Expat Living City Guide – June 2018

CITY GUIDE 2018 163

LEARN & PLAY

Curriculum: IPC; British National Curriculum

Literacy, and Singapore Maths

School ye ar date s: August to June

Ye ars taught: 18 months to Grade 8

Ye ar e stablished: 1996 3 Jalan Ulu Sembawang

6331 4633 | smm.edu.sg

A WORD FROM

THE SCHOOL

Our non-profit international

Jewish school welcomes

students from all nationalities

and provides a holistic academic

programme within a challenging,

intellectual and nurturing culture

to empower every child to be a

strong, confident and creative

thinker that cares about global

society. Small by design, the

school helps every child reach

their full potential through a

unique combination of academic

excellence, personal interaction

and all-round educational support.

WHAT’S NEW?

SMMIS has appointed a new

principal, Elaine Robinson, and

in August 2018 will take on the

International Primary Curriculum

(IPC), designed to allow students

to make connections between

their learning and the world.

A family’s perspective
Parents: Arnon and Tal Mashiah
Children: Zi v (11), Kfir (9) and Ariel (7)

SMMIS was a clear choice for
my children because it offers a holistic
private education tailored based on their needs. With a strong
curriculum, small class size and low student-teacher ratio, my
children are given the attention they need to shine. The school
environment feels like a family – the kids always feel welcomed
and accepted. They have made a lot of friends here and enjoy
going to school. As an Israeli, it was also important for my kids
to stay connected to the Hebrew culture and language.
The children enjoy robotics, speech and drama, and science
programmes. Robotics was introduced as an enrichment
programme, offering a head start to engineering, science and
developing simple machines. The introduction of the World Book
Week to the school has created a lot of buzz. Not only teachers,
but non-teaching staff and parents are encouraged to participate
in this initiative. Students come dressed as their favourite book
character, injecting a bit more fun in the activity.

International School

Sir Manasseh Meyer