Family Enrichment Society - Family Programmes

The Family Enrichment Society (FES) was founded in 1998 by a group of concerned parents who share the common goal of enhancing the state of society by educating the society's core unit which is the family. FES is a non-profit, private initiative that has been officially registered with the Registry of Societies on 3 April 1998 (with Registration No. ROS309/97 WEL).

Philosophy

FES adheres to the belief that the family is the fundamental school of human values and social virtues. It is where parents play the role of primary educators, forming children in truth through words and good example. It is in the family where children learn to dialogue, understand and respect other people's points of view. In the family, children first learn to yield their opinion when truth demands it; thus, learning how to be helpful and caring for others.

The family is the place where children are gradually taught to exercise and develop their freedom with personal responsibility. Consequently, this approach brings stability and solidarity to families living in society. Ultimately, it contributes to making society more cohesive.

FES adopts the slogan that "Enriching the family enriches society". Its philosophy is best summarized in the following statements:

• "Strong families are based on solid character formation of individuals."
  
  
• "The family is the original cell of social life and family life is an initiation into life in society."
  
  
• "A healthy robust family is where members have a strong sense of social responsibility in helping their peers strengthen family ties."

FES serves as the umbrella organization under which family-oriented activities are organized. Activities of FES are organized on a project basis. Each activity is self-supporting, financed mainly by membership fees and donations. Project teams are formed to run each activity. Each project team comprises a project manager, an assistant project manager and a treasurer.

FES organizes numerous workshops and conferences to educate parents, educators and the general public in areas relating to family life and children education. At these workshops and conferences, we invite highly qualified and respected experts to share their knowledge with participants. Through these activities, we encourage parents and educators to come together and exchange their experience and views with one another.

FEP PROGRAMME

The F.E.P. is a one-year parenting programme which was started in Singapore in September 2000. It is designed to form parents as primary educators of their children. The present programme is targetted at parents of young children.

The requirements of the programme include reading books written by educational experts on topics covering techniques such as systems of motivation, fostering self-esteem and preventive education.

Participants put personal action plans into practice. These entail helping children to develop virtues and good habits to become responsible persons of character and inner strength. Meetings are held once a month for participants to share their thoughts and experiences, based on personally drawn-up action plans. Both husband and wife are required to participate. Every couple will be guided by a personal advisor for the entire programme.

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