Category Archives: Education

My head is spinning

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Expat Bostonians

I don’t think I ever imagined a month like the one we just had. Over the course of November we had Elanor’s Birthday party at home Elanor celebrated her birthday at school with cupcakes We had a parent/teacher conference about … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Pictures, Random Stuff, Singapore | Tagged expat bostonians, general update | Comments Off

Gender and Work Assumptions (MOE form edition)

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Expat Bostonians

To go along with yesterday’s post about the problem of racially based assumptions, today we’re going to talk about gendered assumptions. I took these photos of the P1 registration form I filled out last week. Along with a zillion other … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture Shock, Education, Primary 1 registration, Singapore | Tagged expat bostonians, sexism, sexism and work, Singapore | 3 Comments

Her mother tongue isn’t Tamil

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Expat Bostonians

***A quick note of explanation before I get into the post. English is the language of instruction in Singapore. However, all students must take a second language–called a Mother Tongue (henceforce I’ll refer to it as MT) language.*** I recently … Continue reading →

Posted in Assimilation, Culture Shock, customs, Education, headdesk moments, Identity, Primary 1 registration, Singapore, Third Culture Kids, Uniquely Singapore, With Kids | Tagged biracial children, expat bostonians, gujarati, language learning, mandarin, mother tongue, race based assumptions, Tamil | 4 Comments

P1 Registration—It’s over. Someone get me a drink.

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Expat Bostonians

It’s over. She got in. Alcohol. Now. Please. At the advice of my friends K and P, I waited until the final day to register Elanor. This means I’ve spent the last few days monitoring numbers and feeling nervous, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Assimilation, Culture Shock, Education, Primary 1 registration, Singapore | Tagged enrolling a child in school in Singapore, p1 registration, primary 1 registration, Singapore Primary Schools, singapore public schools | Comments Off

Registration Night Jitters

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Expat Bostonians

Singapore, what the fuck have you done to us? An update on the immunization drama on Tuesday—we have an email from the NIR saying that they have our data and that they are processing it, but it won’t be available … Continue reading →

Posted in Assimilation, Education, Primary 1 registration, Singapore | Tagged American expat blogger Singapore, enrolling a child in school in Singapore, p1 registration, singapore education, singapore primary education, why why why | 4 Comments

P1 registration schadenfreude

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Expat Bostonians

Screw informational posts. This week you get to bear witness to me losing my freaking mind. You may want to hit play before reading the rest of the entry Thus far in the P1 process I have been brought to … Continue reading →

Posted in Assimilation, Education, Primary 1 registration, Singapore | Tagged american expat singapore, losing my mind, p1 registration, primary 1 registration, schadenfreude, singapore public schools, why why why | 5 Comments

Phases of Registration for SG Public Schools (as applies to PR/Expat families)

Posted on July 26, 2014 by Expat Bostonians

I’m not going to lie. Registering your child for Primary 1 is a tricky needle to thread if you are Singaporean. For non-Singaporeans, the process is confusing and overwhelming in the extreme. There have been moments where the relatively straightforward … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Primary 1 registration, Singapore | Tagged p1 registration, primary 1 registration, Singapore, singapore education, singapore public schools, why I'm having migraines | 1 Comment

Bits and Pieces

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Expat Bostonians

Oh blog, how I’ve missed you so! If you follow me on facebook, you know that my hard drive crashed not long after I got back from Cambodia. But it is fixed and I am back, so all is well … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, medical, Permanent Residency Process, Random Stuff, Singapore, Theater/Shows/Events, With Kids | Comments Off

Why I’m choosing Singapore’s Public Schools

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Expat Bostonians

The Primary 1 registration dates have been released by the Ministry of Education. Knowing that I’ll be queueing on July 30, 2014 to register Elanor for P1 makes everything more real. As this is not a common experience, I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Assimilation, Culture Shock, Education, Singapore, Third Culture Kids, With Kids | Tagged american in singapore, expat blog singapore, homeschooling in Singapore, raising kids in singapore, singapore private schools, singapore public schools, third culture kids | Comments Off