Playtimes HK Magazine Winter Issue 2018/2019 | Page 56

education
• Sylvan
Sylvan offers maths programmes
for children aged five to 19 years old
at all levels of ability. Sylvan uses a
diagnostic prescriptive approach
which ensures lessons are designed
for a child's individual needs. This
allows teachers to target the skills
each student requires in order to
excel, while making sure foundation
skills are mastered. Sylvan specialises
in all school curricula, from primary
school to IB, SAT, and A Levels.
Lessons focus on developing
targeted maths skills sets, which are
applied to the needs of the school.
This also includes the preparation for
specific school exams.
https://sylvan.edu.hk
concepts to early pre-schoolers
are used to make maths fun from
an early age. Upon completion,
Eye Level Play Maths will provide
an essential foundation for lifelong
success in school mathematics,
through their maths programme,
where students can improve
problem-solving skills by being
taught to master concepts through a
small-step approach.
www.myeyelevel.com
Other Centres
• MathConcept Learning Centre
MathConcept offers maths
programmes for children of all ages.
Starting in Kindergarten, where
children are encouraged to enhance
their natural interest in maths, up
through Primary and Secondary
school, where a foundation in maths
is built and then developed until the
student is confident with different
skills and abilities. MathConcept also
offers an Olympiad programme for
students who excel in maths and
want to learn more complex skills.
www.mathconcept.com
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• Kip McGrath Education Centre
The maths programme at Kip McGrath
is designed for students who are having
difficulty with maths, at any level. A free
initial assessment allows programmes
to be customised to meet
the student's individual
needs and provides a
starting point from which
to measure progress.
Students gain confidence
by working at their own
pace, without being
hurried, through a
combination of face-
to-face learning and
stimulating computer
drills to reinforce new
concepts. Lessons are
supported with weekly
homework and regular
feedback ensures that
parents are kept up
to date with student
achievements.
www.kipmcgrath.com.hk
• Promatics Education Centre
Promatics run a tailor-made
programme developed from the best
of the Singaporean and local school
curriculum for the students in the
Promatics Kids Course. In addition,
they develop their own teaching
material and exercises to cater to the
different needs of students. Promatics
Junior and Senior courses focus
primarily on the preparation of the
MYP, IGCSE and the International
Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
(IBDP) where instructors use a
combination of textbooks and self-
developed teaching material in class.
www.promaticseducation.com
• NTK Academic Group
The Maths Scholars programme at
NTK follows the new junior maths
curriculum specifically designed for
students following an international
school curriculum. Completion of this
programme will give students a solid
foundation to various onward study
paths, such as future studies in maths
in the US or UK and the IB curriculum.
Students will also be prepared for
entrance exams such as the SSAT
and CEE through these courses. NTK
also offers maths tutoring specifically
designed for students
taking IB, SATs, A Levels
or GCSEs.
www.ntk.edu.hk
•
International
Scholars Tuition School
The tutorial lessons at IST
focus on helping students
develop their knowledge,
understanding and skills in
algebra, geometry, statistics,
and calculus. Students shall learn
to apply maths theories to solving
problems in real-life situations, as
these questions may be asked on the
SATs, AP, UKiset, 11+, 13+ Common
Entrance and King’s Scholarship,
IGCSE, A Levels, and IB exams. As
students progress, they will also
learn the key techniques required
to use graphing calculators and
spreadsheets when solving problems.
IST tutors aim to help lay a foundation
of passion in maths that will inspire
students do the best they can.
https://ist.edu.hk