National Young Writers' Award
We are thrilled to announce Beaconsfield's regional winner of our 2nd National Young Writers' Award - congratulations to 11 year old Joe Hawley! Click here to read his winning story.
Additional Content
11+ Preparation Course
At Beaconsfield our 11+ Course is tailored to the entrance exams for schools in Buckinghamshire and runs every Wednesday and Thursday from 7pm-8pm. Whilst teaching small groups in a stimulating setting we equip children with the knowledge and experience to achieve their potential. The sessions are designed to best prepare them for their exams in a fun and supportive environment. This course is for children in Year 5 and runs for 12 months starting in October.
Please note that there are no longer places left on the Wednesday and Thursday night but we may open a group on a Friday night for the children on our waiting list. Please contact the centre for more information.
Succeed in Secondary
Succeed in Secondary is a course that is designed to help prepare children for their new lives at secondary school. Succeed in Secondary is for members in years 6-9 and runs every Monday 7-8pm. It is a great chance for our older members to debate, discuss, present, and build up their confidence for the transition to year 7 and beyond!
Explore Writing
This fantastic creative writing course has been designed in conjunction with Explore Learning, Immersive Education and the University of Oxford. Explore Writing runs every Tuesday 7-8pm and is open to all members aged 8-14 year olds.
Lead by Explore Managers and Tutors, the course gives children the opportunity to:
* Stretch their imagination
* Become skilled in a range of writing styles
* Produce creative pieces of work they can be really proud of!
Beaconsfield's School Programme
Explore Learning Beaconsfield have been working very closely with school across Buckinghamshire running free maths and literacy workshops. Some of the Schools that we have visited are Carringtons, Farnham Common, and Danesfield. Have we visited yours? If not, please call the Beaconsfield centre to request a booking form, and to find out about the great workshops we can hold with your class or community group.
We are also visiting lots of your school fetes this term! We have already attended Holtspur and Seer Green and are looking forward to coming along to St Pauls and Little Missenden in July. If you are a member of a PTA and would like us to come along to one of your events please contact the centre.
What teachers think...
"The tutors had a great rapport with the pupils and continually went around inspiring and aiding them. The children had a fabulous time; it was a very well spent hour and half!"
Ms Clark, Year 4 Teacher, Great Kingshill Combined School
Community Events
Explore Learning have been out and about over the last few months, taking our maths and literacy workshops on the road not only to schools, but to libraries and Brownies packs. If you saw us at these events we hope you enjoyed the sessions!
In June, July and August we are holding the following events:
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Location |
Date and Time |
Event |
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Chalfont St Peter |
26/6/10
All Day |
Feast Day fun and games! |
|
Hazlemere Library |
6/8/10
10.30 – 11.30am |
Creative Writing Workshop |
|
Beaconsfield Library |
18/8/10
2.00 – 3.00pm |
Creative Writing Workshop |
Please speak to a manager in-centre or to the library staff to book your child on to an event.
Centre News
Older Member's Night
All children in Year 6 and above are invited to attend the centre on Friday evenings from 7pm and are entitled to older member privileges. These include being able to use your MP3 players during your Surf Club time, and with your parents permission, being able to use them during your session when you do not need the headphones. You will also be able to bring in any pieces of homework to work on as part of your session.
Surf Club
Our summer challenge card is back this year! For those of you that didn’t take part last year, on your card you need to try and collect 10 stamps for the chance to win a prize. The first 8 stamps will be for taking part in a special surf club activity or workshop. The final two will be for bringing a friend to a session and for bringing back your holiday lizard photo (make sure you pick the holiday lizard up from the front desk)! Cards will be handed out mid July but feel free to ask a manager for more details!
In the mean time enjoy June's Roald Dahl theme month in surf club and coming up in July wil be lots of Disney activities to keep you busy!
Star of the Month!
Congratulations to the green Skink team for winning the star of the month challenge in May! The person we have picked from this team to become May’s star of the month and win a bonus 25 lizard cards is Charlotte Thompson!
She was truly ACE last month showing fantastic concentration and trying really hard with all her courses! Well done Charlotte, keep up the good work!
