Online June Holiday Workshops - Avocado Lab
Transcript of Online June Holiday Workshops - Avocado Lab
OnlineJune Holiday
Workshops
www.avocadolab.sg
87648720
We are located at 1 Fifth Avenue Guthrie House
#03-07 Singapore 268802
June Holiday Workshops 2021
Workshop Suitable for Date/Time Fees
GEP Preparation P3 31 May – 3 June 9am-11am (1st Run) or
14 June – 17 June 9am-11am (2nd Run)
$3804 days x 2hrs
8 hours
PSLE Math
A comprehensive coverage of all key PSLE Math topics
PSLE 31 May – 4 June 9am-11am +3 & 4 June (12noon-2pm) (1st Run)
or14 June – 18 June 9am-11am +
17 & 18 June (12noon-2pm) (2nd Run)
$56014 hours
PSLE Science PSLE 10 June & 11 June 9am-11am $2802 days x 3hrs
6 hours
P4 Math P3+ 10 June & 11 June 9am-11am (1st Run) or
17 June & 18 June 9am-11am (2nd Run)
$1802 days x 4hrs
4 hours
P5 Math P4+ 7 June -9 June 9am-11am (1st Run) or
14 June – 16 June 9am-11am (2nd Run)
$2803 days x 2hrs
6 hours
Lower Block Science P3/4 14 June – 18 June 9am-11am $4805 days x 2hrs
10 hours
June Holiday Workshops 2021
Workshop Suitable for Date/Time Fees
Math Olympiad Beginner P1/2 31 May & 1 June 10am-12 noon (1st Run)or
10 June & 11 June 1pm-3pm (2nd Run) or
14 & 15 June 1pm-3pm (3rd Run)
$1802 days x 4hrs
4 hours
Math Olympiad Intermediate P3+ 31 May – 4 June 9am-11am (1st Run) or
7 June – 11 June 9am-11am (2nd Run)
$4805 days x 2hrs
10 hours
Math Olympiad Advanced P4+ 7 June – 9 June 9am-11am (1st Run) or
21 June – 23 June 9am-11am (2nd Run)
$2803 days x 2hrs
6 hours
Chess Intermediate 1 June & 2 June 2pm-4pm (1st Run)Or
7 June & 8 June 2pm-4pm (2nd Run)
$180 2 days x 2hrs
4 hours
Discounts Discount Rate
Existing Regular Class Student 10% off listed price
3 workshops and above +5% off listed price
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Maximize your child’s chances for the
GEP
Should they or should they not?
MOE identifies intellectually gifted students via the GEP tests in Primary 3. Selected students will enter the GEP programme in Primary 4, where the
potential of each intellectually gifted student is recognised, nurtured and developed.
While it is a fact that not every child will enter, or is suitable for, the GEP programme, the learning of high-ability kids can be enhanced through an
enriched curriculum.
This June Holidays, our GEP workshop aims to promote in your child a love of the English language as they acquire a range of critical language skills
which will benefit them in their education journey. They will also gain a crash course on the basic Math Olympiad-type concepts required, as well as
other general ability skills.
We hope that by the end of the course, our students would be also be armed with a range of skill sets required in the upper primary syllabus and
beyond, giving them a competitive edge over their peers!
English (3 days)
Longer comprehension Texts and Questions
More extensive upper primary vocabulary
Higher-order cloze reading passages
Knowledge of Word Classes
English R* Puzzles and Pattern Manipulation Exercises
Discussion of Current Affair topics
Learning about Point of Views
General Ability (1 day)
Word Analogies
3D Spatial and visualization problems
Logic problems
The 4 day programme will expose your child to a wide range of higher-order thinking skills
Teacher Faith graduated with a Bachelor Degree in Arts and a
Diploma in Education and also holds a professional cert from
the London Guildhall School of Drama.
She has been teaching Primary and Secondary school
students for more than two decades and uses her own PAC
approach in her fun-filled classes which focus on 3 major
elements: Participation, Active Learning and Critical Thinking.
She also pursued her studies in the Orton-Gillingham
Approach, a multisensory, direct and structured approach to
help dyslexic learners.
She hopes her students will persevere and be inspired by
Thomas Edison. "Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The
most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more
time."
