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Lee Kong Chian Gardens School once a week, to engage
the children there in games and activities, and Bishan Home
for the Intellectually Disabled, to organize and engage in
activities with the adults at the home.
PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL INSTITUTIONS
We continue to have various partnerships and collaborations
with the Ministry of Education (“MOE”) and other local
educational institutions in Singapore.
MOE Teacher Work Attachment Programme
Since 2005, we have worked closely with MOE under
its “Teacher Work Attachment” programme to provide
professional development for MOE teachers. Under this
programme, MOE assigns their teachers to work under
attachment with teachers in our School for a period of two
to four weeks, to gain an understanding of the teaching
philosophy and methodologies of OFS and the IB.
In 2011 and 2012, we were the only international school
awarded the Certi cate of Appreciation by the Academy of
Singapore Teachers and in 2013, we were again the only
international school given a similar award by the MOE,
in recognition of OFS’s contribution to the professional
development of teachers in Singapore. OFS has renewed its
commitment to the Teacher Work Attachment programme
with MOE for 2014, and will continue to engage in this
partnership on a sustained basis to provide attachment
places to MOE teachers.
Exchanges with Local Schools
In Apri l 2013, we held an exchange programme with
Bendemeer Secondary School (“BSS”). During this programme,
our students participated in classes and school activities in
BSS, and in the following week the BSS students visited our
school and attended our classes. The exchange programme
was one important way to introduce our students to the
lifestyle and culture of Singapore students and conversely,
for our Singapore student participants from BSS to learn
about the learning methods, activities and diverse cultures
of our school.
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