Your Invitation: Parental Engagement
When it comes to international schools in Singapore, you parents have plenty of options. But an international school that helps you to be parents? Now we’re talking. GEMS World Academy Singapore happens to be one of the rare few. We’ve raved about their interesting 3-a-day approach of talk, share, and encourage, so we did a little more digging, and came back with great news.
The fine folk at GEMS World Academy Singapore believe in parental engagement so strongly that it’s embedded and integrated in their day-to-day curriculum. For example, homework assignment requires parents to spend quality time with the littlies, like listening to their story, or a competition that pits mum against dad to solve math problems. The fun you have together – and actual engagement in their schoolwork – is duly shared with the rest of the class the next lesson!
If you’re not convinced of the benefits, get this: the effect of parent engagement over a student’s school career amounted to adding the equivalent of an extra two to three years education to the student. Which means your kid would be way ahead of anyone in his/her class – a clear sign of (academic or otherwise) success if there ever was one.
Still skeptical? A study was done by Auckland University’s Professor John Hattie, who conducted a 15-year analysis of 50,000 studies involving 83 million students. In a nutshell, it’s undeniable that parents need to set high aspirations and help develop their kids as learners – and GEMS World Academy can help you with that.
You’re Invited: Parental Engagement Talk
Want to learn more about how to be a better, more engaged parent, and know more about this awesome new school (enrolment has commenced for Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 8), meet Nadia Petrossi, GEMS Specialist in Parental Engagement to learn the GEMS Education approach to promoting higher learning.
When: December 6, 2013, 3pm to 5pm.
Where: Hilton Orchard Hotel, 581 Orchard Road, Ballroom 2, Level 2, Singapore 238883.
RSVP: Reserve your spot at 6557 2702.
Images: GEMS World Academy Singapore.