The Eagle Experience

At Singapore American School, learning is an adventure—one that unfolds through exploration, curiosity, and meaningful challenge. This article reflects on how SAS students grow through hands-on experiences, from classroom inquiry to global journeys, developing confidence, resilience, and a lifelong love of learning. It’s a celebration of the many ways exploration—both big and small—shapes who our students become.

Elementary School Reimagined explores how Singapore American School’s newly designed elementary building is transforming the way students learn, play, and connect. Through light-filled spaces, flexible classrooms, and thoughtful design, the campus fosters creativity, collaboration, and a deep sense of belonging. It’s a story of how environment shapes experience—and how intentional design supports joyful, meaningful learning.

In this empowering piece, Junior Riya Kamat explores how female students at SAS are dismantling stereotypes and claiming their rightful place in robotics and computer science. Through the stories of students and faculty who are building inclusive communities, the article highlights a cultural shift where girls aren't just participating in STEM—they are rewriting the rules and leading the charge.

The Middle School Caring for Cambodia Club recently embarked on a meaningful service-learning trip to Siem Reap, Cambodia, from February 20 to 23, 2025.

The SpaceLab program at Singapore American School provides students with an incredible opportunity to research, design, and build an experiment that will be sent to the International Space Station (ISS). This year, a select group of 12 students is working on an experiment involving microbial fuel cells and the cultivation of mycelium to degrade plastic in a microgravity environment. Their project is set to be conducted on the ISS in spring 2025. Meet the 2024 SpaceLab team!

Our high school Spanish class students recently embarked on an exciting project that shines a spotlight on the vibrant life at Singapore American School. Through a series of videos created with online software, they capture the essence of "A Day in the Life of an SAS Student." Curious to see their creative work? Check out their projects.

Singapore American School’s student-led conference is a great opportunity to celebrate your child's learning journey. Students are provided with a chance to reflect on and share their learning with their parents, and present their TRi Time projects with an authentic audience of students and parents. Here are some tips to make the most out of this experience.

Congratulations to the 21 Singapore American School middle school students who have secured a place at the National History Day Finals at the University of Maryland in June 2024! We were thrilled to celebrate our Eagles at the recent NHD International Contest Awards Ceremony! Check out their projects here.

Every year when our course registration is approaching, our personal academic and college counselors collect some interesting questions and queries. Read on to learn more about the top myths and rumors as we get ready to launch our course sign-ups. 

AT Nonfiction andRhetoric is a distinctive English class, centered around giving students a high level of autonomy, and offering exciting real-world application. A high level of exposure to various aspects of the publishing process, from design to copy editing, provides students with a unique experience that familiarizes them with the different stages of publication. This unconventional dynamic of high autonomy and hands-on approach enables students to not only learn about rhetoric but to live it as well.

In 2022, inspired by an Indigenous Australian art exhibition, ninth grade student Maia embarked on a National History Day journey exploring the Papunya Tula Art Movement. With support from experts, Maia unveiled a rich narrative, earning third prize at the National History Day Competition. Find out more about her project.

The launch of the AT Nonfiction and Rhetoric website, itsthespark.com, marked a significant milestone for the class—a culmination of months of work. The website showcases the diverse talents and perspectives in the class. Learn more about the process here.

Singapore American School boasts a plethora of high school service clubs, each driven by passionate students eager to make a difference. In this feature, we highlight four service clubs: PAW, Blue Planet Initiative, Beyond Social Services, Theater Tech. Learn more about these clubs here!

This year, the 2023–24 SpaceLab team’s experiment aims to understand the feasibility of cultivating plastic-eating Microspora in space, and comparing its plastic degradation rates to the one on Earth. Read more about the process and their progress!

Get the kids out of the house and into nature! Children benefit from outdoor play–here’s the why, when, and where.

If you’re a parent who avoids scheduling playdates, focus on the positives and get the kids playing! Here are five top benefits of playdates for young children. 

Chinese Performing Arts, a recent addition to our middle school's elective offerings in 2023-24, has been intentionally designed to meet the unique needs of students who completed fifth grade Chinese Immersion and those who entered middle school with a high level of proficiency in Chinese. Learn more about this course. 

