Ng Gim Choo

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Ng Gim Choo

Ng Gim Choo is the Founder and Chairwoman of EtonHouse International Education Group. [1] Before setting up The EtonHouse Group, she was an auditor at Ernst and Young. When Ng was living in the UK, she was inspired by her experience as a parent of inquiry-based preschools in London, where she saw how happy, engaged and stimulated her children were at school. Ng ventured into the education sector and started the first EtonHouse school at Broadrick Road in 1995. [1] [2] [3] Since then, EtonHouse has evolved into an international education group that offers primary, secondary and high school programmes. Today, EtonHouse has 130 schools spread across 11 countries. Together these schools provide education to over 20,000 children globally. [4]

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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. [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. In September 2011, she received the Jiangsu Friendship Award. [5] In 2013, she received the 'Foreign Friend' award from the Mayor of Yiwu in China. [7] In 2019, she won the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Award in the Education category. [8] In 2021, she is one of three Singaporean women to be featured in Forbes 2021 Asia’s Power Businesswomen List. [9] Ng was also named as Her World's Women of the Year 2022 and Tatler Asia’s Most Influential 2022. [10] [11] In 2023, she is featured in the Forbes 50 over 50 list. [12]

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References

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  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. ↑ "Preschool Education in Singapore | EtonHouse International School" . Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  5. 1 2 "EtonHouse Founder gets Jiangsu Award". EtonHouse. 23 September 2011. Archived from the original on 18 October 2013.
  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.
  7. ↑ "Ng Gim Choo | EtonHouse International School" . Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  8. ↑ "Gim Choo Ng: Making an impact on future generations". www.ey.com. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  9. ↑ Forbes Asia (30 November 2021). "Asia's Power Businesswomen 2021". Forbes. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  10. ↑ Tan, Chelsia (3 October 2022). "EtonHouse's Ng Gim Choo Is A Fearless Visionary In Education". Her World. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  11. ↑ Chen, Jennifer (2 November 2022). "Asia's Most Influential: EtonHouse Founder Ng Gim Choo on Transforming Singapore's Early Education Landscape". Tatler Asia. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  12. ↑ Forbes (11 January 2023). "50 over 50: Asia 2023". Forbes. Retrieved 17 January 2023.

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