• Established in 1998
• Student Care and Tuition service for children aged 7 – 14 years old
• Largest provider of student care in Singapore
• The preferred student care of more than 10 000 families in Singapore
• Over 30 centres islandwide
• All our student centres are registered with the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF)

• Student Care
• Tuition and Enrichment
• Holiday Camp
• School-based Student Care
• School-based Enrichment

• Pioneer in incorporating classroom-style academic tuition with own customised curriculum based on Ministry of Education's primary syllabus
• In-house team of experienced curriculum specialists for research and development of curriculum and teaching approaches
• Student-centred learning supported with audio-visual tools
• Wireless access and multimedia-enabled classrooms
• Exclusive online teacher resource management system
• Won the Spirit of Enterprise 2007 Award
• Regular training workshops and professional development roadmap for teachers
• First student care with Australian-based and UK-developed You Can Do It! Social-Emotional Curriculum for character-building and values education
• Inter-branch sports tournaments and annual prize-giving ceremony
• Annual overseas learning trips and student exchange programmes
• Partner an overseas education institution – Tsinghua University's affiliated primary school in Beijing, China and Cardiem International Language School in Seoul, Korea for annual student-exchange programmes
• Published the bestselling "Maths Model Methods" and "More Model Methods and Advanced Strategies for P5 and P6" with Educational Publishing House (EPH).

Pro-Teach Student Care Centres offers before and after school care (BASC) during the school term and full-day care during school holidays.

• Healthy meals and warm showers
• Homework help and supervision
• Fetching to and from school and school bus pick-up/drop-off points
• Proprietary tuition curriculum (see below) closely aligned to MOE syllabus and infused with engaging multimedia lessons for Primary 1-5 (i-learning)
• Rest and relax with games and entertainment activities
• Character-building and values education using Australia-based You Can Do It Social Emotional Programme for Primary 1-2
• Overseas learning trips and student exchange programmes
• Close partnership with parents and school to support child’s total well-being and development.

• A teacher is present to ensure the child completes all school homework (including weekly spelling) in the centre. If the child needs help, he/she can approach the subject teacher.
• Random check on quality and neatness of school homework is done.
• Up to two hours is dedicated to school homework time every day.
• For Primary 4 – 6 students who spend more time in school for enrichment, supplementary classes and CCA, they arrive at the centre just in time for the tuition session. Therefore, school homework is usually done in school or at home.
• Special arrangement can be made to prioritise school homework over the tuition class.

Please note that it is through the tuition programme that students learn how to better cope with the examinations, not through the homework help and supervision.

• Water bottle
• School bag and stationery
• Change of uniform or clothes
• Bath towel
• Shower soap/foam
• Shampoo
• Plastic bag for soiled clothing
• Labelled sleeping bag stowed in a bag^ (not the pouch that comes with it)

^Applicable to school-based branches only.

Kindly have your child’s name printed on every item for identification purposes.

• Breakfast and Lunch is provided for Before-School Care students
• Lunch and Tea is provided for After-School Care students
• In line with our Corporate Social Responsibility, all branches support "Meat-Free Monday" and "Veggie Thursday" campaigns.
• No pork or lard is used in our preparation

The tuition curriculum is available to all students under the BASC and tuition programme.

• Subjects covered include English, Mathematics, Science and Chinese for all levels, Primary 1-6
• Closely aligned to the Primary Syllabus under the Ministry of Education
• i-Learning lessons are incorporated into English and Science curriculum for Primary 1-5 students
• Regular progress report and feedback on academic, behaviour and character development

• Structured learning framework infused with thinking strategies for effective studying and exam skills
• Comprehensive teaching approach that matches the academic standard and learning style of each student
• Combination of teacher-directed and child-initiated learning
• Process and results-oriented learning outcome
• Taught by qualified and experienced teachers selected through a stringent selection process

• Dedicated materials for English, Mathematics, Science and Chinese for all levels
• Materials include notes on key concepts, practice worksheets, topical tests and mock exam papers
• Materials are carefully designed by experienced curriculum specialists and follow closely to current MOE syllabus
• Additional revision and examination papers will also be given to prepare for examinations

The tuition programme, conducted 2 hours a day, will help your child grasp the key concepts and language mastery needed to excel in school. Components of each subject include:

English Language

• Grammar structures
• Vocabulary usage
• Comprehension skills
• Exam strategies for Grammar/Comprehension Cloze, Synthesis & Transformation, Comprehension Open-Ended

*Creative Writing is offered as Enrichment Programme

Mathematics

• Understanding word problems
• Model-drawing techniques
• Topical practice papers and tests

Science

• Concept Maps
• Scientific answering techniques
• Topical practice papers and tests

Chinese

• Comprehension skills
• Sentence and grammar structures
• Vocabulary usage

*Hanyu Pinyin and Creative Writing are offered as Enrichment Programme

"Inspiring Learning, Motivating Teaching". Our teachers must be able to:

• connect and communicate at the children's level
• excite and inspire children in self-directed learning

In more than a decade of educating children, we have seen students improve in 3 to 6 months. Depending on their learning styles, some may take a longer time. Every student learns differently and at their own pace. Before we can expect academic progress, we must first work on the child's attitude. With this in mind, we will help your child improve. It is often with close partnership with the parents that we see most improvement in a child. We are committed to your child’s development and total well-being.

