S1 Grade Accelerator Programme™

Nurturing Your Child To Be An Inquisitive Learner

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Secondary 1 Regular Class

Become Proficient In Tackling Secondary 1 Science Questions!

Discover the proven examination strategies & answering techniques used by over 16,938 students to score As in Science! (AND how your child can do it too… with the right guidance!)

What Your Child Will Learn

The S1 Grade Accelerator Programme (S1 GAP™) is a weekly, 2-hour session where your child will discover proven learning strategies to apply the Science concepts he/she has learnt at school on examination questions effectively and accurately.

During this 2-hour weekly class, we’ll work closely with your child to improve his/her thought processes and answering techniques to tackle Science questions.

Understand Various Question Trends & Question Types

The S1 GAP™ curriculum is formulated based on our academic team’s analysis of hundreds of past year lower Secondary examination papers.

In order to master the Secondary 1 Science syllabus fast, your child needs to know all of the common question types that examination setters love to test and the approach behind tackling these questions.

We will teach your child how to think and what exactly to look out for in each question so that your child can process questions much quicker than others.

With a lot more content to digest at a Secondary level, we also help to crystallise key Science concepts quickly, so your child is able to understand and apply what he/she has learnt in our class.

Step-by-Step Guides To Tackle Questions, Keywords & Answering Techniques

Not only will our Secondary Science Specialists guide your child through the step-by-step process of tackling Secondary 1 Science questions, we'll also provide your child with beautifully-illustrated notes and targeted exercises that are all designed to help students learn Science easier, better and faster.

These valuable learning resources will help to shorten the learning curve tremendously. You and your child can expect to save lots of valuable time and frustration trying to figure out what examination setters are looking out for.

Your child can also expect to gain more confidence in tackling examination questions as we review them together in class on a weekly basis.

 

Learn To Be More Careful & Sidestep Conceptual Traps

It is very easy for students to misread or misunderstand a question if they do not have a strong understanding of the Science concepts tested.

Our Secondary Science specialists will help to identify potential misconceptions that students often face and discuss them during the regular class.

With regular exposure to past year examination questions, your child is likely to become more aware of such conceptual traps.

S1 Grade Accelerator Programme™

  • Level Eligibility: Secondary 1
    (O-Level (Express)/ IP/ IB/ IGCSE)
  • Session(s): Weekly
  • Total Duration: 2 hours/ session
  • Tuition Fee:
    • S$110/session* (term billing)
    • $60 one-time registration fee

About Your Child’s Instructors

Your child will be taught by one of these instructors from our Secondary Science Specialist team.

Ms. Quinn Tran

Having worked with children of various age groups over the past 5 years, Ms. Quinn has developed a great ability to connect with the young minds and bring the best out of them. As a Biomedical Science graduate from La Trobe University, she is confident in guiding her students through challenging concepts and helping them to discover the wonders of Science. She strongly believes in the importance of inculcating the joy of learning in her students. Therefore, she always strives to make her lessons exciting with lots of stories and examples to pique her students’ interests.

Mr. Firhad Rohani

Mr. Firhad is a Ministry of Education (MOE) trained teacher with a Bachelor's Degree in Biology from the National University of Singapore (NUS). After 17 years of experience in teaching, he believes in engaging his students actively to sustain their interest in learning. By utilising a well-planned lesson, scaffolding and purpose-driven activities, he creates an environment where students can acquire knowledge and skills actively.

Drawing insights from his Post Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE), he emphasises on the subject's real-world applications and relevance, making the concepts easier to digest. For knowledge retention, he relies on routine and structure. With these components in place, he believes that experiential learning can take shape more efficiently.

Mr. Derrick Toh

With a Bachelor’s degree in Physics from the National University of Singapore (NUS), Mr. Derrick has a good mastery of Science concepts and is fully equipped to clarify common scientific misconceptions among students. Over the past 11 years, he has worked closely with primary school students with differing academic abilities.

He is well-loved among his students for his patience in guiding them through the thought processes and answering techniques required to excel in the PSLE Science examination. Ensuring that the students enjoy his lessons is his top priority. In order to do so, he constantly integrates real-life examples and stories into his lessons to pique his students’ interest in Science.

Every Child Is Supported In Every Step of The Way

We have in-class exercises, homework & topical assessments periodically in our weekly sessions to track your child’s learning progression. This helps us keep a pulse on your child’s abilities as we work towards the A1.

