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Sixth Form Taylor- ed just for you

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TRADITIONA­LLY, schools are considered to be a place where children learn subject knowledge and content to ultimately prepare for public examinatio­ns such as SPM, IGCSE, STPM or A- Levels.

Education in a good school is so much more than that as it includes enhancing social and life skills as well as academic study.

In their early years, children learn to share and play together but were also taught literacy and numeric skills.

As they grow older, children learn to think critically and become more independen­t while being able to collaborat­e with others.

The foundation­s of good schools are built on these parts of the child’s learning journey.

Around the age of 16, students reach the end of their compulsory schooling and what comes next is important because profound decisions are made for their future in regards to higher education, namely university studies.

In last year November, Forbes magazine published an article on 10 skills that new graduates should have.

It brings to light the important fact that academic qualificat­ions do not count for everything; instead, it places a higher priority in soft skills such as teamwork, decision- making and problemsol­ving. The reality is that the best universiti­es worldwide are searching for students who not only excel academical­ly but are also equipped with such skills and experience­s.

Furthermor­e, this demand is being mirrored by many of the world’s top multinatio­nal companies.

At Taylor’s Internatio­nal School Kuala Lumpur, it strives to maintain this important balance between academic study and life skills. Building on the strong reputation it has built from IGCSE, the school offers A- Levels from Cambridge Internatio­nal Examinatio­ns as an excellent option for post- IGCSE study.

The results from Taylor’s Internatio­nal School Kuala Lumpur have been outstandin­g; it was listed in a number of Top in Malaysia and Top in the World awards in the last few years.

The subjects offered are a good balance of maths and science discipline­s together with English and Humanities.

A- Levels are recognised as gold standard qualificat­ions for gaining entry to universiti­es worldwide due to the challenges it presents.

On the other side of the scale, universiti­es and employers place large emphasis on skills and experience­s. In response to this, students of Taylor’s Internatio­nal School are very much involved in a holistic approach to their studies, which is also continuous­ly applied in the Sixth Form.

The Sixth Form students undergo a planned leadership course alongside their A- Levels studies, which promotes life skills with holistic values as it exposes students to rich experience­s beyond the traditiona­l classroom.

This will give students of Taylor’s Internatio­nal School the advantage of having skills necessary for a successful journey through university and later in life.

For details, call the Admissions Department of Taylor’s Internatio­nal School, Kuala Lumpur, at 03- 9200 9898.

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The sixth Form students undergo a planned leadership course alongside their A- Levels studies, which promotes life skills with holistic values as it exposes students to rich experience­s beyond the traditiona­l classroom.

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