All workshops are open to DAS and non-DAS students in pre-school, primary, secondary and post-secondary (up to 18 years old).

 

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September Holidays

Write Compo Sept 01Food Runner Sept Workshop 01

 

December Holidays

A3 Holiday Workshop 2018 Nov Dec 01

UPCOMING HOLIDAY WORKSHOPS

Write Compo - NARRATIVE

Date: Mon-Wed, 3 - 5 Sept 2018
Time: 1.00pm - 3.00pm
Level: P3 - P4
Price: $148
 

Does your child find it hard to start a story? Face problems coming out with ideas? Join us today!

In this workshop, students are taught: 

- How to break down model stories and re-create stories through visual and hands-on activities. 

- Learn how to generate story ideas through fun games. 

- Learn how to structure and organise their ideas before writing 

- Applying learned methods on real composition questions!

MASTER PREPOSITION WITH MR FOOD RUNNER

Date: Tuesday, 4 Sept 2018
Time: 10am - 12.30pm
Level: P3 - P4
Price: $58
 

Mr Food Runner is on a mission to prepare and deliver food to the correct place in the fastest time!
However, he is confused with prepositions and is always lost along the way. Students will help Mr Food Runner overcome his confusion and fulfil his mission successfully by guiding him to prepare food and deliver it to the places he needs to go to using the correct prepositions.

Students will be engaged in fun, multi-sensory and
kinesthetic activities in learning to use common
prepositions correctly!

What are prepositions? Other than telling you where
something is (i.e. on, over, in, out), prepositions help form phrasal verbs (i.e. go through, take off, break in) which are often tested in comprehension cloze and
comprehension sections.

COMMON MATHS WORD PROBLEM AT THE STANDARD LEVEL

Date: Tuesday, 20 Nov 2018
Time: 10am - 12.30pm
Venue: DAS Chua Chu Kang Learning Centre (for P5-P6 students) and
Price: $50
 
This workshop aims to help students who will be taking P5 and P6 Standard Maths in 2019 understand the requirements of the Standard Maths syllabus and equip them with some strategies to help them solve some questions that are typical of such a level. The workshop will cover before-after type questions and teach students how to use the "make suppositions" heuristic.

READY, STEADY, GO FOR K2 STUDENTS

Date: Tuesday to Wednesday, 20-21 Nov 2018
Time: 10am - 12pm
Price: $68
For: K2 students who will be moving to P1 in 2019
 
Is your child ready for Primary 1? From writing numbers to paying for lunch at recess, these are essential pre-primary maths skills that will make your child be more confident and competent in his or her new schooling environment. In this two-day workshop, we will cover their understanding of numbers as well as money through a multi-sensorial approach. The students will have a lot of fun learning and reinforcing these mathematical concepts. So let get ready, steady, go!

BRIDGING TO SECONDARY 1 MATHS

Date: Mon - Tues, 17-18 Dec 2018
Time: 10am - 12.30pm
Price: $68
For: Students moving to Sec 1 NT or Sec 1 NA in 2019
Register at this link: http://bridgingmaths-dec2018.eventzilla.net

Are you entering Sec 1 soon and are worried about how Maths at Sec 1 is going to be like? Get a head-start by joining us at our Sec 1 Maths bridging workshop. It's open to all students entering Sec 1 NT or Sec 1 NA. This 2-day workshop promises to be hands-on and will and covers the following Sec 1 concepts:
- Prime Numbers
- Factors and Multiples
- Index notation
- Squares and Square Roots
- Introduction to integers: Positive, Negative and Zero
- Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division of integers

SOCIAL SKILLS - GETTING READY AND STAYING HAPPY IN PRIMARY SCHOOL FOR K2 - P2

Date: Thurs - Fri, 22 - 23 Nov 2018
Time: 1 - 4.30pm
Price: $385.20
For: K2 to P2 students
 

Does your child face difficulties making friends? Want to get your child ready for primary school? Do you wish your child could organize his/her time better? Let our Speech & Language Therapists help! Students will learn about the right attitudes, behaviours and strategies for coping with expectations in the early years of Primary school life. Expectations for Primary School (Dos and Don'ts)
Personal Responsibility (daily- packing schoolbag, doing homework, etc)
Making Friends
Bullying and Anger Management

PREP FOR SUCCESS - INTERVIEWING SKILLS

Date: Monday, 19 Nov 2018
Time: 2 - 5pm
Price: $128
For: 15 to 18-year-olds
 

Are exams over? What's next? Why not let us get you ready for your next step? Whether you are looking for a part-time job or gearing up for that interview to get into your favourite course, let our Langauge Experts help you. Our experts are trained Speech and Langauge therapists who are able to help you say all the rights things by preparing you for what to expect. By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to

i) undertake a structured approach to prepare for tertiary course interviews as well as part-time job interviews

ii) understand and use skills that are essential for a good interview to leave a lasting impression

ARTANGLE

Date: Tues, 20 Nov 2018
Time: 1 - 2.30pm
Price: $48
For: P4 to Sec 2 students
 
In this workshop, students will be introduced to the knowledge and skills of basic Zentangle drawing. Zentangle is known for its many benefits such as helping the mind relaxes, improve concentration, aids hand and eye coordination. Children can also pick up this as a hobby to help them destress from school and everyday life. Come and join this introductory class today!

