Learning Mind Master Class
The Learning Mind Master Class is an interactive, insightful and fun programme for all students. In this master class, your child will be taught various learning techniques that will later be applied to and reinforced during subject-specific lessons. Some of these learning techniques include:
- Word Training® Helps convert abstract words into a concrete understanding
- Trigger Vision® Actively recall sentences, poems and anything written with familiar words
- Spelling Secrets™ Break words down to enable better spelling performance
- Reading with Purpose™ Boost active understanding of passages through identification and recall of key words
More importantly, the master class will also focus on instilling values and attitudes in your child such as the 10 Attributes of a MindChampion, the 3-Mind Learning Model and the Hour-Glass Model of Active Learning. At the end of the master class, your child will be encouraged to self-reflect on what he/she has learnt and how he/she can improve.
The learning doesn’t stop there! Over the course of the rest of the year, your child will be given multiple opportunities to put into action what he/she has absorbed during the master class.
Champion Mind Master Class
Every term, your child will have the exciting privilege of going through a Champion Mind Master Class with our Resident MindChampion Mentor, Dr William Tan. During this 2-hour session, Dr Tan will be sharing valuable lessons and advice drawn from his extraordinarily vivid life.
Despite being paralysed from the waist down since the age of two, and without the advantages of wealth or position, Dr Tan has defied the odds and become the living definition of a MindChampion. He is a highly successful neuroscientist and physician, a multiple gold medal-winning Paralympian and the first person ever to complete a marathon at the North Pole in a wheelchair.
As a stage-4 cancer survivor, Dr Tan understands first-hand what it takes to overcome crippling adversity and achieve at the elite level – in the medical profession, in sport and in life. With all the experiences that he has gone through in life, he believes strongly in sharing his passion, skills and insights with young people.
This will be a priceless opportunity for your child to gain an insight into the inner workings of success, with Dr Tan as his/her personal guide.
The Optimal Flow Method™
With the ability to connect new concepts to existing knowledge, your child will then be able to take on his/her tests and exams with more confidence.
Subject Outlines
Each of the three subjects (English, Mathematics and Chinese) is taught separately to allow for maximum flexibility and depth when it comes to filling in your child’s content gaps.
You will find a more detailed level-by-level breakdown of what is covered for each subject below:
Primary 1
- English
- Maths
- Chinese
- Build a strong foundation for grammar mastery and understand basic grammar rules
- Develop writing techniques to form meaningful sentences that flow
- Acquire basic conversational skills and boost self-confidence in speaking contexts
- Learn to read with purpose and confidence
- Gain an understanding of whole numbers up to 100 and how to perform basic operations with them (Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division)
- Learn about pattern identification and other heuristic techniques to solve problem sums
- Grasp how to analyse data presented in graphs
- Obtain and apply knowledge of topics such as Money, Time, Measurements, Shapes and Patterns
- Learn hanyu pinyin through the latest researched methods
- Appreciate Chinese literature through various channels such as books, poetry and idioms
- Consolidate methods of writing Chinese characters (stroke and structure)
- Understand radicals and how Chinese characters are formed
- Use the Memory Treasure Box to identify the applications of Chinese proverbs and idioms to everyday life
- Build a Chinese vocabulary bank and use new vocabulary accurately and appropriately
Primary 2
- English
- Maths
- Chinese
- Strengthen mastery of basic grammar rules
- Augment composition skills by expanding on paragraphs, developing realistic story characters and utilising a more varied vocabulary
- Enhance basic conversational skills and continue building self-confidence in speaking contexts
- Practise reading with purpose and confidence
- Deepen understanding of whole numbers up to 1000 and how to perform basic operations with them (Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division)
- Learn more advanced heuristics (such as diagram drawing) to solve problem sums
- Enhance ability to analyse data presented in graphs
- Expand knowledge and application of topics such as Money, Fractions, Time, Volume, Shapes and Solids
- Master key Chinese characters on the MOE syllabus with the latest scientific methods
- Stimulate interest in the Chinese language through picture books, historical and idiom stories, multimedia and roleplaying
- Cultivate foundational skills in story comprehension, speaking and writing of simple sentences
- Strengthen ability to converse in Chinese by adapting real-life scenarios to the classroom
- Use the Memory Treasure Box to learn useful words, sentences, idioms and songs
- Continue building a Chinese vocabulary bank and acquire the ability to use new vocabulary freely and creatively