Our Teachers- Redhill

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

Miss Ong had been working as a qualified secondary school teacher in Penang, Malaysia for the past few years, where she taught Sec 1 Math and Sec 4 Additional Math. Miss Ong joins Maths n Science Hub since 2013, and has been playing a vital role in the formation of our Science Program in schools. On top of her role as a science coordinator, she specializes in teaching Primary Math Olympiad covering Primary 2 to Primary 5 syllabus.

With her ample teaching experience, Miss Ong is able to identify different needs among students and find suitable solutions for them. This will help the weak students to build up their confidence in the subject. Miss Ong always prepares extensively for her lessons to ensure that they are beneficial and enjoyable through various interactive games and activities. Hence, students are able to understand and enjoy her teaching.

Dr Herry graduated from Nanyang Technological University with PhD in Bioengineering. He has more than 7 years of teaching experience since he was an undergraduate student; teaching mainly the Secondary and Junior College students. He is a very versatile teacher and is able to teach mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology subjects.

His interactive teaching style made him selected as Best Teacher voted by undergraduate students in the School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering (NTU) when he studied his Doctorate.

Over the years after he completed his study, he has helped a lot of students in the learning centre improving their academic results. Besides, he has also been conducting various school enrichment programs, providing Math Olympiad training in schools and conducting classes for the diploma students.

Having worked with the Maths Hub group since 2006, Miss Ker is one of our most experienced trainers. She has been part of the core group of founding trainers who have been developing the curriculum as wells as conducting training. During this period, she has also taught numerous medallists in Math Olympiad competitions such as the NMOS and SMOPS.

Being encouraging and approachable, Miss Ker is well-liked by her students and they feelcomfortable attending her lessons. She understands that each student has distinctive learning capabilities and hence will do her best in guiding them to ascertain their optimal potential. Miss Ker is always in search of new methodology to inspire her students to improve their grades in the subject.

Mdm Yap graduated with a B. Sc. (Hons) in Microbiology [2nd Upper] in NUS.

While in Secondary school, Mdm Yap won the first prize in the first nationwide SAGE essay writing competition. Her career in Corporate Communications and Mass Media involved editing and approving advertisements as well as writing speeches and press releases. She had published a series of Health Education books for Primary School students. She has been writing English, Mathematics and Science enrichment materials for Primary School students for the past 4 years.

Mdm Yap is able to identify weaknesses in language ability among students and find innovative ways to help them improve. Students find her approachable and dedicated.

Mrs. Chew graduated from the University of Manchester with a second class Honours in Engineering. She has since been a lecturer at Singapore Polytechnic for over 5 years. There, she delivered lectures, conducted tutorials and developed course materials. With her strong knowledge in Mathematics and teaching background, she moved on to be a private tutor.

Being very patient and kind, she is able to connect with the young primary school children. She firmly believes that every child has the ability to do well, but it is only with proper guidance and nurturing, can they do so. She has taught many average students, brought out the spark in them and turned them into A* star students, something they never believed they could achieve before. Being able to be firm is also a very important trait that she has. It allows her to control the more playful students and not let them disrupt the class.

Ms. Cheryl graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor’s in Sociology.

She is an Associate Lecturer at a local polytechnic where she delivers lectures and guides students in the use of Information Technology within the Early Childhood Sector.

With her warm and friendly nature, she is able to draw out the best in primary school students and work closely alongside them to develop their maths abilities.