Courses For International Students
Preparatory Courses for AEIS (Admission Exercise forInternational Students)
[Course Code: IS-001]
Course Overview
This is a full-time MOE registered course to prepare international students for the admission exams for placement to Singapore government schools.
Designed by experienced former MOE teachers, the course curriculum is based on the English and Mathematics syllabus set by the Ministry of Education and the admission examinations' requirements and format.
With a focus on experiential learning, the lesson plans involve the use of multimedia and technologies to create an engaging environment for learning. In addition, monthly outdoor excursions are organised to bring the class alive with practical hands-on learning.
Monthly tests are conducted as part of the continual monitoring of the student's progress and thereafter, assessment reports will be communicated periodically with the Parent/Guardian to keep them updated of the student's progress.
Admission Requirements
| Age: | 12 - 16 years old |
| Entry academic qualification: | Students must have completed their studies which is equivalent to Singapore Secondary One to Four |
| English language proficiency: | Students have to sit for an English Language Placement Test to assess their English language proficiency before the commencement of their course |
Course Schedule
The academic semester starts in April and runs for 26 weeks (six months), until the student sits for the MOE's Admission Exercise for International Students (AEIS), which is usually held in September/early October.
Lessons are conducted from 9am to 4pm, Monday to Friday.
Course Fees
To comply with CaseTrust's requirements, the total Course Fees are separated into 2 components, namely A. Non-Tuition Fees and B. Tuition Fees.
Non-Tuition Fees are payable directly to Nurture Language School- Tuition Fees are payable directly to the School's DBS Escrow Account.
- Our student counsellors will assist you with the payment procedures upon enrolment.
*The above fees are correct as at time of publish. The School reserves the right to revise the Course Fees whenever applicable. Please consult our Student Counsellors for any updates on the Course Fees.
For our international students, the School provides complimentary services such as airport transfer on arrival, booking of hotel rooms, a welcome package and local orientation tour.
What the above Course Fees do not include:
There are bank charges for remitting payments through Telegraphic Transfer (TT), charged by both the Student's (remitting) bank and the School's (receiving) bank. For students paying by TT, please inform your bank that you will bear all bank charges, including the School's (Beneficiary) bank charges.
Where the Student passes the MOE Admissions Exercise for International Students (AEIS) and is successfully placed in a government school, he/she is not required to take the QT.
Where the Student fails the MOE AEIS, he/she will have to approach individual schools for admission. These schools may either require the Student to sit for their own entrance test or accept the Principals Academy Certification Test (PACT) result if they are a participating school of the PACT system. In such cases, the Student is required to take the QT.
The Qualifying Test (QT) is administered by the Ministry of Education (MOE) to assess the student's reasoning abilities and will take about 1.5 hours. Please see MOE's website at http://www.moe.edu.sg/education/admissions/international-students/qualifying-test to find out more about QT.
A medical examination is only required if requested by the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) for the processing of the Student Pass.
Living expenses such as accommodation, transport & food are the sole responsibilities of the Student and is not included in the Course Fees. Please refer to the section on Studying in Singapore for a guideline on living expenses.
On a case-by-case basis, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) may require students from the following countries to furnish a security deposit.
Security Deposit Requirements:
| Country | Security Deposit Amount |
|---|---|
| Bangladesh Myanmar India The People's Republic of China |
SGD 5,000 |
| Thailand Indonesia Philippines |
SGD 1,000 |
| All other countries excluding those above | SGD 1,500 |
Applicants are not required to furnish a Security Deposit if they are
- Nationals from Malaysia and Brunei;
- Holders of valid Dependant's Pass, long term Visit Pass and work pass;
- Children/Spouse of Singapore Citizens/Permanent Residents;
- Below 16 years old at the point of application.
The Security Deposit with ICA can be in the form of a Cashier's Order or a Banker's Guarantee from an established bank in Singapore and is refundable to the student upon the completion of the course.
The Student Pass issued by ICA is for the duration of the Course that the Student is enrolled in. Upon the completion of the Course, if the Student requires a renewal of the Student Pass to pursue another course with the School or to extend another semester of the same course, a subsequent administration fee of S$200.00 for Student Pass renewal/collection is applicable.
Enrolment Procedures
Please contact our School and our Student Counsellors will guide you on the step-by-step procedures for enrolment.
Fees Guarantee Policy
Upon payment of the total Course Fees, Nurture Language School guarantees that the student will not be asked to make any subsequent payments to the School. Any fees increases will be absorbed by the School.
