Canadian International School
We moved to Singapore in October 2021. Henry has been in Junior Kindergarten since then and Mae is in Grade 3 now.
Back in the US, our kids were thriving in an IB programme and CIS was recommended as one of the top IB programmes in Singapore. Our biggest concern was how well and quickly our kids would adjust to new lives in Singapore, especially in the middle of the school year. Our son is an incredibly active kid but the calm and assured demeanour of his teacher Ms Kamal has kept him focused.
CIS’s curriculum centres on the student’s curiosity, so Henry is constantly engaged. The small class sizes ensure that he’s getting plenty of attention and the intimate community has helped him make many friends in the short amount of time.
CIS has been instrumental in giving our kids the incredible opportunity to grow and learn through immersing them in other cultures at the school. The student body is amazingly diverse and Henry is surrounded by kids from all parts of the world.
CIS has also helped him acclimate to Singaporean culture and taught him – and us – about cultural events like Deepavali and Chinese New Year, which we had little exposure to in the US.
Although he’s not in any of the bilingual programmes, Henry is learning a lot from the daily Chinese lessons and he loves to teach us at dinner what he has learned. CIS classes use the entire campus in learning, from using iPad cameras to document the world outside to testing projects designed by the high school students. As parents, we get to see all of this through the photos and videos Henry’s teachers share every week.
We love the quality education he’s getting at CIS and would recommend the school to other families.
• 7 Jurong West Street 41 | 6467 1732
• 371 Tanjong Katong Road | 6345 1573 cis.edu.sg