LEAP Program (K3 – G5)
K3 Jolly Phonics Review Program
Students with an insufficient grounding in phonics have difficulty accessing
age-appropriate reading material, which consequently affects their academic
performance across the curriculum. This program is designed to support such students byreviewing the Jolly Phonics course taught in the K2 homerooms, and includes phonics review,letter formation, and vocabulary building. Depending on how much support the child requires,
they may be recommended for a 2-day, 3-day, or 5-day version of the program.
This program is geared towards students who are either struggling with the content from K2 or
who are new to KIST and may have gaps in their learning through studying a different programat their previous school. We also offer the 5-day course to Grade 1 students who join the schoolwith little to no understanding of synthetic phonics.
Further details can be found on page 3 of this document.

G1-G5 English Support Program
Students with insufficient English skills often encounter difficulties reading age-appropriate
texts, understanding what their teachers and friends are saying, as well as expressing their ideas
and feelings, either verbally or through their writing. This program is designed to support such
students by focusing on writing traits, reading strategies, and open discussion.
This program is geared toward students that are struggling with English. We recommend thatyou take advantage of this program to build a strong foundation for your child’s language ability.
Further details can be found on page 4 of this document.

Application Process
Applications must be made separately each semester. All applicants will be notified byemail about the status of the LEAP application once the final deadline has passed andapplications have closed.

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Please see the semester fees below. Payments are only accepted via bank transfer.

Semester 1:AreaClass
Semester 1 (September-December)
5 morning classes
K3-G1 Jolly Phonics Review(5 days)
per week (30min)
K3 Jolly Phonics Review
3 morning classes
G1-G5 English Support
per week (30min)(3 days)
K3 Jolly Phonics Review
2 morning classes(2 days)
per week (30min)

ElementaryPrice(K3 11wks)

Price(G1-G5 13wks)¥38,500¥38,500¥23,100¥27,300¥15,400

N/ASemester 2:
AreaClassSemester 2 (January-May)
K3-G1 Jolly Phonics
Review(5 days)Elementary

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K3 Jolly Phonics
Review
G1-5 English Support(3 days)
K3 Jolly Phonics
Review(2 days)Price(K316wks)

Price(G1-G416wks)

Price(G515wks)

5 morning classes
per week (30min)¥56,000¥56,000

N/A

3 morning classes
per week (30min)¥33,600¥33,600¥31,500

2 morning classes
per week (30min)¥22,400

N/A

N/A

K3 Class Structure
Classes will be focused on verbal communication and phonics, as well as increasing English
vocabulary through activities derived from the British Key Stage 1 curriculum.
Homework will not be given; however, any work not completed in class due to behaviour issues
may be given as homework.

2-day-a-week Jolly Phonics Review Course
This course is designed for students who have a foundational understanding of phonics but may
have gaps in their understanding.
MondayTuesday
Jolly Phonics
review lesson

WednesdayThursday
Jolly Phonics
review lesson

Friday3-day-a-week Jolly Phonics Review Course
This course is designed for students who have a foundational understanding of phonics but may
have gaps in their understanding.
MondayJolly Phonics
review lesson

Tuesday

Wednesday
Jolly Phonics
review lesson

ThursdayFridayJolly Phonics
review lesson

5-day-a-week Jolly Phonics Review Course
This course is designed for students whose lack of phonetic awareness leads to significant academic
difficulties.
MondayJolly Phonics
review lesson

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Tuesday
Jolly Phonics
review lesson

Wednesday
Jolly Phonics
review lesson

Thursday
Jolly Phonics
review lesson

FridayJolly Phonics
review lesson

G1 – G5 Class Structure
3-day-a-week English Support course
English Support LEAP is a three-day-a-week course, and students must attend all three sessions. Thiscourse is designed for students with significant gaps in their understanding of writing conventions,and who may have difficulty reading age-appropriate texts.
Classes will be focused on writing conventions and small group guided reading, as well as increasing
English vocabulary. For two sessions per week, students will review various text types and writing
conventions such as spelling, punctuation, and grammar, and they will also be taught how to extend
their writing, how to structure their writing, and how to use more varied vocabulary. Instructors will
follow a specially designed course so that all classes offer consistency. These lessons are derived
from schemes of work from the UK, so they match with our curriculum objectives, and connections
will also be made to the six traits of writing that they study in regular classes. All writing tasks will bepeer- and self-assessed to the writing rubrics that teachers use to grade termly writing diagnostics,
giving these students extra exposure to the assessment expectations.
This course is also designed for students who have trouble with reading and, sometimes, spoken
English. One session per week will be based around a text where the LEAP instructor will guide asmall group of students in various activities designed to improve the reading strategies that they areworking on in class.
For Grade 1, there are a total of 9 strategies, including discussing the main idea and importantdetails, literal comprehension, sequencing, and predicting. By Grade 5, the number of strategies
increases to 15, including cause and effect, fact and opinion, and non-fiction text features.
Guided reading sessions will also include activities where students can engage in open discussion tosupport those who need help with their spoken English.
Homework will not be given; however, any work not completed in class due to behaviour issues
may be given as homework.
Below are the 2023-24 Semester 2 LEAP schedules for each grade:
GRADE 1
MondayTuesday
WednesdayThursdayEnglish Support
ProgramEnglish Support
Program

MATH LEAP

MondayTuesday

GRADE 2
Wednesday

MATH LEAP

English Support
ProgramEnglish Support
ProgramMondayTuesday

GRADE 3
Wednesday

English SupportProgram

MATH LEAP

English Support
ProgramFridayEnglish Support
Program

MATH LEAP

ThursdayFridayMATH LEAP

English Support
ProgramThursdayFridayMATH LEAP

English Support
ProgramMonday

Tuesday

GRADE 4
Wednesday

MATH LEAP

English Support
ProgramEnglish Support
ProgramEnglish Support
Program

MATH LEAP

MondayTuesday

GRADE 5
WednesdayThursdayFridayEnglish Support
Program

MATH LEAP

MATH LEAP

English Support
ProgramEnglish Support
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