MindChamps is an
early childhood educator
Early childhood education (ECE), also known as nursery education, is a branch of education theory that relates to the teaching of children (formally and informally) from birth up to the age of eight. Traditionally, this is up to the equivale ...
headquartered in Singapore. It is the first early childhood educator to list on the
Singapore Exchange (SGX).
Its
pedagogy is based on the research of neuroscientist
Allan Snyder from the
University of Sydney, which included Snyder's study of the Champion Mindset.
Based in
Singapore and
Leichhardt, an
Inner West
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suburb of
Sydney
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, in
New South Wales,
Australia
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,
it primarily offers infant care and bilingual academic programs, nursery, and kindergarten services.
History
MindChamps was founded in
Australia
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in 1998 as an educational research centre in
Sydney
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, by Australian
David Chiem
David Phu An Chiem (born 15 December 1969), better known as David Chiem, is a Vietnamese-born Australian entrepreneur, author and actor. He is the Founder CEO and Executive Chairman of MindChamps Preschool Limited. MindChamps has over 80 cent ...
.
In 2008, it opened its first preschool in Singapore.
It subsequently expanded its number of schools through a mix of company-owned, company operated centres, and as well as franchising.
In 2015, MindChamps opened a franchise in the Philippines.
In 2016, it launched its first Chinese preschool in Singapore.
In 2017, MindChamps acquired a 50 percent stake in
Actors Centre Australia
Actors Centre Australia is a private, dramatic arts and acting school offering both certificate and degree level qualifications, based in Leichhardt, an Inner West suburb of Sydney, in New South Wales, Australia.
History
ACA was founded in 1987 ...
. The company was publicly listed on the
Singapore Exchange (SGX) in November 2017,
making it the only childhood education provider to be listed on SGX.
In 2018, it expanded into Malaysia through a master franchise agreement signed with Victoria Education.
In 2019, it opened its first preschool in Myanmar.
In 2021, MindChamps entered a joint venture with Kuo Po, director of Academie of Stars to form MindChamps Academie of Stars, of which MindChamps holds a 70 percent stake in the joint venture.
In 2021, MindChamps established a joint venture company with Indonesia's
Mayapada Group to bring MindChamps’ schools to Indonesia.
References
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Educational organisations based in Singapore
1998 establishments in Australia
Companies listed on the Singapore Exchange