Carpe Diem is the motto of Singapore International School which means ‘Seize the Day’. It means making the most of each day, balancing fun and hard work to achieve one's career goals. It encourages students to live each day to the fullest. One look at our curriculum, designed for the all-round development of students with equal emphasis on academics, co-curricular activities and you'll know how we intend to live up to our motto.
The International Baccalaureate® (IB) learner profile describes a broad range of human capacities and responsibilities that go beyond academic success.They imply a commitment to help all members of the school community learn to respect themselves and the world around them.
Each of the IB's programmes is committed to the development of students according to the IB learner profile.
Life at SIS – Students at SIS have distinctive opportunities to be a part of a multicultural community of young people.
AT SIS WE HAVE
We learn to accept and celebrate our differences, while at the same time we recognize the need for good behavior so everyone in the community may feel safe, loved and respected.
The global education imparted at SIS is built on core humanistic values meant to turn out educated minds having global perspectives while operating in the national and local domains. To this end the SIS pluralistic community celebrates local and global fests, organizes programme on global issues and has international studies programme and teachers and student exchange components while also using the virtual space to link SIS to the global community.
Constructivist approach is based on the principle that “A child learns best when he derives out of his learning”
The inquiry process is adopted here so as to tap the child’s natural curiosity as a point of reference to build in research skills which makes them not just
knowledgeable inquirers but also balanced thinkers who are open minded and reflective.
This is built on axiom that the best way to learn is by doing. To this end we at SIS have projects based learning, community service expressed through PYP action, round square projects, IAYP and cas programme apart from field and study trips at local, national and International Level.
Authentic leaning is promoted through use of real world examples and applications and use of case studies within the ambit of the programme.
Holistic education is more than the education of the whole student and addresses the very broadest development of the whole person at the cognitive and affective levels. It emphasizes that education of the child beyond the confines of the classroom.
SIS was the first school in India to conduct a workshop on Cooperative Learning by Dr. Spencer Kagen. The Kagen cooperative structures are instructional strategies designed to promote classroom communication boost students confidence and retain their interests in classroom interactions. These cooperative learning strategies are uncompetitive in nature and its not merely students working in groups but providing structures by which one can capitalize on one another’s recourses and skills and assess individual accountability within the group
Howard Gardner’s multiple intelligence is the basis of ensuring that teaching strategies are in tune to a child’s learning style, be it visual, verbal, musical, naturalistic, inter personal, intra personal, kinesthetic, logical and existential.
Individual / small group intervention
Small group skills training
Outreach Programs
Individual / small group intervention
Small group skills training
Research and Reading Skills Program
We are committed to nurturing gifted individuals to their full potential for the
fulfillment of self and the betterment of society.
In-class individual / small group support
Small group skills training (e.g. social skills, study and organizational skills)
SIS promotes the idea of inculcating servant leadership which implies that such a leadership is about leading with others in mind, valuing diverse opinions, cultivating a culture of trust, developing other leaders, help people with personal development, encourage others, adopt a style of persuasion not commanding, act with humility and make "sustainable" choices, i.e. "Servant leaders sacrifice some today to develop more for tomorrow" - Skip Prichard
SIS students have won places in many of the world's most highly selective universities. The school has an excellent track record of college placements for it students, thanks to a strong programme of college counselling by our professional counselling staff.
