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June 2018 Holiday Workshops

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PSLE English Intensive Revision ~ Paper 2 Components

To help students prepare for the PSLE, we've packaged the essential components that students typically find challenging into a comprehensive 9 hour workshop. Master critical skills and get lots of practice with pointers from the experienced teachers.

Focus areas:

comprehension
cloze
Grammar
Synthesis & Transformation

6-8 June 2018 (Wed-Fri), 9 am to 12 pm. For P5-P6 students. Limited to 10 seats

PSLE Maths Intensive Revision ~ Acing 4 & 5 mark questions

Gain a crystal clear understanding of the critical topics that carry the greatest weighting in the PSLE Mathematics paper and master the skills required to solve them.

Focus topics

Whole Numbers
Fractions
Ratio
Speed
Percentage
Volume
Rate

12-14 June 2018 (Tue-Thu), 9 am to 12 pm. P6 Students. Limited to 10 seats.

PSLE Science Intensive Revision ~ Mind Mapping & Answering Skills

Revise upper block topics with concise visual mind maps and annotated diagrams. Learn how to analyze questions, make observations, interpret graphs, tables and charts, compare options and craft precise answers.

Focus areas:

Revise upper block topics
Interpreting Questions
Answering strategies for MCQ
Structuring answers to open-ended questions
Model template answers

6-8 Jun 2018 (Wed-Fri), 1-4 pm. P6 students. Limited to 10 seats.

3 Steps To Ace Composition Writing

Is your child’s composition score stuck at the 60-70% range? Has he or she been told to adopt different writing approaches by different teachers? Scoring in PSLE composition is not as tough as it's made out to be. To make sure they assimilate the skills, students will be tasked with completing 3 compositions that show the application of these skills.

Focus areas

Connecting theme to pictures
The 4-part story
It's about the right words, not big words

12-14 Jun 2018 (Tue-Thu) 1 pm to 3.30 pm

P4-P6 students. Limited to 10 seats. Click here to find out how we teach students to think about the process of writing.

PSLE English Oral Practice

The Oral component accounts for 15% of the total maximum score for PSLE English. That means doing well in Oral can make the difference between an A and an A*. Learn the dos and don'ts of PSLE Oral and pick up strategies on how to express yourself clearly in Stimulus-Based Conversation (SBC).

Focus areas:

How to read clearly and expressively
Analysing picture and anticipating questions
How to structure answers to questions in SBC
Individual testing with grading and feedback

11 June 2018 (Mon), 10 am to 1 pm. For P5-P6 students. Limited to 10 seats

Explaining With Experiments ~ Lower & Upper Block

This programme trains students on the finer points of answering open-ended Science questions by getting them to conduct experiments to test and verify scientific principles on their own. What's more, learn to identify common mistakes and clarify misconceptions for tricky topics once for all.

Lower Block Module
Focus areas:

Matter
Light
Heat
Magnetism

30-31 May 2018 (Wed-Thu), 2 pm to 4 pm. For P3-P4 students. Limited to 10 seats

Upper Block Module
Focus areas:

Forces & Energy
Water & Its 3 States
Air & Respiratory System
Plant Transport System
Reproduction in Flowering Plants

1 Jun 2018 (Fri), 1.15 pm to 5.30 pm. For P5-P6 students. Limited to 10 seats

Hip Hip Heuristics - Solving Challenging Maths Questions

Learn all the different methods to solve Heuristics questions once and for all and transform the non-routine into routine in this intensive 4-hour programme. Hands-on fun activities included!

Focus areas

Make suppositions
Use before-after concept
Use a model
Act it out
Work backwards
Look for patterns

28 May 2018 (Mon), 9 am to 1:15 pm. P4-P5 students

GEP Prep for P3 Students

This programme will bring out the full intellectual potential in students by exposing them to specially designed English, Mathematics and General Ability (Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning) curriculum in preparation for the 2018 GEP Screening & GEP Selection Tests.

Module 1: 28, 30, 31 May, 1 Jun 2018 , 9 am - 1.15 pm (16 hours)
Module 2: 4, 5, 6, 7 Jun 2018 , 9 am - 1.15 pm (16 hours)

P3 students. Limited to 10 seats. Click to find out why we're the most popular GEP prep centre.

My Bluetooth Remote Control Car

Build your own remote control car and transform your Android device into a remote control in just 3 days. A perfect exemplar of multidisciplinary learning, this programme exposes participants to the fundamentals of coding, basic mechanics and mobile technology.

Focus areas

Basic coding principles
Android app development (MIT App Inventor)
Mechanical systems (motors)
Integrating software and hardware

4-6 Jun 2018 (Mon to Wed), 2 pm - 4.30 pm. P3-P5 students. Click to watch video on what your child will learn.

Junior Orator - Clear Communicator

Start young and transform your child into an eloquent speaker by enrolling her in this 3-day programme.

Focus areas

Secrets of a great speech
How to craft and deliver speeches
How to score in Oral Examination
Record and analyse individual performance

30,31 May, 1 Jun 2018 (Wed-Fri), 10 am to 12.30 pm. For ages 9-11. Limited to 10 seats

Chess Strategies for Beginners

How about engaging in brain-building exercises of a different sort this holiday? A popular CCA among intellectually motivated students, chess will stretch your brain in ways regular schoolwork can't! See if you can solve the chess puzzle depicted in the image. White to move and win.

Focus areas

Rules and basic strategies
Solving chess puzzles
Hands-on exercises
Mini tournament
Game analysis

14 Jun 2018 (Thu), 9 am - 1 pm. For ages 8-12. Limited to 6 seats

FREE GIFT: Each participant will receive a full-sized tournament chess set!

Trachtenberg Speed Maths ~ Complex Mental Calculations in 3 seconds

An alternative way of learning maths, the Trachtenberg system consists of many maths shortcuts and mental math tricks, particularly for multiplication. Known to be one of the fastest speed math systems, it comprises a number of easily memorised patterns that allow one to perform arithmetic computations without pen and paper. The course primarily focuses on multiplication tricks but with further practice and study you can learn division, addition, subtraction and square root.

Focus areas

Algorithms for multiplication of non-single digit numbers by 4 all the way up to 12
Mini speed competition
Proficiency test

Click to watch video on Trachtenberg Speed Maths System . 11-13 Jun 2018 (Mon-Wed), 10 am to 12 pm

For ages 9-11 (must be familiar with basic timetables). Limited to 10 seats.

Rubik's Cube for Beginners with Guinness Record Holder

To the uninitiated, solving the Rubik’s cube is like cracking a safe. Although there are in excess of quintillions of permutations for a single 3 x 3 cube, the fastest human minds and fingers can solve a Rubik cube in under 10 seconds. 3 hours with the Singapore Rubik’s Cube champion and Guinness World Record holder is all you need to learn how to do it like a professional.

Focus areas