Singapore is one of the wealthiest nations in the world on account of being one of the major global business and trade destinations, despite its very small size. This has been made possible by inculcating a culture of excellence across all its major institutions including education. In this article we shall look at the leading schools in Singapore which offer the renowned International Baccalaureate Programme.
1.Global Indian International School, Singapore
Global Indian International School, Singapore is one of the island nation’s premier K to 12 schools offering world class holistic education. Comprising two sprawling hi tech campuses, GIIS provides the best possible environment for a child to learn, grow and develop in. The school also has outstanding teaching staff, who compare well with the best in the world.Â
The curricula offered by GIIS are some of the leading ones in the world. It is also one of the leading nursery schools in Singapore, providing the Global Montessori Plus curriculum for preschoolers. Apart from that, it has CBSE for grades 1 to 12, Cambridge CLSP and IGCSE and the famed International Baccalaureate programmes IB Primary Years and IB Diploma programme. The school is well known for its academic performance and the ability of its students to secure admission to the best colleges and universities anywhere. GIIS, Singapore is the first choice for most of the expat Indian families living in Singapore, when it comes to choosing a good international school.Â
2.Canadian International School, Singapore
Canadian International School is one of Singapore’s leading international schools providing world class kindergarten, primary and secondary education on its beautiful well appointed campus. CIS, Singapore has a highly qualified faculty hailing from all parts of the world. Â
Approximately 3100 students come from more than 80 nations around the world testifying to the truly international character of CIS. As regards the curriculum, the school offers the IB Primary Years Programme to its Kindergarten students, IB Primary Years Programme to students in Grades 1 to 6, IB Middle Years Programme to students in grades 7 to 10 and the IB Diploma Programme in grades 11 and 12.
Canadian International School, Singapore has one of the best academic track records in the island nation. That is also true of its college and university placement track record. Â
3.Dover Court International School, Singapore
Dover Court International School, Singapore is one of the renowned international schools in Singapore catering to the educational needs of children in the 3 to 18 years age group. This K to 12 school offers a unique three-pathways approach to education. This comprises British IGCSE and IB Diploma Programme on the one hand and the career oriented BTEC/ASDAN qualifications on the other.
In preschool, Dover Court offers the Reggio Emilia inspired Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum. At high school level the school offers the British 6th Form curriculum apart from the IB Diploma programme. The sprawling campus provides a very enabling environment for the students to learn, develop and grow. The teachers too are very experienced from more than 20 countries and boast an average experience of seven years. It is not surprising that the school has a brilliant academic record. Besides, its students are known to obtain admission to some of the best colleges and universities anywhere.Â
Conclusion
Singapore has no dearth of world class K to 12 schools offering fully holistic 21st century education. As a matter of fact the people of Singapore are spoiled for choice when it comes to choosing a word class school for their child to go to.
A good benchmark for making that choice is to find out if the school in question offers the globally acclaimed and acknowledged International Baccalaureate curricula or not. Being a country that has an ethnically diverse native population, as well as a large number of expats living there, the presence of such schools ensures that their children have access to a world class system of education that is globally accepted in terms of going in for higher education or taking up employment.
Singapore has justly earned a formidable reputation for its outstanding education system that regularly produces graduates that outperform their contemporaries from other parts of the world. It is the combination of Western pedagogy and Singaporean principles of hardwork and the pursuit of excellence that makes them do so well. In fact, going to school in Singapore is a life transforming experience for any child, in terms of shaping their character to become the best version of themselves.
