ECA Programme
We offer a wide variety of enrichment programmes partnering with the best education and activity providers in Hong Kong. These programmes give your child the opportunity to boost their motor skills and physical development, to find their creative instincts, to develop their characters and confidence, to make new friends and improve their social skills, and to facilitate further academic development.
Language Arts: Chinese Art & Science, Chinese Public Speaking, Chinese Literacy, English Literacy & Phonics
Performing Arts: Performing Star Junior, Theatre and English Speech, Multi-Dance
Sports: Chinese Martial Arts, Mini Sports, Fencing
Life Skills & S.T.EA.M: “Little Chef”, Screen-less STEM & Block Coding, Curiosity Kids Science Workshop, Pitter Painter Arts
- Language Arts -
Chinese Arts & Science (LAC1)
Medium of Instruction: Mandarin
Programme Description: Children love doing exciting art crafts and science experiments, they will boost their listening and verbal communication skills, derive important learning points from these activities. Kids will also play games related to the story in the class, this process will help their creativity to flow and acquire new vocabularies naturally.
Schedule:
Taipo: Friday 3-4 PM (2-6 Yrs)
Southside: Wednesday 2-3 PM (2-6 Yrs)
Chinese Public Speaking (LAC2)
Medium of Instruction: Mandarin
Programme Description: In this programme, students will practice effective nonverbal and verbal communication strategies and learn the skills of voice projection, hand gesture and body language through fun games, the learning process will not only build your child’s interpersonal communication skills, but will also help your child to become a confident speaker.
Schedule:
Taipo: Monday 4-5 PM (3-6 Yrs)
Southside: Tuesday 9-10 AM/2-3 PM (3-6 Yrs)
Chinese Literacy (LAC3)
Medium of Instruction: Mandarin
Programme Description: Children are introduced to high frequency Chinese characters through sensory activities, and also starting to read story books based on themes where they will acquire Chinese characters based on the same radical (family). Throughout each 10 sessions, children will learn between 20-50 characters based on age level. This course is taught by our highly experienced Chinese native teachers.
Schedule:
Taipo: Wednesday 3-4 PM (3-6 Yrs)
Southside: Monday-Friday 9-10:30 AM/4-5:30 PM (2-6 Yrs)
English Art & Storytelling (LAE1)
Medium of Instruction: English
Programme Description: Children love exciting stories, learning by doing arts and crafts, playing games related to the story, as well as letting their creativity flow while acquiring new vocabularies, concepts and inquiring about the world from a magical story world.
Schedule:
Southside: Wednesday/Friday 4-5:15 PM (2-5 Yrs)
English Literacy & Phonics (LAE2)
Medium of Instruction: English
Programme Description: The English Phonics course extend the best practice from “Letters and Sounds” and “Get Reading Right” programmes to create a fun and multi-sensory learning experience. This will provide an English literacy boost for children attending K1-K3. Students will learn the 42 letter sounds, develop letter formation skills, learn how to combine letter sounds to make words, learn tricky words, prepare to write phrases and sentences creatively. This course is taught by our highly experienced English native teachers.
Schedule:
Taipo: Wednesday 9:15-10:15 AM / 4-5 PM (3-6 Yrs)
Southside: Tuesday/Thursday 4-5:15 PM (2-6 Yrs)
- Performing Arts -
Performing Star Junior (PA1)
Medium of Instruction: English
Programme Description: This is the perfect way to introduce your children to the world of theatre, dance and drama! Children will learn about performance basics, including singing, dancing and acting during the course, and build confidence through fun and energetic dramatic activities. We provide a fun-filled learning environment to develop their creativities, enhance their speech and language skills through improvisation and role-play.
Schedule:
Taipo: Thursday 3-4 PM (2-3 Yrs)
Theatre and English Speech (PA2)
Medium of Instruction: English
Programme Description: This will be a fantastic opportunity for kids to experience the magic of theatre! In this programme, we aim to help our little ones to strengthen their dramatic, musical and presentation skills, enhance their confidence in public speaking, polish their technical skills related to voice, phrasing and diction through loads of fun activities. Students in the programme will also have the chance to prepare for the English Speech Festivals and/or Trinity College London Young Performers Certificates.
