minds@work by jeremy
smart classroom
"Creativity is intelligence having fun." ~ Albert Einstein🧑🏫Academic performance should not be the only yardstick for measuring your child’s success. 🎓
Although it can be an important indicator, cultivating a love for learning from an early age sets the foundation for children to continue succeeding even as curriculums become tougher or when motivation dries up. 😢
We strive to draw connections between what is taught in our classrooms and the real world beyond our windows. 🌍 This encourages our students to think out of the box and surface creative solutions based on a deep awareness of what is around them!
At Minds@Work, we focus on developing young students holistically, preparing them for further education and a future economy that has a hunger for creative talents.
we build knowledge to
meet every learner's
needs by increasing
teachability
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embedding knowledge in the context of the real world
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bringing the world into the classroom to promote 21st centuries competencies
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covering up to 93% of examination questions through comprehensive in-house curriculum
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reinforce key concepts in various subjects and hone the skills necessary for examinations
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providing more than 10,000 additional practice questions from past year paper
engagement
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establish Parent Portal for smoother communication
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strategic partnership with National Heritage Board, Speak Good English Movement and National Library Board
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building up our Scholarship and Bursary Awards with community partners
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engaging our parent community with talks to build parenting competencies
accessibility
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setting up more classes in CCs to outreach to more families
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making help and mentorship available with our partners
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enhancing our resilience in learning and mental wellness through our SmartFamily Hub
We provide comprehensive content to prepare your child for the academic challenges
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What is the role of an study “coach” vs. a “tutor”?An study coach helps the child understand the process of learning across all subject areas where a tutor who will help them master content in a specific subject area.
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How will I know if this is working?Your child will be happier, less argumentative, and they will have a plan for their work. You will start to see more success in their work completion rate, work quality and effort. You will see them begin to study differently and their grades should start to improve.
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My child is not doing well. Is changing tuition able to help?To be fair, all centers in Singapore follows the MOE syllabus and the contents are covered. If your child is struggling, we have Smart Consultation to support your child with individualized attention and Study Coach to work with the learning progress. With more than 10 community partners dealing with different learning challenges, we are the only centre in Singapore to integrate counsellors, coaches and teachers together. Together with parents, we can unlock the potential of your child.
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How long should it take until I start to see some results?Each child is different – if your child is committed to the process, you should see the child incorporating elements of the process fairly quickly. Just like any other skill, the more you practice, the more success you will see.
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How successful is the program?We are confident in our programmes as we have helped many others with serious issues. With more strategic partners (counsellors, therapists and learning specialists) on board, we are confident to impact more families. We promise that we have the support to help you navigate challenges your child is facing by strengthening the child's executive function skills and when they learn to focus on effort and strategies, they will feel responsible for their own life. If the programmes fail it comes from the parents' willingness to trust our counsellors and sadly most families will be stuck in an endless cycle of pursuing academic excellence via just giving more tuition, which most does not yield the desirable results You must remember it takes a village to raise a child. It is not a taboo to visit counsellors to seek professional help for family and child. Accept the diagnostic results and seek the right help fast.
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How will I know when my child has “graduated” and can work independently?You will know that they are ready when they have shown the ability to work at the center or at home independently while fully incorporating their newly honed Executive Function competencies and achieving the academic success that they have hoped for.
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What will our Study Coach be building with your child?THE 8 EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS INHIBITION - The abillty to ignore distractions and resist temptations INITIATION - The ability to take action and get started SHIFTING - Having the mental flexibility to switch from one task or thought process to another. EMOTIONAL CONTROL - The ability to manage your feelings WORKING MEMORY - The ability to hold information PLANNING - The ability to set goals and apply strategies ORGANISATION - The ability to create and maintain a system. SELF-MONITORING - The ability to monitor and evaluate performance.
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Why parents must be involved?Parents play a critical role in providing a learning bridge between school and the home, while instilling in their children positive attitudes and values towards learning and life.
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Is family counselling compulsory?As parents we love our child, but if the child is underperforming due to family reasons, we have the right support to help the family. Behind every struggling learner there is a story to tell. We need you to be committed in order to see positive changes in the family
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Do you talk to the schools and/or other specialists?If parents sign a release of information, we will speak to schools, doctors and/or other specialists working with your student. If a call lasts longer than 15 minutes, we will bill the account on file our hourly coaching rate.
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What type of feedback / progress reports do I receive?We believe in tracking progress! Our goal is for students (and parents) to be able to celebrate areas of improvement and identify areas where students have yet to reach their goals.
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Do you have Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Psychoeducational testers, and/or other resources that you recommend?One of our objectives is to be a valuable community “citizen” and build relationships with many specialists. We can provide names of practitioners, but will not make recommendations as that is a decision that should be left to families. Once we better understand your child’s learning profile / needs, we can provide a variety of names to you. Additionally, if you have a resource that you think highly of, please pass on their name to us!
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What will the learning assessment tell us about our children?This is the most comprehensive test to evaluate your child's learning ability. 17 Study Skill Functions (Time management, memory, perceived stress test and 14 other functions) 8 Executive Function (Inhibition, Self-monitoring and 6 other functions) 12 Classroom Executive Function (Auditory, Visual, Inference, Saccadic fixation, Sustain attention and 8 other functions) The assessment also includes a test on the family emotional wellbeing, parenting style, learning style and optional detection of learning disabililty.
We provide the tools
to unlock knowledge
online learning
weekly class progress and videos
past year school papers
We bring the world
into the classroom
Creativity, Adaptability and Collaboration all ranked the top 5 soft skills by employers on LinkedIn in 2020.
As we enter a technology driven economy and education climate that emphasises on soft skills together with hard skills, cultivating these qualities in your child from a young age really helps! That’s why Minds@Work focuses on building character and attitude together with academics, so that our students are best positioned to succeed in school and at the workplace. We believe in cultivating our students to be passionate about learning, quick to adapt and able to collaborate with people from different backgrounds.
These are essential building blocks of resilience and youth grow in ownership in learning and gain a deeper understanding of the way knowledge and skills can be applied in real-world contexts.
drawing connections between classroom and the world
forest adventure with Coach Ling
Combining the visual delights and rich biodiversity of our parks, gardens & nature reserve with thoughtfully planned activities with families while infusing science learn in classroom.
first aid
with The Red Cross
There is no denying the importance of first aid because accidents can happen even in the safest of environments. First aid knowledge can make a profound difference in compromised situations, and is a valuable skill for individuals and communities to have.
hawker culture heritage with Chef Leon
Singapore’s Hawker Culture has recently been listed on UNESCO’s prestigious list of intangible heritage. While it is good to focus on the good work that has been done thus far, it is also important to help our future generations learn and appreciate the hawker culture, so as to allow them to bring it to the next level.
Study skills are not about knowledge, or what you learn, but rather about how. They are highly transferable skills, and are likely to be useful over your whole lifetime
Want more than just academic achievements for your child? 👍We believe that youths do best when they have a holistic learning experience that builds character on top of academic knowledge.🎓
In fact, our entire approach to learning is built on this concept! Here at Minds@Work, we make sure to identify the unmet needs of our students, resolve stressors with them, and guide them in their journey with us through mentorship. 🤝
It helps our students become self-motivated learners who experience social and emotional growth while they naturally excel in their studies with the right mindset
Learn more about our Study Coach