Download Course Brochure
The Course brochure is available here for download: Download Course brochure [IS-001]
Professional Courses
Conversational Mandarin for Non-Mandarin Speakers
[Course Code: LC-001]
"To keep a language alive, you have to speak and read it frequently... The value of a language is its usefulness, not just in Singapore, but also in the wider world... With Mandarin, you can speak to 1,300 million Chinese from all provinces in China. Now, overseas Chinese and foreigners are learning Mandarin, not Chinese dialects."
Adapted from speech by Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew at Speak Mandarin Campaign's 30th Anniversary Launch on 17th March 2009
Course Overview
This course is designed for non-Mandarin speakers working or studying in Singapore. Participants will be taught Hanyu Pinyin as a foundation to build their competency in the Chinese language, allowing them to converse in basic Mandarin in social settings for entertainment, travelling, with family & friends and at work.
The course involves the use of multimedia teaching aids and participants who missed their class will have the flexibility to review the video lessons online.
Classes are conducted in a group setting and are limited to a maximum of 12 participants per class.
Course Schedule
This course is for Basic Level, consisting of 12 lessons.
A Course Certificate will be awarded upon completion of the Basic Level, subjected to a minimum of pass in the proficiency test held at the end of the course.
Basic Level (total 12 lessons)
Lessons are conducted once a week and each lesson is 1.5 hours.
Our current intake has commenced. Please check with us on the next intake commencement date for 2010.
Course Fees
Please enquire with our School for the latest updates on course fees, applicable discounts and group/corporate rates.
Curriculum Developer & Trainers’ Profile
Our course developer is a native Chinese, having previously studied in UK at the London School of Economics, where she received both her Bachelor in Economics and Master in Finance, before moving to Singapore. Prior to her teaching engagement at Nurture, she was a former banker with a major investment bank and during her free time, she has been teaching conversational Mandarin for several years to students from diverse backgrounds and nationalities.
Our professional trainers are native speakers from China and are effectively bilingual in English and Mandarin with several years of teaching experience.
Download Course Brochure
The Course brochure is available here for download:Download Course brochure [LC-001]
Local Courses
December Holiday Programme - 3 Days Holiday Camp (Primary Level)
[Course Code: ---]
Course Overview
3 DAYS HOLIDAY CAMP
Combination of education with funthrough a series of workshops, farm visits, creative science and maths experiments.
Farms� visits are supplemented with handouts that aim to bring the teaching out of the classroom to trigger learning through all the 5 senses.
Interesting science experiments will be demonstrated and hand-ons by students to understand the science behind normal happenings.
Games are incorporated to inject learning in a competitive yet friendly environment. Rounding up the camp is a family time of a BBQ dinner where students and parents will dine together and enjoy a time of family bonding!
Dates: 1st Intake: 26th November 2009 (Thu) to 28th November 2009 (Sat)
2nd Intake: 3rd December 2009 (Thu) to 5th December 2009 (Sat)
Time: 9.30am � 5.30pm (8 hours, inclusive 1 hour in-house lunch break)
Venue: Day 1 & Day 2 @
Day 3 Farm visit at Kranji Countryside & BBQ dinner @ East Coast Park
Cost: Please call us to enquire on the price and applicable discounts.
Inclusive of registration, materials, excursions, in-house lunches, refreshments and BBQ dinner (BBQ dinner is complimentary for both parents for each student sign-up)
Closing Date for Registration for both Intakes: 22 November 2009 (Sun)
BBQ: Each student sign-up is entitled to 2 accompanying adults for the complimentary BBQ.
Additional person(s) for the BBQ is at $12 per adult & $8 per child (below the age of 12).
Farm Visit: Our price includes the farm visit for the student.
If the parents wish to join us for the farm visit, additional cost is at $40 for 1st adult & $35 for 2nd adult onwards.
(Price is inclusive of transport, lunch & refreshment)
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Early Bird Discount of $10: Sign up by 15 November 2009 (Sun)
Bring-along-a-Buddy: $10 discount for each child
Local Courses
December Holiday Programme - Amazing Race With Words (Primary Level)
[Course Code: ---]
Course Overview
AMAZING RACE WITH WORDS
Children embark on a 3-day exciting adventure, competing against time to finish the tasks on the trail. Each task demands that they find essential vocabulary clue, comprehend what is required and apply the answers appropriately in order to move to the next task.
