Be curious, creative, and challenged with us this June Holiday!

We understand the importance of critical thinking, preparation, and confidence when it comes to achieving distinction. Our workshops are designed to provide your child with the skills and knowledge he/she needs to succeed. Our small class sizes allow for personalised attention, giving every student the opportunity to participate, ask questions and receive feedback from their teacher.

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Why English Ninjas:

We believe that every child wants to learn and that investing time in the process of learning is the key to success.

Every child has unique needs and we are committed to bringing out the best in each child.

Our materials are designed to widen horizons and give students a peek into the world beyond the classroom.

CHECK OUT AVAILABLE HOLIDAY WORKSHOPS


NOTE:

Primary 1 to Primary 4 workshops are conducted IN-PERSON only!

Primary 5 to Secondary workshops are available in HYBRID format, which means that you may choose to attend in-person OR remotely via Zoom, except for PSLE Oral workshops, which are only available IN PERSON. Please read about student suitability for the HYBRID option under our FAQs (Classes > Point 4) here.

Please note that for students attending workshops remotely, we will email a soft copy of the materials. We do not mail out hard copies of worksheets.

If you are choosing the remote option, please note that your child will need to be in a quiet space and have access to Zoom. It would also be helpful if your child has their own laptop and an email address which he/she can use to access Google Docs.

Available Workshops

Primary 1 & 2: Ninja Writers

P1 Creative Writing [2 Days]

Through the process of crafting original story pieces, this workshop intends to build students' language competency, while stimulating their imagination and fostering a lifelong love for storytelling!

Skills covered include:

  1. Crafting a clear, logical, and interesting story
  2. Creating vivid descriptions that SHOW a scene
  3. Writing in grammatically sound sentences

By the end of this workshop, students will have honed their storytelling abilities and gained the confidence to express themselves through the written word.

Title

An Accident in the Classroom

Schedule

Date: Wednesday & Thursday, 7 & 8 June 2023
Time: 10am - 12noon

Total Duration: 4 hours (2 sessions x 2 hours)
Workshop Fee: S$160

Learning Arrangement:
Scheduled Live (In-person) Only

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P2 Creative Writing [2 Days]

This workshop aims to reinforce the students' command of the language while cultivating their creativity and passion for storytelling!

Skills covered include:

  1. Crafting a coherent and compelling story
  2. Creating dynamic character(s) that adds depth to the story
  3. SHOWing character(s)' emotions
  4. Employing varied sentence structures to elevate the writing

By the end of this workshop, students will have honed their storytelling abilities and gained the confidence to express themselves through the written word.

Title

A Memorable Day

Schedule

Day One
Date: Thursday, 15 June 2023
Time: 2:45pm - 4:45pm

Day Two
Date: Friday, 16 June 2023
Time: 10am - 12noon

Total Duration: 4 hours (2 sessions x 2 hours)
Workshop Fee: S$160

Learning Arrangement:
Scheduled Live (In-person) Only

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Primary 3, 2023: Intensive Revision

Comprehension Open-Ended [2 Days]

Give your child the essential tools they need to excel in Reading & Comprehension! This workshop will help your child acquire important reading skills and practise effective Comprehension strategies.

Skills covered include:

  1. English Ninjas' Predictive Reading Method
  2. Breaking down information in the passage
  3. Identifying key details and characters
  4. Writing in full sentences
  5. Answering inference questions

Schedule

Date: Wednesday & Thursday, 7 & 8 June 2023
Time: 4pm - 6pm

Total Duration: 4 hours (2 sessions x 2 hours)
Workshop Fee: S$160

Learning Arrangement:
Scheduled Live (In-person) Only

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Composition Writing [2 Days]

At Primary 3, students are usually exposed to the PSLE Composition format, where students are given a title and three random pictures. Unlike three and/or four sequenced picture compositions in Primary 1 and 2, students need to have the skills to develop an original storyline that address the title and incorporates one of the pictures effectively and convincingly.

This workshop is meticulously designed to provide FUN-tastic opportunities for students to explore the brainstorming process and hone their writing skills in the PSLE format!

