Study Materials

Parents, do you want to understand what your child is learning in school? Or perhaps you want to check that your child’s tuition schedule matches well with their school topics? Most schools are quite standard in the order and timing of teaching topics. However, IP schools like RI have more variations as they may include [...]

Being an IP student from RGS means going through a different curriculum from your peers in the mainstream schools. For the most part, the topics are quite similar. However, the sequence, depth, and pace of topics can vary quite significantly from school to school. If you are a parent or student just trying to keep [...]

Ask any chemistry student (that is, almost any O level or A level student), and they will tell you: Organic Chemistry is the killer topic. Sure, some students may find Organic Chemistry fun! But there’s no arguing that it is one of the biggest topics, with many subtopics, chemical reactions to remember, and lots of [...]

Knowing what to expect when you join a tuition class is always a good idea! One useful thing to check out are any sample learning materials or notes provided by the tutor. From samples such as class notes and worksheets, it’s possible to glean some sense of the structure, accuracy, and depth of teaching to [...]

Thinking of checking out our tuition classes? Here, you can get a sampling of what it’s like to learn at Future Academy by browsing our lesson notes. As we believe learning should be a holistic process, all aspects of our tuition system should work together harmoniously to enhance the learning experience of our students. From [...]

When we’re talking about major topics in secondary school math, we can’t leave out: Differentiation. It is that giant topic that you can’t avoid in the exams, as there will surely be at least a few questions on differentiation. Whether you like it or not, how well you perform in math partly hinges on how [...]

Do you find the topic of acids and bases a confusing one? You’re not alone! This chemistry topic is known to be a tough one, with many tricky equations and things to remember. It is also a very common topic that comes up in many questions in the exams – so it pays to know [...]

Pushing a door open, sitting on a see-saw, pedaling a bicycle – these are all real-life examples where the turning effect of forces come into play. It seems simple enough when you are able to make sense of what happens in real-life. But when it comes to solving those Physics exam questions, things aren’t so [...]

Linear graphs may be one of the first few topics you learn in secondary school math, but that doesn’t mean it’s always easy! To beginners at algebra and graphs, this topic can prove to be a little tricky, especially when doing it for the first few times. If you’re still at the stage of trying [...]

Chinese in secondary school is a subject that you cannot study by reading the textbook. The biggest challenges in the exam are reading comprehension and essay writing, which you can’t actually study for! Instead, excelling in these areas requires practice in the relevant skills of reading and writing. Many students end up practicing blindly, in [...]