National Young Writers' Award 2010
We are thrilled to announce Maidenhead's regional winner of our 2nd National Young Writers' Award - congratulations to 11 year old Lucy Hurst! Click here to read her winning story
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Entrance Exam Preparation Course, Wednesday 7-8pm
The Maidenhead 11+ course is tailored to prepare children for the entrance exams of local Buckinghamshire and Berkshire schools including the Slough Consortium, Kendrick School and Sir William Borlaise's Grammar School. Year 5 pupils on the course cover verbal and non-verbal reasoning as well as building on their general literacy and numeracy skills to ensure they excel when they reach their secondary school. Dedicated tutors work with small groups to develop confidence and independent learning skills, and will design an individual curriculum tailored to your child's needs. For more information on the course please contact the centre and speak to one of our managers.
Succeed in Secondary, Thursday 7-8pm
This fantastic course is designed to help children prepare for life at secondary school and build confidence during the transition from primary school. Open to pupils in year 6,7,8 and 9 it provides an opportunity for our older members to express opinions, build study skills, research, debate and present their ideas. To see some of the work our members have done please contact a manager at the centre.
Explore Writing, Tuesday 7-8pm
Designed to excite reluctant readers, inspire imagination and challenge children who already enjoy writing, this course helps to develop a passion for reading and writing in all children from Year 3 upwards. Throughout the course we explore a range of writing styles and literary techniques to stimulate all creative minds. Our tutors will help children develop confidence in their own ideas and improve their drafting, spelling and editing skills to produce work they are proud of. To book a trial session please contact a manager at the centre.
Explore Learning and Local Schools
In Maidenhead we work very closely with a number of schools holding fun literacy and numeracy workshops for pupils from Year 1 to Year 6. some of the schools we have held workshops for have been Wessex Primary, White Waltham Primary and Bisham Primary.
We also hold Succeed in Secondary workshops for Year 6 classes to prepare all 10 and 11 year olds for the move to secondary school.
"Visits from Explore benefit the children as they respond well to 'new faces' and a different approach to learning. They enjoyed the games which were all fun and motivating and they were excited to do something new and different. It's always great to involve the wider community in the children's learning."
Ms Smith, Assistant Head Teacher at Alwyn Infants School.
Please call us on 01628 509570 to find out what literacy and numeracy workshops we can hold for your class.
Workshops and Open Sessions
Within our centre we hold lots of different workshops to interest and enthuse our members.
There are many workshops happening over the summer holidays exclusively for members. Why not join us for some Charlie and the Chocolate factory fun or a bit of Money Madness! Click the link to download our workshop schedule.
We also offer the opportunity for parents
to visit the centre during one of our open sessions. Let your child
become the tutor and see the work they are covering when they are in our
centre!
Throughout the holidays we have held Beast Quest themed creative writing workshops at Maidenhead, Cookham and Cox Green libraries. Well done to all those who took part and invented their own brilliant beasts!
We will be holding further events all around Maidenhead during the school holidays. To find out more information or to book your space, please call the centre on 01628 509570.
Opening Hours
Term Time
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Monday
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3pm - 8pm
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Tuesday
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3pm - 7pm
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Explore Writing 7-8pm | |
Wednesday
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3pm - 7pm
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11+ 7-8pm
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Thursday |
3pm - 8pm
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Succeed in Secondary 7-8pm | |
Friday |
3pm - 8pm
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Saturday |
10am - 6pm
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Sunday |
11am - 5pm
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Holiday Times
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Monday
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12pm - 8pm
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Tuesday
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12pm - 7pm
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Explore Writing 7-8pm | |
Wednesday
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10am - 5pm
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Thursday |
10am - 6pm
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Succeed in Secondary 5-6pm
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Friday |
10am - 6pm
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Saturday |
10am - 6pm
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Sunday |
11am - 5pm
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Bank Holiday Hours: 11am - 5pm
Please click the link for a more detailed calendar of events and school timetable dates.
Quotes
What our members think...
"I like Explore because the tutors help me with my maths. I used to find things like measuring tricky at school but now it's much easier. My favourite tutor is Heidi because she makes everything really fun."
Rheya Dharwar, age 5
"Since coming to Explore Aiden has moved up a group in his reading. He was really struggling in this area before. Teachers have definitely noticed a real difference in his literacy. Aiden says he loves coming to Explore Learning because it's fun!"
Donna Doyle, Explore parent
What schools think...
"Explore helps to enthuse the children about writing. It reinforces their
knowledge/understanding of similes, alliteration and onomatopoeia."
Mrs Campbell, Yr 4 class teacher at Ellington Primary School
"Explore tutors gave the children a taste of the kinds of activities they will be doing in secondary school. The children were focused and enthusiastic, making it a fun experience."
Ms Lee, YR 6 class teacher at Woodlands Park Primary School
Inspiring maths and English tuition in Maidenhead, Berkshire. Call today to find out how our maths and English tutors can help your child to achieve their full potential.
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