Upcoming Professional Development Programmes

Our Works

Inquiry-Based Teaching and Learning

Principals Academy organised an Inquiry-based Learning and Teaching workshop in Republic Polytechnic on 30 Jan and 1 Feb 2019. The workshop was presented by Ms Brenda Yeow. Click on this link for participants feedback and also the future runs of this workshop.

Mentoring for Key Personnel and Senior Teachers

On 29 and 30 January 2019, Principals Academy organised a Mentoring workshop for Key Personnel and Senior Teachers at Wellington Primary School. The workshop was presented by Mrs Belinda Charles. Click on this link for participants feedback and also the future runs of this workshop.

Visit by National Chi Nan University, Taiwan

A delegation from the National Chi Nan University (NCNU) of Taiwan which included the President, Professor Oliver Su and three NCNU professors were hosted to a welcome dinner by the Principals Academy on 29 January 2019. The visit also included meetings with the Taipei Representative Office as well as exploring collaborations between NCNU and Principals Academy.

Havard Project Zero Workshops

Ms Tina Blythe, the Director of Learning and Outreach at Harvard Project Zero was in Singapore from 19 to 28 November 2018 to deliver a series of workshops for schools ranging from Making Student Thinking Visible to Protocols in the Classroom. 

Critical Thinking Workshops

A series of workshops were conducted for over 128 primary and secondary school teachers from 19 to 20 November 2018. The presenter was Dr Roy van den Brink-Budgen and the topics range from Critical and Creative Thinking in the Primary Classroom to Critical and Inventive Thinking in the Secondary Classroom.

Item Response Theory Workshop

The two day workshop on Item Response Theory was from 12 to 13 November 2018 at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel with over 40 educators in attendance. Dr Martin Walker from Durham University provided practical and intensive introduction to 21st century assessment techniques during the two days.

5th International Conference on Teaching and Learning of Chinese as a Second Language

The 5th International Conference on Teaching and Learning of Chinese as a Second Language (TLCSL) was organised by the Singapore Centre of Chinese Language and Principals Academy at the Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre on 12 Sep 2018 (Wed) and 13 Sep 2018 (Thu). School visits were also organised on Wednesday 11 Sep 2018 for our overseas participants. The conference was attended by over 1000 participants from Brunei, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, United Kingdom and United States.

D.I. Asia Summit 2018

The 3rd D.I. Asia Summit 2018 was attended by over 200 participants from 6 to 7 September 2018 in Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel. Renowned gurus in differentiated instruction include Dr Carol Ann Tomlinson, Dr Richard Cash, Mr Rick Wormeli, Mr Larry Lewin and Dr Kathy Perez.

International Education Conference 2018

This inaugural International Education Conference organised by Singapore Management University and Principals Academy brought strategies from thought leaders and educators from top performing schools in the world, such as Westminster School (United Kingdom) and African Leadership Academy (South Africa) on how to develop agile and adaptable youth in this technological era.

Beyond the taught curriculum, the conference also explores and celebrates positivity, resilience and empathy that all effective schools must promote to ensure that our students are able to thrive in a complex and volatile world.

Over 200 participants attended the conference in Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel from 25 to 26 July 2018. The conference had the honour of Ms Low Yen Ling, Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Trade and Industry; and Mayor, South West District to launch the Singapore Positive Education Network. 

The Singapore Experience

Principals Academy (PAI) had the privilege of hosting a delegation of 26 principals from New South Wales, Australia from 16 to 20 April 2018. PAI delivered an educational management program known as "The Singapore Experience" which included school visits for the principals over the 5 days. The finale of the program was the graduation dinner held on the night of 20 April 2018 in Shangri-La Hotel. A certificate of accomplishment was presented to each of the participant for completing the program.

Design Thinking Series

Principals Academy in collaboration with Commonwealth Secondary School, Design Singapore Council and SMU Academy organised a range of Design Thinking workshops and consultancies for schools and companies presented by Dr Maureen Carroll and her team from February to March 2018. Participants learned how to apply the tools, approaches, and mindsets of Design Thinking using the d.school approach.