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3e's published curriculum explicitly includes an “Interpersonal & Intrapersonal Skills” strand that aims to develop emotional intelligence, self-awareness, emotion-management and social skills. Classroom teachers and specialist teachers are described as collaborating to support children's social development through cross‑curricular projects and community activities, and the Elementary page states that children's social‑emotional development “remains a key focus.” The school also runs family events and parent “TeaTalk” sessions intended to strengthen home–school partnership in supporting children's social competence.
3e's admissions information states that children with special educational needs (SEN) are considered for enrolment on a case‑by‑case basis; the Administrative Team and Admissions Committee evaluate the level of support required and the school's capacity to provide it. The page notes the school may not be able to accommodate children with significant needs and aims to place only one child with known SEN in any class at intake. 3e does not present itself as a specialist SEN institution on its website, and it does not list specific categories of SEN that it routinely supports.
3e is a dual‑immersion bilingual school with daily English and Chinese instruction and a stated goal of developing bilingual fluency; language development is central to its curriculum. A school news item notes the hiring of additional Chinese Second Language and English Second Language support staff to strengthen language provision, indicating targeted support for learners of additional languages. The website does not publish a separate, detailed EAL policy or a named EAL team page; information about specific EAL programmes or levels of English language support beyond these references is not publicly detailed.
3e's curriculum emphasises intrapersonal development and aims for children to become “emotionally intelligent,” with social and emotional development integrated into classroom learning. News and event items (for example parent TeaTalks and outreach described in the site news) show the school runs family‑facing events and informational sessions that relate to child development and wellbeing. The school's public materials do not, however, specify whether it employs a dedicated mental‑health counsellor or a named school counseling service, and no standalone mental‑health policy is published on the website.
3e's employment and career information states the school takes child protection seriously and that thorough background, reference and police checks are carried out prior to confirmation of employment. The website also highlights physical safety measures such as purpose‑built campuses, age‑appropriate play areas and a centralized air filtration system for indoor air quality. The school does not appear to publish a standalone, detailed safeguarding or child‑protection policy document on its public site; specific operational procedures or named safeguarding officers are not publicly listed.
3e International School is a non-profit bilingual day school (Nursery through Elementary) founded in August 2005. The school operates a research-based dual-language immersion program that splits each day between English and Mandarin instruction and includes specialist classes (art, music, PE and French at Elementary). The elementary programme notes alignment with the Chinese National Curriculum, American Common Core standards, British language-art approaches and Singapore mathematics practices. The Lido campus houses Nursery–Kindergarten programmes; the school cites interactive scientific exhibits (from the Exploratorium) in its learning spaces and runs a term-by-term After-School Activities programme offering sports, music, arts, academic and cultural classes. 3e reports a student body of over 200 children from more than 20 countries. (Sources: school site pages and school's published tuition page).