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PRESCHOOLS
Shaws Preschool (Katong Post
campus)
Carla and Patrick Bowe, Irish and British
Dillan (8) and Erin (6)
My daughter Erin has been attending Shaws for two years, and Dillan has
been at the Canadian School since we arrived here three years ago. Many of
the parents we met during the first weeks of settling in had children enrolled
in Shaws, and they could not praise the school enough. Because of the rather
long waiting list for the Shaws Preschool opposite our condo, I enrolled Erin
at a preschool next to my son’s international school. Six months later, it was
announced that Shaws had been invited to take over the preschool – how
lucky were we?
Shaws has been the perfect introduction to school life for our daughter. There
is a real feeling of family: we know all the teachers and they know us too. Erin
has thrived at Shaws because of its safe and friendly environment, as well as
the great curriculum.
Erin learns in a bilingual class (Mandarin and English), where the children
get to sing and put on performances for the parents in both languages. They
also take part in superb activities, from cookery and Zumba to football and
gardening. As Shaws focuses on play-based learning, the children are learning
through having fun. The school also has an outdoor space with shaded play
equipment, so during their playtime they get to go out and have fun without
getting sunburnt.
Apart from the great learning environment, the school is also open on most
days, except for national holidays and a few training days – so busy parents
don’t have to worry about school holidays.
There are five Shaws centres island-wide
shaws.com.sg