Our Teachers - Bukit Batok

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Mr Michael Lim

Mr Lim is a popular Mathematical Olympiad trainer who has inspired many of his students to perform beyond expectation and produced numerous medalists in the Singapore-Asia Pacific Mathematical Olympiad for Primary Schools and Singapore Mathematical Olympiad over the past few years.

With his inborn Mathematical intuition, outstanding spatial ability and adopting an interactive teaching style, Mr Lim has impressed and motivated even the most reluctant learner.

Mr Lim has designed and developed the hands-on Mathematical Program for the Lower Primary level that is being used for the IQ Maths classes in the centre.

He is currently conducting Mathematical Olympiad training in local schools.

Miss Emily Ang

Miss Ang graduated with a Diploma in Electronic and Computing Engineering from Ngee Ann Polytechnic.

Influenced by her teachers, Miss Ang developed a strong passion for teaching during her schooling days and has been tutoring young children since.

Miss Ang is able to captivate her students and keep them interested in class. She believes that children have to be nurtured from a young age and takes great joy in teaching them. Her dedication and patience in providing the best education make her popular among the children.

Mr Chris Chen

Mr Chen graduated with Second Class Honours in Business (Bachelor Degree) from University of London.

Influenced by his father who had been a teacher for more than 30 years, Mr Chen has a strong passion for teaching.

He believes that an interest in Mathematics can be cultivated by building up one's confidence in tackling mathematical problems. He conducts his lesson in a progressive manner, which ensures that students have mastered the foundations before attempting challenging questions. This allows the weak students to build up their confidence in the subject.

In order to make his lessons engaging, he uses different ways and methods to attract his students' interests in the questions.

Mr Desmond Hoe

Mr Hoe graduated from the faculty of Engineering (Electrical), National University of Singapore. During the pursuit of his degree, he tutored both Primary and Secondary students and was able to motivate them to score well in their examinations.

Mr Hoe's main strength lies in being able to bond with students and encourage them to participate actively in his lessons. Mr Hoe is also well-known for his patience and this has made him a suitable instructor to teach the most unwilling students.

He is currently conducting Mathematical Olympiad training and PSLE A* Achievers in local schools.

Mr Kam Wen Zhong

Mr Kam graduated with a Second Upper Class Honours Bachelor Degree in Mathematical Sciences, with a specialisation in Statistics, from Nanyang Technological University (NTU). During his university days, Mr Kam provided tuition to Secondary students of different levels who went on to achieve good results. He also conducted Mathematics Remedial Programme in a Secondary School. Being an approachable and amiable individual, Mr Kam is able to build good rapport with his students and engage them in the lesson. Besides that, he recognises the importance of conceptual understanding and conscientious practice to augment students’ confidence in the subject area and subsequently instil an inherent interest in the student for the subject. Thus, Mr Kam uses different methods and real life examples to help students grasp the necessary concepts with the aim of developing a strong foundation in the subject. He believes that when there is understanding together with adequate practice, the student will excel.

Miss Ferrine Khaw

Miss Khaw graduated with a First Class Honours in the course, Science with Education [B. Sc. (Ed.) (Hons.)]. She majored in Biology and completed a minor in Mathematics.

Miss Khaw's passion for teaching is evident from her choice of undergraduate studies. She also gave tuition to primary and secondary students during her days in university.

Miss Khaw is able to motivate her students and keep them interested in class through her engaging methods of teaching. She aims to cultivate her students' interest in Mathematics by asking them to actively participate in the lessons. She also likes to challenge her students with difficult questions to push them to think further. She believes that this would help her students grasp the mathematical concepts and formulae and excel in Mathematics.

Mdm Tan Buay Choo

Mdm Tan is a graduate from the School of Electrical Engineering at Singapore Polytechnic. She is an experienced teacher who has been educating Primary school students for more than ten years.

Being a patient and devoted teacher, Mdm Tan strives to bring out the best in each and every student. Taking pride in her profession, Mdm Tan always prepares for her lessons well in advance. Her desire to be consistently in sync with the latest education system is proof of her commitment towards teaching.

Mr Yeo Wee Liang

Mr Yeo graduated from Victoria Junior College, and is currently pursuing a degree in Mathematical Sciences with a Minor in Finance at Nanyang Technological University.

Mr Yeo has developed a strong passion and foundation in Mathematics since young, achieving distinctions from PSLE to 'A' Levels. He was appointed as a peer mentor by his teachers to his classmates, ensuring that they understood the concepts taught instead of memorizing.

Since joining Maths n Science Hub in 2014, Mr Yeo has taught in various schools and has received positive feedback from both students and teachers. He believes that developing a keen interest in Mathematics is important as students will get to love the subject and spur themselves to excel in it.