2025 is another exciting year for Reminisce Connect (RC). This year’s focus is on being a conduit in bridging and deepening relationships between Seniors, including those with dementia, and their care partners through training; and as well as through our flagship reminiscence programmes Take off Your CAP! and REST! We are also very excited about bringing these reminiscence activities to the National Neuroscience Institute (Tan Tock Seng) Singapore. In addition to teaching reminiscence at the SUSS, we are also very privileged to be part of an exciting large-scale project in training Reminiscence Facilitators in and beyond the shoreline of Singapore. Details will follow suit. Here are some of the 2025 highlights:
Jan onwards – Sing to remember, remember to sing! Arthur and Patricia enrolled with the much coveted Silver Voices of Singapore (VOS) and look forward to the coming public performances. According to Arthur, it is a means to go on an intentional weekly date with Patricia. For Patricia, apart from a love to sing in a choir, she believes strongly that music intelligence is something she can hold on to for a long time even though her physical and mental cognition may wear away.
Silver Voices of Singapore (VOS) @ The Capitol with our super cool man bun conductor, Sean.
Jan 2025 – REST training @Filos, PCS and Amazing Grace Presbyterian Church.
Feb-Apr – REST@ Filos Community Services
Mar-Apr – Take off your CAP! @ DSG Family of Wisdom, Bendemeer – Bonding sessions between spouses; parent-child; and ah gong/amah – domestic helpers through reminiscence
Mar-Apr
Take off your CAP! @ National Neuroscience Institute (Tan Tock Seng)
Mar
Patricia resumes her oral history practitioner work under the honorary scheme @ the National Archives of Singapore
(Source: The National Archives of Singapore, Oral History Centre: Our Stories – All you have to do is listen
May
-Reminiscence Facilitators Training @MWS
-Arthur and Pat performed the Voices of Singapore, Concert of the People: The Sound of Us @ the Capitol
(Source: Voice of Singapore. Arthur and Pat taking an interview on stage on the value of music in reminiscence work amongst the Seniors)
Jun to July
-Take off your CAP! @ the National Neuroscience Institute /Tan Tock Seng
-Collaboration with Methodist School of Music to bring cheer to Christalite Home through music and reminiscence
Source: MSM, https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1aAyX9sm7k/
Aug
-Reminiscence Facilitators’ Training cum Practicum @ the SUSS-DBS Reminiscence Hub
-Reminiscence and Spirituality (REST) in Dementia Care Training Workshop @ St Luke’s Comcare Academy
(Source: SLEC, 11-12 Aug 2025 REST Training)
-RC joined DSG Family of Wisdom for its NDP Celebration
Sep
-Presentation at the European Reminiscence Arts in Dementia Care Conference, Prague via live stream: Reminiscence Goes to the Community: The Singapore Story
– Arthur and Patricia performed at Voices of Singapore Silver Chorus @ The Capitol
Sep-Oct
– Patricia teaches @ SUSS Minor in Applied Ageing Study: Reminiscence Techniques in Ageing
- Patricia begins her oral history interviews with MSF Bridging Generations Project, Sep to Dec 2025
Oct
– Patricia and Arthur sing at Sing60- Voices of Singapore, The Esplanade Concert Hall
Reminisce Connect and Methodist School of Music go to Barker Road Methodist Church for REST session!
- Patricia begins her supervision of SUSS- Reminiscence Hub trainees in reminiscence facilitation from Oct-Nov 2025
November
- Meaningful Conversation with Seniors through Reminiscence Workshop @ Christ Methodist Church
December
Reminisce Connect goes on a recess!