Dover Court International School

• Age of students: from 3 to 18 years
• Hotel Area: Singapore
• Founded: 1972 year
• Type of institution: private school
• Language of instruction: English
• Type: collaborative.

Dover Court is part of the Nord Anglia family of schools, which guarantees access to the unique online platform Global Campus, which unites students around the world and makes the cooperation of children with each other an integral part of the educational path. Expeditions to centres in Tanzania and Switzerland provide students with the opportunity to develop vital skills: resilience, teamwork and leadership. Nord Anglia's collaboration with UNICEF, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Juilliard School provides students with an unforgettable experience and opportunities on their way to growing up.

Global Campus uses the best educational technology to create a safe and engaging environment for students of all ages. Qualified teachers monitor the actions of students, so children are always safe while they communicate with new friends in virtual projects and in reality.

A unique approach to individual learning ensures that each student is inspired, guided and encouraged throughout the program of study, receives the proper amount of attention from mentors. Educators work hard to identify children's strengths, identify their best qualities, and support them in any difficulties they may encounter.

Classes of small capacity guarantee the involvement of children in the educational process.

Students who are not their native English language can receive additional support through The English as Complementary Language (EAL) program up to and including Grade 9. Students are judged on their speaking, listening, reading, and writing in English, and the scores determine the level of support needed.

Additional language courses offered by the school:

• Chinese (EYFS, Elementary and Secondary School, GCSE, IBDP),
• French (high school and GCSE, IBDP),
• Spanish (GCSE, IBDP).

Technology supports and engages learning for all age groups. The high school has a "Bring Your Own Device" policy to ensure the seamless incorporation of technology into the learning process in all areas of the curriculum.

Students take virtual lessons and can take advantage of additional tasks at Nord Anglia's global campus, accessible to all 66,000 students in Nord Anglia's homestay schools.

Teachers regularly give homework: it is designed in such a way that the child learns about the importance of self-discipline and time management.

• All primary school students attend Chinese lessons daily, and in secondary school, children can choose between French, Chinese and Spanish.
• In May 2018, a group of students won awards for Best Drama and Best Special Effects at the 2018 Asian Youth Film Festival (AAYFF) with the film War Photographer. The film "Curtain Grips," created by the same group of students, won a special effects award at the 2019 Asian Youth Film Festival.
• A key event at the school is the annual United Nations (UN) Day, celebrating the school's rich cultural diversity among students and staff. A permanent element of the event is the "Parade of Nations", in which students parade in front of their parents in their national clothes.
• Another tradition is the annual concert of Christmas carols featuring the school choir and orchestra.
• Dover Court International School has achieved significant success and recognition both nationally and internationally – in January 2018, the school was awarded the "Outstanding Senior Management Team of the Year" award at the British International School Awards.

Dover Court International School offers a wide range of extracurricular activities for students throughout the school year. The activities offered change every semester – from sports, music, art to technology and crafts.

At Dover Court International School, a child will have the opportunity to take part in trips around Singapore and expeditions around the world. School excursions are an integrated part of the curriculum, so children of all ages and abilities can take part in them. There are annual trips with accommodation for all annual groups from 3 years and above, the opportunity to participate in expeditions to the Swiss Alps and Tanzania.

There are several competitive sports teams:

• soccer
• netball
• basketball
• rugby
• sensory rugby,
• swimming
• cross-country running,
• Athletics
• indoor cricket,
• Gaelic football.

DCIS is part of the Singapore International Schools Athletics Conference, ACSIS, participates in international sporting events through the Federation of British International Schools in Asia, FOBISIA.

There is also an active music department with a school orchestra and several choirs, along with the drama department musicals are staged annually.

Students participate in the UN High-Level Policy Forum in New York, the Global Orchestra for Students of the North of England, held at the Juilliard School, in the annual STEAM seminars at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

• Children learn a large number of languages - English, Chinese, French, Spanish.
• In the classrooms you can meet representatives of more than 60 nationalities.
• Education is conducted according to the English national curriculum.
• The institution cooperates with the world-famous MIT, UNICEF and Juilliard.
• The international initial Edexcel curriculum takes place here.
• The central location guarantees a comfortable and safe location for schoolchildren, close proximity to the pool and fields with natural lawn.
• The average student-teacher ratio is 9 to 1 and the class size is 20-24.
• Universities for DCIS graduates include England (Manchester, Durham, York, Royal Hollowway, Lancaster), Scotland (Edinburgh), Australia (Melbourne), USA (University of California at Berkeley), Netherlands (The Hague, Leiden), Ireland (Cork).
• Students study on Apple Mac laptops and tablets.
• Students in grades 12-13 are assisted by a special consultant for higher education and career guidance.
• Graduates of the International Baccalaureate (IBDP) program in 2021 scored an average of 36 points, exceeding the world average (33 points).
• As many as 20 candidates passed the exams with one hundred percent success.
• Two candidates received bilingual diplomas in English and Japanese.
• High-quality technical equipment makes the educational process comfortable and interesting.

The school occupies a fairly large area, on which there is an Administrative Block, Cooper Hall and the Main Library (built between 1980 and 1981), the Children's Block, the Center for Special Education. Later, swimming pools were built and repairs were made.

The campus underwent a large-scale reconstruction after the change of ownership in 2014 with a further renovation of the original infrastructure and the development of new facilities - treadmills, a football field with a grass surface, basketball and netball courts, a sensory garden, a radio and television recording studio, several playgrounds. In 2019, a new building for middle classes was opened.

All parents fill out an application form, at this stage an application fee of S$1,000 per child is charged.

Once the institution's admissions office has confirmed the available placement and after all relevant assessments of the applicant's abilities have been conducted, all new students are required to pay a one-time non-refundable registration fee to accommodate them – S$3,000 (GST). This fee is not deducted from the tuition fee.

Students applying for all secondary programs and study groups will be required to come to school to complete a CAT4 assessment.

The application will be considered executed after the admissions office receives the documents along with the registration fee of S$1,000. Completed applications must be sent to the e-mail address. The following package of documents must be attached to the application:

• Completed Form
• Copies of school reports for the last 2 years
• Certificate of English Proficiency
• Any documents relating to past, current or future additional services provided to the child (e.g. speech and language reports, educational psychologist reports)
• Copy of the student's passport page
• Copy of each parent's passport/ID page
• Copies of the front and back sides of the relevant passes of parents and students (required only for the first school day).

• Guardianship services during the studies
• Student supervision