Comprehensive Wellington Academy Programme Starting Soon

The 2024-25 Term 1 is approaching. In this term, the Wellington Academy Programme is offering a wide variety of programme options. Please have a look at the programme schedule. 

Registration time:

9:00 am August 26, 2024 -

7:00 pm September 1, 2024

Registration link: Schoolsbuddy link

https://huilischoolhangzhou.schoolsbuddy.net/

The programmes offered this semester are mainly divided into three categories: programmes for all age groups, Nursery pupils, and primary and secondary school pupils. 

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In musical centre stage, pupils will participate in recordings and performances at the end of the semester. 

Due to the extensive length, difficulty, and complexity of the original scripts, the teacher has condensed and adapted them, as well as added secondary creative elements, to ensure that they are suitable for young actors to perform. The teacher will assign roles, lines, and musical pieces based on each pupil's individual abilities and learning progress. 

In this semester we will perform: 

Nursery:“ The Little Mermaid” adaptation 

Adapted from the famous fairy tale "The Sea Maiden" published in 1836 by Andrea Angus, the story is about the pursuit of freedom and curiosity for the world beyond the sea by Ally Kearney, who with the help of her friends breaks out of the seabed and finds the life and love of her dreams, and her own dream of life and love, and in 2008, she had a very successful performance of her audio play, "Little Miss Beauty", on Broadway in the United States of America. 

Primary & Secondary schools:

“ The Greatest Showman” adaptation

The musical "The Greatest Showman" is based on the true story of the legendary P.T. Barnum, the "Granddaddy of Cirque". It is based on the film " The Greatest Showman ". It tells the story of P.T. Barnum, a man from the bottom of the social ladder, who went from running a museum to starting the world's first theatre company with his own boundless imagination and perseverance. 

The course content is specially designed for young pupil. A multi-staged teaching system centring young pupil has been developed according to the psychological characteristics of pupil of different ages and their acceptance of language learning. The curriculum includes introductory classes with pupil's songs and picture books, basic classes based on phonics and extended reading, and advanced classes based on original textbooks. The curriculum design is based on Spanish language, with subject knowledge as the background, to stimulate pupil's potential language talents and help pupil build international cultural awareness.  

Spanish courses will be divided into different classes to meet the needs of pupils. Many pupils have progressed from primary courses to advanced courses after several semesters of study and have gradually become proficient in the language. 

Original textbook "Lola y Leo" (three books) 

*"Lola y Leo" is a series of activity-based foreign language textbooks. Pupils follow the teacher to sing, draw, discuss, listen, speak, and role-play, learning Spanish through a series of activities that stimulate their interest. 

In the karate course, pupil will learn different fighting stances to consolidate their core strength. With the foundation of stable stances, pupils will further learn attacking techniques, kicking techniques, and some simple combinations of movements. Learning various types of footwork switching and movement, target aiming, free hand grouping, etc., pupils can master basic self-defence skills and strengthen their bodies. Through continuous study, pupils have better mastered karate skills and successfully passed the belt promotion assessment in the previous semester. 

Golf is an outdoor ball sport. The golf course is taught by a professional team of certified teachers. In the course, pupils will learn the basic skills and rules of golf, as well as the culture and etiquette of Golf. In addition to normal classes, the golf course also offers unique private lessons. 

Creative painting course encourage pupils to express themselves through activities such as colouring, cutting, and collaging. Creative painting helps enhance pupil's imagination and creativity, allowing them to create freely based on their preferred themes or scenes. Through various artistic activities, it can effectively stimulate the creativity and imagination of nursery pupils, cultivating their artistic literacy and aesthetic ability, and, eventually, improve their overall quality. 

Comprehensive and balanced sports training is crucial to pupils in the Early Years period. Scientific sports training can increase pupil's interest and enthusiasm in sports, thus benefiting them to develop life-long habits. In this program, pupils will try BOSU ball training, battling ropes training, interval aerobic training, balance and coordination training, strength development stretching, and joint flexibility training. 

