SCHOOL MINI GUIDE 2019
Hillside World Academy
The school is strongly bicultural
Norman and Ruth Li, Americans; Jasper Li (10), Winifred (6)
“ We’ve been living in Singapore for 11 years now. Jasper has been attending HWA since First Grade, while Winifred recently joined First Grade in January this year. Our children have really enjoyed their time at HWA, and so have we as parents. The things that drew us to the school were the high level of Chinese content in the curriculum and the small community atmosphere. Three years on, I still love that when you come to school, you hear kids speaking Chinese everywhere, along the halls and even at the playground! The school is strongly bicultural, representing the best of both worlds through celebrations and holidays. The students also have the opportunity to spend a few weeks each year in total Chinese immersion at HWA’s sister school Huijia Private School in Beijing. My son is looking forward to that trip! The school also has typical after-school sports such as soccer and badminton, in addition to other offerings like wushu and Chinese calligraphy, which our kids participate in. We heard about HWA from other parents when Jasper was in kindergarten, so we checked out online reviews. He was attending a Chinese kindergarten and we wanted a primary school that would continue to support his Mandarin learning. The school used to be known as Chinese International School before it changed its name to Hillside World Academy. It always had a great reputation of achieving a very high level of Mandarin fluency and cultural awareness. This is why we decided to send our children there. We’d definitely recommend HWA to families looking for a bicultural and bilingual school that has a closely-knit community!” 11 Hillside Drive 6254 0200 | hwa.edu.sg
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