Why these MOE teachers left familiar classrooms to teach the Singapore curriculum overseas

SINGAPORE: When he first moved to Hong Kong for work, Mr Lim Wei Yi felt homesick for three months. After a decade teaching in Gan Eng Seng School, the 37-year-old had successfully applied for a posting at the Singapore International School in Hong Kong (SISHK), trading the familiar for the foreign. Now into his second year, Mr Lim has adjusted to life in the city. But he is candid about the early days. “I won’t lie and say that I wasn’t homesick, because Singapore is still at least about four hours away,” he said. “We are far away from our…