National Young Writers' Award 2010
We are thrilled to announce Ruislip's regional winner of our 2nd National Young Writers' Award - congratulations to 11 year old Meghan Moore! Click here to read her winning story.
Additional Courses
At the Ruislip centre we run three exciting additional classes. We have a limited number of spaces still available on each of these courses so please contact us for more details.
Exam Preparation - Mondays and Wednesdays at 6pm and Tuesdays at 6.30pm
Our Entrance Exam Preparation Course is for Year 5 pupils, and is a comprehensive course designed to prepare children for entrance exams at nearby schools, such as Watford Grammar, Rickmansworth, Harrow and Northwood College. The course covers verbal and non-verbal reasoning as well as extending core maths and literacy skills and developing confidence.
Explore Writing - Wednesday at 7pm.
Our unique creative writing course closely follows the National Curriculum and is aimed at inspiring reluctant readers and writers, as well as providing a creative outlet for those children who already love literacy. Each week we will be encouraging children to extend their vocabulary and develop a passion for literacy through group activities, story boarding, and individual tasks.
Succeed in Secondary - Thursday at 7pm.
In October 2009 we launched a brand new course designed to develop the skills needed to succeed in secondary school. Children face many challenges at this time, in particular the need to demonstrate a wider skill set and an ability to respond to different teaching techniques. Open to all children in Year 6 – 8 and taught by our skilled tutors, this course encourages expression of opinion, a mature attitude to learning, confident debating and improved study and research skills.
Schools Programme
In Ruislip we are dedicated to supporting local schools, and run free literacy and numeracy workshops to encourage enthusiasm for learning. In our opening year, we have worked with over 20 schools and hope to extend this in the new academic term. Most recently, Earlsmead and Hillside Infant schools participated in our fantastically fun Maths Rally for Year 1 and 3 classes, and we returned after the events to present some special awards in assembly to the pupils who impressed us with their Maths Mega Brains! All of the workshops on offer are based around relevant National Curriculum objectives and aim to get the children excited about maths and literacy through interactive activities and team games.
Earlier in the year, we visited schools to run interactive literacy workshops to inspire creative writing and give pupils the opportunity to enter the 2nd annual National Young Writer's Award, a fantastic competition open to all budding young authors! Children were asked to to submit a 500-word story based around the theme of Lost and Found, and the National Winner was chosen from Whiteheath Junior School in Ruislip!
Please call us on 01895 636378 to find out more about the literacy and numeracy workshops we can hold at your school! We are now taking bookings for our Summer Term Maths and Literacy events and slots are filling up fast, so don't delay!
“The [Year 1] event got them excited about maths. There were lots of great interactive activities that got everyone involved. It benefited the children by giving them different ways to consolidate basic skills.”
Maths Coordinator, Newnham Infant School, Eastcote
Libraries Programme
Our centre also has a fantastic relationship with all of Hillingdon and Harrow's libraries, holding exciting literacy workshops based around children's favourite books during every school holiday. We'll be having some more workshops over the October half term, please contact the centre or your local library for more information
To keep those brains active over the school holidays we have a huge range of workshops and master classes running in the Ruislip centre. Existing members can attend two of these sessions in addition to their usual weekly visits. We have everything from Times Tables and Problem Solving, to Revolting Rhymes and Simpsons workshops! Pick up a timetable in centre or speak to a tutor to find out more.
Open Sessions
Once a month we invite parents and other family members to drop into the centre to sample the activities their children are working on at the moment, talk to the tutors and see the centre in action! They are are a great way to get some feedback inbewtween the regular parent's meetings we have, and members get a chance to be a tutor for the session! Keep your eyes peeled for the next open session.
Opening Hours
Term Time Holiday Time
Monday - Friday 3pm-8pm 11am-7pm
Saturday 10am-6pm 10am-6pm
Sunday/Bank holidays 11am-5pm 11am-5pm
School Holiday Plans!
We jam-pack the school holidays with exciting events, workshops and competitions at the centre to make sure we keep all those brains ticking into the new term! Pop into the centre to find out more, or give us a call!
What our members say...
"My child has really grown in confidence. His self esteem has improved and as a result he is willing to attempt work that he would not have been able to before joining Explore Learning."
C. Roberts, Parent
"Explore Learning sets challenges which I sometimes have not covered at school, therefore it broadens my knowledge."
Sami, aged 11
"I love when I get my certificate because I am made to feel special."
Hannah, aged 7
"One of our favourite things about Explore Learning is the tutors. Whenever we are stuck on something they are always there to help. Coming to Explore Learning is a fun and exciting way of learning."
Rathuson, aged 12, and Sounthariya, aged 13
Inspiring maths and English tuition in Ruislip, Middlesex, for children of all abilities aged between 5 and 14. Call today to find out how our tutors can help your child to achieve their full potential!
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