MOE Heritage Centre

The MOE Heritage Centre in Singapore was a delightful experience for me. As someone who didn't study primary and secondary in Singapore but had a similar education background in Malaysia, visiting this place brought back fond memories of my school life. The center consists of 10 spaces, each equipped with interactive screens that provide valuable insights into the development and future of education in Singapore. Exploring the MOE Heritage Centre was like taking a trip down memory lane. The interactive screens allowed me to learn more about the education system and its evolution in Singapore. It was fascinating to see how education has progressed over the years and the innovative approaches that have been implemented. Overall, my visit to the MOE Heritage Centre was enlightening and enjoyable. It left me with a greater appreciation for the efforts and dedication put into shaping Singapore's education landscape. Don't miss out on this opportunity to explore and learn about the rich history and future of education in Singapore.

My family (including wife and 2 kids (13 and 11 years old)) visited the MOE Heritage Centre on 5 Sep 2022, from 3pm - 5pm. Overall, we had an enjoyable and educational time here, learning about Singapore’s education history from the 19th century till today, while viewing the various galleries and interacting with the physical exhibits (classroom furniture, technical workshop equipment, etc.). Tips: ====== Parking : The sole carpark entrance is NOT along Balestier Road, although the address was 565 Balestier Road and plotting navigation directions on Google Maps shows this as the result. The carpark entrance is actually from Novena Rise. Registration: When we arrived at the carpark, there was a set of barrier gates along the sheltered pedestrian pavement. We were kinda lost on how to get over them. We were about to simply enter via the vehicular entrance when the security guard at the guardhouse saw us and said that we needed to register. There was no mention of this need for registration on the official websites. Registration took quite a while as (a) it was done individually (cannot be done under a POC's name), (b) ID cards needed to be produced (which luckily my children brought with them), and (c) the many piece of information (Name, NRIC, phone number) was manually typed into the system by the security guard. So be prepared for this delay. Guided Tour: We were only able to arrive at 3pm, which is after the sole 2pm tour. I'm not sure how many visitors took up the 2pm tour, and we were prepared to miss it. Fortunately, thanks to the Centre Director (Ms Sarin Abdul?) who happened to be at the reception counter when we arrived, she kindly offered to organise an extra 3:30pm tour just for us and gave us a personal and insightful tour :) Exhibition: The single-storey Balestier exhibition area is smaller than its former two-storey Commonwealth site. This significantly reduced the space for artefact and wall display. Nevertheless, we enjoyed the galleries and well-presented tour. Our favourite bits were: 1. A small wall terminal that allows visitors to search for listen to their school anthem songs. 2. Textbook section that showed textbooks from different time eras 3. Classroom furniture display (enlarged replicas of tables and chair, AVA lab equipment, OHP projector, technical workshop/ tools, etc.) 4. Games section with hopskotch. All in all, we had a great experience and look forward to an expanded exhibition space in the future :)