Learning with LEGO in the Early Years period can lay a solid foundation for pupil’s future logical thinking. LEGO emphasizes creative play experience, which helps to cultivate pupil’s cooperation and communication skills. In addition, the process of building with LEGO also helps pupils develop good manual dexterity and spatial imagination skills. With the guidance of the teacher, learning to read LEGO blueprints can help pupils learn basic math expressions (such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) as well as become familiar with various geometric shapes. Installing LEGO models can help pupils establish a concept of order; when sorting LEGO parts, pupils can classify them by colour and shape, further cultivating their logical thinking skills. 

Trying a hands-on approach is in a pupil's nature, exploring and creating the world through playing and inventing. The curriculum adopts an age-specific teaching method, nurturing pupil's creativity gradually, and developing course content and objectives based on their development level at each stage. It covers toy curriculum, handicraft curriculum, 3D printing technology enlightenment, and exploration. 

"Speech and Eloquence" is a language specialized course. The basic objective of this course is to strengthen language foundation and correct pronunciation. In addition to regular training such as basic oral exercises and stability training of breath control, we will also incorporate other language specialized training such as recitation, simulated hosting, column interviewing, fun dubbing, and documentary learning. 

Hard-writing Calligraphy combines practicality and artistry and is known as the "second face" of a person. It is the best time for a pupil to learn hard penmanship. Receiving training at this time can not only help a pupil form correct writing habits and pen holding posture, but also cultivate a pupil's fine character such as meticulousness, patience, perseverance, and aesthetic power, which is beneficial to a pupil's all-round development. 

As an important part of Chinese culture, Chinese Kungfu is a way to understand the essence and heritage of Chinese culture, to pass on Chinese culture and to enhance cultural confidence. Through the practice of Chinese Kungfu, all parts of the body are exercised, especially the cardiopulmonary function and body coordination. In addition, Chinese Kungfu develops the quality of one's will. The difficulties and challenges that need to be overcome during practice make people stronger, braver, more confident, and more self-disciplined. 

In addition to the programmes mentioned above, various school activities such as basketball, soccer, karate, golf, and the growth support station are offered for pupil at the nursery stage to provide them with a more diverse and colourful school activities. 

Weiqi is a good way to cultivate one's character. In the game, players need to maintain civility and politeness, not being proud of victory or discouraged by defeat, which helps cultivate their perseverance and tenacity. People who frequently play Weiqi usually possess the calmness to remain unflappable in the face of danger, the virtues of humility and caution, as well as civilized and elegant demeanour. Additionally, playing requires concentration and a calm mind, which also helps cultivate one's personal moral ideas. 

Chinese traditional painting generally refers to the style of painting on rice paper or silk products with brushes, water, ink, and pigments. According to art divisions, Chinese traditional painting can be divided into three major categories: figures, landscapes, and flowers and birds. Learning Chinese traditional painting can cultivate one’s sentiments, broaden one's mind, making pupils experience the unique charm of traditional Chinese poetry, calligraphy, painting, and stamping. The teachers of the Chinese Painting course are all famous Chinese Painting teachers, who have decades of experience in painting and have a high reputation in the society, they also have rich experience in teaching, and the teachers will provide pupils with step-by-step instructions. 

In addition, pupils can take the Chinese Painting Examination and improve their painting skills and cognitive level. In the Chinese Painting Programme, pupils have gone through various stages of learning, demonstrated outstanding talent and ability in the field of art creation, and have won the Grand Prize for their entries in the National Youth Painting and Calligraphy Art Competition. 

Beginner Level: Practicing the painting of flowers and birds, pupils will consolidate the mastery of brushwork, ink, and the properties of Chinese paints. Through training, pupils will learn about the characteristics of plants and animals and practice the ability to shape and compose them. Pupils will study the theoretical knowledge of Chinese traditional painting layout and inscriptions and seals. 

