Overview
Established in 1980, Lorna Whiston has built a reputation for high quality education and teaching excellence with our Speech and Drama and English Enrichment programmes.
In 1980, the first Lorna Whiston centre opened, with the aim of improving the standard of English language among Singaporean students. Over the years, demand for a quality English language programme grew, which led to the start of Speech and Drama in 2004.
With an unwavering commitment to excellence, we spare no expense to ensure that our students get the very best in terms of educational opportunities. Over 70,000 students have experienced the difference of the Lorna Whiston curriculum. We invite your child to join us on a transformative learning journey too.
At Lorna Whiston Enrichment Schools, our goal is to transform lives through learning. We aim to empower confidence in our students through a strong foundation in both written and spoken English. We hope that through their time of learning with us, our students will be equipped with the skills and values that they need to be successful individuals in the 21st Century.
21st Century Skills
In this globally and digitally connected world, our students need to know a myriad of new skills to succeed in life. Our curriculum has been designed to 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. At Lorna Whiston Schools, our classrooms are future-focused and we believe in empowering our students with skills that they can use to thrive in a world where change is constant and learning is a lifelong process.
The 21st Century Skills focused on are:
Communication
Collaboration
Critical Thinking
Creativity
At the heart of our programmes, it is our desire to build a strong academic foundation that equips students with strategies to help them learn better and instill soft skills and values essential for success. In order to prepare our students for academic success, we believe in providing our students with authentic and meaningful learning experiences.
The teaching methodology involves the students in collaborative, inquiry-based tasks that foster real understanding and develop a natural curiosity for seeking knowledge. Language skills are taught progressively in a multisensory environment.
Whole Child Approach
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.
Social-Emotional Learning
Our curriculum focuses on our desire to better equip our students with the essential soft skills that they will need to be global collaborators, knowledge constructors and creative communicators.
In our lessons, we focus on the following Social-Emotional skills:
