Kindergarten • Primary · space, the planets, and space travel. Your child will build a vocabulary bank of space objects and learn how to use a variety of verbs, adjectives, superlatives

I changethe world withcuriosity!

Kindergarten • PrimarySummer English Courses 2019

www.britishcouncil.hk/en/english

A short classroom experience for parents is available.

18–36 months

HK$2,950 9 hours JUL/AUG HK$4,980 18 hours AUG

Immerse your child in an exciting

English-only classroom environment, and

stimulate a love for English where imagination

and creativity grow! Children will gain confidence

in a classroom environment and strengthen their

fine and gross motor skills through structured

activities, which will help prepare children for

K1 classes.

Children must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver aged 18 or above for the whole lesson.

7 students with one parent or caregiver per child.

Six1.5-hourlessonsoverthreeweeks

HK$3,850 9 hours JUL

Stay and Play

Kindergarten

K2K2

K1 K2

HK$4,980 18 hours JUL HK$3,150 9 hours AUG

This course is based on three

classic children’s books. Children are

encouraged to stretch their imagination and

improve their communication skills through

meaningful activities, such as discussions,

role play, and creating and using dialogue with

appropriate voice projection. They will learn skills

and techniques to help them express their ideas

clearly to their peers.

Communicating Confidently

Embark on an exciting adventure

with the chameleons. Your child will

develop their speaking skills and learn vocabulary

through participating in structured play activities

such as writing animal vocabulary items, making a

book about animal body parts and creating their

own mixed-up animals to present to the class.

Chameleon’s Adventure

Six3-hourlessonsovertwoorthreeweeks/Nine2-hourlessonsoverthreeweeks Three3-hourlessonsoveroneweek

Designed to help prepare your

child to enter kindergarten in September,

this course will develop their social skills and

confidence when communicating in English. Your

child will also learn vocabulary related to summer

and school life and will develop their ability to use

words and actions to communicate by taking part

in interesting activities like creating sand texture

crafts and making ice lollies.

We only accept children who will be aged 3 on or before the

course start date.

Explore the world of insects and

their habitats. Children will participate in

activities such as creating ladybirds, spiders,

dragonflies and beetles. They will explore stories

and poems about these wonderful creatures and

participate in structured play activities to help

them learn in a fun English-speaking environment.

Get Ready for Kindergarten! Minibeasts

Six3-hourlessonsovertwoorthreeweeks/Nine2-hourlessonsoverthreeweeksSix1.5-hourlessonsovertwoorthreeweeks

K2 K3


This course has a strong emphasis

on teamwork and collaboration so as to

create more opportunities for authentic

communication in English. Through participating

in various arts and crafts activities, your

child will explore and express their creativity,

experiment with elements of art (such as shapes

and textures), develop their design abilities and

improve their gross and fine motor skills.

Creative Arts Club NEW

HK$2,580 9 hours JUL/AUG

Three3-hourlessonsoveroneweek

K3 K3

K3 K3

HK$2,950 9 hours JUL/AUG HK$2,950 9 hours JUL/AUG

HK$4,980 18 hours AUG HK$4,980 18 hours JUL

Your child will be encouraged to

communicate in English through rhymes,

poems, discussions and drama related to space.

They will learn skills and techniques to help

them concentrate, co-ordinate their motor skills,

project their voice and communicate with more

confidence.

Speech and Drama


The class will explore topics that

may come up during primary school

interviews. Your child will participate in a short

practice interview and activities designed to give

children the opportunity to speak. The goal of the

primary school admission interview is to assess

a child’s ability to function in a classroom, and to

communicate and complete work individually and

as part of a group.

Get Ready for Primary Interviews


Based on the story of a boat that

goes missing, this course will immerse

your child in environment-related activities,

including games, crafts and songs. Your child

will create a landscape book which will include

pictures and sentences they create in class.

An Exciting Voyage

Six3-hourlessonsovertwoorthreeweeks/Nine2-hourlessonsoverthreeweeks

Based on a story about the moon’s

adventures in space, this course explores

space, the planets, and space travel. Your child

will build a vocabulary bank of space objects and

learn how to use a variety of verbs, adjectives,

superlatives and comparatives creatively through

role plays of visits to different planets, creating

planets out of different materials and taking part

in other fun activities. They will also record their

interplanetary visits and experiences in a passport

each lesson.

An Adventure in Space


NEW

K2–P6

K2–P1K1

P5–P6 SuccessinPreliminaryforSchools(PETforSchools)

P3–P6SuccessinFlyers

P5–P6

SuccessinKeyforSchools(KETforSchools)

K2–K3SuccessinStarters

P1–P3SuccessinMovers

Phonics

Maximise your child’s success with the internationally recognised examinations Cambridge

English: Pre A1 Starters, A1 Movers, A2 Flyers, A2 Key for Schools and B1 Preliminary for Schools.

We use materials that are specially designed to focus on different aspects of the exam, providing

students with valuable practice and exam strategies. Our courses complement your child’s existing

English language learning programme and make preparing for examinations both fun and effective

by using challenging and engaging activities.

We only accept children who will be aged 4 or above on or before the course start date.

Cambridge Exam Preparation

HK$6,850 –$7,500

27 hours JUL/AUG (except for Success in Starters, which will be running from July to August)

For entry requirements and special offers* on Cambridge English Qualifications, please call our Customer Services staff on 2913 5100.

* The special offers are only applicable to existing British Council students or students who have completed a British Council course within the last six months. Terms and conditions apply.

HK$3,750 9 hours JUL

Phonics for Parents

Adults aged 18 or above

HK$2,800 13.5 hours JUL–AUG

Learn useful techniques to practise

phonics at home with your child in

a fun and memorable way. You will learn to say

and form the 42 letter sounds accurately and

learn how to support your child’s learning of letter

sounds, alternative spellings and tricky words.

The course will be conducted in English. Participants need to take an English entry test and achieve at least pre-intermediate level in order to take the course.

HK$9,800 27 hours JUL–AUG

This course incorporates the best

of two popular phonics systems:

Letters and Sounds and Jolly Phonics. Through fun

and multi-sensory activities, children will learn the

42 letter sounds, tricky words, sentence building

skills, and will build a vast bank of vocabulary. We

also focus on pronunciation and intonation with

the use of chants, rhymes and songs.

Phonics

Your child’s first step into reading!

We use fun and engaging tools such as

an alphabet box and sand boxes, and activities

such as singing songs, decorating letters with

objects and making crafts to expose them to the

world of letters and sounds. They will develop their

love for reading as they escape into imaginary

worlds of fantasy through listening to their teacher

read stories to them.

We only accept children who will be aged 3 on or

before the course start date.

First Step to Phonics

Six1.5-hourlessonsovertwoorthreeweeks

Nine1.5-hourlessonsover3weeks

Eighteen1.5-hourlessonsoversixweeks

Nine3-hourlessonsoverthreeweeks(except for Success in Starters, which will consist of eighteen 1.5-hour lessons delivered over six weeks)

Popular course


Visit our website for further details on course content and language skills.

JUL AUG

P1 Family and FriendsPerform a sock puppet show and create games

Animal Wonderland Create a farm with model homes for animals

P2 High Street Create a high street with different shops and restaurants

Be a Tourist Create models of tourist attractions

P3 Amusement Park Make a plan of an amusement park with models

Healthy and Fit Create a sports day and keep a fitness diary

P4 Be Artistic Create an art gallery with various pieces of art

Super Science Plan and conduct scientific experiments

P5–P6 Dream Big Design and describe aspects of a utopian future

Museum Exploration Research different parts of the world and write a diary as an explorer

Your child will use their creativity to work on a project, task or presentation, like

performing a sock puppet show, creating games, creating an art gallery with various pieces

of art, and conducting scientific experiments. They will learn how to form opinions and discuss

and compare ideas during the project. They will develop all-round English skills as well as

important life skills for the 21st century-such as leadership, digital literacy and critical thinking-

through a series of interactive and creative activities such as games, music and tasks.

Your child will:

• co-operate with their classmates to work on and present a communicative project

that encourages higher-order thinking with measurable outcomes

• learn to build accurate sentences and write creatively

• develop and refine their presentation skills and pronunciation so that they can

express themselves confidently in English

• complete interactive exercises that relate to the theme

• build a significant bank of new vocabulary and phrases related to various topics

and real-life situations.

Creative English Courses P1–P6


Each course is based on an interesting and age-appropriate topic that relates to the local school curriculum. The topic for each course is listed below, together with the project for that course:

HK$4,680 – HK$5,180 18 hours JUL/AUG

Primary

NEW

P1–P4



STEM Courses

Three3-hourlessonsovertwoweeks

P5 P6

Three3-hourlessonsovertwoweeks

NEW

NEW

In this course, your child will tackle challenges using a variety of everyday materials and

their own creativity. They will learn to solve problems together by inventing and innovating.

Your child will:

• learn science vocabulary (e.g. ‘forces’, ‘friction’, ‘load-bearing’ etc.)