WRITE IT RIGHT: REFLECTIVE ESSAY

Date: Thurs to Fri, 27 - 28 Dec 2018
Time: 1 - 3pm
Price: $108
For: Sec 1 to 3 students
 
Reflective Essay is one of the most challenging text types as it does not have a fixed structure and it requires writers to process through the topic and their own thoughts. At the same time, reflective essays could also the easiest topic as it revolves around mostly what you think and not hard facts or flowery vocabulary. In this workshop, students will be thought to use the Driscoll's What Model to think through various past examination of reflective essay topics and be guided to attempt a reflective writing piece. Students will get to discover their own writing style and whether reflective essay suits their style.

TELL TO WRITE - MORAL VALUES

Date: Thurs to Fri, 29 - 30 Nov 2018
Time: 1 - 3pm
Price: $68
For: P1 to P2 students
 
Design for young reluctant writers, this introduction workshop aims to lure learners into the world of words through the use of stories. Learners will be guided to tell their stories through play, leading them to scribe their story on paper.

Social communication for growing kids

Date: Thurs to Fri, 22 - 23 Nov 2018
Time: 9 am - 12 pm
Price: $385.20
For: P1 to P2 students

Students will be able to recall and demonstrate strategies taught on: 

  • Body Language
  • Conversation Skills
  • Bully Management
  • Managing Emotions
  • Friendship Skills
  • Teamwork

Through videos, discussions, games, role-play and other practical activities, participants will learn about the do's and don'ts on how to be a good conversation partner, a friend and a team player. The workshop is conducted by trained Speech & Language Therapists.

DYSLEXIA STRENGTHS DECATHLON BY ROD NICOLSON

As we continue to embrace dyslexia, we aim to produce and conduct workshops that focus on the strengths of our students with dyslexia.  The chart above provides an overview of the skill areas that workshops are designed and how the skills that each workshop focuses on can enhance the strength/s of our students with learning differences.  Each of these triads helps promote unconventional thinking among our students thereby helping them overcome their learning differences, by developing their own coping mechanism in their learning and their self-confidence.

 

 

PAST WORKSHOPS

2018

March 2018 June 2017 Sept 2017 Nov/Dec 2017
Educational Drama  Write Compo Master Preposition with Mr Food Runner Common Maths Word Problems at the Standard Level
Brush Lettering for Beginners   Active and PassiveVoice Made Easy

Write Compo - Narrative

 Ready, Steady, Go for K2 Students
Literacy through Drama Tell to Write - Moral Values    Bridging to Secondary 1 Maths
Create Handmade Greeting Cards Use of Different Heuristic Approaches Systematically    Social Skills - Getting Ready and Staying Happy in Primary School for K2 to P2 students
  Problem Solving Made Easy    Prep for Success - Interviewing Skills
  I can bake too!   Artangle
   Polymer Clay Pet Animals   Write it Right: Reflective Essay
  Educational Drama    Tell to Write - Moral Values 

2017

March 2017 June 2017 Sept 2017 Nov/Dec 2017
The Science Explorers' Workshop   Let's Master Summary Writing ARTVENTURE: Polymer Clay Pizza 
Speak Up: Drama for Oral Communication  

Let's Explore Measurement! 

 ARTVENTURE: Exploring String Art 
Let's Master Summary Writing   Active and Passive Voice Made Easy  Super Brain Yoga 
Artventure: Enter into the World of Manga    Artventure: Polymer Clay Pizza  Tell to Write (Moral Values) 
    Artventure: Van Gogh Goes Painting  Ready, Steady, Go! Primary Maths - Readiness for K2 Students
    Write Compo (Narrative)  Bridging to Secondary Maths 
    Artventure: Paint-a-Pollock  Social Skills Workshop 
      Prepare for Course Selection and Job Interview with Confidence 
      The Science Explorers' Workshop (Diversity) 
      Fun and Easy Pinyin

 

2016 Workshops
1 - 3 Dec Social Skills Workshop
28 - 30 Nov Write Compo
25 Nov Maths: Solving Problems Confidently
24 - 25 Nov Science Lab: Exploring Scientific Facts Through Experience
24 Nov Fun and Easy Pinyin
22 - 23 Nov ARTventure - Where fun and excitement begins
22 Nov Interactive Reading Comprehension for Preschoolers
22 Jun Active and Passive Voice Made Easy
20 Jun Train Your Brain
6 Jun Soar to Greater Heights with OCBC
1 & 2 Jun Prepare for Course Selection & Job Interview with Confidence
1 Jun Maths: Solving Problems Confidently
31 May Interactive Reading Comprehension for Preschoolers
31 May - 2 Jun Write Compo
30, 31 May & 1 Jun Speak Up: Drama for Oral Communication
16 Jan Creation Through Your Eyes: The Budding Art Prodigy Course
2015 Holiday Workshops
Nov & Dec Nov & Dec 2015 Holiday Workshop Booklet
Sep 2015 Sep 2015 Workshop Brochure
Jun 2015 Jun 2015 Holiday Workshop Booklet
Mar & Jun 2015 Mar & Jun 2015 Holiday Workshop Calendar
2014 Term 4 Holiday Workshops
5 Dec Skills for Solving Challenging Maths Problems
1 - 5 Dec Social Skills Workshop (P3 - S1)
1 - 4 Dec Social Skills Workshop (K2 - P2)
1 - 2 Dec Write It Right
26 Nov Tell to Write!
24 - 27 Nov Effective Presentation Skills
24 - 27 Nov Speak Up: Drama for Oral Communication

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