. The narrators, who span various age groups, ethnicities and nationalities (such as from Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and Singapore), lent their voices to read 26 poems and stories from the More Than Words book. Video editors Fadzli Jambari, Lee Shi Wen (both TCTF scholars from Ngee Ann Polytechnic), Tina Nguyen and Sound editor Colin Ong then put together sentence-by-sentence highlighting videos to accompany the audio narration.
With learning moving online, TCTF has made available this audiobook which can be accessed and downloaded at your time and convenience.
Audiobook (audio version): https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1O1ZHp_qqsni0G-VpwrZ8Q09ImzA2y5km?usp=sharing
Audiobook (video version): https://youtu.be/y35rWhZVT5Q
Special thanks to all contributors who lent their time, voices and skills to put together this audiobook. Do keep a lookout for other audiobooks in the months ahead!
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On 4 December 2019, the TCTF Deputy Chairman Ms Chew Gek Khim and TCTF Council Member and Founding President of NTU Prof Cham Tao Soon hosted the Presentation of TCT Scholarship Awards cum Tea Session at the Tan Chin Tuan Mansion. Guests included 7 scholars from the Master of Science in Managerial Economics (MME) & Master of Public Administration (MPA) Programmes, Prof Liu Hong, Director of Nanyang Centre for Public Administration (NCPA) and Assoc Prof Wang Jue, Deputy Director of NCPA and staff from NTU. The scholars gave short introductions of themselves and shared about their learning experience. This was an opportunity for scholars to meet and interact with TCTF Council Members before the programme concludes. To thank the foundation for the support, a token of appreciation was presented to Ms Chew.
Guests were given a tour of the mansion by Ms Chew and TCTF CEO Ms Yap Su-Yin to learn more about the legacy of our founder, Tan Sri (Dr) Tan Chin Tuan. Guests were also gifted a copy of Rock Solid which recounts the corporate career of Tan Sri Tan.
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Current TCTF scholars from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP), Republic Polytechnic (RP), Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) and Yale-NUS College (YNC) gathered for a tea reception on 14 November 2019 as part of our annual Tête-à-tête @ TCTF series. Hosted by TCTF Chairman Dr Tan Kheng Lian, Council Member Prof Cham Tao Soon, Advisor Mr Eric Teng and CEO Ms Yap Su-Yin, the tea was also attended by distinguished school representatives including Advisor to SIT President, Dr Yaacob Ibrahim and NAFA President Mr Chia Mia Chiang.
Scholars and school representatives were able to meet with our council, interact with one another, learn about the legacy of Tan Sri (Dr) Tan Chin Tuan, and understand the philanthropic mission of Tan Chin Tuan Foundation.
Ms Lee Siew Yian and Ms Cindy Kartika from The Good Exchange were also invited as charity guests and mingled with our guests. The Good Exchange is a not-for-profit, charity-owned social platform that helps good causes.
Congratulations to all scholars and our deepest appreciation to all distinguished guests for taking the time to grace this event.
For more photos, do visit our TCTF Facebook page.
Click HERE to view the video of the tea reception. Video Credit: The Good Exchange
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“I would like to say a big thank you to everyone who touched our lives, to parents who stood by us, supporting us no matter what, and teachers who instilled in us a passion for learning. To scholars, I encourage you to volunteer and give back to the community. You can start by volunteering in the Tan Chin Tuan events catered to young children and elderly.”
Tan Sri (Dr) Tan Chin Tuan scholar from Republic Polytechnic, Wayne Lok, who volunteered actively in TCTF’s More Than Words signature programmes in 2019.
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On 14 October 2019, Monday, TCTF launched our sixth edition of the More Than Words book: “ONE” at the newly renovated Methodist Girls’ School Puan Sri Helene Tan Library. In attendance, there were over 160 elderly, children and guests from TCTF-supported charities namely, Hougang Sheng Hong Student Care, Life Student Care – Parkview, PPIS Student Care (Bedok), PPIS Student Care (Jurong), St. John’s Home for Elderly Persons and St Luke’s Eldercare.
For the first time in our programme, we have invited the elderly to join the content creation of the book. The launch was curated to reflect interconnection between different generations of the children, youth and elderly, and how we are all connected to one another in more ways than we can imagine. Children charities were empowered to befriend the elderly, sparking laughter in the air through – colouring activity, animal sticker tattoos pasting, cute animal finger puppets and an interactive photography exhibition booth. Both PPIS centres delighted the guests with dance performances, imaginatively choreographed with exercises, so the elderly can have fun while working out. There were also veteran storytellers, Sheila Wee and Wong Swee Yean, who surprised the crowd with imaginative twists through their stories in English and Chinese, inspired by the story characters written by the MTW 2019 children contributors. They were facilitated by our youth volunteers whom some were previous interns and scholars from the foundation. Each children and elderly were also gifted a copy of the More Than Words 2019 Book and also preloved books by our partner, National Library Board.
In line with the foundation’s theme of connectedness, our humble event had created an opportunity of a multi-generation gathering, connecting people together.
Excerpts of More Than Words 2019 Book “ONE” can be found HERE.
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