Australian International School

We’ve been living in Singapore for six years and our daughters Zara and Phoebe are currently attending AIS. Xavier completed the IBDP last year and is due to start at Imperial College, London, while Stirling completed Years 4 to 8 and is now attending boarding school in Melbourne.

How To Help Singapore's Migrant Workers

Want to know how to help Singapore’s migrant workers through the COVID-19 crisis?

Facial Fix

Need a good facial? Pamper yourself at The Face Place, a private beauty loft with amazing Clarke Quay views. Each facial is personalised right from the start and uses top-notch skincare products that feature potent ingredients such as vitamin C, niacinamide, retinol and hyaluronic acid. Our top pick is the Ritual Face Spa ($280), which includes a signature facial shiatsu massage, microcurrent therapy and cryo facial treatment. This facial exfoliates, cleanses and tones your face, neck and shoulders, so you’ll walk out feeling and looking fresher and brighter. The Central, Clarke Quay, 8 Eu Tong Sen Street. 8233 1723 | thefaceplacesg.com

Eating Healthy At Home

Whether you’re still confined at home or not, here’s how you can adjust your diet to stay healthy and boost your immunity during this uncertain time.

Overseas Family School

When we moved from Japan, we had trouble finding schools that would allow Keertana to start in Grade 1 as she moved in the middle of her academic year. In Japan, she went to a school with a Waldorf learning system, which didn’t place focus on literary skills in kindergarten.

GESS

Both children have been attending GESS since we relocated to Singapore in August 2019. When we learned that we would be moving here, we looked at options online and GESS popped up.

International French School

All three kids attend IFS; they’ve been there for five years. When we arrived in Singapore, we had about six months before we needed to choose a school. We have a connection with France (we have a holiday home there) so almost naturally we visited the school. We felt that it would be a great stage in our children’s lives to place them in a non-English speaking system to learn a new language, given that we frequently visit France, even from Singapore.

Dulwich College (Singapore)

When we decided to change schools, a friend suggested that we consider Dulwich College (Singapore) as the academic programme is very rigorous (one of the things we were looking for).

GEMS World Academy (Singapore)

We’ve lived in Singapore twice, for ten years in total, and also in New York, London, Hong Kong and Tokyo. We are a third culture family, with mum from Barcelona and dad from Zaragoza. Both of our kids have been at GEMS World Academy (Singapore) since 2017.

Modern Mama

When TIFFANY OKUMU launched Raph&Remy, it was just three weeks before her second son was due. She even packed and delivered a customer’s order on the way to hospital, after her waters broke! That’s how passionate the Australian mum-of-two is about her business here in Singapore, which offers safe, sustainable and stylish baby essentials that she designs herself. We spoke to Tiffany for the inside scoop.

Tried & Tested: Hydrating Skincare Products

Did you know that May is one of the hottest months in Singapore? Supercharge your skin’s hydration level by adding one of these moisture-boosting products to your daily regime.

Pretty As A Picture

It’s time to declutter and pretty up your home – or the home of a loved one!

A Brush With The Virus

It started with a fever: 38.6 the thermometer read. Could there be a worse time to present to a doctor in Singapore with a fever?

The Silver Lining

My mom always used to tell me, “You can always find a silver lining if you just look hard enough.” Well, I’m looking, mom, and you’re right – even if it’s incredibly hard to see a silver lining just now.

Tech, with Respect!

Love it or hate it, technology is central to the lives of our kids and in shaping their world. Recent events have brought that fact even more sharply into focus.

Saving Malaysia's Gibbons

Hidden in the depths of the Malaysian jungle is an extraordinary woman making it her life’s mission to rehabilitate gibbons.

Wonders of the Wild

LARA SAGE and family immerse themselves in nature at three camps run by African ecotourism operator Wilderness Safaris.

A Cut Above

From online butchers to restaurant feasts, we round up some of the best places to eat and buy quality meat here in Singapore.

Recipe CORNER

In case you’re stuck in a recipe rut this month, here are some fail-safe favourites to add to your repertoire. Happy cooking and eating!

Singapore Streets to Mongolian Steppes

We meet two expat women in the middle of preparing for the world’s most challenging horse race – a thousand kilometres across the wilds of Mongolia. And we find out why they signed up!

Bedroom Bliss

Considering we spend an average of 3,000 hours in our bed every year, it makes sense to get a good one. But where do you start to find a bed and a mattress that are just right for you? We spoke to readers about their recent dream-worthy purchases.

From Black-Eyed Peas To Bonfires

New Year’s Eve around the Globe!

Helping Through Innovation

STEAM continues to be hot property in education – including here in Singapore – and when you see students using it in amazing ways, you can understand why.

Is Sex Addiction a Real Thing?

Yep, and it’s a problem that can affect the whole family. Here’s how to recognise the signs of compulsive sexual behaviour disorder (CSBD), and how it can impact expat life.

Off to a Flying Start

We find out about one early learning option in Singapore from the best fact-checkers around – the parents!

Sail Away With Me

The thought of sailing around the world inspires serious wanderlust in many of us, but what’s it like to actually do it? To find out, we caught up with ZIVILE and KEN POWERS who quit their day jobs to circumnavigate the globe.

Battle of the Bugles

Here’s why those bulging veins aren’t just a cosmetic problem – and what you can do treat them.

What Does Earth Need To Do To Make 2020 Better Than 2019?

Here we are, starting a fresh year. What are your resolutions? Eat healthier? Use less plastic? Spend more time with your family? What if Planet Earth could make resolutions? What should they be? World peace? An environmental about-face? What does Earth need to do to make 2020 better than 2019?

City Girl In The Aussie Bush

Lindsay Yap tells us about her first Aussie bush experience.

7 Awesome Activities For Kids

Keep the kids busy and learning with these great things to do around town!