The culture of Singapore is base on meritocracy and it is a country which only wants the best to serve as leaders. Therefore, it is a country where people aspire to learn and study hard.
Singapore attaches great importance to developing its own people. The education system in Singapore is conducive to the development of each student’s unique talents and interests. The education system in Singapore absorbs the essence of both eastern and western cultures and adopts flexible teaching pedagogies to cultivate and develop the potential of students. So far, its education system was quite successful. One of the biggest features of Singapore’s education is “bilingualism”. Language is the most direct form of communication in an increasingly interactive and diverse world. The language of instruction in Singapore for most schools is English, which children learn as their first language from kindergarten. But at the same time, all students have to learn mother tongue and for most of Singapore’s population, that means Chinese language. The Singapore government devote a big amount of the annual budget to ensure that the education system attracts the best students to become teachers. Only the best will get offered a job with the Ministry of Education and only then will they be sent to oversees education with scholarship and the National Institute of Education for teachers’ training.
With such high quality teachers in place, education in Singapore is leading the way.
Stalford Education Group brings the outstanding educational resources of Singapore to Nantong Stalford International School.
Founded in 1998, Singapore’s Stalford Education Group has a high-level management team with more than 1700 full-time teachers, including excellent international teachers and educational experts who publish teaching materials and write extracurricular books. At present, it has 9 Education brands, more than 35 branch schools and more than 30000 students,Stalford Education Group adheres to the principle of putting the students at the heart of every decision and attaches great importance to the development of students in moral, intellectual, physical and aesthetic aspects. We hoped that students will have excellent academic performance, and also cultivates students’ personality quality and the ability to think, explore, innovate and adapt. After more than ten years of unremitting efforts, Stalford Education Group has played a role in molding tens of thousands of students who have graduated with A-grades in many subjects and entered world famous schools.
In 2015, Singapore Stalford Education Group set up in Nantong and is committed to building Nantong Stalford International School into an international modern high-quality school integrating the best from Chinese and Western cultures, nurturing Nantong students to become a well developed world class talents with patriotic hearts, international vision and foreign language expertise!
Now, parents no longer need to cross the ocean to send their children to Singapore, they can receive such authentic and world-class elite education for Chinese people. Stalford has been meeting with Nantong parents and student since 2015.
Let’s meet our Distinguished faculty!
English Coordinator
Chia Hui Kwek
Awarded with a Teaching Award from the Ministry of Education of Singapore, Chia Hui Kwek graduated from National University of Singapore (NUS) (World University Ranking 11) with a Bachelor of Arts (with Merit) degress as well as a Post-Graduate Diploma in Education from National Institute of Education (NIE). A believer of lifelong learning, she has pursued her pedagogy by attaining her Masters in Education from Nanyang Technological University (NTU).
Chia Hui has been teaching English Language, English Literature and Humanities for the past 15 years in Singapore government and independent schools, including Raffles Institution, in Singapore. She had also been a subject head, head of internal examination as well as teacher leader in various professional development groups over the years. Chia Hui firmly believes that every child has the potential to succeed and as a teacher, she always helps them fulfil their dreams and reach their goals.
Academic Director
Paul Pandian
Paul from Singapore graduated from one of the most recognized secondary school, Raffles Institute and received a degree from University College London (World University Ranking 8). He has been teaching mathematics and science from upper primary to graduating class. Paul has taught 17 years at schools in Singapore and at international schools. He is very familiar with both Singapore and international education curriculum.
IB – PYP Coordinator
Serena Loke
Serena graduated with a BA(Hons) degree in Education from the Nanyang Technological University (World University Ranking 11) and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. She not only holds teaching certificate from Singapore Ministry of Education, but also holds other certificates in special needs education as well as diploma in TESOL.
Just as the education landscape keeps evolving, Serena continues to upgrade herself to ensure that her students receive the best. To her, teaching is not a job but a passion.
Art and Creative Coordinator
Lindsey Bailey
Lindsey was born in Texas, USA. She received her undergraduate degree from Studio Art at the University of Texas at Austin, and received two masters degrees from Maryland Institute of the Arts. Before teaching art at Nantong Stalford International School, Lindsey has taught art all over the United States, Qatar and Singapore. She is very familiar with IB education philosophy and has rich experience in teaching both American, PYP and DP curriculum.
Lindsey’s research and interests in her studio artwork also makes her a dynamic teacher who is animated in the classroom and builds strong relationship with her students.
From Singapore to China, from IB-PYP Preschool to Primary School, Secondary and High School, Nantong Stalford is committed to letting more Chinese families enjoy the world-class combination of Chinese and Western international education.
