Mrs Chau is a Vietnamese national whom graduated from Hong Kong University with a Bsc in Biochemistry and Psychology. She was offered a full scholarship to HKU based on merit and was on the Deans Honors list. Mrs Chau is a ‘gifted’ individual and attended the prestigious ‘Le Hong Kong School for the gifted’ in Ho Chi Min city. She … Read More
Meet Karim Arditi, our program director (4min read)
Mr Karim Arditi is our program director and a self admitted Math nerd. He is the Math coach for the Full Steam Ahead program at The Harbour School THS runs a learning extension program which Mr Karim is a coach for this is to prepare students for math competitions and critical thinking He is extremely approachable and always happy to … Read More
How can I help my child with problem solving ?
How can I help my child with problem solving ? I often talk to parents about helping their children with problem solving skills. In mathematics, children are first taught how to count, make mental blocks of 10, recognise simple 2 dimensional shapes and once these fundamentals are ‘mastered’ the various systems (MYP / IGCSE / IBDP / Common core) will … Read More
Get Off that IPad !
Get off the IPAD ! Then the tantrum starts. We’ve all been there. It’s not good for you, we said 15 minutes and you’ve been on it for nearly an hour ! Do your homework, get off social media ! But Mommy I want baby shark, daddy I want peppa pig… Tech has overrun us, and we are trying our … Read More
Give me that A* !!!
Some students may achieve B+’s and 85% grades, which sounds great but.. how do we get them to a 100% score ? Scoring 85% is already excellent so you may feel it is ‘good enough’. Is it sufficient to get into the top set at school, or be part of the math team, or even get into the honors or … Read More
Olympiads, a gateway to Ivy League ?
Do Olympiads help students apply to the top Universities ? Ivy league applications require extensive proof of extra curricular achievements, leadership, heartfelt personal statements, and a little extra. So how can we prove our child is academically ‘twice exceptional’ besides from near perfect grades, honors classes, AP, higher level IB courses or choosing 10+ A levels ? How … Read More
