The Journey to Inclusion
Boasting a fine educational heritage, Alice Smith School offers a quality British education that shapes well-rounded students that are ready for life
If we can learn from other countries who have successfully done it, implementing inclusion in schools will benefit society and the nation in the long run
The world we live in is rapidly changing with many of today’s jobs that may not be there tomorrow. Even traditional professions such as doctors, engineers and lawyers will be different in the future as the onset of the Fourth Industrial Revolution changes our world forever. As such, parents need to select the right school that can best prepare their children for the future.
Few schools can boast the wealth of experience, excellence and reputation worldwide for providing an outstanding education as Alice Smith School. The 75-year-old institution holds the distinction of being the first British international school in Malaysia when it was founded by Alice Fairfield-smith back in 1946. The biology graduate from Harvard University was an experienced teacher and sought to set up a school that provided high-quality education to children.
Another defining characteristic of Alice Smith School is that it is a not-for-profit international school. The difference comes down to how the school invests all of its resources into ensuring it has the best teachers and facilities.
The school boasts two stunning campuses: one serving Primary and another for Secondary students. Both benefit from world-class
facilities including sports facilities, science labs, computer labs, drama studios and more.
In addition, the student community at Alice Smith School is multicultural and is made up of over 40 nationalities. This includes 30 per cent of the student population who hail from countries like Britain, Ireland, New Zealand and Australia.
Alice Smith School is committed to academic excellence, achieved through a rich, challenging and engaging curriculum that also nurtures and grows every child. In fact, the students have a genuine love of learning and are taught by exceptional highly skilled teachers who go above and beyond for their students.
Children aged 3 to 18 years of age, benefit from a well-rounded education that is based on the British curriculum which places a strong emphasis on developing students holistically and not just focused on academic results. At Alice Smith School, students are at the heart of everything. There is an emphasis on a personalised learning experience that tailors to every child’s individual needs and preferences.
One of the key aspects of the curriculum is that students are given the freedom to develop a broad range of skills and attributes from the many extracurricular activities available at the school like sports, music and the arts.
That being said, Alice Smith School remains committed to academic excellence with 95 per cent of the school’s A-level students receiving confirmed offers from their first choice universities such as Oxford, Cambridge and Yale. The graduating class of 2020 achieved an outstanding 62 per cent of grades at either A* or A, both improvements over last year’s results. In addition, 54 per cent of students achieved A* at IGCSE (Grades 9–8) in 2020.
Alice Smith’s Secondary principal Dr Maria Osowiecki commented; “We are so very proud of the way our Year 13 students have adapted to the shifting landscape that we have all found ourselves in this year. They have demonstrated great strength of character, resilience and agility against a backdrop of a global pandemic and a dramatically altered final examinations and results process. Their flight path may have shifted, but they have kept their eyes firmly on the horizon.”