Keane Family
We’ve been living in Singapore for seven years and Rowan has attended EtonHouse the whole time, transitioning from the Broadrick campus IB Primary years programme to the Orchard campus. The school also offers the International A levels pathway; very few international schools in Singapore provide this alternative to the IB Diploma.
High academic standards are expected at EtonHouse and the students get every assistance to help them reach their potential. When you combine their incredible teachers with smaller class sizes, you get an excellent focused education. The children are always stepping up to new challenges.
Their location at the top of Orchard Road provides transport connections and a new MRT line. Being in the city centre is also exciting for the children. It could mean a short walk to the Botanic Gardens for an interactive class or for the older students to leave the campus and enjoy lunch options nearby. Lovely memories are often created this way.
There’s continuous investments in facilities too. The latest addition is a recreation and play zone nestled among the adjacent black-and-white houses. Sports are varied with lots of different options.
We would particularly like to highlight the school’s strong ethos, which develops the students in a caring and interested way. There’s a really friendly atmosphere and the children are happy.
If you’re looking for a friendly school where your child will be happy and get a great education right in the heart of the city, then this is the place to consider.
Emer and John Keane, Irish; Parents of Rowan (Year 9) – 2024
Hagiwara Family
We moved from Tokyo, Japan to Singapore in October 2021, at a time when travel and immigration was very limited. Both our sons joined EtonHouse Orchard a month later. Shota is currently in Year 5 and Seiji is in Year 2.
When we were still in Japan, we searched for a school. We discovered that it was standard for kids living in Singapore to go to school by school bus. However, we preferred a school nearby and hoped to have frequent communication with the teachers, school staff and other parents. EtonHouse Orchard was the right location and school size for our sons.
One of the things we’ve found wonderful at the school is that kids have opportunities to learn not only Singapore culture but also other countries’ cultures. For example, one of the memorable events for us was the art festival in March this year, where Misho presented the Japanese green tea culture. Henna art in Deepavali was another memorable event.
Together with our kids, we learned how students at EtonHouse Orchard learn and experience other countries’ cultures. We would definitely recommend EtonHouse to other families. The heartwarming atmosphere of the Orchard campus and one class for each year with small student numbers makes it possible to have close communication between parents, teachers and students.
Misho and Masayoshi Hagiwara, Japan; Parents of Shota (Year 5) and Seiji (Year 2) – 2023
Tajimi family
Two months has passed since our children began Primary school at EtonHouse International School @ Orchard.
In Japan, my daughter would be in Year 6 and her younger brother would be in the final year of nursery school. However, here in Singapore, my son is in Year 2. When my son returned home after his first day of school, he was feeling very hungry because he did not know how to say ‘more please’, during lunch time. Today, his English has improved and and he able to say besides ‘more please!’, during lunch time. The classroom teachers sends Seesaw messages to parents to show pictures and videos of kids in the classroom. It is a lovely and helpful tool for understanding what they are learning at school.
The primary students also visited Singapore Science Center at the beginning of their 2nd term. After the school excursion, the Year 6 students learn how work to help people’s lives convenient. Their recent homework is to design and create a that would help solve a . My daughter made a “book stand” that was a to solve a , because her hands get tired when she lies down and read books. It is a priceless opportunity for kids to learn the “process of study”, to find out the problem, to brainstorm how to solve it, to design a machine to solve the problem, to create the machine and to reflect how to make it better. This process is otherwise known as design thinking.
I like the comprehensive or interdisciplinary study style used in EtonHouse International School @ Orchard. The curriculum is planned to integrate science, social studies, math, language and art. For example, “human rights” was the theme in the first term and Year 6 students read stories about refugees, watched photo collections, made dioramas. The annual plan of study include themes on religion, faith and culture. I am happy to be a part of EtonHouse International School @ Orchard.
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EtonHouse International School Orchard校のプライマリー（小学部）に通い始めて２ヶ月と少しが経ちます。学校を選ぶ時に重視したのは、少人数であることと、自由な空気の中で自主的な学びを応援する環境です。お姉ちゃんがYear6で弟がYear2のクラスで奮闘しています。下の子は日本では保育園の年長さんでした。Etonhouseの初日、英語で何と言っておかわりをもらったらいいのかわからずペコペコで帰宅しましたがmore please！から始まって、少しずつ英語の単語を発するようになってきました。日々彼のコップに水が注がれているのかなと思います。
Year6の今学期のテーマは〈機械〉の働きです。校外学習でscience centerに出かけた後、人々の生活を便利にしてくれる〈機械〉にはどんなものがあり、どのように作られるかなどを学んでいます。〈問題〉を見つけてそれを解決する〈機械〉を設計して作ってくるという課題では、本たてを作りました。寝転がって本を読む時に本を持ってると手が疲れるよという〈問題〉を解決してくれる〈機械〉です。何が問題か、どうすれば解決するか、解決のための機械はどのような形にしたらいいか考え、設計図を描き、材料を調達し、組み立てて、どのようにすればもっとよくなるか考察します。
図工と理科・社会や科学的論理的な考察などがすべて一体となった授業構成が特徴的です。１学期は、human rightsに関する学習で難民についての物語を読み、写真集を見て、ジオラマを作りました。年間の計画表を見ると、宗教や信仰、文化をテーマに学習する学期もあって、シンガポールらしいな、と思いました。
Kentaro and Miho Tajimi, Japan; Parents of Tamaki (Year 6) and Itsuki (Year 2) – 2018
Kimi attends Secondary 1 (Year 7) at the EtonHouse International School. She started in Year 1 and then left towards the end of Year 4 due to our family relocating. She rejoined EtonHouse in Secondary 1 when she returned to Singapore. The staff and teachers at EtonHouse are incredibly professional and dedicated. The school helps us in every way to make Kimi’s campus experience enjoyable. We also often have get-togethers with other parents and their children outside campus. In terms of teaching, the learning is made fun. We like that the school is educating and developing the children holistically, not just for academics.
At the Secondary level, the school has an Outdoor Education programme that Kimi is enjoying very much. This includes a variety of adventure challenges such as orienteering, archery and rock climbing, which has helped test and develop her physical, social and personal skills. She always comes home happy and with many stories to tell. She has gained much confidence and independence through her everyday interactions with teachers and classmates. The school also keeps parents up to date with our children’s progress.
When we arrived in Singapore, we checked out schools in the East area and shortlisted EtonHouse. When we visited the campus, we felt that it was the right school for Kimi. We were very impressed with the school’s values, philosophy, and cultural and linguistic diversity, as well as its solid and well-rounded curriculum. The school is warm and welcoming, focusing on each individual child and their talents. EtonHouse has pushed the boundaries of Kimi’s capabilities while still making it enjoyable for her.
Myra and Keithley Ner, Filipino; Parents of Kimi Alexa (Year 9) – 2018