• participate in hands-on STEM challenges

• develop English communication and presentation skills

• develop higher-order thinking skills and problem-solving skills

• use scientific methods to come up with hypotheses, make observations, design and conduct

experiments, and draw conclusions.

Linguistic objectives have been integrated into these courses by British Council experts

to help your child improve their language competency.

Your child will:

• explore core STEM concepts linked to real-life phenomena, which will ignite their natural curiosity

• develop their computational-thinking, problem-solving and communication skills, and their creativity,

through using LEGO® bricks to complete activities and challenges

• learn to predict and test outcomes, and describe them

• learn functional language for working with a partner and describing different component parts of

machines.

AboutLEGO®EducationIn order to inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow, the LEGO Group has dedicated more than 80 years to understand how students play and learn. Learning has always been at the very core of the company’s most heartfelt values. Being part of the LEGO Group, LEGO Education plays a decisive role in igniting student engagement in learning by giving them a hands-on experience that encourages learning through physical and digital creation.

Junior Makers

Building English with LEGO® Bricks

Inspire your child with the world of STEM. The courses allow your child to

explore core STEM concepts linked to real-life situations such as creating

toys and building a go-cart using simple machines. Your child will understand

scientific principles and develop problem-solving skills.

Based on a range of classic children’s literature, our Reading Skills courses

will help your child to develop a sense of reading for pleasure through engaging

activities. They will learn skills and techniques to improve their understanding

of stories, respond personally to the stories they read and communicate their

opinions with their classmates.




This course will focus on three

popular classics of children’s

literature. Your child will

develop listening and reading

comprehension abilities by

completing a range of interactive

and audio-visual activities. They will use

their critical thinking skills and creativity to

design new characters for the stories and

participate in short writing activities like writing

alternative endings and retelling a story.

P3 P4


Develop your child’s reading

comprehension skills with a

course based on three classic

stories. Students will move from

whole group reading for overall

comprehension to close individual

reading, and identify literary features

such as rhyme, rhythm and alliteration.

P1

Focusing on some popular pieces

of children’s literature, your child

will develop their reading and

listening comprehension skills, and

develop their ability to engage

with a text. They will analyse and

interpret the stories through a range of

enjoyable activities that will help develop their

critical thinking and leadership skills, as well

as creativity.

P5 P6



This is a theme-based course

that uses classic storybooks

about various animals to

encourage an enjoyment of

reading. Your child will learn skills

and techniques that will improve their

reading comprehension and their ability

to identify different literary techniques used in

English stories.


P2


Reading Skills

This writing course uses engaging children’s stories to help children develop their

ability to write different text types. By writing texts inspired by the stories, your

child will become familiar with the features of text types such as letters, narratives,

book reviews, instructions, poems and descriptions. By the end of the course,

they will create a portfolio of their written work.


P3


Based on an adventure story about a dog, this course will help your child develop

their ability to write different text types. They will become familiar with the features

of text types such as letters, biographies, descriptions, informal emails, newspaper

articles and formal letters. By the end of the course, they will create a portfolio of

their written work.


P4


This course uses a classic children’s story to help your child develop their ability to

write different text types. They will become familiar with the features of narratives,

expositions, procedures, information reports, recounts and formal letters. By the

end of the course, they will create a portfolio of their written work.



Our Writing Skills courses are

designed to help your child think

creatively, express their ideas

with clear purpose and understand

the process of writing. Depending

on their age group, they will explore

a variety of text types, including stories,

letters, procedures, descriptions,

reviews and reports.

P5 P6

Writing Skills



Speaking Skills

Your child will work towards starring in a play with their

classmates. They will create masks and costumes for their

character, run through a script in costume and with music, produce

a tepee-shaped poem, go on stage and perform their production, and

take part in an Oscar-style award ceremony.

Your child will:

• improve their voice projection

• learn to read from a script

• improve their acting ability and confidence when using English

• learn new vocabulary related to animals

• develop their collaboration skills by working with their classmates.

Drama TheatreP3 P4


Your child will learn how to confidently participate in a

debate. They will think about the affirmative and negative

positions, plan and write an opening statement, structure arguments

that are supported with evidence, carry out a final debate, and

participate in a debating award ceremony.

Your child will:

• learn the skills of note-taking, listening and responding to arguments

• work together with their classmates and learn how to think logically

and creatively when responding to others

• speak with confidence when presenting their opinions.

Debating SkillsP5 P6


Our Playgroup, Kindergarten and Primary coursesare taught by internationally qualified and experienced teachers

are interactive, fun, activity-based and help your child develop all-round English skills

prepare your child for the new academic year

equip your child with skills for the 21st century.

