Free spirits and writers.
The two are synonymous.
- Hayden Yung

Proven to transform writing.
Sydney's deepest writing program.
For students targeting:

✦ Selective High Schools placement
✦ private school scholarships
✦ NAPLAN excellence

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Hayden Yung

Method writer currently working with editors on his debut scifi-action-drama novel.

His students have scored 100% in SHST writing and/or received full scholarships.

Favourite book(s): The Great Gatsby

"Born into a system over which I h, my imagination has kept me sane."
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What's up?

I'm Hayden, one of the writing tutors at SIGI Hurstville and TPW Chatswood.

Every student is different.

Once you truly understand their inner world, you can unlock their appreciation for writing.

Take me, for example. I've never been drawn to Stephen King's horror. Yet, like Gordon Ramsay chasing the perfect dish, I relish the literary craft of F.Scott Fitzgerald and Anthony Doerr.

Your child might gravitate towards action, thrillers, essays or non-fiction. Who knows? We'll discover what they're passionate about instead of merely fixating on their weaknesses.

Ironically, I've realised that when students write about what they love, their weaknesses often fix themselves along the way.

A kid who hates running will sprint if their friends are racing. A serial comma-splicer will rectify their grammar when they love the story they're editing.

Using their passions as bait, we can attack their weaknesses.

I understand exactly why students might dislike writing - and exactly what it takes to make them fall in love with the beautiful process - and sometimes, the struggle - of fleshing out characters or arguments.

Without that passion, I would never be at the stage of hunting down editors for my 50,000-word manuscript of science fiction, action and drama. What keeps writers going in the years of struggle is love of the art.

So yes — my team and I will help your child become a stronger writer. 

More importantly, I'll help them discover their love of words, of expression, of sophisticated articulation. Writing, at its best, is both cerebral and deeply felt, both wonderful and frustrating - and worth experiencing.

What skills will your child hone in SIGI's writing programs?

FUNDAMENTAL writing skills:

  • Spelling
  • Grammar
  • Syntax (sentence structure)
  • Punctuation
  • Structure (text types)

ADVANCED writing skills:

  • Plot, character development, setting, themes (for creative writing)
  • Sleek, powerful topic sentences, elaboration, evidence, examples, links (for persuasive writing).
  • Style and voice
  • Similes, metaphors, personification, irony, antithesis, paradox and the list goes on
What content will your child cover in SIGI WRITING programs?

Predominantly, your child will cover two streams:

  • Creative writing
  • Persuasive writing

Within these streams are text types that require varying degrees of creativity and persuasiveness. We will cover narratives, essays (expositions and discussions) and almost every other text type in between.

What examinations will SIGI WRITING programs target?

Most of our students aspire to excel in:

  • The Selective High Schools Test
  • Scholarship exams by independent high schools
  • Passion projects that set them for authorship later on