The programme aims to strengthen participants’ leadership capacity to negotiate the ongoing tensions arising from leading EC educational institutions that are simultaneously (1) a community where learning happens, (2) an educational institution that operates within the Singapore context and its structures, and (3) a business that needs to be financially viable. Through this programme, participants have opportunities to develop skills, knowledge and dispositions in negotiating the ongoing tensions through learning experiences in the four strands of leadership, community, educational institution, and business. At the same time, PM+ provides both structure and flexibility to enable participants to create their own meanings from their shared PM+ experiences and make sense of these experiences in the context of various leadership roles and levels among the different participants profiles. Meaning-making will emerge from engagement in two inter-weaving adventures, i.e. the individual development adventure and the team project.

• To experience and deepen the skill of self-reflection and mindfulness, as well as openness to risk, discovery and uncertainty,


• To acquire knowledge, skills and tools in leadership that can enable them to navigate the tensions associated with early childhood education (ECE) as simultaneously (1) a community where learning happens, (2) an educational institution that is accountable to regulations and structures, and (3) a business entity that needs to be financially viable.

The leadership adventure programme consists of two inter-weaving adventures, i.e., an individual development adventure and a team project adventure.  Participants will have the opportunity to engage in seven types of adventure (learning) experiences including workshops, talks and interactions with local leaders, mentoring experiences and an overseas experience.   

 The two inter-weaving adventures and seven adventure experiences are designed to enable participants to experience the two themes: (1) self-reflection and mindfulness, and (2) openness to risk, discovery and uncertainty. 

• You are an early childhood leader with 2 years of experience at cluster level and above


• You are managing sizable operations in an anchor operator, a partner operator or a private sector organisation;


• You have relevant early childhood education qualifications as well as relevant leadership qualification;  


• Priority will be given to those who did not attend the previous Principal Matters Programme;


• As there is a 5-month commitment to the programme, applicants should not be undertaking any other courses during that period.

• For course administrative matters, please contact: Ms Teo Li Chien at lichien.teo@nie.edu.sg 


• For other matters, please contact: projectgenie@nie.edu.sg with Principal Matters Plus in the subject title