An academically ambitious curriculum, outstanding pastoral care, exceptional enrichment programmes and a close connection with their 170-year-old school in the UK – here’s why NLCS (Singapore) should be on your radar.
What do you consider when picking the right school for your child? We’ll go first! Although there’s no magic formula, a rich heritage of providing a first-class education, inspirational teachers and top notch pedagogy in a supportive environment are some key factors that come to mind. A school that fits the bill? North London Collegiate School (Singapore). We shine the spotlight on this prestigious school, its storied history, and their ambitious academic programme.
Though relatively new in Singapore (the school opened in August 2020), NLCS was founded in 1850 by educational pioneer Frances Mary Buss in the UK. That’s over 170 years of tradition, history and success stories! North London Collegiate School (Singapore) maintains a close connection with its founding school in the UK. To this day, the school has maintained an elite reputation and believes in providing each student with “floors, not ceilings” and the freedom to “run their own race”.
Top-notch academic education that’ll unlock your child’s fullest potential
Part of NLCS’ winning formula is the academically ambitious educational offering that stretches your child’s intellect and abilities and its outstanding pastoral care to support the programme. Life in Junior School is vibrant, happy and exciting, with a rich curriculum and warm sense of community giving your child the best possible start to their education. Students follow an academically ambitious programme of learning, with their teachers creating an environment that enables them to discover new knowledge, skills and understanding.
In Senior School, the goal is for each student to recognise academic excellence and to realise that it is attainable. NLCS (Singapore) believes that students should be given every opportunity to try new things and explore their interests and talents, in order for their whole personalities to grow. Through inspirational teaching, students develop their love of subjects and, in exploring this subject passion, become truly independent learners.
As for its enrichment programme, students are offered a great range of co-curricular activities across academic subjects, music, drama, sports, the creative arts and beyond.
With a winning formula of academic rigour, inspirational teaching and a culture of scholarship, it’s no wonder NLCS has won accolades for generations.
This post is in partnership with North London Collegiate School (Singapore)