June Holiday Workshops 2021
Achieve Inner Peace for
PSLE MATHS
Ms Ng graduated with a Masters in
Applied Mathematics from Harvard
University. In spite of being vastly over
qualified, she chose to follow her
passion for teaching. Her genius can be
best appreciated in how efficiently she
distils complicated topics into simple
conceptual building blocks that are
rapidly understood and assimilated by
students. She has been teaching for
almost a decade. Past students have not
only improved significantly within a few
months, most have even declared that
Math has become their favourite subject!
Is your child struggling with math word problems?
Does your child know some basic methods but fail to apply them
correctly to the question?
Is your child confused by which method to use in the first place?
Is your child missing out on AL1 because of two difficult questions
in the math paper?
The Issue: After attempting the past year PSLE questions, most
parents will agree that material in the textbook is insufficient to
prepare your child for PSLE word problems.
While textbooks are perfect for introducing the basics of whole
numbers, fractions, ratio and percentage, they do not teach how to
identify and classify types of PSLE word problems, and match with
the correct answering technique.
Unfortunately, these key techniques are inconsistently covered in
the schools, due to many factors such as lack of time to pursue
depth and breadth of topics.
Every year, there are complains that there
are some overly-difficult PSLE questions.
The reality is that they are at most non-
routine or Math Olympiad-type questions of
average difficulty.
Come join this class and learn to tackle all
these questions efficiently!
PSLE MATHS
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The Solution:
This PSLE Problem Solving Bootcamp covers essential techniques required to solve Paper 2 word
problems. Ms Ng has specially curated an ultimate toolbox of strategies and techniques to tackle
even the most tricky questions in a systematic manner, and capture every single precious method
mark. A short mnemonic allows students to summon their techniques menu quickly and effortlessly
during the exam. Additionally, students learn how to spot keywords and unique characteristics of
questions, so that they can confidently classify the problem and apply the appropriate technique
almost reflexively.
An exquisite selection of villainous questions from past year top schools’ preliminary papers are then
presented for students to consolidate their learning, and flex their mighty toolkit muscles.
Going beyond exam prep, Ms Ng teaches from first principles. Understanding how each technique
works allows students to adapt the technique as required, and apply it to infinite variations of the
same type of word problem.
BONUS content: Detailed coverage of common sources of confusion: Area, Circles, Patterns and
Speed.
Prerequisite: The desire to perfect your word problem solving kung-fu, and willingness to look at
problems from different points of view.
June Holiday Workshops 2021
PSLE & Lower BlockScience
Quest for Answers in PSLE Science
A two-day workshop for students to find out for themselves the
answers to past year PSLE questions through experiments and
develop their own questions.
Students will be taught answering techniques and compare their
answers with their peers.
At the end of the workshop, they should be able to focus on the
requirements of each question and refine their own answer.Mr Beh brings his unique insights into the
intricacies of primary school science,
generously sharing his invaluable experience
as a HOD in Science, and also as a
Supervisor of Marking in PSLE.
His stellar career includes setting up an
education centre, and being an Editor with
Young Scientist Magazine. Mr Beh’s success
lies in his sincerity in helping his students
develop true understanding of scientific
concepts, and appreciating the application of
knowledge when tackling exam question.
Additionally, he believes students learn
through asking good questions. He ignites
their curiosity and brings their scientific
questions to life with hands-on experiments
Ultimately, he challenges his students to true
mastery, by formulating their own questions,
and even improving questions encountered
in books and examination papers..
Quest for Fun Learning in Physical Science
A 5-day workshop for P3/P4 students to learn concepts in topics such as
Matter, Light and Shadows, Heat and Magnets. Students will learn
concepts through hands on experiments and formulate their own questions
for their peers.
Don’t miss this rare
opportunity to learn PSLE
Science techniques from a
popular and experienced
teacher.
June Holiday Workshops 2021
Ms Yeo graduated from NUS with a
Bachelor of Social Sciences in
Psychology (Honours) and was a
Teaching Award holder. She considers
herself a late bloomer in Math and
thus, has a special place in her heart
for struggling Math learners. You’ll
often find her nose buried in a book
and her love for the language has
enabled her to build up a repertoire of
mnemonics and catch phrases, even
using poetry (!) to help students
commit Mathematical concepts to
memory. She loves physical activity
and spends lots of time in nature as
she believes in the value of exercise
and fresh air for a clear mind to teach
and learn together with the students
under her charge.
