Soaring beyond today with Shelton College International

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I AM ZHONG ZHUO WEN. I STUDIED AT SHELTON FOR THREE YEARS. I LIKE THIS SCHOOL ALTHOUGH IT DOES NOT LOOK AS BEAUTIFUL AS I HAD IMAGINED BUT I REALLY ENJOYED THE THREE YEARS I SPENT STUDYING HERE. I WANT TO SHARE MY LEARNING EXPERIENCE WITH YOUR GUYS. MOST OF THE STUDENTS WHEN THEY FIRST ARRIVED IN SINGAPORE, THE MAIN PROBLEM THEY FOUND IS ENGLISH. ACTUALLY ENGLISH IS NOT THAT DIFFICULT AS YOU LEARN. I READ NEWSPAPER EVERY DAY TO INCREASE MY WORD BANK AND I TRIED USING ENGLISH TO SPEAK TO THE LOCAL PEOPLE HERE. FROM : ZHONG ZHUO WEN, CHINA

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I AM ZHONG ZHUO WEN. I STUDIED AT SHELTON FOR THREE YEARS. I LIKE THIS SCHOOL ALTHOUGH IT DOES NOT LOOK AS BEAUTIFUL AS I HAD IMAGINED BUT I REALLY ENJOYED THE THREE YEARS I SPENT STUDYING HERE.

I WANT TO SHARE MY LEARNING EXPERIENCE WITH YOUR GUYS. MOST OF THE STUDENTS WHEN THEY FIRST ARRIVED IN SINGAPORE, THE MAIN PROBLEM THEY FOUND IS ENGLISH. ACTUALLY ENGLISH IS NOT THAT DIFFICULT AS YOU LEARN.

I READ NEWSPAPER EVERY DAY TO INCREASE MY WORD BANK AND I TRIED USING ENGLISH TO SPEAK TO THE LOCAL PEOPLE HERE.

FROM : ZHONG ZHUO WEN, CHINA

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I came to Singapore about one and the half years ago.The first day I stepped to Shelton, the school seemed small but warm. I stayed in the school hostel and my roommates were four Secondary four students. In the beginning, I was anxious because I was theonly Indonesian there. I was afraid that they would not accept me. However, I was wrong! They are very friendly to me as my seniors. I felt accepted and comfortable around them. All of them were very diligent students, they studied hard, in order to finish their homework, they burnt midnight oil and did revision for O level examination.At School, I was offered a myriad of opportunities todevelop myself, I joined Leo Club which allowed me to do volunteer activity and develop my leadership skills.Our year and a half learning journey has ended. It is bitter truth to swallow. Our paths will diverge from now on. I might be only with my friends and teachers for a while but the knowledge that I acquired and those sweet memories will remain etched in my mind forever.Thank you Shelton!

FROM : AMELIA, INDONESIA

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I WAS A STUDENT FROM SHELTON HIGH 4C AND I JUST FINISHED MY O LEVEL

EXAMINATION. I HAD BEEN THERE SINCE JULY 2011. AT MY FIRST SIGHT, I

FELL IN LOVE WITH THIS BEAUTIFUL CAMPUS. THERE IS A BIG GARDEN IN THE

MIDDLE OF THE TEACHING BUILDING; A SCULPTURE OF THE VIRGIN MARY IS IN

THE CENTER OF THE GARDEN. WHEN YOU GET INTO THE GARDEN U WILL FEEL

RELAX AND COMFORTABLE. I’M RELUCTANT TO LEAVE MY CLASS. IN OUR CLASS

THERE WERE CHINESE STUDENTS AND INDONESIA STUDENTS. WE LEAVE AND

STUDY HARMONIOUSLY TOGETHER. THE TEACHERS IN SHELTON ARE ALL VERY

NICE AND ADMIRABLE. WHEN WE HAD PROBLEMS WITH OUR SCHOOL WORK,

WE ALWAYS FIND THEM AND ASK THEM TO TEACH US HOW TO SOLVE THE

PROBLEM. THEY ARE ALL REALLY NICE TEACHERS.

SHELTON HAD ALL MY MEMORY. I MET MY BEST FRIEND THERE. I LOVE

SHELTON. I LOVE SINGAPORE!

FROM: HU HAO YUE, CHINA

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SHELTON COLLEGE INTERNATIONAL HAS OFFERED ME A PROMISING HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION. I HAVE LEARNED A LOT THROUGHOUT THE ONE YEAR AND A HALF GCE O-LEVEL COURSE. THE TEACHERS IN SHELTON ARE DEDICATED TO ENRICH STUDENTS’ ABILITIES IN BOTH ACADEMIC AND NON-ACADEMIC FIELDS. ALTHOUGH THE

SCHOOL BUILDING IS COMPARABLY SMALLER THAN SOME OTHER SECONDARY SCHOOLS, THE QUALITY OF THE EDUCATION IS NOT

UNDERMINED. IT IS SINCERELY A FORTUNE TO BE ABLE TO STUDY IN SHELTON.

THEREFORE SHELTON HAS LEFT ME A GOOD IMPRESSION ON ME. THE TEACHERS ARE COMPETENT AND COMPARABLE TO OTHER SINGAPORE GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS. IN OVERALL, SHELTON

COLLEGE INTERNATIONAL IS WORTHWHILE FOR THOSE WHO ARE LOOKING TO STUDY IN SINGAPORE.

FROM: CHARISMA DHARMAWAN, INDONESIA

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MY NAME IS RARAS FROM INDONESIA. I STUDIED IN SHELTON FORABOUT ONE AND A HALF YEARS AND I TOOK O LEVEL PREPARATORY COURSE. DURING MY STUDY IN SHELTON, I GAINED TONS OFIRREPLACEABLE EXPERIENCES. I MET LOTS OF NEW FRIENDS FROMDIFFERENT COUNTRIES AND CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS. SHARING MANY STORIES AND IDEAS WITH THEM HAD OPENED MY MIND ABOUT HOW WIDE THIS WORLD IS.

STUDYING IN A COMPLETELY NEW ENVIRONMENT WAS A TOUGH CHALLENGE FOR ME. HOWEVER, THE TEACHERS IN SHELTON WERE VERY CARING AND HELPFUL. THEY HAVE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL INMAKING US FEEL AT HOME. I AM VERY TOUCH WITH THEIR PATIENCE ANDHOW THEY WERE ALWAYS READY TO ANSWER OUR QUESTIONS AND HELP US IN LEARNING. WITH THEIR MOTIVATIONAL WORDS, WE WERE WILLINGTO PUSH OURSELVES TO OUR LIMITS AND TO DEVELOP OUR ABILITIES.

NOW, HAVING RECEIVED MY O LEVEL RESULTS, I FEEL VERY SATISFIED ANDWILL BE GOING TO ST ANDREWS COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE, UNITED KINGDOMTO CONTINUE WITH MY EDUCATION JOURNEY.

ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH, SHELTON. I HOPE YOU HAVE WONDERFUL AND PROSPEROUS YEARS AHEAD.STAY EXCELLENT!  RARAS KINANTI DANASTRIAO LEVEL GRADUATE