As a young teacher, Ms. Lorna Whiston taught in the UK before coming to Singapore in the 1960s, where she gained much recognition for her work in the British Armed Forces and international schools. In 1980, she opened the first Lorna Whiston school with the aim of improving the local standard of English. 


Since then, Lorna Whiston Schools have enriched students with a strong academic foundation in both written and spoken English. while empowering them with confidence through the skills and values that they need to be successful individuals in the 21st Century.

Lorna Whiston Schools' Real Learning Curriculum™ combines academic rigor with essential life skills, fostering confident learners. Our Whole-Child Approach integrates social-emotional, physical, and academic development, while drama-based learning cultivates effective communication, self-awareness, and emotional intelligence. Through collaborative inquiry and creative expression, students develop a natural curiosity for knowledge and prepare for success in an ever-changing world.

In this globally and digitally connected world, our students need to know a myriad of new skills to succeed in life. We provide students with the opportunity to learn 21st Century Skills in authentic situations so that they will be successful at school, at work and in life. These soft skills we focus on include the 4Cs:

Research consistently shows that these 21st Century Skills are crucial to lifelong success in today’s rapidly changing world. Yet such soft skills are often overlooked or underserved in traditional schooling. 


At Lorna Whiston Schools, we continuously update our curriculum to empower our students with confidence and foster a love for learning, unlocking their full potential to thrive as the successors of our future.

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Our focus is on preparing our students for the challenges of today and tomorrow in a healthy, safe, supportive, engaging and challenging learning environment. The academic development, social-emotional development and physical development of our students is of great importance to us as we want to nurture confident learners who are empowered with skills which will help them reach their full potential in life.

Growing minds and bodies need a supportive environment that focuses on their academic development, social-emotional development and physical development. We provide such an environment to nurture confident learners who are empowered with skills that will help them reach their full potential. Connecting with our students is key so our teacher to child ratio ensures that each child receives the attention they deserve. 



In every lesson we have a focus on a Social-Emotional Learning Objective and students gain a greater awareness of responsible decision-making, relationship management, self awareness, self-management and social awareness.

Our supportive, positive and personable team works together to ensure the success of the whole group.

Learning is our raison d’etre - it’s central to everything we do. We are committed to lifelong learning: when we err, we learn and do better.

We conduct our business to the highest standards of professional behaviour and ethics; we are honest, ethical and transparent.

We love challenges, and we go above and beyond to reach our goals - we are driven to be the best we can possibly be.

The world changes every day, and we encourage our staff to look to the future so we can stay ahead of the curve.