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Fern Green Primary School

Home-Based Learning (HBL)

Learn about Home-Based Learning (HBL) and how parents/guardians can support their child’s learning and well-being at home.

Last updated on 9 October 2026

Home-Based Learning (HBL) provides opportunities for students to develop self-directed learning skills while ensuring continuity of learning beyond the classroom. Teachers will prepare learning activities and resources for students to access and complete from home.

To support learning continuity, the school may implement the following learning arrangements:

  • e-Learning: Comprises a range of online learning activities conducted through various digital learning platforms.

  • Home-Based Learning (HBL): Comprises offline and/or online learning activities conducted from home during scheduled HBL days or short-term school closures.

  • Full HBL (FHBL): Comprises offline and/or online learning activities conducted from home during prolonged school closures.
    *online learning can be in the form of synchronous (live) or asynchronous

HBL/FHBL & Staggered Timing Access
During the HBL/FHBL period, parents/guardians are encouraged to keep your child/ward at home where possible. HBL/FHBL comprises of activities that come in different forms, such as e-lessons through the use of Student Learning Spaces (SLS), or other references like worksheets and textbooks.

Schedule

The HBL/FHBL schedule for each level will be made available nearer the date of event.

Providing a Conducive Environment

We encourage you to support your child/ward’s learning through the provision of:

  • Sufficient space on the table for both the learning device and other materials

  • A comfortable chair

  • A quiet environment with sufficient ventilation and lighting

Supporting your Child/Ward

We encourage you to:

  • Work out a daily schedule/routine with your child/ward. For further tips on guiding your child/ward in setting goals, click here ↗(opens in new tab) (opens in new tab) to refer to the Resilience Boosters

  • Establish an agreement with your child/ward on managing screen time and scheduling off-screen eye-breaks. We will assign a maximum of about 2 hours of online learning every day

  • Encourage your child/ward to maintain an optimistic and positive outlook

  • Reminders: i. Log in to SLS based on the timings assigned to the different levels
    ii. Monitor your child/ward’s well-being and online activities
    iii. Maintain child/ward’s good sleeping and waking habits
    iv. Provide regular healthy meals and snacks during breaks

  • Set up parental restrictions on your child/ward's device and home network. For instruction on setting up restriction on your child/ward iPad, click here ↗ (opens in new tab)