Brandon Learning Centre Newsletter | September 2008   Brandon Learning Centre 2nd Anniversary AMC Seminar: Prepare your child for entry to UK schools Preparation classes for Common Entrance Exam

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Brandon Learning Centre
2nd Anniversary

Established in 2006, the Brandon Learning Centre has grown into a centre with more than 200 students in 2 years’ time. Today, we do not just offer classes for individual learners but also schools including Victoria Shanghai Academy and St. Francis’ Canossian and corporations including Reuters.

We are very proud to be an English Speaking Board (ESB) school. We have worked with a number of educators, teachers and language specialists from around the world to educate ourselves and develop innovative programmes that aim to instill confidence in our students. Some courses have gained immense attention from our parents, include:

• ESB Public Speaking Programme
• Speech Festivals Preparation
• Competitions Preparation (Public Speaking and Speech)
• School Interviews Preparation
• Common Entrance Exam (UK)

Capitalising on our expertise and experience, we will look into the opportunity to apply the curriculum to other languages include Mandarin, to further enhance students’ speaking abilities.

Speaking of Success

Over the years, we have:

• Gained 100% pass rate in 2007 & 2008 ESB assessment; 45% of our students were awarded the grade of Merit Plus and Distinction.
• Achieved some excellent results in 57th, 58th and 59th HK Schools Speech Festivals.
• Successfully prepared students for schools included United World College, Winchester, Wycombe Abbey, Upper Canada College, Harrow, Eton, Wycombe Abbey, Shrewbury, Sedburgh, St. Stephen’s, St. Paul’s and DGS.

Our success is a real tribute to the power of group efforts. Our teachers, students and parents all share a common goal. Thank you very much to parents who have provided invaluable ideas for us. Special thanks to the English Speaking Board, schools and organisations that have been so supportive of us. Every compliment is a great motivation for us.

The greatest barrier to success is lack of confidence and we are glad that you have made a great start in developing your child to becoming a confident speaker. We are looking forward to our expansion and hope that we will see more confident faces in the classes.

Instill confidence, Speaking of Success

 

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Aberdeen Marina Club Ladies Circle Talk: Prepare your child for entry to UK schools

“I am planning to send my daughter to a number of top boarding schools in the UK and this seminar has given me a big picture of what I should do to choose suitable schools for my child and prepare her for the interviews and entrance exams.”
- AMC parent Mrs. Chan

Understand the UK Education System

The talk held on 20th September attracted over 20 AMC members who are preparing their children for entry to UK schools. The parents were very into the preparation procedures and many of them asked inspiring questions regarding the issue.

Topics included:

Be prepared to impress!

Preparing your child to study abroad requires careful selection and in-depth research about the schools of your choice. The more you prepare your child for the school, the more your child will be able to adapt to the new school.

If you would like to know more information about the talk, please feel free to contact us on 2575 1761.

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Common Entrance (13+)/
Winchester College Entrance Exam Preparation

Overseas students ages 11+ are required to sit the Common Entrance Examination for entry to UK private and public schools. We have years of experience in preparing our students for the Common Entrance Exam (13+) and know what your child would need to equip for the exam. There will be a Preparation Course for students who would need to prepare for the English paper starting this October.

We will be offering a new preparation class for students preparing for the Common Entrance Exam (13+) or Winchester College Entrance Exam.

The new classes will cover

These exams are challenging and we are building a number of extra exam practice sessions into the course. Progress is carefully monitored throughout the course.

Verbal reasoning and Interview skills

We are also offering verbal reasoning and interview skills courses. Please contact us to discuss these and the common entrance exam in more detail.

The Brandon Learning Centre is a registered centre for the Common Entrance Exam and Winchester College Entrance Exam. We charge no extra fees for students who have enrolled in our Preparation Courses. Please ask us for details.>>More

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Interview Preparation Classes

We aim to develop skills not only applicable to school interviews but also practical techniques for meetings and presentations in the future. We have developed a successful interview programme that will work on the use of formal English, appropriate manner, confidence building and essential interview skills. We have prepared students for interviews at a number of schools included the United World College, Upper Canada College, Caulfield and Geelong.>>More

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