The past few weeks have been hard on many families. Grey skies, the smell of smoke in the morning, children coughing, and parents checking the PSI before anyone leaves the house. On 16 October, the 24-hour PSI in central Singapore reached 227, the highest this year.

If you're worried about your child's health and their studies at the same time, that's completely understandable. We'd like to share how we're handling it, so you have one less thing to worry about.

Your child's health comes first

No lesson is worth a child's health. If your child is unwell, especially with a cough, breathing trouble or asthma, please keep them at home and see a doctor if needed. Just let us know, and we'll help them catch up.

At home, NEA's advice for children is to cut down on prolonged or strenuous outdoor activity when the haze is bad, and to check the hourly PM2.5 reading before heading out. Keeping windows closed and staying indoors helps too. You can follow the latest readings and advice on NEA's haze updates.

What we're doing at our centres

Our lessons at Tampines, Hougang and Woodlands are held indoors, and we're keeping a close eye on NEA's forecasts every day. If conditions become unsafe, we can move classes online, so your child's lessons carry on from home. We'll contact you directly before making any change.

Learning doesn't have to stop at home

This is where EduReachLearn comes in. Every EduReach student already has access to our online learning platform for the subjects they're enrolled in, whether that's English, Math, Science or Malay. So a day at home doesn't have to be a day lost. On EduReachLearn, your child can:

• work through quizzes and fill-in-the-blank questions based on the latest MOE syllabus;
• attempt open-ended questions, some of which are marked by a teacher;
• practise listening comprehension and oral for English and Malay at primary levels, with video practice to help P5 and P6 students prepare for the PSLE.

Each child works at their own level, so the practice fits where they are, not where the rest of the class is.

A few short, focused sessions are plenty. A haze day isn't the time to cram, and rest matters too.

A missed lesson isn't a lost term

Haze seasons come and go. What matters most is that your child stays well, keeps a gentle routine, and doesn't lose confidence. Between online classes and EduReachLearn, we'll help with the rest.

For news on school arrangements, please rely on official channels such as MOE, Parents Gateway and NEA. There has been misinformation about school closures on social media, and the official sources are the ones to trust.

EduReach: Empowering Every Student's Journey. We promise honest guidance you can trust for your child's future. If you have any questions about your child's lessons during the haze, WhatsApp us at +65 8979 6136 or call 6817 6157.