Friday, October 1, 2010

Woodlands Ring Primary School

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We recently conducted a 3 hr Personal Leadership session for the Primary 2 and Primary 4 cohort. This was an exciting experience as students participated actively and worked together in competitive environment to strenghten their leadership skills. Younger students are easier to mould as during this time, they are building their values and it was an incredible experience watching these students improve over just 3 hours.

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Learning how to Learn

One of our core focuses is to make learning easier for everyone. There is no point spending hours poring over your books and making copious notes if at the end of the day you only retain 10 percent of what you have been reading. Here are some pointers on how you can make learning a faster and more enjoyable process:

1. Remember that everyone has their own learning style. Your best friend may memorize things best by pacing up and down her room reading aloud to herself but you may learn better drawing diagrams and reading silently from a book

2. Your teacher's teaching style may be different from your learning style. Your teacher may explain things in a visual way when you are auditory. In our study skills courses we will teach you to adapt to your teachers learning style and succeed in your work.

3.There are three main learning styles, Visual, Auditary and Kinesthatic. Take our learning style test to discover your unique learning style and study according to that.

4. You do not need silence to study.Some people study best with music, some people need absolute silence and some people need the noise of chatter in the background. Tests have shown that the best results come from individuals who study with background music of 60 beats per mite as this roughly is in line with your heartbeat.

5. Colors are good. Among the skills we teach, we include mind mapping and note making. Your brain remembers things best in colors and pictures. However if your notes are a haphazard mix of colors you will end up confusing yourself. Colors should be used to enhance your notes and not to confuse you. Organize points, chapters and ideas by color. This gives your subconcious mind some clarity and logic.



Try out the tips above while you are studying for your next test!

Sunday, April 11, 2010

Westspring Secondary






Students at Westspring underwent a challenging program where they were forced to increase their self awareness by taking a closer look at their emotions, work on their self management and translate this heightened awareness to academic success.

Students found the program too short as they learnt useful skills to tackle their coming O level exams. We look forward to conducting the follow up sessions!

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Hillgrove Secondary School









Hillgrove students underwent a challenging programme as they leapt from breakthrough to breakthrough. The course was a challenging and competitive mix of activities and interactive discusions where students learnt to improve their study techniques, overcome any type of obstacle, manage their time efficiently and embody the characteristics of successful people.

The concept that hard work and persistance pays off was clearly illustrated as the winning team was one that worked slow and steadily, focusing on learning and improving themselves rather then simply completing tasks. Overall students enjoyed themselves calling the workshop 'Awesome','Too short', 'Inspiring' and 'Excellent preparation for my exams'.
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Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Kranji Secondary School








Students in Kranji Secondary school underwent a life changing 3 days as they learnt learning skills, study strategies through a mulitude of high energy activities and interactive discussions. The 3 day workshop was intense and students emerged exhausted but motivated to study for their coming N and O level exams.

Students displayed their creativity during several bonding exercises and learnt to use their kinesthatic learning style to better use in the classroom.Goal setting sessions with this group was enlightening for participants as they developed stronger purpore to their lifes and greater focus in school.

Monday, March 8, 2010

Boon Lay Garden Primary






Primary 6 Students of Boon Lay Garden Primary underwent an exciting 3 days of self discovery as they learnt about study skills, motivation tecniques and time and stress management.


Participants emerged with greater understanding on how their brain works, their unique learning style and with a focused strategy on studying for their PSLE. The pictures speak for themselves as students were active participants throughout the 3 day camp.

Sunday, February 7, 2010

SandCastling using Neuro Linguistic Programming with Ngee Ann Poly






Sunny skies greeted as as we embarked on a funfilled afternoon with students. An exciting session for participants, students learnt to use NLP, the power of having choice, looking at details and making full use of resources to create their structure.

Heavy rain disrupted the activities by the beach as we adjourned the campsite for wet weather activities.