Our Secondary coursesare taught face-to-face with constant interaction with the teacher

focus on training your language skills with regular exam tasks to fully prepare you for the DSE

help develop your creativity, critical thinking and communication

skills with guided activities.

1. The early bird discount offer does not apply for the following courses: Stay and Play, Phonics (27 hours), Phonics for Parents, IELTS Coach, IELTS Language Preparation Programme and IELTS Mock 1-to-1, and this offer cannot be used in conjunction with other offers or discounts. ‘Existing students’ refers to students who are studying with us in the February 2019 semester (including all students who enrol on courses that start in the May 2019 term).

2. The referral programme does not apply for the following courses: Stay and Play, Phonics (27 hours), Phonics for Parents and IELTS Mock 1-to-1. For the separate referral rewards pertaining to IELTS Language Preparation Programme and IELTS Coach, please refer to our website.

3. Terms and conditions apply. Please refer to www.britishcouncil.hk/en/english/why-study/special-offers for details.

4. The 20% discount on the third course and any additional courses is applicable to courses of the lowest price.

The British Council believes that all children have potential and that every child matters – everywhere in the world. The British Council affirms the position that all children have the right to be protected from all forms of abuse as set out in article 19, UNCRC, 1989 (goo.gl/ZHBA1S).

Referral programme2,3

Whenanexistingstudentrefersanewstudenttooursummercourses,boththe

newstudentandtheexistingstudentwillreceiveaHK$25Starbucksgiftvoucher.

Instalment plan3

Enjoyupto12monthsofinterest-freeinstalmentswhenyoupaywithdesignatedcreditcards.

New students Existing students

One course 8% discount 8% discount

Two courses 15% discount on both courses 20% discount on both courses

Three or more courses 15% discount on the first two courses 20% discount on all courses 20% discount on the third course and any additional courses4

English Language CentresAdmiralty British Council3 Supreme Court Road, Admiralty, Hong Kong

Tsim Sha Tsui British Council 2/F, Fontaine Building, 18 Mody Road,

Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon

Whampoa Alliance Primary School, Whampoa21 Tak Fung Street, Whampoa Garden,

Hung Hom, Kowloon

Sha Tin Pentecostal Lam Hon Kwong SchoolNgan Shing Street, Sha Tin, New Territories

Tsuen Wan Wong Siu Ching Secondary School2 Tai Pa Street, Tsuen Wan, New Territories

Customer Services CentresAdmiralty 3/F, British Council, 3 Supreme Court Road, Admiralty, Hong Kong

Openinghours

Monday to Friday 09.00 – 20.30

Saturday 09.00 – 18.00

Sunday 10.00 – 18.00

Public holidays Closed

Tsim Sha Tsui 2/F, Fontaine Building, 18 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon

Openinghours

Monday to Friday 09.30 – 21.00

Saturday and Sunday 09.30 – 18.00

Public holidays Closed

Enquiries 2913 5100 / [email protected] www.britishcouncil.hk/en/english

Early bird discount (if you enrol on or before 31 May 2019)1,3

Special offers

1. English entry test and phonics assessment results are valid for six months.

2. Course information is subject to change. British Council reserves the right to change course information without prior notice.

Why study with us? Enrolment procedures

Take an English entry test1 or phonics assessment1

New students taking Primary 1 to Secondary 6, IELTS Language Preparation Programme, IELTS Coach

and Cambridge Exam Preparation courses must take an English entry test at our Customer Services

Centres in Admiralty or Tsim Sha Tsui. New students taking Phonics courses (K2–P1) must take a phonics

assessment at our Customer Services Centre in Admiralty. You can book the test in person or online at

www.britishcouncil.hk/en/english/book-course or by phone on 2913 5100 up to 14 days before

your preferred test day.

Cost: HK$90 (non-refundable). Please pay by EPS or credit card. We do not accept cheques or cash.

Please contact us if you would like to apply for an exemption to the Cambridge Exam Preparation

course English entry test.

Register for a courseNew students (and students whose English entry test results are more than six months old) can register

in person at our Customer Services Centres in Admiralty or Tsim Sha Tsui, by fax on 2913 5102 or

by post to our Customer Services Centre in Admiralty.

Registration forms with payment details can be found on our website:

www.britishcouncil.hk/en/english/book-course

Course details and timetable: www.britishcouncil.hk/en/english/courses-holiday

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Kindergarten • Primary · space, the planets, and space travel. Your child will build a vocabulary bank of space objects and learn how to use a variety of verbs, adjectives, superlatives