OLD PERSEANS
School News THE PERSE SCHOOL SINGAPORE OPENS
PERSE PRIDE 2020
The Perse School Singapore opened in January 2020
For the third year
for pupils aged six to 11.
in a row, The Perse
Pupils and staff have settled in well and are
celebrated Perse
enjoying school life. Claire Bell, Founding Principal,
Pride, this year on
has been keeping the wider Perse family in
4 March. Pupils and
Cambridge well informed of all the latest activities in
staff were invited to wear
Singapore. Claire said, “ The pupils are really happy
brightly coloured clothes to
and have thoroughly enjoyed the breadth of the
School, and there were a number of activities
curriculum and all the wonderful activities on offer
throughout the day, including a lunchtime
at the school”. The broad and innovative curriculum
discussion on LGBT life at The Perse, led by
closely follows the Cambridge Primary programme,
PrideSoc leaders Gleb and Arianne (U6), and
incorporating Singapore maths as well as Mandarin
a film screening of Love, Simon. The Perse
as a second language.
Pelican even had a makeover, with rainbow
Claire Bell was formerly Head of Tenby School,
Pelican badges on sale.
Malaysia, and the British International School in northern Iraq. The majority of staff are in now place, with Claire revealing that she is immensely proud of her dynamic team who have worked tirelessly to
ECOSCHOOLS AWARD for The Perse
ensure the school, curriculum and extra-curricular
The Perse School has been awarded a Silver
activities are built upon the Perse School strengths
Eco-Schools Award, thanks to the hard work
and values.
of the student-led Green Team. Achieving the
The four core values of The Perse – intellectual
Silver Award means environmental issues are
curiosity and scholarship, endeavour, breadth
being covered in the school curriculum, and the
and balance, and respect for one another and our
whole school is involved in Eco-Schools work.
environment form the heart of the new school’s ethos. The school strives to nurture the children’s potential, build their confidence and prepare them for the future. The campus is at Upper Bukit Timah, a residential area in Singapore, and across from Bukit Timah nature reserve which is the highest point in Singapore and the oldest area of rainforest, approximately 8 miles from the downtown area and
The consultants were able to clearly articulate FFI’s role within the wider conservation movement, and celebrated the value of our relatively modest size, stating that we appeared to combine some of the best characteristics of being a big organisation with those of being small. The report also reiterated our own internal perspectives of FFI’s unique role, which focuses on “(i) collaboration through lasting partnerships, (ii) leadership through innovative models, and (iii) a lean entrepreneurial style allowing fast and flexible engagement on critical issues.”
The consultants were able to clearly articulate FFI’s role within the wider conservation movement, and celebrated the value of our relatively modest size, stating that we appeared to combine some of the best characteristics of being a big organisation with those of being small. The report also reiterated our own internal perspectives of FFI’s unique role, which focuses on “(i) collaboration through lasting partnerships, (ii) leadership through innovative models, and (iii) a lean entrepreneurial allowing fast and flexible engagement on critical issues.” FFI’S NICHE ISstyle CLEAR
The consultants were able to clearly articulate FFI’s role within the wider conservation movement, and celebrated the value of our relatively modest size, stating that we appeared to combine some of the best characteristics of being a big organisation with those of being small. The report also reiterated our own internal perspectives of FFI’s unique role, which focuses on “(i) collaboration through lasting partnerships, (ii) leadership through innovative models, and (iii) a lean FFI’S NICHE ISstyle CLEAR entrepreneurial allowing fast and flexible engagement on critical issues.”
The consultants were able to clearly articulate FFI’s role within the wider conservation movement, and celebrated the value of our relatively modest size, stating that we appeared to combine some of the best characteristics of being a big organisation with those of being small. The report also reiterated our own internal perspectives of FFI’s unique role, which focuses on “(i) collaboration through lasting partnerships, (ii) leadership through innovative models, and (iii) a lean FFI’S NICHE ISstyle CLEAR entrepreneurial allowing fast and flexible engagement on critical issues.”
FFI’S NICHE IS CLEAR
The consultants were able to clearly articulate FFI’s role within the wider conservation movement, and celebrated the value of our relatively modest size, stating that we appeared to combine some of the best characteristics of being a big organisation with those of being small. The report also reiterated our own internal perspectives of FFI’s unique role, which focuses on “(i) collaboration through lasting partnerships, (ii) leadership through innovative models, and (iii) a lean entrepreneurial style allowing fast and flexible engagement on critical issues.”
FFI’S NICHE IS CLEAR
the famous Marina Bay Sands.
PERSE PLAYERS prove frighteningly funny as The Addams Family The Addams Family was the 2019–20 Perse Players production, which the company performed to rave reviews in December. Based around the fictional family of Gomez, Morticia, Wednesday, Pugsley and Uncle Fester, talented Perse actors, technical crew and musicians from all year groups staged four shows of the musical comedy in the Peter Hall Performing Arts Centre. The show was the last for Perse Theatre Director in Residence, Matthew Hawksworth, who left the School in February to take up a role leading the Youth programme of Pavilion Dance South West. We wish him all the best for the future.
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