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SCHOOLS
25F Paterson Road until 11
August, and thereafter at 81
Pasir Ris Heights.
6738 0211 |
ofs.edu.sgOVERSEAS FAMILY SCHOOL
Alessandro and Isabella Jagmetti, Swiss
Louisa (17), Riccardo (12) and Francesco (10)
We’ve been living in Singapore for around 12 years. Louisa attended OFS
from Grade 4 to Grade 12, and Riccardo and Francesco from K2 onwards.
We chose OFS because of its unique language programme, which includes
a choice of five languages: Mandarin, Japanese, Spanish, French and
German. These are taught four times a week at two to three different levels.
As of August this year, OFS will offer 14 languages under the Mother Tongue
programme – no other school in Asia can match that! Not only does it open
the door to other cultures and different ways of thinking, it also enables the
students to preserve and practise their parents’ mother tongue, which is a
challenge for many families.
Having had kids enrolled at OFS for eight years, I can vouch for how good
the school is. I am very impressed by its committed and passionate teachers.
I also would like to highlight the excellent support OFS has provided for my
dyslexic son.
I would definitely recommend the school. At first, it might seem intimidating
to send your three-year-old child to a school with over 3,000 students, but the
sections are well divided. In addition, the academic advantages of a school
as big as OFS are way above those of a smaller school.