Visual & concrete
Manipulatives and visual models let children see the maths before abstracting it.
Maths Lab
Maths Lab — visualise, model, prove
Concrete manipulatives, visual models, and problem-led exploration make mathematics tangible — children build intuition before they automate.
“Mathematics is not about numbers, equations, computations, or algorithms — it's about understanding.
Why it works
Why Maths learning works at SSSGS
Problem-led
Lessons start with a problem to solve, not a formula to memorise.
Reasoning aloud
Children explain their thinking — peer-to-peer discussion deepens understanding.
In the lab
What you'd see students doing
- ✓Children using blocks, fraction bars or geo-boards to model concepts
- ✓Group problem-solving with shared whiteboards
- ✓Students explaining how they arrived at an answer
- ✓Real-world maths: budgeting, measuring, scaling, building
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Science, maths, language, English and ICT — five labs where children put classroom learning into practice every week.
Science Lab — where curiosity meets evidence
Hands-on experiments, structured enquiry, and a culture of asking questions — children learn to think like scientists.
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English Lab — Cambridge & CEFR-aligned
ICT Lab — digital literacy from Grade 1
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