Examination-Centric Science Notes

Highly Targeted In-Class Exercises

Homework for Self-Practice

Diagnostic Tests for Progress Tracking

Secondary 1 GAP™ Curriculum

⚠️ The following topic coverage is subject to changes.

 

SCIENTIFIC ENDEAVOUR (PHYSICS)

  

PHYSICAL QUANTITY & MEASUREMENTS (PHYSICS)

 

PHYSICAL QUANTITIES & MEASUREMENTS (PHYSICS)

 

CLASSIFICATION OF MATERIALS (CHEMISTRY)

 

DENSITY (PHYSICS)

 

DENSITY, MASS & VOLUME (PHYSICS)

 

ELEMENTS, COMPOUNDS, MIXTURES (CHEMISTRY)

 

SOLUTIONS & SUSPENSIONS (CHEMISTRY)

 

ELEMENTS, COMPOUNDS, MIXTURES (CHEMISTRY)

 

SOLUTIONS & SUSPENSIONS (CHEMISTRY)

 

SEPARATION TECHNIQUES (CHEMISTRY)

 

SEPARATION TECHNIQUES (CHEMISTRY)

 

PARTICULATE NATURE OF MATTER (CHEMISTRY)

 

PARTICULATE NATURE OF MATTER (CHEMISTRY)

 

LIGHT (PHYSICS)

 

LIGHT (PHYSICS)

CELLS, LEVEL OF ORGANISATION & SPECIALISED CELLS (BIOLOGY)

 

ATOMS, MOLECULES & IONS (CHEMISTRY)

 

ATOMS, MOLECULES & IONS (CHEMISTRY)

 

FORCES (PHYSICS)

 

PRESSURE (PHYSICS)

 

FINAL YEAR REVISION (MIX OF TOPICS)

 

FINAL YEAR REVISION (MIX OF TOPICS)  

MOMENTS (PHYSICS)  

 

PRESSURE (PHYSICS)  

 

MOMENT OF FORCES (PHYSICS)

  

ENERGY (PHYSICS)

  

WORK DONE & POWER (PHYSICS)

  

ACADEMIC BREAK

Pick Your Preferred Learning Arrangement

Digital & Onsite Classes Are Available For This Course

Hybrid Classes

Your child will join a hybrid class and attend either onsite OR digital lessons at the Centre every week based on the scheduled day and time.

Lesson handouts will be reviewed together in class and important parts of the worksheet will be emphasised during the lesson.

The answers to the handouts reviewed and homework assigned for each lesson will be uploaded to our Digital Learning Resources webpage weekly for reference.

If your child requires a make-up lesson, we’ll be able to arrange for your child to attend a digital make-up lesson in an alternate class during the same academic week.

*For Secondary 1 to Secondary 4 Classes Only.

Digital Classes

Your child will join a permanent digital class and lessons will be conducted live via Zoom every week based on the scheduled day and time.

Lesson handouts will be reviewed together in real-time and important parts of the worksheet will be annotated on the screen.

The answers to the handouts reviewed and homework assigned for each lesson will be uploaded to our Digital Learning Resources webpage weekly for reference.

If your child requires a make-up lesson, we’ll be able to arrange for your child to attend a digital make-up lesson in an alternate class during the same academic week.

Who Should Attend This Programme?

Any student who wants to score As for Science, but is reluctant to revise using the traditional DRILLING method.

Your child is the kind of student who wants to outperform his/ her peers & study the SMART way, like many other high-performing students.

Students who are having tuition classes that simply do not work for them.

You probably have invested thousands of dollars & months of time, but it’s just not working out.

Your child isn’t exactly progressing much & you’re looking for a change in environment.

Existing high-performing students who want to strengthen their thought process & refine their answers to perfection!

Your child has been consistently scoring low As, but struggle to get a breakthrough to the high As, no matter how hard he/she has tried.

 

Don’t Just Take Our Word For It.

Hear What Parents Have To Say About Their Kids’ Experience With Us.

Great & Useful Techniques!

“My son always encountered problems fully understanding experimental questions, or was not able to get the full marks even though he thought he had fully answered.

After attending the Experimental Techniques Masterclass, breaking down and analysing the questions seemed very straight forward and he is able to answer fully to the question’s requirements. The techniques taught by Derrick were really great and useful! Thanks to Pique Lab for this class!”

Mr Goh, Father of Boon Khai

Structured Very Clearly & Concisely!

