HCIS

How Students at HCIS are being Equipped for the Future

1 December 2022
(Clockwise, from left) Bobby Lo Shih Hsuan, Limthanarkhom Chongton, Song Minwoo, Andy Wai Yan Paing and Andrew Gunawan became best friends over the past five years spent studying and living together at Hwa Chong International School.
(Clockwise, from left) Bobby Lo Shih Hsuan, Limthanarkhom Chongton, Song Minwoo, Andy Wai Yan Paing and Andrew Gunawan became best friends over the past five years spent studying and living together at Hwa Chong International School.

By offering students a home away from home, Hwa Chong International School encourages strong bonds of friendship while bringing together the best of Asian culture and a dynamic curriculum.

Andrew Gunawan, Andy Wai Yan Paing, Limthanarkhom Chongton, Bobby Lo Shih Hsuan, and Song Minwoo are not your typical group of best friends. Hailing from five different countries, the boys initially faced difficulties gelling together.

“Back then, we weren’t really close because of the language barrier,” says 19-year-old Chongton (better known as Chong), who is Thai.

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