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“KYP has played a very “KYP has played a very important roleimportant role in augmenting in augmenting my children’s education, my children’s education, especially their writing and especially their writing and readingreading.”.”

Parents of Amy, Kelvin and Christina, Chinese International School

““Although other centres also Although other centres also try to teach English,try to teach English,the topics discussed in KYPthe topics discussed in KYPclasses are very interestingclasses are very interestingas they may involve a currentas they may involve a currentevent or something trendyevent or something trendywhich children can relate to.which children can relate to.””

Mother of Serenca and Brandon,students of Hong Kong International School

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Table of Contents01About KYP

02Our Founder

03KYP Class Descriptions

04Academic Year 2021- 22 Schedule (Causeway Bay)

05Academic Year 2021-22 Schedule (Mong Kok)

At KYP, we teach kids to:

1. Think globally2. Write elegantly3. Debate clearly

2021-2022

1. Think globally2. Write elegantly3. Debate clearly

The KYP DifferenceA KYP education is centred upon the real-world skill your child needs most to succeed: flawless spoken and written communication in English.

KYP knows that the single most important skill your child can learn is to communicate effectively. We focus on critical thinking, writing, and confident public speak-ing. We teach these skills through a global curriculum.

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Our founderKELLY YANG is the New York Times best-selling, award-winning author of FRONT DESK and winner of the 2018 Asian Pacific American Award for Literature. Kelly uses her experience in the publishing industry to ensure KYP’s curriculum and teaching methods for writing are cutting-edge.

Kelly immigrated to America when she was 6 years old and grew up in Southern Califor-nia. She is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley and Harvard Law School, having entered college at the age of 13 and Harvard Law School at the age of 17. In 2005, at the age of 20, Kelly became one of the youngest graduates of Harvard Law School.

After law school, she gave up law to pursue her passion for writing and for teaching to write. In 2005, Kelly founded The Kelly Yang Project to help students in Asia find their voice and become better writers and more powerful speakers. As an award-winning au-thor, she’s designed the KYP curriculum to instill a passion for writing in children from a very early age.

“Effective English communication is the number one most essential skill for global academic and professional success. Wheth-er your kids are going to grow up tto be au-thors, lawyers, or businessmen, that ability is KEY in today’s world.”

Kelly YangFounder of Kelly Yang Project

Publication (2018-2022)

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4 years oldEarly ReadersStudents in the early stages of reading will build phonics skills and sight words through fun, co-lourful exercises. Our Early Readers will practice the basic skills of letter formation and blending while learning to approach books confidently and with joy.

5 years oldEarly Writers Students will build their skills through a variety of word games and interactive activities. Teach-ers will identify students’ writing competence and focus on improving their vocabulary, grammar, and spelling. 6-7 years oldBeginners Creative Writing Beginners-level students build the habit of writing freely, confidently, and often. Students do creative writing activities and write short stories to learn about different genres of writing.

8-9 years oldIntroductory Creative Writing Introductory-level students write a short story in every lesson. Students will also learn about characterisation, conflict, perspective, and other literary devices. Beginners Critical Writing Students will learn the fundamentals of essay writing, alongside how to debate complex issues, craft strong thesis statements, and adhere to foolproof essay formats.

Beginners Global Thinking This course combines writing and speaking skills to introduce young students to current events and ethical dilemmas. In Global Thinking, students learn how to analyse the elements that drive current events, and how to speak and write about those elements with confidence and clarity. This course combines three of our most popular courses: Critical Writing, Debate, and Public Speaking. Each class will focus on one of these skills, the following week will focus on another, and so on.

Course descriptions

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10-11 years oldIntermediate Creative Writing Intermediate-level students are trained to be independent story writers. They will be challenged to complete an 800-1200-word original short story in class every two weeks. Introductory Critical Writing Students develop their critical reasoning ability and academic writing abilities, preparing them for secondary school writing and higher-level coursework. Introductory Global Thinking In this course, students are taught to think, speak and write from a global perspective. We tackle the tough social and cultural issues in modern society through intensive, interactive class dis-cussions. We ask students to write, present, and debate about a wide variety of topics. In Glob-al Thinking, students learn how to analyse the crucial elements that drive the pace of current events, and how to speak and write about those elements with confidence and clarity. Classes will rotate between writing, debating, and public speaking lessons which combine these skills. Introductory Debate Why debating? Debate is the fastest-growing ECA globally because of its ability to transform young people into global people. It merges five essential skills: public speaking, critical thinking, logical analysis, world issue awareness, and personal organisation. This is an excellent class for beginner debaters who either want to pursue debate seriously in secondary school or those who are curious about debate.