Schedule:
Taipo: Thursday 4-5 PM (3-6 Yrs)
Southside: Wednesday 2-3 PM(2-4 Yrs)/Thursday 2-3 PM (4-6 Yrs)
Multi-Dance (PA3)
Medium of Instruction: English
Programme Description: This dance and movement classes teach children how to use their bodies, minds and manners.
Build your child’s confidence, strength, and determination while they master dance skills, tricks and choreography.
Schedule:
Taipo: Tuesday 9-10 AM/10-11 AM/3-4 PM/4-5 PM (2-6 Yrs)
Southside: Tuesday 3-4 PM (2-4 Yrs)/4-5 PM (4-5 Ys)
- Sports -
Chinese Martial Arts (SP1)
Medium of Instruction: Mandarin
Programme Description: This programme gives your child, more than other sports, a chance to explore their innate power! Classes are given by enthusiastic and certificated Instructor, teaching students the most authentic and basic movements of Chinese martial arts. Your child will marvel as he/she increase in strength, flexibility, endurance and balance.
Schedule:
Taipo: Friday 4:00-5:00 PM (4-6 Yrs)
Mini Sports (SP2)
Medium of Instruction: English
Mini-Tots(2.5-3.5 Yrs): Here children build on the skills that they have formed at our Playgroup level to build more sport focused skills. They are also introduced to more complex fundamental ball skills, such as tracking, blocking & modified throwing techniques.
Mini-Sports(3.5-6 Yrs): This is where we tend to see children’s preference for specific sports within our program (football, tennis, basketball & rugby) pop up. Children begin to take part in mildly competitive activities at this stage.
Schedule:
Taipo: Tuesday 2:30-3:30 PM (2.5-3.5 Yrs)/Thursday 3:30-4:30 PM (3.5-6 Yrs)
Fencing (SP3)
Medium of Instruction: Mandarin/English/Cantonese
Programme Description: En garde! Watch your children transform with the fencing Champions. Students in this programme learn the art of the sword with confidence, mastery, and discipline! Beginners and advanced levels available.
Schedule:
Taipo: Monday 2-3 PM/3-4 PM (3-6 Yrs)
Southside: Wednesday 3-4 PM/4-5PM (3-6 Yrs)
- Life Skills & S.T.E.A.M -
*S.T.E.A.M: Science.Technology.Engineering.Arts.Mathematics
Screenless STEM & Block Coding (LS1)
Medium of Instruction: English
Programme Description: Designed for young beginners, this course combines screenless and block coding activities designed to hone children’s understanding of sequencing, directions and algorithmic thinking! Combining robotics, science and art, this is the perfect opportunity for children to develop their logical thinking, spatial awareness and communication skills, as they understand and ‘code’ their way through interactive activities full of fun and creativity!
Schedule:
Taipo: Thursday 4:00-5:00 PM (4-6 Yrs)
“Little Chef” (LS2)
Medium of Instruction: English
Programme Description: This programme allows children to explore different foods and preparation techniques in class. By learning cooking, children will learn more knowledge about health and nutrition, and become more conscious of what they are eating every day. By sharing food together, children will learn good eating etiquette, cleanliness habits, and gain more confidence and independence. Beside this, reading recipes, measuring ingredients etc. is also a good way to boost young child’s math, science and literacy skills as well as following instructions.
Schedule:
Taipo: Monday / Wednesday / Friday 3-4 PM/4-5 PM (3-6 Yrs)
Curiosity Kids Science (LS3)
Medium of Instruction: English
Programme Description: Designed for young beginners, this course offers fun and simple hands-on science experiment classes, that foster the habit of observing and exploring in kids. It also teaches them how science impacts their daily lives. The classes are designed to encourage creative thinking and nurture curiosity in young minds.
Schedule:
Southside: To be updated
Pitter Painter Art (LS4)
Medium of Instruction: English
Programme Description: Children will be guided through themed projects and taught the fundamentals of drawing, color mixing, painting techniques and even some interesting bits of art history. Pitter Painter painting classes are developmentally- appropriate and designed to give children a central idea to start from and the room to take this idea as far as their inspiration, little fingers and loads of paint will take them.
Schedule:
Southside: Friday 2:30-3:15 PM/3:30-4:30 PM/4:45-5:45 PM (1.5-3 Yrs/3-5 Yrs/5-9 Yrs)
