Singapore Expats

HI ALL,

i am new on this forum, i would like to explain my situation , soon i gonna move down to singapore with my 2 kids, 11 and 10 years old. they study in thailand (phuket) , i am afarid about the school in singapore, cause both of my kids didint speak english, i would like to know if anyone of you can help me out , give me some advice, .

question is : how they can integrate school if they dont speak englsih?? ,
: do you know any school who can allow then to go in, and give then a chance to get a good school education . thanks a lot for your help ...

ps: sorry for my english

Hi there,

I am actually a guardian and we have Thai students. Honestly, if they do not speak English, they have alot of catching up to do. I always encourage parents to start sending them for English classes even before the school starts. I have young boarders who come here at the age of 6 so that they may attend english classes.

Howeer, 10/11 years old they might have to join the younger group instead of students at their age in School. This will depend on their test that they are taking with MOE.

As for the school, it will depend on where they are staying. They will probably have to go to a local school and start all over. Nonetheless, kids also learn very fast, just that as parents and care givers, we have to be extremely patient.

funkyhomestay wrote:Hi there,

I am actually a guardian and we have Thai students. Honestly, if they do not speak English, they have alot of catching up to do. I always encourage parents to start sending them for English classes even before the school starts. I have young boarders who come here at the age of 6 so that they may attend english classes.

Howeer, 10/11 years old they might have to join the younger group instead of students at their age in School. This will depend on their test that they are taking with MOE.

As for the school, it will depend on where they are staying. They will probably have to go to a local school and start all over. Nonetheless, kids also learn very fast, just that as parents and care givers, we have to be extremely patient.

thanks for your answer, rite now, i think we gonna move , or first iam gonna move during july or august, maybie i will wait a bit for then to come over, get some english lesson in thailand, can you tell me when the school start in singapore, pls, and any advise on public school.....thanks. i heard a pretty good reputation from singapore schools.
cheers, and thankls again for your answer, i was really waiting for someone answer .cheers

hi,

mainstream schools start on the 28th of June 2010.

Yup, you should consider enrolling them in some English classes like the British Council.

Good luck with your move.

I could be wrong, but I think Overseas Family School (OFS) accepts pupils that don't speak English.