Tanglin Trust
School
In August 2021, we moved to Singapore from Hong Kong and joined Tanglin Trust School at the start of the school year – Barnaby in Year 7, Tabitha in Year 6 and India in Year 3.
The children were at a British international school in HK. Before that, we were in London, so we wanted to continue in the British System.
Tanglin stood out from the start. We did a virtual tour and were blown away with the facilities and the opportunities that the children could gain here. We felt that they would all find aspects of Tanglin that they could enjoy and excel at.
The children settled in from day one and are really enjoying their time at the school. Barnaby started doing Latin, French and Spanish this year and is thoroughly enjoying the Tanglin language programme. The children have been enjoying co-curricular activities such as basketball, rugby, rock climbing, Masterchef, netball, Tanglin Merlions swim training, gymnastics and Animation Club, to name a few. They’ve also been on school trips around Singapore after being unable to enjoy them for two years.
There has been limited access to the school grounds for parents due to COVID restrictions. However, this is rapidly changing and we recently were able to see Tabitha in her Year 6 performance, a real taster of the fantastic music and drama department.
The school has lots of ways to make new parents feel included. There’s a class rep, class WhatsApp groups and an open-door policy with the teachers, who are helpful. Now, new Year 7 parents also have breakfast with the CEO and there’s a tour for Year 3 organised for third term.
The school app is also a great tool – with the touch of a button you can find information about what’s happening in the coming weeks, order school lunches, or change going-home arrangements.
As a family, we’re very happy with our choice, and we believe it can only get better!