Preschool Math

Preschool Maths

Prepare Your Child with Critical Thinking and Math Concepts Mastery to be School Ready

ABOUT THE COURSE

The Maths Olympiad Course offers students the opportunity to stretch themselves and compete successfully in prestigious local and international Maths Olympiad Competitions for enrichment purposes or building up their DSA-Secondary portfolio.

Students attend weekly sessions and learn essential concepts, strategies and competition techniques. More importantly, our coaches use strong and proven Critical Thinking Training techniques developed by Mr Terry Chew to help students develop the Critical Thinking Skills they need to effectively solve complex competition problems.

These weekly sessions are supplemented with Intensive Holiday Revision Programmes (optional) to consolidate their learning. During these holiday intensive programmes, the students also undergo Competition Simulation and Peak Performance Training that allows them to maximise performance in stressful competition environments.

Suitable for all students aged 6 to 15 years old.

CONTENT AND SKILLS

SCHEDULE AND FEES

Due to limited capacity, we are unable to guarantee availability of slots in our weekly classes. To find out if slots are available on the days and time you require, kindly Contact Us for the latest information.

Our fee structure is as follows:
1. Fees are collected before the start of a term on a term basis. Fees are listed before taxes, where applicable.

Each term consists of twelve (12) weekly lessons.
Course fees are collected on a single term or multiple terms basis - each term consists of 12 lessons, and has fixed start and end dates.
Course fees will be pro-rated for new enrolments based on the number of lessons remaining in the term.
Where there are 6 or less lessons remaining in the current term, enrolment into the following term is required.
Where there are 6 or less lessons remaining in the current term, enrolment into the following term is required.
Course fee per term is $960.00

2. Registration Fee of $70.00 is applicable per new enrolment.
3. Refundable Deposit of $100.00 is applicable per new enrolment.

WHO SHOULD JOIN?

1 A child who is inquisitive, curious and a keen problem-solver

2 A child who displays number sense and wants to develop her/his math language earlier

3 A child seeking challenge in her/his mathematical journey

4 A child who wants to build up her/his math foundation and interest in mathematics

Why Mums Say We Offer

The Best Preschool Maths Enrichment in Singapore

Why Early Math is Just as Important as Early Reading

Research suggests early math skills are a better predictor of academic success than early reading skills — but preschools aren’t teaching them; as Hank Pellissier states in early 2015.

Studies have consistently shown that early math exposure is important for later success in math. Yet, math is nearly absent, or may not necessarily get the priority in preschools and pre-kindergarten classes. What’s more, those spare moments of math may be often taught incorrectly. Learning to recite numbers from one to ten doesn’t get kids very far, because kids are often memorizing in this case which does little to lay the foundation for future logical and critical thinking skills.

A lack of emphasis on mathematics is also short-changing children. Professor Deborah Stipek says that just as singing the letters L-M-N-O-P in the alphabet song does not teach phonemic awareness all that well, learning to count by rote does not teach children number sense, but only the number words and order.

The more math-oriented activities kids do before primary school years, the better they will understand math in school. Preschool maths skills foretell higher aptitude in high school math and thus higher rates of college enrolment. Mathematical precocity early in life may lead to later creative contributions and leadership in critical occupational roles.

Why Worry about Math Now?

Preschool maths skills add advantage to later higher math skills and promote mathematical efficiency in solving problems. Preschool marks an important time in a child’s development. What a child learns during this period can be the difference between integrating smoothly or falling back in the grade school setting.

Foundational math knowledge – including the ability to respond expressively to the concepts of scale, volume, and numeric associations – is one of the most important skill sets a child needs to master by the time they enter grade school.

However, there is a lack of emphasis on mathematics instructions as part of the major emphasis of early childhood education. It is now recognised that effective math instruction in these early years can be key to later success in developing number sense and subsequent achievement in math. That math instruction, however, must be carefully and thoughtfully aligned with age-appropriate, and taught by the teachers’ deep content knowledge and pedagogical proficiency. This is because delving into abstract concepts that young children are not developmentally ready to absorb can lead to confusion. Fortunately, Terry Chew Academy teachers are already tuned into the concrete, hands-on teaching methods that work best with this age group, and they can also benefit greatly from professionally learning support and resources that target and refine their math instruction.

It is not wise to wait and see whether our kids will “catch up” in later grades. Research has shown that students are especially weak in completing more complex mathematical problems and translating skills learnt in math to real-world problems.

Discover How TCA Math Tutors Can Help Your Child

A Word by Mr Terry Chew
Russian mathematicians have suggested that Mathematics is the gymnastics of the brain. Likewise, in China, Mathematics Olympiad is ferociously practised by the large student population, all for a coveted place in one of the elite high schools.

Children who exhibit certain traits and a penchant for numbers at the age of 5 or 6 years old, or even earlier, have great potential to be the Mathematical Olympians among their peers – provided they are groomed via a systematic, rigorous and structured training.

Understanding geometrical shapes including circles, squares, triangles, and rectangles helps them build a skill called visual literacy. Kids who learned shapes and spatial skills also showed pronounced benefits in math and writing readiness and even increased their IQ scores.

Our objective is to expose children to a wide variety of mathematical concepts. To make this happen, we will provide high-quality preschool maths education at an early age.

Help Your Child to Kick Start Math Mastery and School Ready

Meet Singapore's

Best-Selling Math Author, Tutor and Critical Thinking Trainer

Brightway Learning has been at the forefront of mathematics education in Singapore since 2007, when it first introduced a Maths Olympiad workbook series, Unleash the Maths Olympian in You!. This series remains the Gold Standard across Southeast Asia today. We are also the publishers of Wicked Mathematics, a book filled with challenging PSLE maths questions designed to help mainstream math students achieve an A*/AL1 by equipping them with essential problem-solving strategies and tools.

Our books are used internationally in countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Australia, China, Spain, and the USA, and have been translated into more than three languages. Our unique teaching methodology – The RA*CE Framework – has also been featured in international media for its effectiveness.

The Singapore Math curriculum places a strong emphasis on Critical Thinking Skills as part of its 21st Century Core Competencies. Students are encouraged to make connections and think beyond conventional methods to excel in both academics and future careers.

With a proven critical thinking training process focused on mathematical problem-solving, Brightway Learning has become a highly acclaimed math tuition provider, with its curriculum and teaching framework adopted in Asia, Europe, and the USA. Thousands of students in Singapore and overseas have achieved high distinctions in school exams and international Math Olympiad competitions.

At the heart of our curriculum, the RA*CE Framework strengthens conceptual understanding and critical thinking for mathematical problem-solving. Going beyond the average math tuition centre, Brightway Learning has helped hundreds of students secure A*/AL1 grades for the PSLE and earn distinctions in prestigious Math Olympiad competitions.

Why TCA for Math Tuition in Singapore?

Our Achievements

Since 2014, 95% of our students have achieved a 2-grade improvement in Mainstream Maths and at least 60% winning rate in Maths Olympiad.

The RA*CE Framework

The teaching methodology developed by Mr Terry Chew over 12 years of extensive research used to help our students maximise their results.

Specialist Coaches

Our coaches have more than 72 years of teaching and competition experience combined in helping students achieve top results for Maths.

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"I have been taking classes in this academy and it has really helped expand and enhance my mathematic knowledge. before joining, i participated in math olympiad competitions but was unable to score and achieve awards. however, through the classes i have gained many skills as to solve mathematical problems with the help of my kind coaches. although the classes are challenging, i really enjoy the lessons as it allows me to think out of the box and learn. now, in competitions i am also better equipped with the knowledge i need, even attaining gold and silver in competitions."

Hebe Tang

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