This programme incorporates physically and intellectually challenging treasure hunts, teamwork and learning to race against time and competitors to finish and win the race.
Date: 1st intake: 7th December 2009 (Mon) to 9 December 2009 (Wed)
2nd intake: 17th December 2009 (Thu) to 19th December 2009 (Sat)
Time: 10.30am � 5pm (6.5 hours, inclusive 1 hour in-house lunch break)
Venue:
Day 1 @
Day 2 @ Botanic Garden/Jacob Ballas Garden
Day 3 @
Cost: Please call us to enquire on the price and applicable discounts.
Inclusive of registration, materials, excursions, in-house lunches and refreshment.
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Early Bird Discount of $10: Sign up by 22 November 2009 (Sun)
Bring-along-a-Buddy: $10 discount for each child
Local Courses
December Holiday Programme - Journalism Inspired To Write (Primary Level)
[Course Code: ---]
Course Overview
JOURNALISM-INSPIRED TO WRITE
This programme uses both movies and songs for creative writing. It is inspiring and enjoyable to students. As a stimulus to writing, children listen to selected songs and commence on creative tasks in changing words and adding verses. They will also view portions of movies and learn to develop and write character sketches, short stories and poems.
Students will also learn journalistic skills and enjoy writing with a purpose. A field-trip to a farm provides them the opportunity to observe the routine of farm life, interview farm hands and write a captivating report.
Date: 1st intake: 10th December 2009 (Thu) to 12th December 2009 (Sat)
2nd intake: 14th December 2009 (Mon) to 16 December 2009 (Wed)
Time: 10.30am � 5pm (6.5 hours/day)
Venue: Day 1 & Day 2 @
Day 3 @ Kranji Countryside for farm visit
Cost: Please call us to enquire on the price and applicable discounts.
Inclusive of registration, material, excursion, in-house lunches and refreshment
Closing Date for Registration for both Intakes: 5 December 2009 (Sat)
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Early Bird Discount of $10: Sign up by 22 November 2009 (Sun)
Bring-along-a-Buddy: $10 discount for each child
TUITION AND ENRICHMENT COURSES
JC - General Paper Skills (GPS) Crash Course
[Course Code: LC-EC004]
Course Overview
This course supplements the understanding of content taught in school, develop the critical skills and techniques required to excel in the GCE ‘A’ Levels General Paper.
At the end of the course, students will learn:
Essay Skills
- Constructing an effective introduction and conclusion
- Effective paragraphing
- Form and structure
- Analytical perspectives and approaches to essay questions
- Question analysis
- Argument structure and argumentation / Convincing the reader
- Point and counter-point in argumentation
- The ‘Extras’ for an ‘A’ essay
Comprehension Skills
- Effective summary writing
- Effective reading strategies
- Engaging the application question
- Understanding figurative language
- Dealing with metaphors and analogies
- Identifying question types / Finding the right approach for the right kind of questions
Apart from in-class teaching, an online discussion forum is also used to complement the learning process throughout the week.
The class is conducted in a small group setting and is limited to a maximum of 8 students to ensure that attention is given to individual students while leveraging on the interaction from collective learning to keep the lesson engaging and challenging.
Course Schedule
Lessons are conducted once a week and each lesson is 2 hours.
Course Fees
Please enquire with our School for the latest updates on course fees and applicable discounts.
Teacher Profile
Mr. Tan C. C. is a MOE trained teacher with years of experience in teaching the General Paper, Knowledge & Inquiry and Project Work at a junior college ranked among the top 5, where his last appointment was Department Deputy Head.
He is currently pursuing his PhD with the Trinity College of Dublin and remains as an adjunct tutor with the junior college and other educational institutions.
TUITION AND ENRICHMENT COURSES
2010 Tuition Schedule (Primary and Secondary)
" Education is no longer a pathway to success; it is a prerequisite. "
Prof Linda Darling-Hammond Charles E Ducommun Professor of Education at Stanford University
If education is a prerequisite to success, are our children receiving all the help necessary to walk down this pathway?
At Nurture, we partner you and your child towards success.
We offer a range of subjects taught by experienced former, current or MOE registered teachers in a small group size of about 8 students to ensure that your child receives the dedicated attention needed towards academic excellence.
Our multi-media equipped classrooms facilitate our teachers in delivering lessons in a lively, engaging and interactive manner that makes mundane learning a thing of the past.
