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Isekai'ed But Daijoubu Desu — our Manga Mental Health Workshop Series has come to a close, and we are deeply grateful. Grateful to every participant who showed up with their questions, and trusted us with their reflections: they are far more ready to grow than they are often given credit for. This post is our attempt to honour what happened across those four sessions, what we did and what we're carrying forward. What Does "Isekai'd But Daijoubu Desu" Even Mean? For the uninitiated: Isekai is...

A lot of the advice youth receive about resilience sounds like it was written for someone else. "Believe in yourself." "Every setback is a comeback." "Failure is just a lesson in disguise." Young people have heard these phrases quite often. They've nodded along. And then gone right back to feeling stuck, anxious, or quietly convinced that maybe they're just not cut out for this. In today’s time when we are already dealing with so much, we don't need false sympathy. At GRIP Connect (GC), we...

Think about what your child did on a screen today. Maybe they watched YouTube, played a game, chatted with a bot, or scrolled videos. Or they used the Singapore Student Learning Space (SLS) for a personalised quiz or adaptive maths lesson. But do they know which parts were shaped by artificial intelligence? Do they understand why it recommended the next video or adjusted the lesson difficulty? Most parents don’t fully get it either. Your child in Singapore is already living in that world. A...