The Australian International School (AIS) today announces a first in Early Years education worldwide in Singapore, establishing a campus complete with the widest range of state-of-the-art facilities for students from 18 months to 6 years old.
Inaugurated in a groundbreaking ceremony by His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK, MC (Ret'd), Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia and Lady Cosgrove, this specialist early years educational campus offers children access to 22m swimming pool, 470m2 multi-function hall, 5 library and learning resource centres, 9 arts and language specialist classrooms and a dedicated parent café, all in one centrally-located facility.
The campus, set to open in 2017 next to the existing AIS facility at Lorong Chuan, will house teaching and learning for an enhanced Early Years curriculum that launches at AIS this coming January. This progressive curriculum includes daily Mandarin, maths and literacy lessons, Speech and Drama Program, structured Physical Education under the SMART Steps Perceptual Motor Program and weekly violin lessons taught by specialists.
To see photos of the groundbreaking ceremony, click here.
To find out more about the new Early Years curriculum starting in January 2016, or to discover more about the new campus opening in 2017, enquire now or book a personal tour.