Workshops
There are lots of great, fun workshops planned for the upcoming summer holidays which members can come along to for free:
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Date |
Workshop |
Age |
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Wednesday 28th July |
Number Bonds |
5-6 |
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Thursday 29th July |
Telling the Time |
7-8 |
|
Wednesday 4th August |
Multiplication and Division |
9+ |
|
Thursday 5th August |
Fantastic Mr Fox |
5-6 |
|
Wednesday 11th August |
Tracy Beaker |
7-8 |
|
Thursday 12th August |
Human Body literacy |
9+ |
|
Wednesday 18th August |
Number Madness! |
5-6 |
|
Thursday 19th August |
Times Tables |
7-8 |
|
Wednesday 25th August |
Problem Solving |
9+ |
|
Thursday 26th August |
Phonics |
5-6 |
|
Wednesday 1st September |
Olympics literacy |
9+ |
All workshops will be held 1-2pm.
Please note that there are limited spaces available on our workshops so we ask you to book you child's place with a manager as soon as possible.
Book Club
Explore Learning is launching a book club this summer! Run just like our holiday workshops, the book clubs will meet each week to discuss what they have read and complete fun activities alongside it. There will be 3 clubs;
· One for 5-6 year olds meeting on a Friday between 11am-12pm.
· One for 7-9 year olds meeting on a Tuesday between 6pm-7pm.
· One for age 10+ meeting on a Monday between 4pm-5pm.
There will be no extra cost to your normal membership; however places are allocated on a first come first serve basis so speak to a manager for more details and to get your name down!
Open Sessions
Open sessions are a great opportunity for you to find out a lot more about what your child gets up to during their Explore Learning sessions, get to know the staff and the centre better. You will have the chance to learn more about the different courses that your child is currently undertaking, and have a chat with us about their progress as well.
Next open sessions: 28th July 6-7pm
29th August 6-7pm
Opening Times
Monday & Friday 3pm - 8pm
Tues-Thurs 3pm - 7pm
Saturday 10am - 6pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm
Children may attend a maximum of 2 sessions per week.
PLEASE NOTE...The centre will be closed Monday 19th July for a company training day.
Summer Opening Times
Monday 26th July - Wed 1st Sept
Monday - 10am-6pm
Tuesday - LATE NIGHT OPENING - 12pm-8pm
Wednesday - 10am-5pm
Thursday - 10am-5pm
Friday - 10am-6pm
Saturday - 10am-6pm
Sunday - 10am-4pm
Succeed in Secondary - Mondays 5-6pm
Explore Writing - Tuesdays 7-8pm
11+ - Wednesday and Thursdays 5-6pm
PLEASE NOTE... Bank holiday Monday 30th August - 10am-4pm (Succeed in Secondary 3-4pm)
Quotes from parents, teachers and children
"I came here because I needed help with my studies and I knew they followed the national curriculum. I've learnt a lot in maths and English too...my marks have got much better, so I'm feeling happier."
Kitty O'Neil, 8, Beaconsfield Member
"The event reinforced class teaching. It was helpful for the children to apply their literacy skills and learning in such a fun way."
Mrs Thompson, Year 3 Teacher, Juniper Hill
"(Teachers) have seen their progression and enjoy watching them succeed just as much as we do."
Mrs Hooper, Beaconsfield Parent
"It's what some parents might do at home, but in a structured environment. It certainly seems to relieve the pressure on both the parents and the children, as they can see they are doing their best."
Mr Nott, Headteacher, Davenies, Beaconsfield
"The tutors are friendly, enthusiastic, caring and always helpful. They communicate really well with the children and find time to cater for their individual needs."
Mr and Mrs Rowe, Beaconsfield Parents
"Tom has done amazingly well since coming to Explore. He is only in his second month of coming but already I have noticed an improvement in reading, maths and most of all confidence. I would recommend this to anyone. Tom loves it here!"
Lynne Smith, Beaconsfield Parent
"The service is excellent. My daughter really enjoys working with the tutors who are fun but also knowledgeable. The Parent Conference meetings are informative and accurately match the feedback from school."
Sarah Dean, Beaconsfield Parent
"Iona has been able to consolidate and fully understand work that she is doing at school. The extra coverage of the same topics has given her a solid foundation when moving on to more advanced concepts."
Lucy Johnstone, Beaconsfield Parent
"My children have both excelled in school and I have no doubt that Explore Learning is one of the main reasons. Even my children have passed comment on how Explore Learning has helped with work in school."
T. Hardy, Beaconsfield Parent
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