Our CurriculumHow We Boost Your Child’s Confidence in Reading

Your child’s brain is like an active sponge – how it develops during the early school years depends a lot on the skills and tools it absorbs during this period.

With the MindChampion Programme, you can be assured of an outstanding research-backed curriculum designed to complement what your child learns in school. He/she will be exposed to a wide range of age-appropriate learning techniques and strategies, as well as the values and attributes that make up the Champion Mindset.

Our curriculum will help transform your child into a successful individual who shines on all fronts – academically, socially as well as emotionally.
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Hour-Glass Model of Active Learning

The Hour-Glass Model of Active Learning provides an overview of the learning journey your child will embark on with the MindChampion Programme.

It is a three-stage process that maps out how your child will go from being overwhelmed by a vast amount of information to being able to confidently apply his/her knowledge to any academic situation

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LEVEL AStage 1: Active Understanding

This programme is focused on giving your child the best foundation for reading. This is achieved through exposure to the four key essentials of language development – reading, pre-writing, speaking and listening.

Trainers will read curated books together with your child and use simple questions to encourage him/her to think more deeply about the story and its characters. Multisensory activities are also used to develop your child’s phonemic awareness as he/she identifies individual sounds in spoken words, as well as to inject fun and creativity into each class.

Your child will also be introduced to pre-writing activities such as pattern-making and the preformation of letters.

With this programme, your child will be able to:

Build your child the basics for reading
Enhance their reading, pre-writing, speaking and listening skills
develop your child’s phonemic awareness

LEVEL B Stage 2: Active Storage

In this stage, your child will work on effectively storing the information he/she has distilled into a collection of key thoughts or facts. This will make it easier for him/her to retrieve the information he/she needs at the appropriate times.
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LEVEL CStage 3: Active Recall

The third and final stage involves mastering and applying creative thinking and synthesis skills that will enable your child to structure and control information for specific purposes.

As your child’s grasp of these skills matures, he/she will also be able to make creative connections between concepts and construct sound arguments and intellectual positions.
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LEVEL COutlines by Level

Our curriculum is tailored to the learning needs of different age groups, which means that your child will be challenged but not overwhelmed by the material in each lesson. We offer separate programmes for P3/P4 and P5/P6 students

LEVEL CPrimary 3 and 4

The Primary 3 and 4 programme is specifically designed to develop age-appropriate learning strategies and techniques that can be applied directly in school. It integrates the domains of Education, Neuroscience, Psychology and Theatre to help your child shift his/her perspective, embrace his/her creativity, increase his/her emotional intelligence and gain a better understanding of self and others.

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Your child will also get to attend theses special workshops as part of the programme:
Key Objectives
  •  Significantly improve memory and the ability to retain information
  •  Enhance oral communication skills in both the classroom context (class participation) and day-to-day life (social interactions)
  • Boost self-esteem, confidence and motivation to study
  • Acquire higher-order thinking skills and techniques that reduce study time and result in more efficient learning
Learning Components

⦁ All of the techniques covered at the P3/P4 level
⦁ S.O.S.® (Secrets of Summarising): Find relevant information quickly and easily and create organised and effective notes that incorporate all the key facts and words
⦁ U.F.O. ® (Turning Unknown Words to Familiar Objects): Learn the definitions of unfamiliar words using sound triggers and visual aids
⦁ Picture Application™: Apply previous mastered techniques to recall maps and diagrams easily and effectively
⦁ Participate in a Student-Led Conference where techniques will be demonstrated to parents
⦁ Explore the three qualities of a Champion Mindset and embrace the power of positive thinking

Young Champions
  • This 2.5-day workshop is designed to help your child appraise himself/herself, remove obstacles that hinder his/her growth and chart his/her future goals and aspirations. Highlights include games, dancing and reflective time to inspire your young Champ to be the best that he/she can be.Some of the topics covered include:
    ⦁ Peak performance strategies
    ⦁ Effective communication
    ⦁ Self-esteem
    ⦁ Breaking barriers
    ⦁ Goal-setting
    ⦁ Unlocking intrinsic strengths
    ⦁ The Champion Mindset
Oral Preparation

This 4-day intensive workshop features a simulation of the PSLE English Oral Exam to help your child prepare for this important component.

It aims to instill the following skills in your child:
⦁ Project confidence while showing respect for others
⦁ Develop refined listening, vocal and expressive skills
⦁ Think and express himself/herself in innovative ways
⦁ Develop descriptive and detailed language skills
⦁ Make a great first impression and leave a lasting impact