Milestones & Awards

 

2021

  • Mrs Ng Gim Choo has been featured in the Forbes 2021 ‘Asia’s Power Businesswomen’ list of twenty outstanding business leaders in Asia
  • Platinum award from Community In Bloom (CIB) Awards 2021 awarded to Mountbatten 223
  • Mountbatten 223 achieved a Diamond award, with the third consecutive Platinum award received for Community In Bloom (CIB) Awards 2021. This is in recognition of the effort in creating and maintaining a beautiful and engaging garden.
  • Platinum award for being a Healthy Preschool from Health Promotion Board awarded to Mountbatten 223

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

  • E-Bridge Pre-School opens first large childcare centre in Singapore
  • 3 EtonHouse schools receive IB PYP authorisation: 718 Mountbatten in Singapore, Chengdu Times Residence in China, and EtonHouse Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)
  • 3 EtonHouse campuses receive the NParks Community in Bloom Award – EtonHouse Vanda223 Mountbatten717 Mountbatten
  • EtonHouse International School Suzhou received IB Diploma Authorisation
  • EtonHouse Thomson launched International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme for students up to the age of 12
  • First campus in Foshan, Guangzhou

2015

  • Launched EtonHouse Community Fund, a Registered Charity in Singapore committed to advancing education among children from underprivileged backgrounds
  • ECDA Early Childhood Innovation Award (Distinction) 2015 awarded to EtonHouse 223 Mountbatten
  • Four new campuses in Singapore – Sentosa, Robertson Walk, 215 Upper Bukit Timah and 681 Bukit Timah
  • Two new campuses in China – Changshu, Shanghai South Pudong
  • First campus in Kazakhstan

2014

  • Commenced operations in Hong Kong
  • Four new campuses in China – Henan, Xuzhou, Changsha, Zhuhai Horizon Cove
  • Appointed by the Government of Singapore to launch E-Bridge Pre-Schools under the Anchor Operator Scheme
  • Outstanding Centre for Teaching and Learning 2014 from Singapore’s Early Childhood Development Agency awarded to EtonHouse Vanda
  • CHERISH (Championing Efforts Resulting in Improved School Health) Junior Award by Singapore’s Health Promotion Board and Ministry of Education awarded to EtonHouse 223 Mountbatten
  • Healthy Eating in Child Care Centres Programme (HECCP) Award from Singapore’s Health Promotion Board awarded to EtonHouse 717 Mountbatten

2013

  • Signed agreement with Reggio Children to launch REACH (Reggio Emilia in Asia for Children), becoming the first organisation in Asia to represent Reggio Children
  • EtonHouse International School, Nanjing became fully authorised as an International Baccalaureate World School for Primary Years
  • Founder and Managing Director, Mrs Ng Gim Choo received the “Active Participant of Foreign Affairs” award from the Mayor of Yiwu in China
  • Opened the second Hampton Pre-School in Singapore
  • Opened first campuses in Cambodia and Vietnam
  • Three new campuses in China –Suzhou BaitangShanghai, and a third campus in Chengdu
  • Healthy Eating in Child Care Centres Programme Award by Singapore’s Health Promotion Board awarded to EtonHouse Outram

2012

  • Won the “Outstanding Early Childhood Leader”, “Outstanding Early Childhood Teacher” and “The Early Childhood Innovation” awards from Singapore’s Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports
  • EtonHouse 764 Mountbatten  won the Community in Bloom Award (Platinum) by Singapore’s National Parks Board
  • EtonHouse Vanda won the CHERISH (Championing Efforts Resulting in Improved School Health) Junior Award by Singapore’s Ministry of Education and the Health Promotion Board
  • EtonHouse campuses at 764 Mountbatten Road, Outram and Broadrick Road awarded the Healthy Eating in Child Care Centres Programme by Singapore’s Health Promotion Board

2011

  • Founder and Managing Director, Mrs Ng Gim Choo, received the Jiangsu Friendship Award, the highest award that the Jiangsu Provincial People’s Government has established for foreign experts
  • Won the Outstanding Early Childhood Leader award from Singapore’s Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS)

2010

  • The two pre-schools at Orchard (now moved to Thomson) and Newton in Singapore became the first stand-alone pre-schools to receive the International Baccalaureate (IB) World School status
  • EtonHouse schools open in Korea, Japan, Malaysia

2009

  • First private pre-school operator to start a campus – Hampton Pre-School in collaboration with PAP Community Foundation
  • Founder and Managing Director, Mrs Ng Gim Choo, became the first Singaporean woman to receive the Freedom of the City of London award for her contribution to international education
  • Launched VIVERO and SERRA International Pre-Schools in India together with the Edvance Group in Mumbai

2008

  • Opens first school in Indonesia in Jakarta

2007

  • EtonHouse International School at Broadrick was awarded the International Baccalaureate (IB) World School status

2004

  • Founder and Managing Director, Mrs Ng Gim Choo was named Woman of Benevolence (爱心使者) by Suzhou City in China for her contributions towards the community and promotion of cultural practices

2003

  • First foray into China with EtonHouse International School Suzhou

1995

  • The first EtonHouse school was opened at 51 Broadrick Road in Singapore

This page was last edited on December 2, 2022