12-13 years oldIntensive Young Authors Workshop Students will deconstruct plots, hone their writing skills and learn literary techniques that will take their work from proficient to publishable. Students will workshop their writing and learn skills, devices, and secrets of professional authors to take their writing to the next level. Students will also learn how to analyse literature. Intermediate Critical Writing Students will perfect written analysis and argumentation to the level demanded by elite second-ary schools and university admissions tests by writing one planned and polished thesis-based essay on a current events topic each week.

Intermediate Global Thinking This course teaches students to think, speak, and write from a global perspective. We tackle more difficult social and cultural issues in modern society through intensive, interactive class discussions on a wide variety of challenging topics taken straight from the week’s news head-lines. Students learn how to analyse the crucial elements that drive the pace of current events and how to speak and write about those elements with confidence and clarity. Students will also learn how to debate in the World Schools-style and cover the basics of Model United Nations procedure.

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Competitive Debate Training (World Schools & British Parliamentary) Why debating? Debate is the fastest-growing ECA globally because of its ability to transform young people into global people. It merges five essential skills: public speaking, critical thinking, logical analysis, world issue awareness and personal organisation. Students in this class are eligible to compete in overseas competitions. Our Competitive Debate Team has in the past participated in tournaments in mainland China, Taiwan, and Japan.

14+ years oldIntensive Young Authors Workshop Students will deconstruct plots, hone their writing skills and learn literary techniques that will take their work from proficient to publishable. Students will workshop their writing and learn skills, de-vices and secrets of professional authors to take their writing to the next level. Students will also learn how to analyse literature.

Advanced Global Thinking Advanced Global Thinking is taught in the “Harvard Law School style” — in small seminars led by an experienced practitioner. Using KYP’s award-winning method for teaching, Advanced Global Thinking students tackle the tough social and cultural issues in modern society through intensive, interactive class discussions. Topics are more advanced and expose students to the highest level of intellectual discussion and rigor. Students learn to listen, speak, and write powerfully and pre-cisely on a wide variety of topics, such as immigration reform, humanitarian efforts, and diplomacy. Model United Nations (open to students 12-13 by assessment) MUN students simulate the United Nations and UN committees. They learn about current events and foreign policy, and perfect research, public speaking, debate, and writing skills as well as team-work, leadership, and negotiation. Students in this class will train to compete in overseas compe-titions in Greater China and East Asia. Our MUN Team has won several awards at past conference for strong speaking, writing, and negotiation skills! Competitive Debate Training (World Schools & British Parliamentary) Why debating? Debate is the fastest-growing ECA globally because of its ability to transform young people into global people. It merges five essential skills: public speaking, critical thinking, logical analysis, world issue awareness, and personal organisation. Students in this class will train to compete in overseas competitions. Our Competitive Debate Team has in the past participated in tournaments in mainland China, Taiwan, and Japan.

2021-2022

Early ReadersMon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

Early Writers

15:00-16:00 16:00–17:00 - - - 13:00-14:00 -

- 18:00-19:00 - - - 14:00-15:00 11:00-12:00

4 years old

5 years old


Beginners Creative Writing

- - - - - 9:00-10:30 9:00-10:30

6-7 years old

16:00-17:30 - 16:00-17:30 16:00-17:30 - 13:00-14:30 13:00-14:30

- 17:30-19:00 17:30-19:00 - - - -


Introductory Creative Writing

- - - - - 10:30-12:00 -

8-9 years old

- 16:00-17:30 17:30-19:00 16:00-17:30 - - 16:00-17:30

- - - - - 9:00-10:30 -

Price per 1hr class: [$350] (Max 5 students)


Price per 1.5hrs class: [$520]

Price per 1.5hrs class: [$520]10

Causeway Bay5/F Park Avenue Tower, 5 Moreton Terrace, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

