
Mr. J.R. Karthikeyan (Karthik)
Chief Executive Officer, AWWA
20+ yrs regional leadership · President's Award 2025 · leads 28 programmes including Kindle Garden, Singapore's first inclusive preschool.


Practical strategies that transform early childhood experiences and education.
Unlock the building blocks of high-quality early childhood experiences and education. Specially curated by AWWA's early interventionists and its team at Kindle Garden - Singapore's first inclusive preschool, this full-day blended immersive workshop will equip participants with practical and real-world strategies. Move beyond theory with case studies, simulations, and the right tools to maximise the potential of every young learner.
Understand Singapore's evolving early-childhood inclusion landscape.
Recognise developmental needs and referral considerations.
Apply evidence-informed strategies that reduce learning barriers.
Connect everyday inclusive practice with systems and policy.

Chief Executive Officer, AWWA
20+ yrs regional leadership · President's Award 2025 · leads 28 programmes including Kindle Garden, Singapore's first inclusive preschool.

Lead Educational Therapist
15+ yrs · Outstanding Early Intervention Professional, ECDA Awards 2024.

Senior Teacher, Kindle Garden
Co-creator of “Inclusion Starts With I”, shared at PECERA 2026.

Assistant Manager
15+ yrs · leads an AWWA early intervention centre.

Senior Speech & Language Therapist
Outstanding Clinical Educator Award · family-centred intervention.

Senior Occupational Therapist
Neuro-affirming, strengths-based support in mainstream preschools.
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