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PRE-SCHOOLS
UWC South East Asia
(Dover Campus)
Lisa Moore and Matthew Bubb, Australian
Sam (9), Thomas (7) and Madeleine (2)
Both our boys genuinely love the school.
Thomas started in the Infant School in Grade
1 in August 2013; Sam is in Grade 4 and has
attended for two years. UWC South East Asia
has an international reputation, so we jumped
at the chance when we were accepted. The
school’s philosophy is built around educating
the whole child, and that was critical for us.
This is done through a set of clearly defined
principles around which the curriculum is built,
starting right from K1.
The Infant School has a caring and friendly
atmosphere, with its own principal and staff,
separate play areas, and different recess and
finishing times from the rest of the school. It
feels small and friendly, but has all the benefits
that go along with a larger school: specialist
teachers, great facilities, and a fantastic after-
school activities programme.
This year, Thomas has done swimming
lessons, gymnastics, tennis and Mandarin
storytelling as after-school activities. As the
children move up through the grades, they can
choose from a huge range of artistic, musical
and sporting activities.
We really like the way the curriculum focuses
on the learning needs of young children, with
lots of opportunities for them to be curious,
to play and to explore and learn at their own
pace. The teachers place a lot of emphasis
on encouraging skills that are important for
life-long learning, like critical thinking, good
communication, compromise and collaboration.
The teachers are very engaged and genuinely
welcome parental involvement. There are
many opportunities to come in and see what’s
going on in class, from volunteering for regular
classroom activities and field trips, to special
celebrations and sports days.
Thomas says the best things about
going to school are seeing his
friends (who come from all over
the world), his kind teachers, music
class, PE, “Treasure Time” and, of
course, soccer at lunchtime. His
favourite events this year have been
performing in the Grade 1 Arts
Festival and eating all the great food
at the UN Food Festival.
UWC South East Asia has two campuses: Dover and East
6775 5344 | uwcsea.edu.sg