German European School Singapore developed BeyondClassrooms—a program that exposes the school’s K-12 students to industries and experiences outside of their day-to-day classroom curriculum—to help them discover their interests and talents at an early age. 

The program was developed to feature a wide range of partners across industries and nationalities that reflects its student body’s different interests and diverse demographics. 

These partners include an AI-driven floating fish farm; engineering, law, technology, and chemical companies; a football club; and more. The school also works closely with the local German and other European embassies and the Singapore, Danish, and Dutch chambers of commerce. 

“These partnerships make our students feel at home, away from home because they can foster connections to their home countries. And with local partnerships, they also have grounding here in Singapore,” says Kirsten Mönch, Head of External Communications and Relations. 

BeyondClassrooms encompasses three clusters: 1) industry exposure, 2) career counseling, and 3) exclusive opportunities. In the industry cluster, the school invites partners to give industry talks, like BMW talking to students about the challenges of globalization for the automotive industry. This cluster also allows students to visit production and show rooms, like seeing Volocopter drones up close, and participate in hands-on workshops and experiments.