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Premium Cambridge-Pathway Education for Expat Students — Only at Academies Australasia College

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Australian International School Singapore

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Stamford American International School

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Stamford American International Singapore offers an holistic education for students from 2 months to 18 years of age, being the first and only school...

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Stamford American International School seems like an excellent choice for expat families in Singapore. I like that it offers multiple internationally...

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Pei Tong primary school

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Hi,
Can anyone share their experience with Pei Tong Primary School? Thanks.

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Mal, I came to the same conclusion 5 posts ago (when sweeping the floor I start with the oldest unread by me first and work my way up to the newest)....
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Advice on moving out as a student due to unstable relationship between parents

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I'm currently 20 years old, going to work study diploma in ite in April next year. Parents has always been in bad terms and it has gotten worst this...

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I'm really sorry to hear that you're going through such a difficult and uncomfortable situation. It sounds like you're facing a challenging family...
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European Portuguese Trainer

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Hello! Was wondering if anyone is interested to teach for a language school?

What’s the major difference between Brazilian and European Portuguese?

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PreSchool Recommendation For 20 Month Old Australian

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by GlennGonsalves » Thu, 20 Jul 2023 11:09 pm

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Hi There!
We just moved from Australia and are Looking for Pre-School recommendation for my 20 Month old daughter.
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What kind of preschool are you looking for? A Montessori? Or a daycare? Any language requirements? Eg bilingual kindergarten.

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US university admissions

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Starting a new thread to continue the conversation on this topic. Some of the key challenges that locally educated students from here are facing:

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For someone that says universities don't matter or people make too big of a deal out of this (paraphrasing), you sure seem to care a lot about the...
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School recommendation please!!

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by Newtospore » Thu, 23 Feb 2017 11:21 am

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I am looking for primary school for my son, who has a mild ADHD and tends to be a bit disorganized/unfocused in the class. Due to years of bad...

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Hi. Does anybody know about a good violin school in Singapore for an 8 years old? I checked online and saw a few different ones. I saw this place...

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UWC curriculum choice in Grade 9

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by SanyuktaV » Thu, 06 Apr 2023 9:37 am

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My son is going to Grade 9 in UWC East campus and has to choose between the IGCSE curriculum vs their own curriculum. Any thoughts on the two...

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My son is going to Grade 9 in UWC East campus and has to choose between the IGCSE curriculum vs their own curriculum. Any thoughts on the two...

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Thinking of Divorce

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im thinking of divorcing my husband. because i no longer feel love him and the only thing thats keeping me within this relationship is our kid. i...

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yea i think because im a new mom and overwhelm with household chores, work and taking care of baby. can anyone advise me on how to overcome this....
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Parent and child group Mandarin classes

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by Friedliver » Sun, 12 Mar 2023 11:50 am

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Can anyone recommend any Mandarin classes which can teach parent and child together? My child is 4 and I would like to learn Mandarin together with...

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It's usually not taken together. Most classes are by age groups and school level.

Yep, with such a massive age gap I can't imagine a group class...

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Where should I complain about the school's delay in returning my child's deposit?

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by lixleon » Sun, 05 Mar 2023 10:09 pm

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We are new and have lived in Singapore for less than a year.
My child is an international student who graduated from preschool two months ago.
After...

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Usually to the school first, ask them for a timeline.

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Choosing a school

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by lagoatparty » Sat, 21 Jan 2023 1:01 pm

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Hiya,

We are relocating from Perth to Singapore with 4 primary aged children.

Choosing the right school is the biggest priority and there are so...

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If you are exclusively choosing from schools that offer the Australian curriculum, AIS would be the best option. There are five schools in Singapore...

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birthday cake

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by nanana » Sat, 19 Jul 2014 5:24 pm

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sourcing for ironman birthday cake for my boy. preferably not costing me a bomb. any suggestions?

contacted some of the commercial...

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any suggestions? For 3 year old girl.

If you want a more fancy option, you can always contact one of the home bakers that are all the rage since...

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International Baccalaureate - IBDP

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The text below is copied over from another thread. Interested to hear more thoughts from others.

People have different expectations as to what...

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Waldorf/Steiner Primary Schooling From Home Groups

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Hello,

Our child is currently in a Steiner school in Australia in class 4 (age 10). We are aware that Steiner in Singapore stops at age 6 I believe....

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The Global College

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Hi there,

I need some feedback if you have any on The Global College in Spain. Planning to send my child there next year.
Thank you.

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Do you and your family use government hospitals or private hospitals?

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by abbby » Tue, 18 Aug 2020 4:18 pm

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I always have the impression that private hospitals are less crowded, less queue, more conducive, and better doctors. Has anyone used government...

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In Singapore, the quality of the public hospital is actually quite good. the only concern is the waiting time, but if your condition is more urgent,...

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P1 Registration - Phase 3 - 2021

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by veerakumar27 » Tue, 12 Oct 2021 11:05 am

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Does anyone received email from MOE for Phase 3 -Primary 1 results for 2021? In MOE website, it is mentioned that the allocation mail will be...

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Hi, my son who's going for P1 did not get a school offer from MOE.

So option is to enroll him to private school. I find SFA Eduhearts International...

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Australian citizenship process for newborn in SG to Australian parents

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by roysg » Tue, 10 Dec 2019 12:00 pm
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Hi folks,

Hoping I can get some advice here... I've been going crazy being shuffled department to department at the embassy trying to figure out the...

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Yes, exactly. Fortunately I am married to a US citizen and my retirement plans no longer involve Australia.

Compared to Australia, the US is not...
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Is it worth to pay tuition via Zoom?

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Do you or are you willing to pay for tuition fees via Zoom lessons? I personally think it's a bit of waste of money. There's a lack of interaction...

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The saying is relevant… but things here are too far gone. Even teachers in local schools can’t be bothered to help their students and just tell them...
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Experience with SAT/ACT in SG

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by malcontent » Wed, 15 Sep 2021 5:05 pm

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Does anyone have any experience with their child registering and taking the SAT/ACT here in Singapore?

I attempted to go through the process...

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If it’s a large school that has a fair number or international students, they should know. On the school’s website, sometimes they will list the...

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