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PRE-SCHOOLS
Rain Trees Kindergarten
Digby and Claire Warren, British
Mia (4) and Sebastian (2)
Mia has now been at Rain Trees for over two years
and Sebastian is starting this term. Our experience
has been wonderfully positive, and Mia is loving
her time there. Katie Terry, the owner, is very much
hands-on, and everyone looks after the kids with
warmth and attention.
Mia is in the Busy Bees class, the oldest age
category in the school. When she joined this class
at the age of three, I was concerned about her being
with children who were as old as five. Thankfully, she
has thrived from being with slightly older classmates.
Her teacher constantly creates fabulous
backdrops within the classroom, based on the
theme of the term, and leads the children in activities
that are fun, engaging and educational. There is
Mandarin exposure every day, too, from a warm and
energetic teacher. Outdoor spaces include a little
bike area, a garden with a pagoda, trampolines,
sand play and much more. Mia says her favourite
thing about school is painting, and she loves playing
with the dinosaurs.
This small school may not have the flashiest of
facilities, but it makes up for that with the love and
attention that your child will receive.
Laura and Donald Lacey, American
Catherine (2)
Catherine is part of the nursery programme at the Stamford
American International School. We are very happy with her
school experience so far.
The campus is bright, clean and spacious, which made
this school stand out vis-à-vis some of the others we visited.
We have been living in Asia for six years – the first three
in Singapore and the next three in Hong Kong – and have
recently moved back here. So, we have been aware of
Stamford from its inception. When choosing a school for Cat,
it helped that we had friends with kids at Stamford, who were
happy with their experience.
As we live in Sentosa, we were initially worried that the
school would be too far away from our home. But once we
learned that there was a bus service, even for kids as young as
Catherine, we knew that Stamford was the right choice for us.
Cat’s teacher, Sylvie Lepillier, is extremely capable and
experienced. We trust her opinion and feedback, and often
receive detailed, personalised emails from her with notes on
our daughter’s activities, progress and development
Once a week, Cat has a swimming class. Being crazy about
water, this is her favourite activity at school.
279 Upper Serangoon Road
6602 7247 | sais.edu.sg
60 Kheam Hock Road
6474 6181 | raintreeskindergarten.com
Stamford Kindergarten