Academic Year Schedule 2021-22

- 11:00-12:00 - - - - 10:00-11:00




Beginners Critical Writing

- - - 16:00-17:30 - 10:30-12:00 9:00-10:30

8-9 years old

- 16:00-17:30 - 17:30-19:00 17:30-19:00 - 14:30-16:00


Beginners Global Thinking

- - - - - 9:00-10:30 -

16:00-17:30 17:30-19:00 16:00-17:30 17:30-19:00 16:00-17:30 10:30-12:00 10:30-12:00


Intermediate Creative Writing

17:30-19:00 - 17:30-19:00 - - - 16:00-17:30

10-11 years old


Introductory Critical Writing

- - - - - - 10:30-12:00

17:30-19:00 16:00-17:30 - 17:30-19:00 - 16:00-17:30 -





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Introductory Debate

- - - - - 9:00-10:30 -

Price per 1.5hr class: [$730]

- - - - - 14:30-16:00 -


Introductory Global Thinking

- - - - - 9:00-10:30 9:00-10:30

10-11 years old

- - 16:00-17:30 16:00-17:30 16:00-17:30 14:30-16:00 14:30-16:00


Lead To Succeed

- 17:30-19:00 - - - 14:30-16:00 14:30-16:00


Intermediate Critical Writing

- - - - - 10:30-12:00 10:30-12:00

12-13 years old

- - 16:00-17:30 17:30-19:00 17:30-19:00 - -

Causeway Bay



Price per 1.5hrs class [$680]

5/F Park Avenue Tower, 5 Moreton Terrace, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong


- - - - - 13:00-14:30 -

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Intermediate Global Thinking

- - - - - 10:30-12:00 -

17:30-19:00 16:30-18:00 17:30-19:00 - - 13:00-14:30 13:00-14:30Price per 1.5hr class: [$730]



Price per 1.5hrs class [$680]


Advanced Global Thinking

- - 17:30-19:00 16:00-17:30 - 13:00-14:30 13:00-14:30

14 years old +


Intensive Young Authors Workshop (12-14+)

- - - - - 14:30-16:00 -


Model United Nations (12-14+)

- - - - 17:00-19:00 16:00-18:00 -

12-14 years old +



Price per 2hr class: [$880]

Private LessonsTest Prep: SSAT, SAT, IP, AP, and boarding school exams.

Admissions: US, UK boarding school and university.Admissions prep: interview prep for Hong Kong primary and secondary schools.

Customised private lessons for writing, debate, and public speaking. One-to-One Achieve Programme

(online lessons with authors/instructors in the U.S. at flexible times)Contact us for more information!

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Competitive Debate (13+)

- - - - - 16:00-18:00 -Price per 2hr class: [$880]

Early ReadersMon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

- - - - - 9:30-10:30 -

4 years old

- 15:00-16:00 15:00-16:00 - 15:00-16:00 - -


Early Writers

- 16:00-17:00 15:00-16:00 15:00-16:00 15:00-16:00 10:30-11:30 -

5 years old


Beginners Creative Writing

- - - - - 9:00-10:30 -

6-7 years old

- 16:00-17:30 17:30-19:00 16:00-17:30 16:00-17:30 16:00-17:30 -


Introductory Creative Writing

- - - - - 9:00-10:30 -

8-9 years old

- - 16:00-17:30 16:00-17:30 16:00-17:30 - -

Mong Kok





5/F King Centre, 23 Dundas Street, Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong


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Beginners Critical Writing

- 16:00-17:30 17:30-19:00 - - - -

8-9 years old


Beginners Global Thinking

- - - - - 10:30-12:00 -

- 16:30-18:00 - 17:30-19:00 17:30-19:00 14:30-16:00 -


Intermediate Creative Writing

- - 17:30-19:00 16:00-17:30 - - -

10-11 years old


Introductory Critical Writing

- - 16:00-17:30 17:30-19:00 - 13:00-14:30 -


Introductory Global Thinking

- 17:30-19:00 - - 16:00-17:30 14:30-16:00 -

- - - - - 10:30-12:00 -






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- - - - - 16:00-17:30 -


Lead to Succeed

- - - - - 13:00-14:30 -

10-11 years old


Intermediate Critical Writing

- - 16:00-17:30 - 17:30-19:00 14:30-16:00 -

12-13 years old


Intermediate Global Thinking

- 17:30-19:00 - 17:30-19:00 - 13:00-14:30 -


Advanced Global Thinking

- - 17:30-19:00 - 17:30-19:00 - -

14 years old +


Model United Nations (MUN)

- 17:00-19:00 - - - - -





Price per 2 hr class: [$880]16

12-14 years old +

Mong Kok5/F King Centre, 23 Dundas Street, Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong






Price per 2 hr class: [$880] 17

2021 - 2022 Academic Year Calendar

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Parents of Creativity Terms and Conditions

* Please read through the Terms & Conditions before signing the registration form *1. I agree to allow my child to participate in The Kelly Yang Project (KYP) programme at The Kelly Yang Project Centres in Causeway Bay or Mong Kok, Hong Kong, or online.

