Power of Words Academy

will work together with the teachers to choose themes and content they are inspired and excited by. The teachers will take students through the planning, writing and editing stages of creating their own narrative story. At the end of the two weeks, the campers will receive digital and print copies of their books! ON-LINE DEBATE CAMP
The Debate camp is designed in an interactive way, with a focus on developing case construction, refutation and counterpoint skills. This camp inspires kids to debate on point with structure and confidence. The teacher to camper ratio is 1:6. The Power of Words Debate Camp provides campers with opportunities to advocate for an idea, form a response, and speak on a point through impromptu public speaking games, debate feuds and formal debate rounds. Kids will gain confidence, build resilience and develop effective collaboration skills. At our camp, our impromptu and formal debates happen in partnership, normally in teams of four speakers who work together to develop sound cases, predict the opposition’s counterpoints, and brainstorm effective rebuttals. We aim for each camper to participate in two debate rounds daily. Campers will receive constructive feedback after each round, with the intent to advance their delivery and critical thinking skills. Our goal is to help campers become comfortable speaking before a crowd and learn to clearly express their ideas and information in an well-organized and cohesive manner. This camp is for all aspiring young students, from the shy and reserved to the keen and confident speakers! ON-LINE ENRICHMENT WRITING COURSE
Our online enrichment writing program is for students that are currently in Grades 2 to 8. There is a maximum of 12 students in a class and the virtual classes will be delivered using the Zoom Platform and Google Classroom. The students will receive binders by mail with the weekly notes and worksheets included therein. There is approximately one hour of homework assigned each class. The lessons are led by teachers and classes are interactive. Student learn to write with effectiveness and confidence in all subject areas. Our program is aligned with the common core standards and include the following skill sets:
• Generate, gather and organize ideas and information to write for an intended purpose and audience.
• Draft and revise their writing, using a variety of informational, literary and graphic forms and stylistic elements appropriate for the purpose and audience.
• Use editing, proofreading, and knowledge of language conventions to correct errors, refine expression, and present their work effectively
• Reflect on and identify their strengths as writers, areas for improvement, and strategies they found most helpful at different stages of the writing process. More specifically, students will learn the structure of writing four types of paragraphs and four types of essays (including the expository, persuasive, comparative and contrast and research essays). They will develop critical thinking skills and learn to add depth in their writing pieces. ON-LINE PUBLIC SPEAKING COURSE
Our online public speaking program is for students that are currently in Grades 2 to 8. At Power of Words, we recognize that oral communication skills are fundamental to student participation in any learning environment. In addition to designing this course specifically focused on public speaking where students will write and present their own speeches in a mock setting, we have incorporated learning activities throughout the curriculum with the goal of building confident and powerful speakers. This course is designed to boost your child's self-esteem and confidence. It focuses on building the student’s presentation strategies, effectively using vocal skills (including tone, pitch, volume and pace), incorporating non-verbal cues (including facial impressions, gestures and eye contact) and communicating orally in a clear and coherent manner. ON-LINE PREPARATION FOR HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH COURSE
This course is designed to give students in Grade 7 and 8 the fundamental skills required for success in the Grade 9 English Curriculum. The course will incorporate units of study providing a foundation in each strand of the English curriculum which students will encounter in Grade 9 English. SCHOOL YEAR PROGRAMS AND COURSES

ENRICHMENT READING COMPREHENSION, WRITING AND PUBLIC SPEAKING PROGRAM
GRADES: 2-3, 4, 5 AND 6-8
Power of Words Academy offers a writing and public speaking program for students ages 7 to 14. The program runs the school year (from September to June) and classes are held once a week for 1.5 hours. The program comprises of three units:
• Reading Comprehension and Summarizing Unit (where students will learn how to examine texts and extract the main ideas and key details)
• Writing Unit (where students learn the structure of writing four types of essays, including the expository, persuasive, comparative and contrast and research essays)
• Public Speaking and Debate Unit (where students learn how to write and deliver a speech, as well as develop debate skills)

In addition, 20 minutes of each class during the school year is dedicated to the building blocks of writing (including vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, etc). During this segment, students will be given two mini-lessons and work out of the Language Power Now workbooks. BUSINESSS ESSENTIALS COURSE – PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, BUSINESS WRITING AND PRESENTATIONS
This course is designed to give students in Grade 7 to 9 an introduction to Business English. The course comprises of three units:

• Business Letters - Writing letters introduces students to business communications in order to build their confidence before they write reports. This unit will focus on correspondence which is business-related. In each lesson they will write letters from a different perspective.(i.e. Someone writing as a business owner who is providing information about their product, a reader who is commenting about a business-related item in the newspaper/blog, etc.)

• Report Writing - Report writing can be daunting for students who have not done this type of writing before, but also because their experience with the business world and the various aspects of it, is likely limited. To this end, each lesson will incorporate some teaching of fundamentals like sales, marketing, entrepreneurship. To also facilitate and develop their interest, students will be guided at the beginning of the course to create their own “business”. Each student will then complete common report writing assignments, specific to their own business. During this part of the course students will necessarily have to engage in research.

• Presentation tools and skills - A significant part of real-world business involves presentation and promotion. To this end, this part of the course will see students create sales and marketing campaigns to promote the products and services for their “companies.” As well, and critical to today’s business development, is the use of technology. To this end students will develop and practice their skills in all the areas outlined below.
1. Oral and Presentation Skills (overview of PVLEGS)
2. Use of presentation technologies: PPT, Google Slides
3. Use of Graphs, infographics and charts in a business reports
4. Website for their business: As a major, final project, Students will “introduce” their product to the world as outlined in the Cumulative Project. This project will incorporate all aspects of this final unit. The presentation will involve in-person oral communication, demonstrate various presentation technologies used, and a website students have created for their own business.