Skills covered include:

  1. Developing a coherent and captivating storyline using our in-house ABC and DEF Methods
  2. Bringing figurative language into play to immerse readers in the story
  3. Creating dynamic descriptions that add depth to the characters
  4. Writing in good grammar, spelling, and punctuation

Title

Breaking a Promise

Schedule

Date: Monday & Tuesday, 12 & 13 June 2023
Time: 10am - 12noon

Total Duration: 4 hours (2 sessions x 2 hours)
Workshop Fee: S$160

Learning Arrangement:
Scheduled Live (In-person) Only

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Primary 4, 2023: Intensive Revision

Composition Writing [3 Days]

Support your child's composition writing journey! At Primary 4, we build on students' storytelling skills to craft realistic and engaging stories that keep readers in suspense. With in-depth discussion and analysis, this workshop is intended to expand their creativity, deepen critical thinking, and strengthen logical story flow.

Skills covered include:

  1. Analysis: What makes an effective storyline?
  2. Crafting vivid descriptions using the DEF Method
  3. Creating tension and suspense

Title

  • Taking a Risk
  • Overcoming a Setback

Schedule

Date: Wednesday - Friday, 7 - 9 June 2023
Time: 1pm - 3pm

Total Duration: 6 hours (3 sessions x 2 hours)
Workshop Fee: S$240

Learning Arrangement:
Scheduled Live (In-person) Only

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Comprehension Open-Ended [2 Days]

Give your child the essential tools they need to excel in reading comprehension! This workshop will help your child acquire vital reading skills, and practise Comprehension strategies that include being able to phrase answers effectively.

Techniques covered include:

  1. English Ninjas' Predictive Reading Method
  2. Breaking down information in the passage
  3. Identifying tricky sequence events
  4. Preparing for higher-order thinking
  5. Phrasing answers for success

Schedule

Date: Thursday & Friday, 15 & 16 June 2023
Time: 2:45pm - 4:45pm

Total Duration: 4 hours (2 sessions x 2 hours)
Workshop Fee: S$160

Learning Arrangement:
Scheduled Live (In-person) Only

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Primary 5, 2023: Gear up for End-of-Year Exams

Situational Writing [2 Days]

For Primary 5 students, this is a new component in Paper 1 that involves learning about formal and informal writing in emails, letters and reports. Situational Writing makes up 15 marks in a 55 mark paper and is a component where students are usually able to master with proper guidance.

Skills covered include:

  1. Expressing tone to fit the context of the task
  2. Understanding the structures of different text types
  3. Presenting information to persuade and/or inform

Schedule

Date: Wednesday & Thursday, 7 & 8 June 2023
Time: 10am - 12noon

Total Duration: 4 hours (2 sessions x 2 hours)
Workshop Fee: S$160

Learning Arrangement: Scheduled Live (In-person or Remote via Zoom)

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Composition Writing [2 Days]

Develop your child's storytelling skills with our ABC DEF Composition Writing method!

Your child will embark on an enriching learning journey to:

  1. Brainstorm relevant and exciting plots
  2. Achieve greater depth in his/her storylines
  3. Write with vivid expressions to captivate his/her readers
  4. Develop critical thinking skills

Titles:

  • Overcoming an Obstacle
  • Taking the Road Less Travelled

Schedule

Date: Friday & Saturday, 9 & 10 June 2023
Time: 10am - 1pm

Total Duration: 6 hours (2 sessions x 3 hours)
Workshop Fee: S$240

Learning Arrangement: Scheduled Live (In-person or Remote via Zoom)

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P5 & P6 Comprehension Cloze [2 Days]

This workshop is for those struggling with Comprehension Cloze Passages. Students will earn essential skills that help him/her break down information and identify different types of clues in the passage to find the best answer for the context. Especially in this component, practice makes progress!

Skills covered include:

  1. Reading for understanding
  2. Sourcing for clues in the passage: English Ninjas Method
  3. Learning and applying Vocabulary Collocation

Themes

Materials are designed to to pique curiosity, covering a wide variety of themes including current affairs and general knowledge.

Schedule

Date: Monday & Tuesday, 12 & 13 June 2023
Time: 1pm - 3pm

Total Duration: 4 hours (2 sessions x 2 hours)
Workshop Fee: S$160

Learning Arrangement: Scheduled Live (In-person or Remote via Zoom)

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P5 Comprehension Open-Ended [2 Days]

Registration Closed!

Students will learn to read with purpose, and develop answering techniques to do their best in the most challenging component of Paper 2!