Intermediate Level: Pupils will systematically learn traditional painting techniques through copying classic masterpieces of landscapes and flowers and birds. Also, pupils will improve their skills in composition and layout, modelling, and colour analysis in the painting exercise. Moreover, pupils will try to create simple sketches under the guidance of the teacher after appreciating the masterpieces of the past dynasties and gaining a preliminary understanding of the history of Chinese traditional painting.  

Archery is a technical sport. Pupils can improve their archery skills through continuous archery learning under the guidance of teachers. Our school's archery program has achieved remarkable results, and pupils have enthusiastically signed up for the City Archery League. Through short-term learning, they have made into the top eight in the City Archery League, demonstrating their outstanding talent and ability in the field of archery. 

The IELTS and TOEFL course offered by our school is a professional English language course designed to help pupils excel in the test. The course consists of four courses: listening, speaking, reading, and writing, providing pupils with comprehensive guidance and training for the test. Our teachers have rich teaching experience and excellent teaching abilities. Through the course, pupils will be able to comprehensively improve their English proficiency, master test skills and strategies, so that they can finally achieve excellent results. 

Synchronized Swimming, also known as Water Ballet or Aquatic Dancing. Itis a kind of water sports. And itis also an official Olympic event. Itis divided into Solo, Duet, Team, and Combination of project. 

Synchronized Swimming originally started in 1920. Synchronized Swimming events are in the Olympic Games and there are also domestic National Games. Synchronized Swimming has been the popular class in many British and American universities. 

Synchronized Swimming is integrated with the multi-sports programme which includes swimming, dancing, music, and gymnastics. Itis especially suitable for 6-18 year old school pupils. It will help the development of the pupil’s temperament, physical development, health, and self-confidence. 

This course will improve pupils' aerobic endurance, strength, speed, and technical movement in preparation for race teams and swimming competitions. 

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is mainly based on ground fighting techniques training, warm-up training will be integrated into the fun, rolling and crawling training, which can improve the agility and flexibility of the pupil's body, at the end of the warm-up the teacher will demonstrate self-protection on the ground, the explanation of submission techniques, and finally through a simulation of the actual moves, so that pupils can establish a solid foundation for the movement and physical function, and in the subtle learning of self-protection an ability to improve their self-confidence. 

The tennis course offers classes for different age groups, so both beginners and advanced learners can choose the appropriate level of class. We also offer private lessons, allowing each pupil to receive personalized teaching and guidance. 

Fencing is a sport of courtesy and lightness, and each round is a comprehensive test of mental and physical strength. It can exercise one's thinking, ability to improvise, and psychological quality to overcome difficulties. Therefore, fencing is not only a meaningful fitness sport, but also an excellent educational method to adapt to modern society. Through fencing practice, one can achieve self-confidence, self-control, and self-awareness, which are the three elements necessary for a pupil to transform into a future leader. 

Ballet is a European classical dance. Ballet helps pupils to improve their body coordination and music literacy, shape their beautiful body and cultivate their elegant temperament. 

The programme will focus on pupil’s basic skills and the practice of ground movements. For pupils with a ballet foundation, the teacher will adjust the teaching content and appropriately add dance movements based on the pupils' learning progress. Pupils will learn a series of dancing movements, trying to perform a whole and beautiful dance program at the end of the semester, which can help them better experience the performance art of ballet.  

The course is equipped with excellent teachers to provide pupils with systematic ballet skills teaching, guiding pupils to carry out scientific and systematic ballet practice and dance rehearsal. 

In addition to the programmes mentioned above, various school activities such as badminton, soccer, themed learning (English) are offered for primary and secondary school pupils. We hope that through these activities, pupils can not only exercise their body and mind, but also further improve their learning and communication abilities. 

Should you have any questions, please contact us at 

Academy.hangzhou@wellingtoncollege.cn 

0571 82396352 82396350