Through our Student Officers, our students' progress are constantly monitored and communicated to parents on a regular basis.
As an education institution that believes in holistic learning, excursions for practical hands-on learning, family themed talks, seminars and workshops are organised regularly for both parents and students.
Our 2010 Tuition Schedule for Primary and Secondary level is now available!
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The 2010 Tuition Schedule is available here for download:Download Tuition 2010 Schedule
TUITION AND ENRICHMENT COURSES
December Holiday Programme - Primary 1 Preparatory and Reading Readiness (English)
PRIMARY 1 PREPARATORY
AND READING READINESS (ENGLISH)
Give your child the head start to the
new challenging world of Primary One!
Date: Monday to Friday for 2 weeks, total 10 lessons
Week 1: 7th December 2009 to 11th December 2009
Week 2: 14th December 2009 to 18th December 2009
Time: 9.00am – 10.30am (1.5 hours per lesson)
Cost: Please call us to enquire on the price and applicable discounts.
(Inclusive of registration and materials)
Closing Date for Registration: 5 December 2009 (Sat)
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HOLIDAY PROMOTION
Early Bird Discount of $10: By 22 November 2009 (Sun)
Bring-along-a-Buddy: $10 discount for each child
TUITION AND ENRICHMENT COURSES
December Holiday Programme - Primary 1 Preparatory and Pinyin (Mandarin)
PRIMARY 1 PREPARATORY
AND PINYIN (MANDARIN)
Date: Monday to Friday for 2 weeks, total 10 lessons
Week 1: 23th November 2009 to 27th November 2009
Week 2: 30th November 2009 to 04th December 2009
Time: 9.00am – 10.30am (1.5 hours per lesson)
Cost: Please call us to enquire on the price and applicable discounts.
(Inclusive of registration and materials)
Closing Date for Registration: 21 November 2009 (Sat)
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HOLIDAY PROMOTION
Early Bird Discount of $10: By 8 November 2009 (Sun)
Bring-along-a-Buddy: $10 discount for each child
TUITION AND ENRICHMENT COURSES
December Holiday Programme - PSLE Science Secrets Revealed (Primary 5-6)
PSLE SCIENCE SECRETS REVEALED
Excel in PSLE Science. Learn to answer Science questions accurately and handle the toughest questions with confidence and proficiency.
Students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of scientific facts, concepts and principles by the end of the day.
By applying the K-Method™ students should able to
Visualizing and understanding science. Instead of seeing various topics as separate, now see the linkages between every question.
Score in Multiple Choice Question by using K-Method to their advantage and eliminate the wrong choices.
Understand more with a shorter time as K-Method works across topics.
COME and learn the new technique to solve science questions!
Date: 1st intake: 11th December 2009, Saturday
2nd intake: 18th December 2009, Saturday
Time: 9am – 6pm (9 hours, inclusive 1 hour in-house lunch break)
Cost: Please call us to enquire on the price and applicable discounts.
Inclusive of materials, lunch and refreshments.
Closing Date for Registration for both Intakes: 9 December 2009 (Wed)
Sign Up NOW & discover the secrets to scoring ‘A*’ for Science!
TUITION AND ENRICHMENT COURSES
December Holiday Programme - PSLE Maths Secrets Revealed (Primary 5-6)
PSLE MATHS SECRETS REVEALED
PSLE Math Secrets Revealed is a full day workshop that teaches the 5 Steps Modelfication™ Method to solving ANY Math problems. Developed and conducted by ex-Raffles students, this method trains your child to solve a Math problem independently, from start to end by going through this 5 steps process.
Your child will learn:
How to get started on solving ANY Math problem immediately, without “freezing up” or panicking
How to apply the M-Method to visualize the question instead of staring at it in words and numbers. Images boost your child understanding and allow them to solve the problem in 60% less time!
How to double check whether their final answer is the correct answer... without wasting time doing the whole question again.
How to solve the handful of challenging questions that will be in the PSLE paper to separate the really good students from the average students.
Date: 1st intake: 12th December 2009, Saturday
2nd intake: 19th December 2009, Saturday
Time: 9am – 6pm (9 hours, inclusive 1 hour in-house lunch break)
Cost: Please call us to enquire on the price and applicable discounts.
Inclusive of materials, lunch and refreshments.
Closing Date for Registration for both Intakes: 9 December 2009 (Wed)
Sign Up NOW & discover the secrets to scoring ‘A*’ for Maths!
