Weekly Programme · Primary 3 to Primary 6

Primary Science, taught to stick

Most children can recite a fact. The marks come from explaining why, in the exact words an examiner wants. We teach the reasoning behind the science, so concepts transfer to the application questions that decide the grade.

A calm, weekly Science programme for P3 to P6. A small cohort, one dedicated tutor who knows every child, and our own in-house full-colour science textbooks. Math is our specialism, but families at our Punggol and Pasir Ris branches asked for Science, so we built it the way we build everything: properly. Classes run year-round, so you can join anytime.

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Small cohort, up to 8 One dedicated tutor In-house textbooks

A small GPA Primary Science class with one dedicated tutor

Inside a Primary Science lesson

P3 to P6

levels covered

MOE themes

≤8

per class

A small programme, built to GPA standards

P3 to P6 levels5 MOE themesIn-house textbooks

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A GPA Science tutor guiding a primary student through the reasoning behind an answer

The method

Memorising facts is not the same as understanding Science.

A child can repeat that "a force can move an object" and still lose the marks. The grade comes from explaining why, in the words the examiner is looking for.

PSLE Science rewards reasoning, not recall. Our lessons train the underlying concept first, then the exact scientific language used to express it, so understanding transfers from the textbook to the unfamiliar application question on the paper. It is the difference between a child who has memorised a chapter and one who can actually think with it.

1 · Concept

Understand what is physically happening, not just the label.

2 · Language

Phrase the answer in precise, examiner-ready scientific terms.

3 · Transfer

Apply it to a new, unfamiliar question and reason to the answer.

What we cover

The full MOE Primary Science syllabus.

We cover all five MOE primary science themes, taught in sequence across P3 to P6, building toward full PSLE preparation in the final year. Each level has its own in-house textbook, written to match how Science is actually examined.

Diversity · living and non-living things, characteristics of organisms, and classification.

Cycles · life cycles in plants and animals, the water cycle, and matter cycles in the environment.

Systems · the human body, plant systems, and electrical systems and how components work together.

Energy · forms of energy, energy conversion, light, heat, and electricity.

Interactions · forces, magnets, food webs, adaptation, and the relationship between organisms and their environment.

See how the themes are taught →

The questions that decide the grade

Where memorising stops and reasoning begins.

These are open-ended Science questions in the PSLE style. A child who only memorised the chapter often freezes here. Have a go, then open the reasoning we teach.

Theme · InteractionsForces

A box is pushed across a smooth floor and again across a rough carpet using the same push. It travels a shorter distance on the carpet. Explain why.

Reveal the reasoning & the marks

The concept: the carpet creates a larger frictional force, which acts in the opposite direction to the box's motion.

The exam language: "There is greater friction between the box and the carpet. This frictional force opposes the motion of the box, so it slows down and stops over a shorter distance."

The marks live in naming friction, its direction, and the effect, not just saying "the carpet is rough".

Theme · CyclesPhotosynthesis

A leafy plant is left in a dark cupboard for two days, then a leaf is tested for starch and shows none. Explain the result.

Reveal the reasoning & the marks

The concept: light is needed for photosynthesis, the process that makes food (starch) in the leaf.

The exam language: "Without light, the plant could not carry out photosynthesis, so no starch was made in the leaf."

A child who writes "the plant had no sun" loses the mark for not linking light to photosynthesis to starch.

Theme · EnergyLight

A child can see a red apple on a table in a lit room. Explain how she is able to see the apple.

Reveal the reasoning & the marks

The concept: we see non-luminous objects when light reflects off them into our eyes.

The exam language: "Light from the lamp falls on the apple and is reflected from the apple into the child's eyes, so she can see it."

The full mark needs light reflected from the object into the eye, the phrase children most often miss.

In every lesson, the tutor models this exact phrasing again and again, until your child writes it without prompting.

What happens in class

Six habits a small Science class can actually build.

With one dedicated tutor and at most eight children, no one sits passively. These are the consistent traits parents and students notice in our Science lessons.

Reasoning over recall

Children are constantly asked "does this make sense?" and "can we eliminate this?", so they think through a problem instead of searching their memory for an answer.

Visual thinking

A spring compressing, light reflecting into an eye, a shadow changing size. Children picture what is physically happening, so concepts become intuitive rather than abstract.

Active questioning

The tutor calls on children by name, gives thinking time, and expects participation. In a class of eight, every child is helped to think out loud.

Exam-language training

Exact phrasing is modelled repeatedly, so children do not just understand a concept, they learn to express it in the words that earn full marks.

Connected concepts

Topics are linked across chapters: friction to lubrication, oxygen to photosynthesis, height to potential energy. Science becomes a connected system, not isolated facts.

Calm encouragement

When a child struggles, the tutor guides them toward the reasoning, not the answer. Confidence grows alongside understanding, and both matter in an exam.

