Chess

• Chess

Chess

Lifetime Skills Academy’s chess programme is a fun and exciting way for your child to learn the game of chess. Our programme is designed to take children of all ages from beginners at the most basic level right through to advanced level.

Our program incorporates class lessons, group work, individual problem-solving, and various forms of game and tournament play to reinforce and evaluate chess abilities at each skill level.

Players are introduced to opening, middle, and endgame theory; are capable of in-depth analysis of their own and others’ games. Co-Ed!

Robotics

• Lego Robotics (Advanced)

Lego Robotics (Advanced)

Lego Robotics is a dynamic and exciting program that enables students to harness their creativity and apply it into the world of robotics. Students learn how to build, design and program their own bots using cutting edge Lego Mindstorm EV3 Robotics sets. Once developed they can put their bots to the test through a variety of challenges such as mazes, races and finally, the Battle Arena! . Co-Ed. Program Length, 6-12 Weeks. Program Frequency, One session per Week.

• Lego Architect (Beginner)

Lego Architect (Beginner)

Lego ArchiTECH is a foundational robotics program. It is designed to give students a fun and engaging introduction into the world of robotics. Lego ArchiTECH utilizes We-Do Lego robotics kits as well as tablets ready with We-Do software allowing students to benefit from their ease of use. It challenges students to develop a story, construct a model, contemplate how it functions and lastly, continue to refine and edit their design. The program works on teaching simple structures, mechanics, sensors and basic programming. Ultimately students will be able to design, program and build their own robotic vehicle. Lego ArchiTECH is the perfect foundation to the more advanced Lego Robotics program and a great first step into the world of robotics!  The Lego ArchiTECH program is geared towards students in grades 2 to grade 4.

Co-Ed. Recommended program length: 8 Weeks. Program Frequency, one session per Week.

Leadership and Public Speaking

• The Successful Leader: Leadership and Self-Actualization

The Successful Leader: Leadership and Self-Actualization

The Successful Leader teaches students the principles of modern leadership. Students will focus on goal setting, productivity, prioritizing and mind mapping all delivered through fun and engaging activities. The Successful Leader is built around three key principles of learning: active recall, interweaving knowledge and spaced learning. Finally, students are empowered to develop valuable skills and attributes such as responsibility, passion and social empathy. Co.Ed. Program Length, 9-12 Weeks. Program Frequency, One session per Week.

• Speak and Be Heard Mastery: Public Speaking

Speak and Be Heard Mastery: Public Speaking

Speak and Be Heard allows students to discover their inner orator and develop their public speaking abilities. They learn how to create speeches and deliver them with passion, conviction and enthusiasm in order to affect positive change. The key learning outcomes will center on speech creation, delivery and presentation fundamentals. Finally, students will harness all they have learned and create their own mini TED Talk! Co.Ed. Program Length, 8-12 Weeks. Program Frequency, One session per Week.

Technology

• Beginner and Advanced Coding

Beginner and Advanced Coding

Code Breakers teaches students the fundamentals of coding. Students utilize the coding platform Scratch, developed by the MIT Media Lab. They develop their personalized projects and start to create their very own online portfolio to acquire and track valuable skills. Students learn autonomy, training to find problems within their own codes or designs and fix them without outside input. Finally, Code Breakers helps students foster critical thinking through fun and engaging problem-solving challenges. Co.Ed. Program Length, 6-11 Weeks. Program Frequency, One session per Week.

• Master the New Dimension: 3D Printing

Master the New Dimension: 3D Printing

Master the New Dimension provides basic knowledge about 3D printers, how they work and the techniques to set up a 3D print. Students gain access to Thingiverse, an exciting online 3D printing database with existing designs and concepts. Students use 3D printing software to translate, rotate, scale and orient their chosen design on the print bed. Additionally, they will learn about other 3D printing language, skills and concepts such as setting infill, shells, supports, rafts and brims. Finally, students will have to collaborate and assist each other set up the print bed for multiple designs. Co.Ed. Program Length, 6-11 Weeks. Program Frequency, One session per Week.

• Your World, Your Creation: Educational Minecraft

Your World, Your Creation: Educational Minecraft

Minecraft is a global phenomenon. Your World, Your Creation harnesses Minecraft’s educational power and transforms it into a fun, challenging and engaging learning experience. Students learn the structure of gathering resources, crafting supplies, and making tools for the Minecraft world. Using Immersive Learning, students replicate real-world scenarios all while developing spatial visualization and enhancing math skills and team collaboration. Co.Ed. Program Length, 6-11 Weeks. Program Frequency, One session per Week.

Art and Design

• Creativity Unleashed

Creativity Unleashed

Creativity Unleashed develops our students’ imaginations through art and design. Creativity is a skill that is more and more useful in our technological and information-driven age. Creativity Unleashed doesn’t focus one just one medium of expression; throughout the program, students will learn drawing, painting, cartooning, modeling, branding and other design work. Creativity Unleashed will let your child’s creativity run wild!  Co.Ed. Program Length, 8-12 Weeks. Program Frequency, One session per Week.

Finance

• Future Millionaire: Financial Literacy

Future Millionaire: Financial Literacy

Future Millionaire involves teaching the principles of Financial Literacy through fun games and interactive challenges. Students learn about money, why it’s made, what it means and how to manage it while also gaining insight into principles such as spending, saving, investing and giving. Students also develop their own entrepreneurial projects, going from initial idea to design and investigating concepts such as market demand, expenses, revenues, profit and cash flow. Co.Ed. Program Length, 6-11 Weeks. Program Frequency, One session per Week.

Sustainability

• Eco-Guardians

Eco-Guardians

Lifetime Skills Academy Eco-Guardians for Éco Gardiens 

Our Earth Guardians program teaches children how to be global, eco-conscious world leaders. The program focuses on the world’s soil, biology, ecology and biodiversity, how the modern industrial world works and how we can adjust our society and living for maximum sustainability.

Students learn how the natural world works vs. the man-made world. During the program, students learn about biological processes and ecosystems. For example, students learn about the weather, how it works, the world’s oceans and currents, forests, trees and different ecosystems.

In out-of-class projects, students explore trails and local natural ecosystems, making notes and drawings of all the plants, animals, watersheds, and ecosystem patterns. They collect data on plants and animals and investigate the interconnectedness of our living ecosystems, having to do a presentation on one of the elements they’ve seen and studied.

Students learn where our food comes from, the process of agriculture and how food gets to our table. During in-class projects, students learn how to care for and develop a personal plant, learning about the soil microbiome and how plants interact with the world.

Students also learn the inner and outer workings of how modern shelter, transportation, energy, water, heat and cooling work. Students will learn how their houses work, how cars work, and how cities work. Our goal is to have leaders who thoroughly understand how the interconnected modern world works to help students thrive in the real world.

Highlights (Tailored Per Program)

• Orienting and a complete map of the ravine ecosystem, watershed, cover, animal species, and maintenance

• Understanding photosynthesis – Mapping and noting descriptions of ravine plant species 

• Understanding Watersheds

• Planting wildflowers – learning about building pollinator-friendly plants 

• Creating and maintaining a full Terrarium – building an ecosystem using elements from the local ravine 

• Public speaking – presenting a description of their terrarium and ecosystem to the class

• Learning about solar power and wind energy through solar-powered small wind turbine 

• And more!