For their future success, today's students need to know how to communicate, yet many are graduating without this critical skill. At GIIS, we aim to help our students graduate with all of the skills they need for success, including communication skills. We've already discussed why communication skills are critical, so here is a closer look at...
Children entering their primary years are faced with a critical moment; not only are they approaching the time when academic success becomes fundamental, but they are also just beginning to discover who they are and who they want to become.
Dr Maria Montessori famously said:
“The goal of early childhood education should be to activate the child’s own natural desire to learn.”
At Global Indian International School (GIIS), we have embraced this philosophy whole-heartedly even while designing a unique pedagogy which combines focal points of the esteemed Montessori curriculum with...
As adults, we know the benefits of living cross-culturally. Young people especially gain a global worldview, valuable language skills and the ability to create bridges between cultures. In fact, 44% of children who grow up in cross-cultural settings earn a graduate degree by age 22, and most of them work in highly skilled professions such as...
Fast-paced and cosmopolitan, Singapore is an exciting city in which to work and raise children. Many modern Indian families relish Singapore's thriving cultural milieu and robust economic scene. But as with any change, relocating to Singapore can prove stressful for children and teens unless everyone knows how to blend in.
Parents always fondly remember the time when their sons and daughters spoke to them incessantly when they were little. The children would habitually talk a lot, tell the parents about their day, about their friends and their school and play. Parents often the joy in such interactions, recalling the time when such chats were fun, informative as...
Our modern world is a global village. Families have moved for work from their countries of origin to lands of different cultures and ways of life, where they settle down and raise their children.
When students and staff enjoy the nature-inspired sights and sound at the GIIS SMART Campus without any inhibition, we know we have succeeded in creating a safe and secure learning environment. With the use of cutting-edge technology, we fulfil our commitment to ensuring the safety and security of our 3500+ students and staff.
Facial recognition was an idea first explored in the 1960s. It was Captain James T Kirk and his crew of space explorers who were seen to use this technique to access rooms onboard the starship USS Enterprise.
What was seen as science fiction back then is now a reality. And this high end technology has been replicated in GIIS SMART Campus which...
Remember the time when schools were classrooms with wooden furniture, basic facilities, a single teacher and textbook-heavy learning? Education, back then, was designed to meet the need of the hour.