  • Widen your child's worldview with high-interest narrative texts
  • Master techniques to identify and answer different question types with guided and independent practices
  • Reinforce critical thinking skills and the ability to draw conclusions to deepen his/her understanding of the texts

Techniques covered include:

  1. English Ninjas' Predictive Reading Method
  2. Breaking down information in the passage
  3. Handling cause-and-effect questions
  4. Answering inference questions effectively
  5. Phrasing answers

Schedule

Date: Thursday & Friday, 15 & 16 June 2023
Time: 5pm - 7pm

Total Duration: 4 hours (2 sessions x 2 hours)
Workshop Fee: S$160

Learning Arrangement: Scheduled Live (In-person or Remote via Zoom)

Registration Closed

Primary 6, 2023: PSLE Intensive Revision Series

Composition Writing [2 Days]

PSLE preparation is about consistency! This workshop serves as a crucial stepping stone towards crafting captivating compositions. It covers an array of vital skills to spark your child's creativity.

Skills covered include:

  1. Writing memorable storylines using our in-house ABC and DEF Methods
  2. Casting impactful characters to add value to the storyline
  3. Building tension and suspense

By the end of the workshop, your child will have honed his/her writing abilities to create a relevant and compelling storyline, serving him/her in PSLE and beyond.

Schedule

Workshop A:

Titles:

  • Missing an Opportunity
  • A Difficult Confession

Date: Wednesday & Thursday, 7 & 8 June 2023
Time: 1pm - 4pm

Total Duration: 6 hours (2 sessions x 3 hours)
Workshop A Fee: S$240

Each workshop is a standalone.

Learning Arrangement: Scheduled Live (In-person or Remote via Zoom)

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Workshop B:

Titles:

  • Making a Critical Mistake
  • A Miraculous Outcome

Date: Monday & Tuesday, 12 & 13 June 2023
Time: 10am - 1pm

Total Duration: 6 hours (2 sessions x 3 hours)
Workshop B Fee: S$240

Each workshop is a standalone.

Learning Arrangement: Scheduled Live (In-person or Remote via Zoom)

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Situational Writing

A component of Paper 1 that students can excel in with proper guidance, Situational Writing involves learning about formal and informal writing in emails, letters and reports. Help your child achieve distinction in this component!

Skills covered include:

  1. Expressing tone that fits the context of the task
  2. Understanding the structures of different text types
  3. Presenting information convincingly

Schedule

Date: Friday, 9 June 2023
Time: 1pm - 3pm

Total Duration: 2 hours
Workshop Fee: S$80

Learning Arrangement: Scheduled Live (In-person or Remote via Zoom)

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P5 & P6 Comprehension Cloze (2 Days)

Pick up essential skills that help break down information and identify clues in Comprehension Cloze, which is a big part of Primary 5 & 6 English. This workshop aims to give students quality practice that focuses on analysis of the passage and answering techniques.

Skills covered include:

  1. Reading for understanding
  2. Sourcing for clues in the passage: English Ninjas Method
  3. Practising Vocabulary Collocation

Themes

Materials are designed to to pique curiosity, covering a wide variety of themes including current affairs and general knowledge.

Schedule

Date: Monday & Tuesday, 12 & 13 June 2023
Time: 1pm - 3pm

Total Duration: 4 hours (2 sessions x 2 hours)
Workshop Fee: S$160

Learning Arrangement: Scheduled Live (In-person or Remote via Zoom)

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Comprehension Open-Ended [2 Days]

Learn to read with purpose, and master answering techniques to succeed in the most challenging component of English Paper 2!

  • Widen your child's worldview with high-interest fictional texts and passages on current affairs
  • Master techniques to identify and answer different question types with guided and independent practices
  • Reinforce critical thinking skills and the ability to make predictions to deepen his/her understanding of the texts

Techniques covered include:

  1. English Ninjas' Predictive Reading Method
  2. Breaking down information in the passage
  3. Answering five key question types including True/False questions, questions that require interpreting emotions and opinion questions.
  4. Phrasing answers to address the questions directly.

Schedule

Date: Wednesday & Thursday, 7 & 8 June 2023
Time: 4:15pm - 6:15pm

Total Duration: 4 hours (2 sessions x 2 hours)
Workshop Fee: S$160

Learning Arrangement: Scheduled Live (In-person or Remote via Zoom)

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PSLE Oral [3 Days]

Boost your child's confidence to develop personal responses through a well-structured approach! Our 3-Day workshop focuses on key strategies and techniques that are vital to succeed in the Oral component.

