EXCEPTIONAL RESULTS “Two years ago I left my high school in Brazil and went straight into IB at AIS. At that time I didn’t understand what IB was and as I started the course, I realized that to maintain my high academic standards I would have to work hard. And that’s what I did. I gave my best every day to overcome the challenges of a new language and country, which didn’t come without anxiety. Fortunately, I met some special people at AIS that made my IB journey more enjoyable; such as Mr Semaan, in whom I found support; and Miss Hlawatsch and Miss Torres, in whom I found kindness and warmth. But truly, I am grateful for everyone involved in the past two years because the amount of things that I learned about myself and the world is beyond measure.”
Luana Meyer Accioli de Vasconcellos (45 points)
Bastien Buwalda studied a triple science in the IB diploma. He shares how important his teachers were to his academic journey “Throughout the entirety of my AIS experience, most of the teachers I had were incredibly supportive of my academic journey and school career - a very large thank you in particular to Mr Gardner, Mr Midgely, Ms Zwanniken, Dr Martindill, Mr Griffiths, Ms Torres and Mr Van Wijk (who is now sadly teaching elsewhere) for making those last two years some of the best of my time at AIS.”
Bastien Buwalda (45 points)
Shihan joined the school in 2019 (year 9), she enrolled in the EAL programme (English as an Additional Language) for approximately 1 year before she successfully transitioned to mainstream. She shares with us the challenges she faced “I have attended AIS since the end of 2019. The thing that I liked most about AIS was the comfortable studying atmosphere and many multicultural activities that let me fully enjoy my school life. My favourite subject was economics, and even though I’m not particularly good at it, I’m fascinated by how it interacts with society, and how the way of thinking is quite different. My favourite teacher is our head of Year 12, Mr. Midgley, who is also my chemistry teacher. He is a very nice and humorous teacher, and his classes are always quite funny.”
Shihan Yu (43 points)
Globally focused, distinctly Australian Australian International School Pte Ltd is registered by the Committee for Private Education (CPE), part of SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG). CPE Registration Number 199204405H. Period of registration 6 July 2019 to 5 July 2023
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