Integrated Programme (IP) or how to legally skip a national exam

This is a post on IP schools, a follow up from my post on GEP at the secondary level . As mentioned, an IP school is one which o…

GEP at secondary school level

A couple of years ago, the local papers reported that the Gifted Education Programme (GEP) in secondary school was to be scrapped…

English composition part2

For the first time yesterday, I learnt from Lesley-Anne that they are only given 1 hr 10 mins to write both the situational writi…

English composition part1

This is a two-part post on English composition, at the request of Lilian. She had been asking me for tips on improving English wr…

Studying about the environment

This post is a follow up to the one I wrote on GEP Social Studies . Apart from learning about Singapore's history, the kids a…

Learning about Singapore's history under GEP

One of the significant differences between the GEP and mainstream curriculum is the former's focus on Social Studies. In the …