Cambridge and Singapore pupils connect through new mentoring programme

Senior Prefects from The Perse School, Cambridge, have joined pupils from Year 11 at The Perse School (Singapore) for the first meeting of a new peer-to-peer mentoring programme, strengthening connections between the two schools.

With several time zones separating Cambridge and Singapore, pupils in Cambridge made an early start, joining the meeting before 8am to speak with their counterparts in Singapore.

The first conversation gave pupils the chance to get to know one another and share their experiences of school life. Discussion ranged from GCSE revision techniques and the neuroscience behind memory and recall to favourite sports and the release of the new season of Bridgerton.

Future meetings will give pupils further opportunities to learn from one another, including comparing a typical day in the life of a student at The Perse in Cambridge and Singapore.

The programme is designed to encourage pupils to take the initiative, share their experiences and build relationships across cultures. With collaboration across countries and time zones increasingly part of the worlds of research, education and business, the meetings also offer pupils the opportunity to develop their understanding of working with people from different backgrounds and perspectives.

Simon Armitage, Director of International Education, said: “Building understanding across cultures is so important. As Perse Singapore looks to open its first A level cohort in 2027, the links between the two schools will only grow.”

The mentoring programme forms part of the growing relationship between The Perse School, Cambridge, and The Perse School (Singapore), creating opportunities for pupils and staff to exchange ideas and learn from one another.

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