2. I agree that my child will not miss class except in case of emergency or illness. If my child will miss class for other reasons, I will notify KYP at least 2 hours before the start of the class. Failure to provide prior notification will forfeit the option for a make-up class.

3. I agree to schedule a make-up class to take place within two weeks from the absence date and agree to KYP’s policy that disallows any makeup classes after these two weeks. Make-up class requests must be received at least 24 hours in advance of the intended make-up class. I understand that arranging make-up classes is solely my responsibility.

4. I agree to the maximum of 3 make-up classes during the Fall Term (August to December) and the maximum of 5 make-up classes during the Spring Term (January to June). I acknowl-edge that make-up maximums cannot be carried into future terms and do not apply to hol-iday courses (i.e. Christmas, Summer). I agree to settle an admin fee of $100/per lesson to schedule make-up lessons in excess of these maximums.

5. I accept KYP policies on cancellation due to weather and civil unrest: no make-up lessons will be provided for cancelled lessons due to typhoons or other adverse weather; make-up lessons for cancellations due to civil unrest will be granted on a case-by-case basis.

6. I agree to allow my child to be photographed, videoed, and/or recorded in class while per-forming academic exercises, presenting speeches, reciting and performing creative writing, and solving creative problems. I give KYP license to use these images, recordings, and my child’s work to promote and enhance creative and critical thinking in KYP publications such as the course catalogue and the KYP website.

7. I agree to give at least 2 weeks’ notice if my child would like to switch their class to an-other time slot. I understand that the first time change is free, while subsequent changes are subject to $100/change.

8. I agree to give KYP at least 1-month’s (4-lessons’) notice in writing if my child would like to withdraw from his/her regular class or else to leave the remaining class payment in lieu of this notice. Failure to provide 30-days’ notice will forfeit the $500 deposit.

9. KYP will charge a $500 deposit upon registration. Parents may leave this deposit with KYP if they discontinue their course temporarily. However, the deposit will be forfeited after six months of inactive attendance. It is the responsibility of the parent to re-claim the de-posit during this time.

10. I agree with KYP’s invoice policy to settle the tuition on two months basis.

In case of any dispute, the final decision rests with KYP.

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Referral ProgrammeThe Referral Programme promotion period for the 2021-22 Academic Year is 23 Au-gust 2021 through 19 April 2022.

The referrer will receive a discount of $500 as a bonus on his/her next academic year invoice once the refer has enrolled in a regular course (i.e. paid for the first two month’s lessons).

The discount will be applied to referrer 1.) After the referral form is complete. [see QR code below] and 2.) The referee has successfully signed up for their regular course and settled the pay-ment.

Each invoice is only eligible for one discount. If the referrer referred two students within a month, the second discount will be applied to the next Academic Year in-voice.

The referrer must be a parent with a student enrolled in a KYP 2021-22 Academic Year regular course and the referee must be a new KYP student who either 1.) has never enrolled in KYP’s Academic Year classes before or 2.) is a returning student who has not attend KYP courses within the past two aca-demic years.

KYP reserves the right to change the Terms and Conditions or suspend or terminate this offer at any time without prior notice

In case of any dispute, the final decision rests with KYP.

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Causeway Bay Campus5/F Park Avenue Tower, 5 Moreton Terrace,

Causeway Bay, Hong Kong(Next to Hong Kong Central Library)

Mong Kok Campus5/F King Centre, 23 Dundas Street, Mong Kok,

Kowloon, Hong Kong(6-minute walk from Yau Ma Tei Station Exit A1)�(7-minute walk from Mong Kok Station Exit E1)

Tel: (852) 2810 4822Whatsapp: (852) 5229 7798

Email: [email protected]

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