The SpaceLab program at Singapore American School provides our students with the opportunity to research, design, and build an experiment to be sent to the International Space Station (ISS). Here's your chance to get to know our 2023–24 SpaceLab team members!

Singapore American School boasts a plethora of high school service clubs, each driven by passionate students eager to make a difference. In this feature, we highlight four service clubs: Code For All, Feeding Futures, Vivace, and Frontline SG. Learn more about these clubs here!

When given a single opportunity to dispatch an experiment to space, the most challenging decision revolves around selecting which experiment to send. This year's SpaceLab team is prepared for this quest as they continue to research and learn more about the various possibilities. 

Singapore American School boasts a plethora of high school service clubs, each driven by passionate students eager to make a difference. In this feature, we highlight four service clubs: Code For All, Feeding Futures, Vivace, and Frontline SG. Learn more about these clubs here!

Alumnus Declan Sheehan's (class of 2021) quest for a more enriching English curriculum led to the creation of a new course named AT Nonfiction and Rhetoric. Learn more about his journey.

Grade 8 drama students began the semester exploring trust and physical theater. Each pair selected balance poses and received an assigned emotion from their peers. They crafted a unique performance with music and costumes, narrating a story through physical movement. We hope you enjoy the final result!

Singapore American School’s first Interim Semester included around 35 course options ranging from on-campus intensives to regional trips via local buses, trains, and cargo steamers. Since then, Interim Semester has developed, expanded, and become a treasured opportunity for generations of high school students.

Discover the transformative journey of SAS's STEAM team as they innovatively integrate science, technology, and engineering, with core subjects. Through a four-year evolution, they've harnessed the power of the Next Generation Science Standards, breaking down barriers between subjects and fostering real-world problem-solving.

For over two decades, Special Sports at SAS has aimed to provide comfort and support to individuals with special needs, especially those with Down syndrome and autism. Find out how the club has helped provide participants with opportunities to learn skills and imbibe values that translate into other areas of their lives.

From providing opportunities for leadership development through peer council to fostering a sense of ownership and empowerment through our interdisciplinary unit on power and advocacy, opportunities for our students to share their voice are an integral part of our program in the middle school at SAS.

We are excited to share that the Singapore American School middle school team had an outstanding National History Day (NHD) competition this year! Congratulations to all of our SAS National Finalists and those who won special prizes! 

Last month, our seventh grade students embarked on an interdisciplinary journey focusing on equity and interdependence. Here's a glimpse of the various topics our students explored.

Dive into the world of Tri Time projects with middle school student ambassadors Jack D. and Quentin Z. From March 13 to April 5, students passionately explored their interests, sharing impressive projects like building a cat house for campus felines and crafting a model airplane. Discover their challenges, inspirations, and triumphant outcomes that showcase the spirit of innovation and learning.

Sacrifice for Freedom®: World War II in the Pacific Student and Teacher Institute is a program hosted by the National History Day organization and sponsored by the Pearl Harbor Historic Site partners. Last summer, middle school social studies teacher Matthew Elms and high school student Anna T. were selected to participate in this special program and spent a week in Hawaii learning about WWII!

This year’s Theater Festival is possibly the most ambitious one in years. Theater Festival runs all of this week, from Tuesday, April 25 through Friday, April 28. Support our Eagles!

Started as a weekly National Public Radio broadcast in the 1950s, the This I Believe series quickly became a cultural phenomena appearing in US newspapers and later, on blogs, wikipedia, and websites. SAS students continue this rich tradition by sharing their own beliefs. Pull up a chair and have a listen. 

Congratulations to the winners of this year's Interim Semester Photo Contest!

Congratulations to the 18 middle school students who have qualified to compete at the National History Day finals to be held at the University of Maryland from June 11 to 15, 2023. We were thrilled to celebrate our students' achievements at the recent NHD International Awards Ceremony!

After many months of concentrated effort, our SpaceLab team has finally assembled their flight unit! 

Course selection can be a daunting task for students and their families. With so many options available, it can be difficult to determine the best path to take. We provide insights and tips to help students navigate the course selection process and choose courses that align with their interests, strengths, and future goals.

Quest student Madeleine started her institution partnership with Earth School Singapore, an environmental education company that aims to educate the public about sustainability and environmental issues. She shares her top five takeaways from her time with Earth School Singapore.

