Building Inclusive Early Years · AWWA Malaysia Tour

Building Inclusive Early Years: Practical Strategies for Every Child to Thrive

A full-day professional workshop for educators, early childhood practitioners, therapists, leaders, parents, and caregivers who want practical strategies to support inclusion in preschool and early years settings.

Participants will learn about Singapore's early childhood inclusion journey, developmental milestones, early intervention pathways, neurodiversity-affirming practices, and practical classroom strategies using the Building Blocks Framework for Inclusion.

Date & Time

22 Aug 20268:30am – 4:45pm

Venue

SEGi UniversityKota Damansara

Fee

RM200 / paxFull-day, meals & certificate

Led by AWWA's inclusion specialists

Keynote

Mr. J.R. Karthikeyan (Karthik)

Chief Executive Officer, AWWA

20+ yrs regional leadership · President's Award 2025 · leads 28 programmes including Kindle Garden, Singapore's first inclusive preschool.

Ms Jocelyn Choo

Lead Educational Therapist

15+ yrs · Outstanding Early Intervention Professional, ECDA Awards 2024.

Ms Jewelyn Siew

Senior Teacher, Kindle Garden

Co-creator of “Inclusion Starts With I”, shared at PECERA 2026.

Ms Syazana Samion

Assistant Manager

15+ yrs · leads an AWWA early intervention centre.

Ms Krystal Chng

Senior Speech & Language Therapist

Outstanding Clinical Educator Award · family-centred intervention.

Ms Sharmaine Chan

Senior Occupational Therapist

Neuro-affirming, strengths-based support in mainstream preschools.

Your day, 8:30am to 4:45pm

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8:30am–9amBreakfast and networking

9am–9:15amWelcome and Opening Remarks

9:15am–10:30amThe Evolution of Singapore's Early Childhood Landscape

10:30am–11amBreak

11am–12:30pmNavigating the Early Years

12:30pm–1:45pmLunch

1:45pm–2pmRe-energiser & Afternoon Welcome

2pm–3pmThe Building Blocks of Inclusion

3pm–3:15pmBreak

3:15pm–4:30pmDriving Inclusion Forward

4:30pm–4:45pmReflections, Key Takeaways & Closing