The school holidays are coming up, which gives your child a much-needed break from the usual school and homework routine. If you are looking for some ideas to keep your child occupied during this school break, do check out our holiday workshops to see how you can bring him/her up to speed with his/her lessons in school in fun and engaging ways.
Workshops are available for children aged 2 to 13.
Enrol before Sunday, 15 November 2020 to enjoy 10% savings on fees. Limited slots available!
Calling All Budding Young Minds to our Holiday Workshops!
Your child doesn’t have to stop learning just because the holidays are upon us.
Help your child maintain his/her momentum with one of the holiday workshops that we will be conducting at MindChamps Enrichment Academy @ Marina Square (#04-100) this November and December.
Let Your Child’s Imagination Run Wild
Reading Workshop
Ages 2 to 5
Let your young one explore exotic locales and search for fantastic beasts using only the power of his/her imagination!
Sit down with your 2-year-old as he/she gets to know his/her ABCs. Deepen your child’s familiarity with all the letters of the alphabet as you participate in song-and-dance, arts-and-crafts and storytelling activities. You’ll also find out how you can best support your child in his/her literacy journey from within the home environment.
Accompany your 3-year-old child on a Jungle Explorers expedition to discover integrated phonics using songs, rhymes and poems. Both of you will participate in hands-on activities to develop your child’s phonemic awareness and penmanship through immersive reading strategies. Everyone will role-play and experience the animal kingdom together!
If your child is aged 4 or 5 this year, he/she can go on a monster-spotting adventure instead and work on his/her listening and reading skills. Through craft activities, your child will establish the meaning of the words learnt. He/she will also build a vocabulary of high-frequency words and practice forming sentences using self-check strategies. You will be invited to join the session in the last 15 minutes to find out more about what your child has been learning.
Getting to Know Our ABCs (for children aged 2)
Option 1: Saturday, 19 December, 9am – 11am
Option 2: Sunday, 20 December, 9am – 11am
Investment: $68/child
Jungles Explorers! (for children aged 3)
Option 1: Thursday, 3 December, 9am – 11am
Option 2: Saturday, 19 December, 11.30am – 1.30pm
Option 3: Sunday, 20 December, 11.30am – 1.30pm
Investment: $68/child
Monsters Alive! (for children aged 4 – 5)
Option 1: Thursday, 3 December, 11.30am – 1.30pm
Option 2: Saturday, 19 December, 9am – 11am
Option 3: Sunday, 20 December, 9am – 11am
Investment: $68/child
Inspire Your Child to Bring Stories to Life
Writing Workshop
Ages 5 to 11
Spanning two days, this holiday workshop aims to get your child’s creative juices flowing and breathe life into his/her writing. Through this session, your child will be armed with strong language foundations to put pen to paper emotively.
Each age group will focus on a different area:
- Kindergarten 2 children will use basic writing concepts, adjectives and simple poetry to answer the question “Who Am I”.
- Primary 1 children will focus on introducing themselves using various types of descriptive words and hone their writing skills with an array of verbs at their fingertips.
- Primary 2 children will learn to use multiple perspectives in writing and describe various objects and feelings using the right adjectives.
- Primary 3 children will learn to explain a situation through cause-and-effect and evoke emotions via syllable poems.
- Primary 4 children will craft plots and learn the fine art of editing.
- Primary 5 and 6 children will learn how to use literary devices in their writing and plan proper compositions
K2 Workshop (for children aged 5)
Date: Tuesday, 24 November –Wednesday, 25 November
Time: 2pm – 4pm
Investment: $128/child
Primary 1 Workshop (for children aged 6)
Date: Tuesday, 1 December – Wednesday, 2 December
Time: 9am – 11am
Investment: $128/child
Primary 2 Workshop (for children aged 7)
Date: Tuesday, 1 December – Wednesday, 2 December
Time: 11.15am – 1.15pm
Investment: $128/child
Primary 3 Workshop (for children aged 8)
Date: Thursday, 26 November – Friday, 27 November
Time: 2pm – 4pm
Investment: $128/child
Primary 4 Workshop (for children aged 9)
Date: Thursday, 26 November – Friday, 27 November
Time: 4.15pm – 6.15pm
Investment: $128/child
Primary 5 and 6 Workshop (for children aged 10 – 11)
Date: Tuesday, 1 December – Wednesday, 2 December
Time: 2pm – 4pm
Investment: $128/child
Unleash Your Child’s Inner Voice
Champion Mindset Theatre
Ages 3 to 5
Another option for fun holiday learning is our Champion Mindset Theatre workshop, offered in conjunction with Actors Centre Australia. This workshop caters to nursery and kindergarten children to boost their confidence and teach them to fluently vocalise ideas and emotions.
