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The international school experience goes beyond gaining academic knowledge. More importantly, it’s about equipping students with the necessary skills to navigate the real world.
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Harriet, a student at Tanglin Trust School, Singapore is an Outstanding Pearson Learner Award winner, having received the highest mark in Asia for GCSE Art award for her Pearson Edexcel GCSE 2021/2022 results. Let’s hear Harriet’s story.
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Career guidance and help with university applications for students is so important. Support in this area can include organising university fairs and work experience opportunities and internships, careers counselling, and providing advice on choosing university courses and submitting applications. Here, we learn how high school students can benefit from the offering at Tanglin Trust School along with insights from five other Singapore international schools.
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Tanglin Trust School will open a new campus in Gippsland, Australia in 2025. This expansion will introduce the Highlands Programme, offering Year 9 students a unique five-week residential and learning experience.
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Work experience is an important way for teenagers to gain an insight into the working world. As students reach those all-important teenage years there are opportunities for them to explore careers within the school timetable, as well as take on a part-time or holiday job. We take a closer look at how Tanglin and other international schools in Singapore are supporting work experience.