THE FULBRIGHT EXPERIENCE 2009

I am very fortunate to be one of the 13 international teachers who have been awarded the scholarship for the new inaugural Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching program in 2009. It has been a great honour to represent Singapore as an ambassador in education in the U.S. My deepest appreciation goes especially to my W5 cluster superintendent, Mr Andrew Chew, who had nominated me for this award, and my principal, Mdm Rashidah, and vice-principals Mdm Anitha and Mrs Chen, for their support, guidance and encouragement.

Sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, United States Department of State, the new Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching program recognizes and encourages excellence in teaching in the U.S. and abroad. Highly accomplished primary and secondary teachers from the U.S. travel abroad while selected international teachers from Singapore, Argentina, India, Israel, Finland and South Africa travel to the U.S. for a semester from 17 August 2009 to 20 December 2009 to pursue individual projects, conduct research, take courses for professional development, and lead master classes or seminars for teachers and students at Vanderbilt University's Peabody College of Education, the number one school of education in the U.S.

My deepest appreciation goes to the U.S Department of State & Academy for Educational Development (USA), the Ministry of Education (Singapore) and all faculty members & staff of Vanderbilt University, Peabody College of Education, Nashville, Tennesse, USA.

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