What is homeschooling and what are children doing during school closures in Singapore? There are a wide variety of home learning approaches – highly structured that mirror school with lots of work and a detailed curriculum from online learning. Online learning has become the corner stone of education for millions of kids around the world since February 2020. As a result digital learning management systems, . . .
The prestigious North London Collegiate School continues to expand its global presence. Following the success of sister campuses located in Dubai and Jeju, South Korea, NLCS (Singapore) is preparing to welcome its founding cohort of students in August 2020. The NLCS international schools maintain a deep connection with their founding school, and uphold its traditions, ethos and practices, applying them in a dynamic, internat . . .
On 18 March, 95 years ago, the school was founded by Anne Griffith-Jones OBE in the grounds of the Tanglin Club to provide high quality British education to children of expatriate families in Singapore. Beginning with just five students, the school quickly went from strength to strength. In 1958, the British European Association (BEA) bought the school, forming Tanglin Trust School Ltd. Miss Griff was awarded an OBE for h . . .
In this latest feature of our HEAD TALK series, we interviewed Mr. Paul Friend, Founding Principal of North London Collegiate School (Singapore) to learn about his plans and mission to facilitate both teachers and students to lead a fruitful and fulfilling life at this prestigious British independent school, which will open in September 2020. NCLS seeks to provide an exceptional education experience, based on the transitio . . .
Mandarin is becoming quite an important language to learn for expatriate families in Singapore. Moving to Singapore and having the opportunity to immerse your children in a bilingual (Chinese and English) learning environment has huge perks. Children as young as 18 months can begin learning both languages. The teaching approach and programmes differ, some offer immersion programmes while other schools offer co-teaching class . . .
