Learning

An electrifying start to the school year

By Tonia Whyte Potter-Mal, PYP Coordinator, Tanjong Katong Campus

In our modern and global world, it is a genuine challenge to consider the response to the question “What would we do without electrical energy?” At recent ‘invitations to learning’ for parents, Grade 3 students explored and navigated the unique and important features of electrical energy at different learning centres. Read full story 5 October 2017 (...) 0 comments

A field trip to Tioman Island

By Michelle Lee, Nur Karadayi, and Piers Tainsh - DP science and geography teachers and Marie-Claire Jalaguire DP geography student and Sundaram Sakthi Kumar DP science student

Field work in the DP presents a unique opportunity to actively apply classroom learning. Our grade 12 geography, biology and environmental systems and societies (ESS) students spent a week on Tioman island (Malaysia) in September to do just this. Read full story 5 October 2017 (...) 0 comments

Children discover a new genre in Author Week

By Melissa Cooper, Lakeside Teacher Librarian

Award winning children’s author, Emilie Buchwalk’s words ring true with both parents and educators. Books are the springboard for conversations about family, friends and places we have seen, and studies have shown, children who read or discuss books with their parents will perform better academically (Kloosterman, 2011). Read full story 2 October 2017 (...) 0 comments

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