Thousands of students have benefited from our Student Care and Tuition Programme but please remember that with some students’ improvement takes a longer time, not an immediate outcome of education at Pro-Teach.

• English Creative Writing with Phonics & Reading for 5-7 years old
• English Creative Writing for P1-6
• Chinese Hanyu Pinyin for 5-6 years old

Individual centres may offer other enrichment programmes. Kindly contact a centre nearest to you for more information. Locate a branch here.

What is the Holiday Camp?

• A full day programme
• Preparatory Tuition
• Supervised Revision
• Silent Reading
• Inner Peace (Rest and Nap)
• 5-in-1 enrichment programme
  • IQ Math
  • Hands-on Science
  • Write it Well (English)
  • Chinese Enrichment
  • Fun with English

To ensure that we have the right people to educate and nurture our children, short-listed candidates undergo stringent tests and audition in our selection process.

Successful applicants have to observe a 3 to 6 month probation period before employment is confirmed.

Training workshops are conducted twice-a-year for teachers. Training is divided into two areas (Core Training and Skill-based Training) to ensure continuous personal and professional development for our teachers. Areas of training include:

• Education and curriculum studies
• Subject knowledge in English, Math and Science
• Brain-based teaching techniques
• Accelerated learning strategies
• Positive discipline
• Classroom management
• Character-building and values education

Teacher-child ratio is 1:20 on average.

• More than 80% of teachers hold a Diploma
• All centre directors have Degrees and Post-Graduate Qualifications

• Contact the centre of your choice to enquire if there are available places for your child.
• If a vacancy is available, centre will guide you in the enrolment procedure.
• Otherwise, your child will be placed on a waiting list and centre will contact you once a vacancy is available.
• You may also check with your child’s waiting list status with the centre at any time.
• You may also register online by completing the online registration form here.
• We do not accept registration by telephone.

Enrolment is on a first-come-first-serve basis and subjected to:

• Availability of vacancy in the child’s academic level or enrichment course
• If the child is studying in a local mainstream school
• School-based branches have different registration criterion set down by the schools

For Student Care services

• Registration fee
• Deposit* – equivalent to 1-month’s fees
• First month’s school fees (inclusive of food and tuition)
• Insurance premium

For Tuition & Enrichment course

• Registration fee
• Deposit*– equivalent to 1-month’s fees
• First month’s school fees

(*refundable to offset last month’s fee provided one month of written notice of withdrawal is served on the first day of the month)

One month’s written notice served on the first day of the month is required; failing which deposit will be forfeited.

• Student Care Financial Assistance (SCFA)
• Singaporean / Singaporean PR
• One of the parents or siblings must be a Singapore Citizen
• Gross household monthly income not more than S$3,500
• Both parents must be working regularly
• Single-parents must produce proof of status

Per capita income criteria only applies to households with 5 or more family members.

Complete an application available at the centre with the following documents:

• Pay-slips of working parents
• Child applicant's photocopied birth certificate
• Parents' photocopied NRIC
• Any other legal/official documents to support the application

• Parents are advised not to bring their child to the centre
• Home rest will allow the child to recover faster
• Staying away from the centre will protect other children
• In case of contagious illness eg. HFMD, Chicken Pox, etc, sibling(s) of the child who is ill will also be asked to stay away from the centre.

• A teacher will attend to the child’s needs
• The child is isolated to allow for rest
• Parents are informed and asked to bring their child home or to consult a doctor
• Child’s condition is monitored while waiting for parents to come
• In case of any emergency, the child will be sent to the nearest hospital or clinic
• Cost of medical treatment will be borne by the parents

It is the responsibility of the parents to inform the centre manager of any change in emergency contact numbers of the parents or other contact persons.

• Health check: Upon arrival to detect signs of sickness
• Pick-up: Only authorised persons are allowed to pick up children
• Medication: Administered only if it is directly prescribed for the child and authorised by parents
• Entrance / Exit doors: Closed and monitored at all times
• Jewellery: Not permitted in the centre
• Visitors: Accompanied at all times
• Cleaning: Toilets are cleaned at least once a day and floors are mopped daily

Monday to Friday: 7am – 7pm

Saturday*: 7am – 2pm

We operate from Mondays to Saturdays*, except on gazetted public holidays, Chinese New Year's Eve, Teacher's Day, Christmas Eve(till 2pm) and New Year's Eve, School Official Closures^ and MSF-approved closure days. There will be no make-up classes or refund of fees for lessons missed on the gazetted public holidays and centre closures.

Please contact the branch your child is registered with on the closure dates.

*Some branches do not offer student care service on Saturdays.

^Applicable to school-based branches only.

• Yes, the centre’s fees are still payable when the child is absent as the child’s name is maintained in the class register and a place is reserved for the child until he/she returns
• Payment of fees is discontinued only after child has withdrawn from the centre

For any further enquiries, please contact a centre of your choice here.