Ng Gim Choo

Ng Gim Choo is a businesswoman and educator. The founder of the EtonHouse International Education Group, she is also its managing director.[1] Inspired by her observations as a parent of play-based preschools in London, where her husband was on business assignment, Ng started the first EtonHouse school in Singapore in 1995.[1][2][3] As of 2013, there were 60 schools across Asia.[1]

Awards and recognition

Ng was awarded the Woman of Benevolence (ai xin shi zhe) by Suzhou City in China in March 2004 for her significant contributions towards helping the community and promoting cultural practices.[4] In September 2011, she received the Jiangsu Friendship Award.[4] In 2013, she received the 'Foreign Friend' award from the Mayor of Yiwu in China. In 2019, she won the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Award in the Education category.[5]

In recognition of her work and contribution towards raising the standards of international education in Singapore, Ng was the first Singaporean woman to be awarded the Freedom of the City of London in 2009.[6] Ng was nominated by two former Mayors of London, Sir David Brewer and Sir Clive Martin.

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References
  1. Chan, Jude (22 April 2013). "EtonHouse Founder Ng Gim Choo on Kindergarten Education in Singapore". The Establishment Post. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  2. Lee, Marissa (30 June 2010). "It's a 'fun' partnership with the kids". AsiaOne. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  3. Cho, Karen (17 July 2010). "A Passion For Education". Forbes India. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  4. "EtonHouse Founder gets Jiangsu Award". EtonHouse. 23 September 2011. Archived from the original on 18 October 2013.
  5. "Gim Choo Ng: Making an impact on future generations". www.ey.com. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  6. "Education pioneer given freedom of the City" (PDF). Singapore Spotlight. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Singapore). Spring 2009. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 February 2012.

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