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Why I Chose Singapore’s Public Schools–Sassy Mama Singapore
I’m featured on Sassy Mama Singapore today, discussing why I chose Singapore’s Public Schools My journey into Singaporean education began, as so many wonderful things do, with vicious morning sickness. Pregnant with my second daughter, I was spending most … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Published!, Singapore, Writing
Tagged expat bostonians, Expats in Singapore Schools, Primary 1, Sassy Mama Singapore, singapore public schools
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P1 Registration—It’s over. Someone get me a drink.
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
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P1 registration schadenfreude
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
Phases of Registration for SG Public Schools (as applies to PR/Expat families)
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
Why I’m choosing Singapore’s Public Schools
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
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