Let’s make a run for
P4/5 MATHS
The P4 and P5 workshops will cover both
width and depth of the topics taught in first
semester.
Students will get to practice solving a variety
of basic and advanced math problems to
reinforce and put into practice their
conceptual understandings with both speed
and accuracy. This would include the
exposure to exam style questions in
preparation of the final year examinations.
The workshops will conclude with the
conduct of an exam style simulation of a mini
weighted assessment to foster familiarity with
exam format and the different methods of
solutions for problem solving.
These sessions are useful for
P4/5 students (separate
sessions) who need that extra
help to ace their upcoming year
end exams.
June Holiday Workshops 2021
Math Olympiad BeginnerP1/2
This June holidays, our math
Olympiad classes will be
conducted by the Avocado Lab
Math Olympiad Team.
Give your child a headstart in Math!
Join our fun filled and interactive session where
they learn the shortcuts and tips that make
calculations faster.
They will also learn to count shapes, shortest
paths and learn about computational thinking.
You will be amazed by their new capabilities of
solving questions that most adults find
challenging!
Why limit their potential? Enrol your child today!
Sample Question: Find the number of shortest paths from Start to End.
Which is greater, the sum of all
even numbers from 0 to 100 or
the sum of all the odd numbers
from 1 to 99? By how much?
Your child will learn how to this
problem and more using clever
techniques that will open their
minds to the magical world of
mathematics.
June Holiday Workshops 2021
Math Olympiad IntemediateP3+
Is your child showing potential in
Mathematics and yearning to learn more
outside of the syllabus?
Prepare them for challenging questions
that stretch their capabilities and boost
their confidence! Many “difficult” questions
can be solved by understanding simple
insights that are not taught in schools.
We provide the tools and encourage
creative application to uncover elegant
solutions to these “difficult” questions. Your
child will marvel at their own hidden talents
and be motivated to keep improving their
skills!
Sample Question:
Seven discs numbered 1 thru 7 are placed in a bag. Two of the discs are removed at random. What is the likelihood that the numbers on the two discs add up to 9?
This June holidays, our math
Olympiad classes will be
conducted by the Avocado Lab
Math Olympiad Team.
Students will gain exposure to a
broad variety of topics and learn
various problem solving
strategies.
June Holiday Workshops 2021
Math Olympiad AdvancedP4+
This June holidays, our math
Olympiad classes will be
conducted by the Avocado Lab
Math Olympiad Team.
For students hoping to do well in
the various major local
competitions (NMOS, RIPMWC,
SMOPS), as well as international
contests such as AMC8/10, the
Australian Math Contest and
others.
Has your child already participated in some
Math competitions or has some prior
experience with Olympiad style Mathematics?
Help them prepare for the next stage with
more advanced techniques! We will peg at
the standard of the major local Math
competitions, equipping students with the
tools to tackle these seemingly impossible
questions. We will also pepper the session
with puzzles and discussions of famous Math
questions to enhance their logical skills.
Fuel their passion for Math with wonderful
insights and prepare them for peak
performance at the upcoming Olympiads!
Sample Question:
ABE and BCD are right-angled triangles. D lies on BE such that AE = ED = DC = 1cm and DB = 2cm. Find the value of angle ABC in degrees.
June Holiday Workshops 2021
Victoria Fam is a National Chess Instructor and
National Arbiter licensed by The Fédération
Internationale des Échecs (International Chess
Federation). Victoria was part of the Singapore
Chess Federation’s High Performance Squad
from 2005-2016 where she represented
Singapore in numerous tournaments such as
ASEAN Age Groups and World Youth. Victoria
is also an Alumnus of Nanyang Girls’ High
School and Hwa Chong Institution (College)
where she represented them in local
International Chess tournaments. Since 2017,
Victoria has been coaching students from the
age of 3-12 at the Singapore Chess
Federation, Local Schools and private
students. Over the past 4 years of teaching,
Victoria has been known particularly for her
patience and care to groom every student
based on their own needs. Her students have
also done well at National Individual and Team
tournaments in Singapore.
2-Day Intermediate Chess
Suitable for students who know the basics of chess and has
been playing casually with friends and families, the class will
introduce participants to advanced chess concepts and
strategies to give you the extra edge.
How to beat your parents at
CHESS