Home-Based Learning: How The Grange Navigated this New Ground
Prior to COVID-19, Home-Based Learning (HBL) is uncharted territory for many. A month and a half ago, it’s clear that this new approach of learning is going to be a steep learning curve for not just teachers but for students and parents alike. The biggest challenge was – how could we replicate a classroom experience […]
Charity Begins at Home with “Care Packs” for All at The Grange
Students and staff at The Grange each received a ’Care Pack’ on the 6 April 2020, one day before the ‘Circuit Breaker’ began. It was an exercise to remind to practice good personal hygiene and stay healthy during the ‘Circuit Breaker’ period and beyond. Packs for teachers contained an orange, apple, hand-sanitiser, pack of anti-bacterial […]
Making Our Very Own Hand Sanitisers!
The initial stage of the coronavirus pandemic in late January 2020 saw stores running out of hand sanitisers, an essential item for protection against this virus. With this widespread shortage, The Grange decided to let our students have the opportunity to try their hands at making the alcohol-based cleanser. On 2 April 2020, a week […]
How The Grange Is Using Technology To Support its Learning
The Grange uses technology as an integral tool to support our students’ learning to make them more effective in achieving the desired outcomes. This follows the introduction of the school’s future-focused curriculum to support our unique Cre8tors-in-Action© educational philosophy aimed at developing and equipping our students with the following eight core competencies. Construction & Design Respecting […]
How 5 Pieces of Bread Taught Us About Personal Hygiene
To educate students in the importance of personal hygiene, especially during the current health crisis, The Grange conducted an experiment for them to understand the necessity for washing and sanitising their hands. Students were divided into groups of five and were each given five pieces of bread. They were told to give each piece of […]
The Grange Institution 2.0 | A Future-Focused Curriculum
The Grange Institution started its inaugural school year in August 2018 with a vision of being the school “Where Creativity Flourishes”. This was done through a balanced combination of subject rigor using the Cambridge International Primary Curriculum and transferability of knowledge and skills through a transdisciplinary Units of Inquiry approach. This future-oriented curriculum was a […]
School fees: International Schools vs Local Schools in Singapore
International schools in Singapore provide education for students in a largely international environment. The curricula offered are typically foreign, such as the UK system, American system or any other international curriculums like the International Primary Curriculum (IPC) or International Baccalaureate (IB). Students who attend international schools typically seek pathways into foreign universities in other parts […]
Vere 360: Immersive Educational Content
VERE 360 The Grange Institution has partnered up with VERE360, a technology start-up to create proprietary VR & AR contents for its IPC Units of Learning – and in doing so, became the first school in the world to offer learners with such experience. VERE360 is complementing The Grange’s future-focused curriculum by using virtual reality, bringing students’ learning […]
UN Day @ The Grange: It’s A Small World Afterall
Children at The Grange wore their national costumes and carried their national flags to celebrate the school’s inaugural United Nation’s Day on Monday, 4 November 2019. It was to mark the anniversary of the UN, which was founded in 1945 with only 45 member countries. Today, the UN’s membership has grown to 193. UN Day […]
A Blast from the Past
65 million years ago, dinosaurs roamed Earth. Then they went extinct – or did they? In a surprise welcome for our students back to Term 2, a baby Tyrannosaurus Rex visited The Grange and provided our students, along with children from our sister brands, Kinderland Preschool and ELFA Preschool with a jaw-dropping experience. This was […]
Creative Expressions Project: Celebrating Creativity
Their growth though music and movement were also on display. Students flaunted their abilities on the keyboard, triangles and other musical instruments, and synchronized to rhythmic beats with hoops. They even broke out into an impromptu song session with songs they learnt during their foreign language lessons! The Creative Expressions showcase at The Grange is […]
Choosing the Right International School for Your Child
International schools in Singapore are growing in numbers. With over 50 international schools for families to choose from, how do you select one that is the right fit for your child? Firstly, parents have to understand their child’s needs in order to identify a school which their child can thrive. Are facilities a priority, or […]
