Saturday Primary（For Primary aged ) Foundation Course ＠Primary
Ages
Courses
5 hour course
10:00-15:00
Primary students do not have a full day course. School
SATURDAY PRIMARY SCHOOL FOUNDATION COURSE
9:50〜
Submitting homework
Review of the previous week’s reading and writing homework assignments together.
10:00〜
Ondoku and Pronunciation
Developing student’s English competency through reading and pronunciation practice with an iPA chart.
10:20〜
Language Arts
Developing student’s English competency through reading and pronunciation practice with an iPA chart.
10:50〜
Language Arts
Students learn phonics and spelling. Also as a review of the class, a vocabulary test is given at the end.
12:00-13:00
Lunch Time / Exercise
Students enjoy eating and socializing with their classmates during lunch time and can have fun in the P.E room.
13:00〜
Science
Using science worksheets for learning new topics and developing a scientific mind. There are also lessons that teach specific science skills and involve science activities and experiments.
14:00〜
Social Studies, STEM, Entrepreneurship
As the only international science school in Japan, we put great importance on project based-learning. We encourage students to use logic and empower them with the skills to carry out their own experiments and investigations. The curriculum develops students critical thinking with topics from the fields of social studies, STEM, and entrepreneurship.
15:00〜
Homework explanation
Reading and writing homework will be explained and assigned for the week.
Saturday school (Advanced) @ Primary
Ages
Courses
5 hour course
10:00-15:00
Primary students do not have a full day course. School
SATURDAY PRIMARY ADVANCED COURSE
9:50〜
Submitting homework
Reviewing the previous week’s homework assignments of reading and writing together.
10:00〜
Ondoku and Pronunciation
Developing student’s English competency through reading and pronunciation practice with iPA chart.
10:20〜
Liberal Arts (Cambridge International Curriculum)
Using a Cambridge textbook for learning vocabulary and grammar. There is also a lecture for specific skills, such as using a dictionary, writing an essay, and improving speaking skills.
10:50〜
Writing / Speaking / Discussion / TEST
Students think through and organise what they have learnt by writing and speaking. Also as a review of the class, a vocabulary test is given at the end.
12:00–13:00
Lunch Time / Exercise
Students enjoy eating and socializing with their classmates during lunch time and can have fun in the P.E room.
13:00〜
Science (Cambridge International Curriculum)
Using a Cambridge science textbook for learning new topics and developing their scientific mind. There is also a lecture on specific skills, such as conducting experiments and writing a report.
14:00〜
Social Studies, STEM, Entrepreneurship
As the only international science school in Japan, we put great importance on Project based-learning. We encourage students to use logic and empower them with the skills to carry out their own experiments and investigations. The curriculum encourages students to develop critical thinking by learning social studies, STEM and entrepreneurship.
15:00〜
Homework explanation
Reading and writing homework will be explained and assigned for the week.
Saturday Elementary (For Elementary aged) @ Musashi-kosugi
Elementary’s Saturday Schools use fun activities in English, based on the Year 1 (5-6 year olds) curriculum and adapted to the level of the students, such as English test preparation and RAZ-Kids, a digital reading platform. We also do arts, crafts and science!
Ages
Courses
5 hour course
9:00～14:00
Elementary school students do not have a full day course. School
SATURDAY SCHOOL AT MUSASHI-KOSUGI FOR ELEMENTARY AGED
9:30〜
Homeroom
Students greet each other and their teacher as they prepare for the lessons ahead.
9:40〜
English
We develop student’s English competency through a communicative programme improving their listening and speaking skills.
10:15〜
EIKEN Test Preparation
Monthly vocabulary and target phrases are introduced and practised, along with target language to aid students’ EIKEN test preparation.
10:50〜
Reading and Writing
(Digital Learning)
(Digital Learning)
Students develop reading and writing skills using eLearning platform of levelled readers which comes complete with comprehension checks and expansion activities. Digital learning on our school iPads!
11:25〜
Discovery Time
Students develop their physical abilities such as balance and coordination through fun activities at the park.
11:55〜
Lunch Time
Students enjoy eating and socializing with their classmates during lunch time.
12:45〜
Science
At Laurus, we put great importance on science and the scientific process. We encourage students to use logic and empower them with the skills to carry out their own experiments and investigations. Science classes challenge students via stimulating thematic units and ongoing projects encourage children to hypothesize, experiment and inquire based on our science curriculum.
13:45〜
Homeroom
Students review the day’s activities and homework is set.
14:00〜
Goodbye
See you next week!
PARENTS’ VOICE
My daughter usually attend a private elementary school in Japan. I was looking for an English conversation school on Saturdays and found Laurus Saturday School! Since we are in an English environment for 5 hours every week, I feel that my daughter's English ability has improved dramatically. My daughter also enjoys Saturday School because she can meet new friends who are different from her usual friends.
My son graduated from International School Kindergarten and entered a public elementary school in Japan. I was wondering how to maintain my son's English level after he entered the Japanese public school, when I found Laurus Saturday School. The Advanced class offered at Laurus Primary has many international school graduates and returnees, and I feel that the lesson is quite academic.
I am a medical professional so I have to work on Saturdays and was wondering where to leave my younger children. At Laurus, my child can attend on Saturdays in addition to weekdays, which is very helpful. My child is surrounded by different friends than on weekdays and seems to enjoy going to school very much.