Across three days, your child will be able to:

  • Expand their descriptions with a structured approach
  • Practice Stimulus-Based Conversation (SBC) in a timed, one-to-one session
  • Receive individualised report and actionable steps to improve

Skills covered include:

  1. Identifying themes and question types
  2. Structuring and elaborating on content points
  3. Widening worldview through an exposure to diverse topics that substantiates their response

Schedule

Date: Wednesday - Friday, 14 - 16 June 2023
Time: 10am - 1pm

Total Duration: 9 hours (3 sessions x 3 hours)
Workshop Fee: S$360

Learning Arrangement:
Scheduled Live (In-person) Only

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Lower Secondary English and Literature
Secondary 1 & 2: Unseen Poetry

Pick up key analytical techniques for the Unseen Component!

The Unseen component in the Literature paper is the most intimidating for students. Having to analyse and interpret a piece of poetry or prose that they have never seen, students find themselves a little lost! Our workshop aims to still those fears by providing exposure to different texts and a FUSS-FREE structured approach to analyse these texts.

Schedule

Date: Saturday, 10 June 2023
Time: 10am - 1pm

Total Duration: 3 hours
Workshop Fee: S$135

Learning Arrangement: Scheduled Live (In-person or Remote via Zoom)

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Secondary 1 & 2: Paper 2, Section B: Narrative Text

Equip your child with essential tools to excel in Section B: Narrative Text Through guided and independent practices, students will learn to identify and answering different question types effectively, reinforcing their critical thinking and deepening their understanding of the texts.

Techniques covered include:

  1. English Ninjas' Predictive Reading Method
  2. Breaking down information in the passage
  3. Answering language use questions effectively
  4. Identify tone and attitude

By the end of the workshop, students will be able to approach Section B or Paper 2 with purpose and craft effective answers.

Schedule

Date: Thursday & Friday, 15 & 16 June 2023
Time: 2:45pm - 4:45pm

Total Duration: 4 hours (2 sessions x 2 hours)
Workshop Fee: S$180

Learning Arrangement: Scheduled Live (In-person or Remote via Zoom)

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Upper Secondary English and Literature
Secondary 3 & 4: Unseen Poetry

The unseen portion of Paper 1 is about preparing for the unknown - students are required to form coherent personal responses to the text given. In this, structured practice makes the biggest difference in preparing for the O-Levels!

This workshop is suitable for students taking both Combined Humanities Literature and Pure Literature in Secondary 3 and 4 (2023).

Schedule

Date: Saturday, 10 June 2023
Time: 2pm - 5pm

Total Duration: 3 hours
Workshop Fee: S$135

Learning Arrangement: Scheduled Live (In-person or Remote via Zoom)

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Secondary 3 & 4: Summary Writing Clinic

This workshop prepares students for the O-Levels year by honing their paraphrasing skills. Learn how our two-pronged approach can impact summary writing skills. Practice makes progress!

This workshop is suitable for students in Secondary 3 and 4 (2023).

Skills covered include:

  1. Identifying relevant points
  2. Paraphrasing using the English Ninjas Two-Pronged Approach
  3. Using connectors effectively
  4. Exam savvy skills

Schedule

Date: Monday, 12 June 2023
Time: 4pm - 7pm

Total Duration: 3 hours
Workshop Fee: S$135

Learning Arrangement: Scheduled Live (In-person or Remote via Zoom)

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O-Level English Oral (2 Days)

Registration Closed!

The O-Level English Oral Examination requires students to express their opinions about current affairs, societal issues and use general knowledge in their responses. Being able to formulate intelligent and persuasive responses on the go is a skill that would help students taking the O Level English paper and students who want to improve their critical thinking and/or public speaking.

This workshop aim to give students plentiful opportunities to speak confidently and fluently not just in their exams but also in their future interviews!

Schedule

Date: Monday & Tuesday, 19 & 20 June 2023
Time: 10am - 1pm

Total Duration: 6 hours (2 sessions x 3 hours)
Workshop Fee: S$270

Learning Arrangement:
Scheduled Live (In-person) Only

Registration Closed!

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