Staples Hosts Singapore Visitors

Westport’s Staples High School today hosted five members of Singapore’s Hwa Chong Institution in a joint meeting with the Staples Task Force for its project, Westport 2025 – Meeting the Global Challenge. The initiative is aimed at defining the changing needs for a 21st century education. Hwa Chong Insitution is a premier independent school in Singapore with a rich history of 90 years that has produced 51 President’s Scholars to date. The dean of the school, Ai Chin Tan, addresses the audience, including her fellow visitors (l-r) Pei Li Liew, senior consultant/corporate services; Susan Chang, math teacher; Mui Eng Ng, English language teacher, and Hwee Joo Yeo, deputy principal. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com