Thrice a week after the school dismissal bell sounds, 12-year-old Kevin Chang travels to faraway countries such as Brazil and Egypt, goes rock-climbing and takes part in exciting steeplechase races. The Primary 6 student is one of 40 lucky pupils who have been chosen to take part in an online gaming trial project called e@Leader, at North View Primary School. The online learning platform was introduced earlier this year in more than 400 schools in Hong Kong. North View Primary is the first school to use it in Singapore. The programme exposes students to different challenges and tasks in the form of interactive games. These are set against a backdrop of various cultures and communities.

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