“My twins and I definitely benefited from the Experimental Tehcniques Masterclass.

It was structured very clearly and concisely which is crucial for answering PSLE Science examination questions. Thanks to Kenneth who always makes it interesting so much so that my kids look forward to his lessons!

As a parent, the debrief was a bonus and to parents who are not sure if their kids should attend – I totally recommend it!”

Mrs Seow, Mother of Sarah & Joshua

Parents’ Briefing Is An Eye-opener!

“The answering techniques were very easy to understand and the tips made it very easy to help guide my son in his exam preparation.

Thankful for the parents briefing held after the Experimental Techniques Masterclass. It has given us an eye opener to what was being taught in the lesson and gives us a structure/know how on how to guide/ teach our children at home.”

Mrs Ang, Mother of Kieran

S1 Grade Accelerator Programme™ Details

Suitable For Students In O-Level (Express)/ IP*/ IB*/ IGCSE* Track (*See FAQ)

Fees

Registration Fee: S$60*
Lesson Fee: S$110* (billed termly)
Deposit & Material Fee: None
*GST has been included in the above fee.

Schedules

Click on the button below view the schedule of classes in the form.

You can schedule a trial lesson before committing to a regular arrangement with us.

If You’re Still On The Fence, Hear Us Out.

Over the past 9 years, we’ve seen more than 2,633 students attend the Grade Accelerator Programme™, achieving phenomenal improvements in their understanding of the subject matter & more importantly, their results.

We’ve been getting these raving testimonials from happy parents weekly after their kids have benefitted immensely from our help. Click here to see what other parents have been saying about our programmes.

In case you’re wondering…

This is NOT one of those enrichment programs where students gain loads of theories and do nothing with them afterwards!

As your child will get to apply whatever they’ve learned directly on school examination questions whilst he/she is here, he/she will be trained on how to tackle Science questions in his/her school examination papers accurately & efficiently.

Not a month later… or even a week later, but immediately!

During the S1 Grade Accelerator Programme™, we’ll be revealing the exact same study strategies used by our top-performing students. These strategies have helped them save hours studying every day and yet allow them to score As during their school examinations time & time again!

 

So… if you are looking for:

1) A highly robust methodology to sharpen your child’s Science answering techniques, especially in their open-ended section (… such that he/she no longer loses marks unnecessarily due to missing links, key words or key phrases)

2) An engaging teacher with a strong proven track record (>80% As) (… trust me: teachers make or break the learning experience for students. Set them up with the right teacher & they’ll enjoy the learning process for life)

3) A comprehensive set of notes to tackle Science questions that high-performing students use to excel in their examinations (… you’d want your child to get his/her hands on these materials & start revising now. The best part: Your child doesn’t have to spend countless hours trying to study, because we’ve distilled the most important parts to take note!)

… then this course may just be perfect for your child.

Now, let’s be real. Is this going to be easy?

There is ALWAYS going to be a bit of discomfort, uncertainty and plenty of hard work when your child is trying to learn and apply our answering structures to tackle examination questions. That is normal and many of our students go through the same process all the time.

Once your child pushes past that discomfort, that’s when you will notice real growth in his/her learning. It will not be a walk in the park, but we have plenty of materials & close guidance to help your child improve his/her answering techniques!

We’ll see your child at our regular class!

Frequently Asked Questions

How are the fees computed for the S1 GAP™?

The S1 Grade Accelerator Programme™ will be billed termly (i.e. every 3 months), in which you will be billed based on the number of lessons in each term. The fee for each lesson is $110 (nett – inclusive of GST). Each term, on average, works out to be approximately $1,320.

We have four terms in an academic year for Secondary 1 students & they are segmented as the following:

– Term 1: January, February & March
– Term 2: April, May & June
– Term 3: July, August & September
– Term 4: October & November

If you were to enrol your child in the middle of the term, the fees will be pro-rated accordingly.

My child is in the IP/ IB/ IGCSE academic track. Is your programme suitable?

Our S1 Grade Accelerator Programme™ is designed based on the O-Level (Express) track.

Based on our research, it appears that there’re only minor differences in terms of content coverage between the O-Level (Express) track and the IP/IB/IGCSE track at a lower secondary level.

As such, it will be suitable for your child to participate if he/she is interested.

My child is very weak. Do you have classes catered specially for my child as I am afraid he/she will not be able to catch up with the pace of the class ?

We do not segregate the classes based on their ability.