Ms Arina Rauf, the dedicated Primary Science tutor at Genius Plus Academy

Your dedicated tutor

One tutor who knows every child by name.

Ms Arina Rauf · Head of Publications & Curriculum Specialist

Ms Arina teaches Science the way it was meant to be taught: by making children think, not memorise. She wrote our in-house Science textbooks from scratch, and she stays with a class so she knows exactly where each child is strong and where the reasoning slips.

B.Sc. (Hons)

Strong subject grounding.

5+ years

Teaching primary Science.

Author

Wrote our Science textbooks.

Tutor allocation can vary by level and term, including planned cover. We will tell you exactly who is teaching your child's class when you enquire.

Who it suits

For the child who knows it, but cannot quite write it.

Primary Science here is a good fit if your child:

can recite facts but loses marks on open-ended questions;
understands a topic in class but struggles to explain why;
writes answers that are nearly right but miss the exact words;
freezes on an unfamiliar, applied question;
would do better in a small group than a large class.

Memorisers

Learn to reason and explain, so understanding holds in the application questions.

Quiet thinkers

A small class draws them out, with named questions and real thinking time.

PSLE-bound P6s

Build exact exam phrasing and the reasoning the open-ended section rewards.

Our materials

We write and publish our own science textbooks.

A full-colour textbook per level, freshly printed for each child, not a resale workbook.
Written in-house by the tutor who teaches the programme, matched to how Science is examined.
Sequenced across P3 to P6, building toward full PSLE preparation in the final year.
Worth far more than the cohort size justifies. We make them because it is the right way to teach.

A primary student working through a GPA in-house full-colour science textbook

A keepable resource

In a digital-everything market, we still print the books.

Each child receives a freshly printed, full-colour Science textbook they can write in, flag and revise from without a screen. It is part of the curriculum we write and publish ourselves, the same in-house standard that runs across everything we build at GPA.

Branches, format & fees

Two branches, ongoing weekly classes.

Punggol

branch

Edgedale Plains · weekly P3 to P6 Science

Pasir Ris

branch

Pasir Ris West Plaza · weekly P3 to P6 Science

Format

Onsite at Punggol and Pasir Ris, in a small cohort capped at eight. Lessons run 1.5 hours for P3 and P4, and 2 hours for P5 and P6. Classes are ongoing and run year-round, so your child can join at any point in the term, with a pro-rated start.

	P3 & P4	P5 & P6
Lesson length	1.5 hours	2 hours
Class size	Up to 8	Up to 8
In-house textbook	Included	Included
Fees	Quoted at consult	Quoted at consult

Fees

Weekly Primary Science, P3 to P6

Quoted at the diagnostic consult

so the fee matches your child's level and schedule, with no surprises

Small cohort, capped at 8
One dedicated tutor
In-house full-colour textbook
Pair with Math for a multi-subject saving

Book a trial & get your quote

Financial assistance is available case by case for families with genuine need. Just ask.

A primary student studying calmly at home

What a parent told us

“She stopped hiding her test papers. She started asking for extra practice.”

a GPA parent

Based on GPA's internal tracking of recent cohorts; individual results vary with each student's starting point and effort.

Questions parents ask

Which levels and branches is Primary Science offered at?

Primary Science runs for P3 to P6 at our Punggol and Pasir Ris branches. Because we keep the cohorts small, availability varies by level and term, so the simplest first step is a quick chat about which class has room. We will tell you plainly what is open and what is on a waitlist.

How is your Science teaching different from memorising the textbook?

PSLE Science rewards reasoning, not recall. We teach the concept first, then the exact scientific language used to express it, so your child can apply what they know to unfamiliar, open-ended questions. It is the difference between a child who has memorised a chapter and one who can think with it.

How big are the classes, and who teaches them?

Classes are a small cohort capped at eight, with one dedicated tutor who knows every child. Tutor allocation can vary by level and term, including planned cover, and we will always tell you exactly who is teaching your child's class when you enquire.

What materials does my child get?

Every child receives a freshly printed, full-colour Science textbook for their level. We write and publish our own materials in-house, matched to how Science is actually examined, rather than reselling a workbook.

Can we join partway through a term?

Yes. Classes are ongoing and run year-round, so you can join at any point in the term, subject to availability, with a pro-rated start. The simplest way in is to book a trial lesson, and we will guide the rest.

What are the fees?

Fees are quoted at the diagnostic consult, so they match your child's level and schedule with no surprises. Financial assistance is available case by case for families with genuine need. Many families also pair Science with Math, which brings a multi-subject saving on the combined fees.

Primary Science, taught to stick

Memorising facts is not the same as understanding Science.

The full MOE Primary Science syllabus.

Where memorising stops and reasoning begins.