How does MagiKats make online tutoring fun?
MagiKats has added online tutoring to its education programmes as an alternative to in-centre workshops. So, how we do make sure we keep the fun in learning for children who study online with us?
Firstly, it’s important to note that our online tutoring sessions have been designed to follow all the same principles as our face-to-face workshops; building confidence, developing skills, and an encouraging and supportive learning environment.
How does online tuition at MagiKats work?
Just like our in-centre workshops, online sessions are held in small groups with a dedicated mentor. Groups are carefully created so that every session is suited to a student’s educational needs. This gives students the opportunity to work with one another and build additional skills they can use at school.
Lessons take place via a secure, specialist online platform that provides group and individual learning screens. Resources have been specifically created to suit digital environments and are based on the MagiKats programmes used at in-centre workshops.
Students usually attend a 40 minute workshop once per week for each subject they are enrolled in. Online tutoring is available for children of all school ages, and for both maths and English subjects.
Interactive learning
We know how important it is to keep our students engaged so that they absorb and retain the information they’re learning. The best way to achieve this is to keep things interactive. Our mentors help children gain in confidence with Q&As, discussions that develop critical thinking, digital whiteboard sessions, and challenges and puzzles.
Activity breaks
It’s important that a child has time to take in the information they’re learning, and short fun breaks are integral to this. Mini games, partner working, and creative tasks all form part of our online workshops.
Visual aids
Children also need to be able to relate to the materials they are learning and so we use visual aids throughout our sessions to help demonstrate concepts and boost understanding. Students can also draw and write directly on the digital lesson boards within our platform and this helps to keep them engaged as well as check their understanding of topics.
Friendly and supportive atmosphere
Positive reinforcement is key to all MagiKats tuition and students are rewarded for effort and engagement in lessons. It’s a low pressure environment that has a friendly and supportive atmosphere so even when lessons are challenging, every student has the chance to shine. It’s this supportive experience that helps children to boost their skills and confidence.
Feedback and at-home tasks
The learning doesn’t have to stop at the end of our lessons. Optionally, students can be given small tasks to complete outside of the workshop. These reinforce what’s been learnt during tutoring and are designed to not feel like a ‘chore’ or traditional homework. Giving parents and guardians feedback on their child’s progress is also central to our approach, so that you keep informed and support their learning outside of tutoring.
Want to learn more about MagiKats online tutoring?
The benefit of our online tuition is that even if you are not living close to a MagiKats centre, your child can still learn via our programme. All a student needs to get started is access to a computer or tablet and we’ll make sure they get individual support to help their progress at school. Learn more about our online tuition workshops and make an enquiry.