Children at the N2 level will go Under the Sea to explore a wide array of music, movement, crafts, storytelling and drama activities that develop language and oral skills. Those at the K1 and K2 levels will enjoy a Space Adventure where valuable life skills – confidence, creativity and collaboration – will be developed through characterisation and improvisation. Engaging props and costume pieces will be provided as the students role-play and actively engage in dialogue with their peers.
N2 Workshop – Under the Sea! (for children aged 3)
Option 1: Thursday, 3 December – Friday, 4 December, 2pm – 3.30pm
Option 2: Saturday, 19 December – Sunday, 20 December, 9.30am – 11am
Investment: $98/child
Classes for K1 & K2 Workshop – Space Adventures! (for children aged 4 – 5)
Option 1: Thursday, 3 December – Friday, 4 December, 4pm – 5.30pm
Option 2: Saturday, 19 December – Sunday, 20 December, 11.30am – 1pm
Investment: $98/child
Bridging the Learning Gap for Your Child
MindChampion Junior Workshop
Ages 6 to 7
Boost your K2 – P1 child’s learning with new and proven techniques. This holiday season, we’re offering both a special Chinese Cultural Camp and our regular MindChampion Junior Workshop.
At the Chinese Cultural Camp, your child will join the Monkey King on his Journey to the West to learn about the classic Chinese story. Cultural activities such as shadow play, clapper talk and puppet-making abound, so you can be rest assured that your child will have fun while learning.
Observe how your child adopts the Champion Mindset introduced at the MindChampion Junior Workshop in his/her studies as well as daily life. Brain Gym exercises to develop locomotor movements, as well as other practical strategies to manage stress, will be taught.
MindChampion Junior Chinese Cultural Camp – Journey to the West (for children aged 6 – 7)
Date: Monday, 23 November – Wednesday, 25 November
Time: 9.30am – 12.30pm
Investment: $188/child
MindChampion Junior Workshop (for children aged 6 – 7)
Date: Thursday, 26 November – Friday, 27 November
Time: 9am – 1pm
Investment: $148/child
Equipping Your Child with the Tools to Succeed
MindChampion Workshop
Ages 8 to 13
Led by expert trainers, this comprehensive holiday programme combines key highlights from our highly successful MindChampion Programme to mould your child into a critical thinker and communicator.
The workshop is divided according to the following levels:
- Primary 3 & 4: If your child faces difficulties in problem-solving, this workshop will broaden his/her skills in this area. We will introduce the Champion Mindset and a full suite of 3-Mind Strategies to help your child apply his/her knowledge to complex scenarios.
- Primary 5 & 6: We will help your child develop his/her EQ and self-awareness, as well as self-management and self-motivating skills to manage distractions and stress.
- Secondary 1 & 2: Your child will learn to reframe ways of thinking to overcome low self-esteem and confidence. He/she will also adopt practical strategies for responding to setbacks and challenges.
Primary 3 & 4 Workshop (for children aged 8 – 9)
Date: Tuesday, 1 December – Wednesday, 2 December
Time: 9.30am – 5.30pm
Investment: $228/child (includes lunch)
Primary 5 & 6 Workshop (for children aged 10 – 11)
Date: Thursday, 26 November – Friday, 27 November
Time: 9.30am – 5.30pm
Investment: $228/child (includes lunch)
Secondary 1 & 2 Workshop (for teenagers aged 12 – 13)
Date: Tuesday, 1 December – Wednesday, 2 December
Time: 9.30am – 5.30pm
Investment: $228/child (includes lunch)
Deepen Your Child’s Conceptual Understanding
Primary Success Workshop
Ages 8 to 11
In this workshop, your child will get the opportunity catch up with what he/she has learnt in school and be armed with additional knowledge to prepare them for the next academic year.
- English: Your child will practice reading comprehension skills such as recognising cause and effect, recalling facts and details, and interpreting figurative language.
- Chinese: Expand your child’s vocabulary with popular Chinese proverbs and idioms for application in Chinese compositions.
- Maths: Your child will delve deeper into topics such as Area & Perimeter and strengthen existing concepts.
- Science: Your child will explore the properties of water, its three states and how it changes from one state to another.
Primary 3 & 4 Workshop (for children aged 8 – 9)
English: Wednesday, 25 November, 3.30pm – 5.30pm
Maths: Tuesday, 24 November, 1pm – 3pm
Science: Wednesday, 25 November, 1pm – 3pm
Chinese: Tuesday, 24 November, 3.30pm – 5.30pm
Investment: English, Maths & Science (Combined): $189/child; Chinese: $60/child
Primary 5 & 6 Workshop (for children aged 10 – 11)
English: Wednesday, 25 November, 1pm – 3pm
Maths: Tuesday, 24 November, 3.30pm – 5.30pm
Science: Wednesday, 25 November, 3.30pm – 5.30pm
Chinese: Tuesday, 24 November, 1pm – 3pm
Investment: English, Maths & Science (Combined): $189/child; Chinese: $60/child
Written by Tan Hui San