We’ve developmentally designed our K-2 school programs to complement your child’s school curricula perfectly. Our supportive, dynamic, and rich learning environment helps set them up as independent, lifelong learners who are both confident in the classroom and focussed on maximising their results.
How we help students succeed
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We set goals early
When you know where you’re going, it’s easier to succeed. We believe parents, students, and tutors should agree by setting clear goals each term. This helps us track student learning and measure success.
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We check-in frequently
Receive a comprehensive lesson report outlining what your child learned and how they’re progressing towards their term goals. We’ll also regularly reach out to check everything’s going well and you’re happy with their progress.
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Exam specific prep
We can work ahead of your school classes because we’re so familiar with the curricula of the local schools our students attend. Treat school like revision and interact with the class and your teacher with greater confidence.
Our Year 2 Courses
Year 2 English
In English class, we’ll cover the fundamentals of reading, writing, listening and speaking and encourage students to read widely. Our program emphasises the sound (phonology), sight, and construction (morphemes) of words, vocabulary building, and visual literacy.
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Year 2 Mathematics
Exploring and becoming fluent in maths in early development puts your child on track for a successful future. We’ll help get them started on their way with a practical, hands-on introduction to recognising, describing and solving mathematical ideas and problems.
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What our Year 2 students develop
Introduction to reading
Recognising simple sight words and alphabet sounds is crucial to your child’s early learning success. We’ll teach them to recognise syllables and sounds in spoken words and how to spell some common words accurately.
Writing skills
We’ll teach your child basic writing skills, including how to hold a pencil, good posture and hand movements, writing simple sentences and understanding punctuation basics.
Greater confidence at school
Your child will learn appropriate and effective in-class communications to help them express ideas clearly, present short, descriptive talks, how to stay on topic and how to ask for help when they need it.
Numerical literacy
We support your child in learning mathematical basics, including counting aloud to 30 and recognising numbers from 0 to 20, adding and subtracting, using counters, understanding money, telling the time and identifying shapes.
Lesson Breakdown
We ensure your child masters a concept before moving onto the next. One-to-one lessons and small classes focus on each student’s unique learning habits so they can achieve their goals at their own pace. As their knowledge builds, and they can acquire, process and understand new ideas and concepts, class learning speeds up to work ahead of school curricular and maximise results.
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Reflect.
Together we’ll revisit any Capra homework you’ve found difficult and reinforce what you learned last lesson. Working memory decays fast, so we’ll use this time to solidify your knowledge for the longer term and ensure you’ve mastered it before moving to the next concept.
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Theorise.
Your tutor will introduce new concepts for the week based on your prior knowledge and level of mastery. We like to do this in a hands-on and interactive way, so you’re fully engaged with the subject matter.
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Review.
At the end of the lesson, we’ll assess how you’ve understood the new concepts covered and if you can apply your newfound knowledge in practice with minimal support. This ensures you can complete your homework for the week.
Georgia V
Biology, Chemistry, English, Maths
Double Bay
Georgia Velis has been tutoring at Capra since 2008 and has taken a special interest in helping to prepare motivated students for the selective schools and scholarship tests. Georgia studied Microbiology and holds a Masters of Public Health from the University of Sydney.
Nell G
English
Double Bay
Nell (B.A. English (Hons) Sydney Uni., Dip. Ed. (Primary) Armidale Uni.) has been teaching and tutoring for over thirty years in primary and secondary schools in Sydney. She has many years of experience as an HSC and Naplan marker. In her teaching, Nell seeks to develop the literacy and critical thinking skills of her students, while fostering an enjoyment of print and film literature.
Rachael B
English, Maths
Mosman
Rachael is a dedicated, enthusiastic and passionate teacher. In 2012, she achieved first-class honours for Bachelor of Arts degree in Primary Education and in 2015 she graduated from her Masters degree in Education with a distinction. Rachael is passionate about children’s literature, reading and creative writing. She has an excellent understanding of reading comprehension and has delivered comprehension training courses to other teachers. She has also been part of a maths development team and taken part in writing an effective calculation policy. She believes that learning should be exciting and stimulating and works hard to ensure children reach their full potential and achieve their goals. Rachael aims to create a nurturing and supportive learning environment in order to increase children’s confidence and promote a lifelong love of learning.
Christina S
English, Maths
Double Bay
Christina is studying a combined degree of Arts (International Relations) and Laws at the University of Sydney. She completed Year 12 at Kambala in 2017, achieving an ATAR of 99.85. She believes that every individual has different strengths, passions and personal goals, so her approach to tutoring is to encourage students to create their own success in a style that works for them.