Year after year, the Singapore American School SpaceLab team is confronted with the same question, “What experiment should we send?” Find out more about their ideation process. 

The SpaceLab after-school club at Singapore American School provides our students with the opportunity to research, design, and build an experiment to be sent to the International Space Station (ISS). Here's your chance to get to know our 2022—23 SpaceLab team members.

Quest student Amari started her institution partnership with Young Nautilus, an educational enrichment program that specializes in marine and terrestrial ecosystems. She shares her top five takeaways from her time at Young Nautilus.

Our ninth grade humanities learning community is the first of its kind and was designed to create a sense of community, increase access to various types of learning spaces, promote student agency, and provide more opportunities for student and teacher collaboration. Here’s what some of our students had to share about this new space!

Singapore American School’s fifth grade Student Leadership Club at the elementary school consists of students who are working to build their leadership skills through a variety of projects. Check out some of the projects our students worked on during the first semester!

How do we prepare our students and provide them with an opportunity to bring themselves into the learning? How do we offer them a voice into what they learn and how they learn it, and then act on their learning? 

SAS's PSAT coordinator Mr. Cory Zimmerman answers some of our high school students' most pressing questions about the PSAT.

With the help of educators from elementary, middle, and high school, twelfth grade student Jessica helped create lessons for 600 fourth and fifth graders to learn about the Holocaust and the implications of anti-Semitism. Learn more about her learning-to-teach journey.

As students wrap up summatives and start reviewing for finals, stress and sleep loss become commonplace. In light of this, we reached out to the community and compiled a list of tips and tricks from counselors, teachers, and students. We hope this helps!

At Singapore American School, the pursuit of passion is encouraged as students learn to identify and leverage a range of abilities that help them grow. Here are some examples of the many interests our Eagles are pursuing outside of school.

Check out the articles written by Singapore American School students Harshiv and Yves. Their articles were featured in the Spring 2022 Stuttering Foundation of America newsletter—a newsletter published by The Stuttering Foundation. 

In a quest to mold our students into lifelong learners ready to face the rapidly evolving world, eighth grade English language arts students engage deeply with the topic of social justice.

On May 20, Singapore American School middle school celebrated its eighth grade students by hosting the first social gathering in nearly three years. The Eighth Grade Social saw hundreds of students enjoying music, and dancing, in an evening of festivities that was a feat to plan and a joy to participate in.

Monday, May 9 marked the beginning of Pride Week at the Singapore American School middle school. This celebration of LGBTQ+ pride gave students the opportunity to express themselves, learn about the movement, and partake in spreading awareness.

SAS VEX team won the virtual World’s Championship in June 2021 from among 30,000 teams worldwide. This automatically qualifies us for a live event to be held in Dallas, Texas, US. Ten students and three coaches plan to accompany the team for this event happening from May 4 to May 8, 2022. Stay tuned for more updates!

Singapore American School SpaceLab team recently shipped their experiment to California, where it has been placed in their flight integrator Space Tango with other experimental capsules. Learn more about the team's experiment capsule.

Join us on Saturday, April 9, 2022. Turn off your lights for an hour or more in the evening to experience what a night is like without reliable lighting. Donate to SolarAid now to bring Solar Lights to rural communities in Africa.

Welcome to the wonderful world of the early learning center at Singapore American School!

The SpaceLab after-school club at Singapore American School provides our students with the opportunity to research, design, and build an experiment to be sent to the International Space Station (ISS). Here's your chance to get to know our 2021-22 SpaceLab team members.

As part of his Catalyst project, a research-based personalized learning program that allows students to dive deeper into their areas of interest, Vayun Mathur engaged with industry experts, learned through the process, and succeeded in the creation of an affordable prosthetic arm.

When there is a will, there is a way! A group of third grade students raised funds for multiple initiatives. They share what their process was like and how they were able to achieve their goals!

Did you miss the PTA coffee on Monday? Our high school leadership team and department chairs provided an orientation to the 2022–23 Program Planning Guide and introduced the new and noteworthy opportunities for our rising high school students.

The middle school Peer Council club works toward community building, spreading awareness, and giving back as members tackle new challenges in improving student life.

From tackling a climbing wall to creating media content to engaging in political activism, general interest clubs offer students a huge variety of personally fulfilling activities. 