The key objective of the GAP™ classes is to introduce and expose students to the various forms of writing and the techniques involved in tackling Science questions.

As long as our students can understand what is being taught in class, they will do fine. In such situations, we will advise on the suitability of our classes after your child has attended a trial session.

My child does not like to complete homework. Will your programme still be helpful?

If your child is unwilling to cooperate with us, our programme will not be effective for him/her.

Completing their homework is an essential aspect of the learning process as it provides us with feedback on whether your child is able to apply the techniques and structures of writing independently.

This enables us to identify students who “fall through the cracks”, allowing us to raise the challenges and difficulties faced by our students, prompting closer communication and cooperation between parents and us.

Do you have lessons during holidays?

Lessons for Secondary 1 students will take place from January until the last week of November.

Classes will still carry on during school holidays (i.e. March, June & September). If the lesson falls on a public holiday, lessons may be cancelled on that day and will not be billed. We will advise you during the billing for the term fees regarding the affected public holidays.

If lessons are cancelled due to a public holiday, students will be offered an opportunity to attend an alternative lesson for the week (chargeable at a single lesson fee of $110) if they’d prefer not to miss the curriculum. Regardless of whether the student attends an alternative lesson, the materials will still be given and the answers will be uploaded for reference.

Do you offer make-up classes?

We allow three make-up lessons in a term [E.g. Jan – Mar (one term), Apr – Jun (one term), Jul – Sept (one term), Oct – Nov (one term)]. The make-up lesson has to be attended within the same academic week in any of our existing group classes if there are available slots.

Please check with our Customer Care team if you would like to arrange a make-up lesson.

If your child is unable to attend the make-up lesson in any of our existing group classes (despite having available slots), they can refer to the answers that will be uploaded for the handouts reviewed. There will strictly be no fee credit for missed lessons.

Do you offer trial lessons?

Yes, we do. We can arrange for a trial lesson at a fee of $110.

The purpose of the trial lesson is to allow your child to better understand the teaching pedagogy that is adopted at our centre without a long-term commitment.

Can I start the S1 Grade Accelerator Programme™ without a trial lesson?

It is mandatory for prospective students to enroll for a trial lesson, prior to the commencement of lessons with The Pique Lab, unless your child has enrolled in any of our regular classes in the previous year.

For us, we’re all about the best fit. There are two main qualifying criteria when we shortlist students for our regular classes: 1) Learning Attitude, 2) Learning Aptitude (Ability)

1) A student with a good learning attitude and aptitude will be the best fit for our Science programme. We’re best able to help him/her improve in the shortest period of time (In some cases, we’ve had students who saw their grades jumping from 70s to high 80s in less than 3 months)

2) A student with a good learning attitude and poor learning aptitude will eventually improve, so long as they put in the hard work to memorise, revise and apply what they learn. They’ll probably take a longer time to absorb the subject matter, but we’ve seen them improve once they’re equipped with the right skills to excel.

3) We’ve also worked with students with poor learning attitudes (i.e. lazy) and good learning aptitudes. Assuming that these students are comfortable with the learning environment, we can try to work with them to overcome their learning challenges. However, a lot of effort is often required to get them to a state where they’re ready to learn and improve. Parents usually commit for one term to assess if our classes work for their kids. In certain cases, we’ve managed to inspire and motivate them to change for the better.

4) The regular classes are not suitable for students with poor learning attitudes and aptitudes. In most cases, these students tend to be disinterested in the subject matter and have problems trying to pay attention in class. (Read more below on these students can be helped)

We recognise that our secondary school Science programmes are not a one-size-fits-all solution for every student. While we strive to provide the best learning environment for our students, we also understand that not every student will benefit fully from our programmes. As such, we’ve decided to put in place a behavioural assessment during the trial lesson to quickly assess if the student has a higher propensity for improvement under our guidance.

During the trial lesson, the teacher is able to observe the student’s performance and highlight any potential challenges so that parents can make an informed decision before committing to our regular classes. This is especially important as it is crucial for parents and teachers to align their expectations and work hand-in-hand to maximise a student’s potential.

On the contrary, if a student exhibits signs of inattentiveness, disruption and/or laziness, it’s not that he/she cannot be helped. Rather, a different learning approach should be adopted & it’s typically best administered through a private 1 to 1 arrangement, which we do not offer at our centre. As different students have different learning needs, our role as educators is to find one that best fits them, so they can spend their time meaningfully every week.