KIDS GUIDE 2019

IN THE CLASSROOM

ISS What students say... Emellia Sanderson, Grade 11, Singaporean/British

International School

FOUNDED: 1981 DATES: August to June AGES: 4 to 18 years POPULATION: 550 CURRICULUM: IB

I’ve been attending ISS since 2008 and enrolled mid-way through Kindergarten 2. One thing I like best about ISS is it’s a close-knit community. This allows students across grades to have genuine interaction. The environment also gives

as I learn to understand how chemical reactions influence a person’s actions. This will also help me improve on how I interact with others. I love being part of the girl’s varsity football team, and I’m glad that ISS gives us an equal chance to try different activities so we can identify where our strengths lie! When I graduate, I want to focus my studies on either law or psychology. I’m really interested in both of these areas and I see myself heading in that direction.

us the opportunity to have more one-on-one attention from teachers when we need the help. Our teachers do know how to motivate, advise and guide us because they know what makes us “tick”. I really like how multicultural and united our school is as it allows us to make friends and learn about other cultures, which prepares me to understand the perspectives of others. My favourite subject is Psychology. Although it’s my first year taking it, I feel very in tune with it. I think I will particularly enjoy the biology side of the subject,

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