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Skills Enrichment Programs
Taught by our in-house team of professionally qualified teachers, our skills enrichment courses help students improve how they THINK, SPEAK, READ, WRITE and DEBATE and master the foundational skills needed to thrive in today’s academic and professional settings.
Who should take these courses?
Students ages 7 to 16 who need or want help learning how to…
- Transition from Hong Kong local schools to international schools
- Increase confidence in using English in academic and formal settings
- Tackle the intense research process required for any international curricula, including the IB, (I)GCSE, A-level and AP
- Excel at current affairs analysis, a mentality and ability applicable for life
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Our Integrated Reading & Writing Program will allow our faculty to assess students’ language abilities holistically to confirm priorities for the coming school year.
Term Period | Jun 10 – Aug 16 |
Term Schedule | 10 lessons |
Duration | 1.5 hrs - 2 hrs per lesson |
Writing
English Writing Program Foundation Level
(AGES 7-8 / G2-G3 / Y3-Y4 / P2-3) (WF)
Theme: Space & Fantasy
Language Skills:
- Sensory & Descriptive
- Simile & Expository
- Onomatopoeia & Alliteration
Take your imagination to the next level and create a menu for a fantasy restaurant on Mars for astronauts and aliens from outer space! Play around with expository writing to bring out the history of your cafe in space and use descriptive techniques to invent a dish better than green eggs and ham.
English Writing Program Junior Level
(AGES 9-10 / Y5-Y6 / G4-G5 / P4-5) (RWJ)
Theme: Fairy Reality
Language Skills:
- Rhyme & Play on Words
- Rhetorical Questions
- Point of View & Emotions
Reinterpret the classics with a plot twist on selected classics such as Goldilocks on CCTV as well as The Sleeper and The Spindle. Compose a poem to retell the story from a different perspective and create an argumentative defense for misunderstood villains like the big bad wolf.
English Writing Program Intermediate Level
(AGES 11-12 / Y7-Y8 / G6-G7 / P6-S1) (RWI)
Theme: Fables
Language Skills:
- Archetypes & Themes
- Tone & Imagery
- Allegory & Headlines
With an anthology of fables from Europe to Africa, let us distill wisdom from the animals of the wild to write your own narrative as an allegory for mankind. Explore the modern interaction between human and wildlife to write your own sensational newspaper tales.
English Writing Program Advanced Level
(AGES 13+ / G8+ / S2-S3) (RWA)
Theme: Heroes
Language Skills:
- Dialogue & Sensory
- Syntax & Characterisation
- Perspectives & Suspense
Explore tales of inspiration from an Anthology of Heroic Epics and selected Memoirs. Develop engaging writing styles and word choices that bring stories to life. Employ these skills to write a narrative for a historical figure and a memoir for a person of exemplary personal virtues.