A vibrant, inclusive, and supportive schoolwide robotics program means SAS robots are on the move—underwater,  on land, and in space!

At Singapore American School, all educators teach social-emotional learning (SEL) skills. This is grounded in the belief that the explicit teaching of SEL skills are integral to a child's academic, social, and emotional success. 

Who are Singapore American School students? How do they define themselves? No matter the age, our Eagles go above and beyond to find ways in which they can contribute to our community. They truly embody the Eagle spirit—in every way.

While considering how to bring over 1,800 elementary school students back to campus, the Singapore American School elementary school physical education team developed a recess plan that allows students to have fun, be creative, and collaborate while staying safe and following new guidelines.

In the robotics program at SAS, our students learn how to innovate, persevere, communicate, and collaborate as a team. With all of the knowledge acquired during their robotics course, students design, build, and drive robots to perform real-world tasks.

As we are fast approaching exam season, students are probably putting in extra hours of study or spending weekends poring over their study materials. But are they working smart? This post shares some of the most effective exam preparation tips for students.

As a community that puts character at the forefront of students' learning journeys and consistently reaches out across differences, our Eagles are committed to serving one another and people around the world. High school principal Stephen Ly talks about strengthening this culture at Singapore American School.

Extraordinary care is at the core of what we do at Singapore American School. We strive to create an atmosphere where students feel safe and connected as they maneuver their way through the daily academic and personal challenges they may face at school. How do we help make our large school feel smaller so students can feel known, valued, and like they belong?

Morning meeting is one of many practices used in elementary school
 to develop social emotional skills. As part of the Responsive Classroom approach that aims to build a safe, joyful, and engaging learning environment, morning meetings help students feel known and cared for within their classroom. Morning meetings boost empathy and teamwork, prepare students for the day ahead, and support all aspects of learning— academic, emotional, and social. Let's take a look at some examples of how our elementary teachers incorporate these fun and purposeful practices into their morning meetings.

The Lessons Learned series takes us on the journey with SAS educators, showcasing the recent pathfinder projects—pilot programs and learning communities—that mirror the motivation, research, and challenges to transforming the education system, breaking frontiers and raising the bar. Read the third part of this series showcasing our 6A learning community in middle school.

In the fall of 2016, nearly 100 randomly chosen middle school students were asked to answer two questions, “What makes a good learner?” and “What do exceptional thinkers do?” In May of 2019, we repeated the process. You might be surprised by what we found out.

Whether it is watching kites soar in the wide blue sky, or building imaginary worlds with blocks, time and again parents talk about how the early learning center at Singapore American School is a home away from home for their little ones.

The Lessons Learned series takes us on the journey with SAS educators, showcasing the recent pathfinder projects—pilot programs and learning communities—that mirror the motivation, research, and challenges to transforming the education system, breaking frontiers and raising the bar. Read the second part of this series showcasing our Catalyst program in high school.

Interdisciplinary teaching is the interweaving of various curricular disciplines to explore common concepts and their interconnections. Teachers of different content areas are able to collaborate and help students make connections across subject areas in order to deepen their learning. In middle school, sixth grade students learned how to transform their critical thinking skills into informed actions through their sustainability unit.

The Lessons Learned series takes us on the journey with SAS educators, showcasing the recent pathfinder projects—pilot programs and learning communities—that mirror the motivation, research, and challenges to transforming the education system, breaking frontiers and raising the bar. These spaces will inform the building of world leading programs, processes, and structures; those that future students would benefit from due to their sustainability and attention to quality. Read the first part of this series showcasing our Chinese immersion learning community.

In order for a child to learn, the mind and body must work together. This is why a perceptual motor program is important in the early years. The perceptual motor program at SAS focuses on developing the whole child, physically, cognitively, and social emotionally. It also offers a transdisciplinary experience and encourages the core values of compassion, honesty, fairness, respect, and responsibility.

Every year, nearly 400 students are chosen to represent Singapore American School in multiple IASAS events and competitions. At SAS, excellence isn’t just about performance, it’s about the Eagle way. Students push themselves to their competitive limit while maintaining the integrity of the ultimate sportsman. Our Eagles display determination, self-sacrifice, and perseverance!