School Campus & Facilities Home > About Us > The Campus World-Class Facilities The campus has a state-of-the-art 750-seat auditorium, visual art and music rooms, a contemporary design centre, an innovations suite, an Olympic-sized swimming pool, separate Early Years swimming pool, an all-weather sports field, 2 basketball courts, tennis courts, batting cages, and 2 libraries containing over 27,000 books. Beautiful 5-hectare campus XCL World Academy is located in a beautiful 5-hectare campus located in the heart of Yishun. The school’s landscaping has been designed by award-winning landscape architects Grant Associates, shortlisted for two World Architecture Festival (WAF) Awards for their work on Singapore’s Gardens by the Bay. Easy access from any part of Singapore Our campus is located in a nice residential neighbourhood, surrounded by lush greenery and nature. Located just 20 minutes away from Singapore City Centre, the school is easily accessible by car, public transport and MRT. Designed for enhanced well-being, comfort and safety Everything is designed to enhance student well-being, comfort and safety. Security within the buildings and across the campus has been meticulously planned. From manned gates to a complete perimeter fence, every student and visitor is logged in and out of the campus. We even have 2 fully qualified nurses throughout the school day to handle any emergency that may arise. Green Award In 2021, XCL World Academy has been awarded the BCA Green Mark Gold Award. This is a testament to all our green efforts and dedication to creating a sustainable environment. This award would not be possible without participation and support from our Operations Team, staff members, stakeholders, parents and students. XCL World Academy Campus Highlights in 360 While we wish we could show you around our modern campus in-person, you can explore our campus from the comfort of your home. Where Next New Enhancements View More Book a Tour View More open House View More Contact Us View More This website uses cookies to improve user experience. By using our website you consent to all cookies in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Continue Our Innovation Hub is now open! Join Our Open House Seeing is believing! Join us at our open house, to explore our new Innovation Hub, with the opportunity to meet and chat with members of staff, see teaching and learning in action, and be immersed in our wonderful community culture. Available Dates: Wednesday, 15 May 2024, 9:30am (in-person) Book Now × Leonardo Neves Principal Research Engineer at Snap, Inc., Teaching Fellow at Harvard University,AI at XWA Programme Lead Instructor Leonardo Neves is a Principal Research Engineer at Snap Inc, a Teaching Fellow at Harvard, and an Advisor for Generative AI Instructional Design at SureStart. Due to his work in academia and industry, he has been selected as one of cnvrg.io’s AI developers to watch in 2023. Leo’s work is focused on Natural Language Processing and Data Mining to enhance language and behavior understanding through context. He has 1,900+ citations to his academic papers and 10+ AI/ML patents. His recent projects involve personalising and adding contextual information to large language models and leveraging sequence modeling for behavior understanding. Before joining Snap Inc., Leonardo worked for Pivotal Software Inc., Intel, and Yelp, and, more recently, was the Head of Applied Research at Grammarly. He earned a Master’s in Intelligent Information Systems from Carnegie Mellon University. × Dr Taniya Mishra SureStart Founder & CEO,AI at XWA Programme Lead Dr Mishra is an AI researcher with many peer-reviewed articles, 88 patents, and featured press articles in Fortune, MIT Technology Review, NBC Learning and The Atlantic. Before founding SureStart, Taniya worked for over 12 years in the tech industry at large organisations such as AT&T Labs and at leading US startups like Affectiva and Interactions, where she held various technical and leadership positions. Taniya regularly speaks on topics related to AI technical developments, ethical AI, and diversity in the AI workforce at leading conferences and events. Taniya’s mentorship and support of diverse technical talent have been recognised multiple times by organisational and industry-wide awards, such as the AT&T Research Lab’s Vice President’s Award for Mentorship 2011, WomenTech Mentor of the Year Award 2020, WomenTeach Network Global AI Inclusion Award of the Year 2021, and VentureBeat Woman in AI finalist 2022. Most recently, Taniya was recognised as a Leading Woman in AI by Nasdaq and invited to ring the opening bell to celebrate her contributions to the field of AI. × Alexander Beazley Head of Individuals & Societies, Head of Experiential Learning Programme Since 2013, Alex has taught across 3 continents and in 5 schools, always enjoying the excitement and energy of the classroom. As a history graduate, Alex has always had an affinity for the humanities and has been a University of Cambridge-qualified history teacher since 2017, taking roles as Head of History in Thailand and Ecuador. The opportunity to interact with young people combined with the opportunity to travel around the world and work in world-class schools has led Alex to a fulfilling and adventurous career, which he is thrilled to continue at XCL World Academy. ×
