no uniforms for ofs students after grade 10??

[question]

is this true? i dont really think its a good idea.

[why why]

Why?

[question]

they promote equality , students wont have to be that self concious about what they wear, they contribute to a more conducive learning environment etc
 is ofs the only international school in singapore without uniforms?

[obvious reason]

It's a stepping stone to dressing like an adult, and no, I don't have children there. It isn't unusual for schools to give teenagers aged 16+ some freedom in their last year or two of school to choose their own clothes within guidelines of good taste. Another year or two and they'll be making all their own decisions without parental/teacher input. Better to give them some practice while they still live at home.

[like 'em]

I liked school uniforms when I wore them -- you still knew who had fashion sense and money though.  It was nice not having to coordinate an entire outfit each day.  There is enough time in the day (after school and weekend events) for parents to drive you crazy about what you are wearing.

[Yes To Uniforms]

I totally agree with the above poster. Uniforms rock.

[looking forward]

Our daughter is looking forward to casual wear again after having been to schools that did not require uniforms. Lack of equality? I think children and parents know that with certain ages come certain privileges. And, that is exactly what it is. I know that the guidelines for what the Year 11 and 12 students at OFS can wear are pretty strict. There are school uniforms available if dress codes are violated. I am not saying that there are students who didn't get away with violating the dress codes. We had lived in places where school uniforms are unheard of and the struggle that parents have with how their kids dress can vary from family to family; just like issues with eating, sleeping, telly-watching, etc. It has never been one for us or any of our friends that we know of. But, I know that it can be a power struggle for some parents and their teenagers.

[Laughable Uniforms]

I have seen some OFS kids wearing their so-called "uniform" on the street here. They wear them so baggy and so long (belly buttons well-exposed by most of the girls, needless to say) that the "uniforms" appear to be an opportunity for "self expression". Huge belts and chains and all manner of jewellery and accoutrements dangling everywhere, shoes unlaced, ahir all over the place, blah, blah, blah. The OFS uniform is a joke at best.

[Laughable Uniforms]

Typo: hair

[the same goes]

That is only a small drawback with school uniform in a school where you will have a group of students who are very individualistic and need to express their needs to be different by adding or taking away things from their uniforms. I have seen it with students in my son's school as well. But, that is not how the majority of how the students wear their uniform in his school or any school. It doesn't make any of them a joke.