Background
Khoo, Kim Choo was born on December 27, 1946 in Penang, Malaysia.
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Kim Choo Khoo
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Education
Bachelor in Social Science with honors, University Singapore, 1970. Master of Social Work, University Washington, 1979. Doctor of Philosophy in Social Welfare, University Washington, 1983.
Doctor of Education (honorary), Wheelock College, 1992.
Career
Child development specialist National Trades Union Congress Child Care & Education, Singapore, 1984-1988, executive secretary, 1988-1992, executive director, since 1992. Director The Little Skoolhouse, since 1994, The Family Place, Singapore, since 1995. Consultant World Bank, Vietnam, 1993, social welfare department Hong Kong, 1993, Mongolia, 1997.
Adjunct professor Wheelock College, since 1994. International speaker in field.
Achievements
Membership
Member resource panel Government Parliamentary Committee for Education, since 1997. Member community development council, since 1997. Member program advisory committee Singapore Broadcasting Authority, 1993-1997, chair children's programs subcommittee, 1995-1997.
Member national censorship review committee Singapore Ministry Information and the Arts, 1991-1993. Deputy chair parent education committee, Singapore Ministry Community Development, 1984-1990, chair family life education, 1990-1991.
Interests
Connections
Married Hua Chew Ho; 1 child, Hee-Juan House.
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Nationality
Singaporean Malaysian
Education
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1970
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1979
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1983
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1992
Career
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1984 - 1988
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1994
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1995
Awards
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Recipient 3 project grants Bernard Van Leer Foundation, 1989-1994, international fellowship American Association of University Women Educational Foundation, 1981-1982, Altrusa Foundation grant-in-aid, 1978-1979.Recipient 3 project grants Bernard Van Leer Foundation, 1989-1994, international fellowship American Association of University Women Educational Foundation, 1981-1982, Altrusa Foundation grant-in-aid, 1978-1979.