About
MR. JACKY WONG
Mr Jacky Wong graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Chemistry) from NUS and obtained his Post Graduate Diploma in Education from the National Institute of Education prior to joining the teaching service. His love for teaching and learning motivated him to pursue and obtain his Master of Science (specialization innChemistry) from NTU. Mr Wong has more than 15 years of teaching and tutoring experience, both in JC, NUS High School of Math and Science as well SJI (Independent), one of the top local IB schools in Singapore . Over his years of teaching, he has mastered the knowledge and skills in teaching students with varied learning abilities, from the average JC student to the high ability ones.
His ability to make complex concepts easy to understand and relevant to real-life has enabled him to be an effective and engaging teacher. Besides teaching Chemistry at the ‘A’ level, Mr Jacky Wong was also involved in the selection and training of exceptionally talented students for Singapore Junior Chemistry Olympiad (SJChO) for upper secondary students, Singapore Chemistry Olympiad (SChO) and International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) for junior college students. Many of his students have won medals and top awards at both the national and international levels. Mr Jacky Wong strongly believes in scaffolding students’ learning through differentiated problem solving.
In his many years as a JC lecturer, he has assumed various key appointments. He was the Senior Subject Supervisor, Subject Supervisor for ‘A’ Level Science Practical Examinations (before School based Practical Assessment, i.e. SPA, was implemented). He was also the coordinator for the JC2 Chemistry unit and science enrichment programmes. Mr Jacky Wong was also the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) Chemistry coordinator in one of the top IB schools in Singapore. Having specially selected to attend the IBDP Category 2 workshop in Bangkok, Thailand, he brings along his wealth of experience in the guiding and mentoring of students’ Internal Assessments (IA) and Extended Essays (EE). In addition, he was an Assistant Head (Research) and one of the key drivers for various science research programmes while teaching in NUS High School of Math and Science. Many students under his mentorship in science research projects have won awards in national level science competitions such as the Singapore Science and Engineering Fair (SSEF). With his vast experience in research, Mr Jacky Wong is able to relate and link theory to practical applications and hence make learning more
authentic and meaningful.
With his wealth of full-time teaching experience and tutoring of students from top institutions, Mr Jacky Wong is confident that he can work with students to maximise their fullest potential. With his guidance, the student would eventually acquire the skill set much needed in tackling increasingly challenging and difficult questions in ‘O’/‘A’/’IB’ Level Chemistry nowadays, paving a solid foundation for their current studies and beyond.
About
Mr Eric, Chemistry Specialist
Mr Eric Gwee is a PSC scholar who graduated from NUS( Chemistry) with good honours.He is an experienced Chemistry teacher who has taught secondary, IP, IB and A level Chemistry in his teaching career that spans over 20 years. He started teaching GCE ‘A’ level at NJC and RJC, before moving on to SJI to become an experienced IB teacher. Mr Eric is a patient and dedicated teacher who has taught many cohorts of students who graduated with excellent results.
About
Ms Marie Lim, GP Specialist
Ms. Marie Lim has over 20 years of experience in top Junior Colleges as ex Subject Head for A-level H1 General Paper (GP). Under her supervision, 70-80% of students consistently attained a distinction in the GCE ‘A’ Level Examinations. As independent thought and personal voice are key to long-term academic success, Ms Lim believes in developing in students the disposition and skills to read and critically engage with a wide variety of texts.
CHALLENGES
In Mastering ‘A’ Level Chemistry
Chemistry is also known as the Central Science. Being the central science, it requires students to have knowledge about both physics and biology. Hence, taking H2 Chemistry with either Physics or Biology is a common subject combination in JCs. Moreover, having a good pass in H2 Chemistry is a pre-requisite for entry into medicine in universities for students who aspire to be a doctor.
Chemistry can be subdivided into three main branches, i.e., physical (mathematical), inorganic (factual) and organic (conceptual) chemistry. With the introduction of the H2 Chemistry syllabus since 2016 which promotes inquiry-based learning, examination questions nowadays require students to be able to integrate and apply knowledge from these three branches. Hence, learning Chemistry at the ‘A’ level requires a totally different skill set and strategy that differs greatly from ‘O’ level (where drill and practice may still work for many students). This is also one of the reasons why you would often hear students lament about how badly they have scored for their assessments in JCs even though they have
done very well in their ‘O’ level Chemistry.
Although the topics covered in both ‘O’ and ‘A’ level Chemistry are quite similar, the learning of Chemistry at the ‘A’ level requires deeper understanding of concepts. Students would not be able to do well in the subject if they rely solely on memorising or drill and practice. Take for instance, in the area of acids and bases, students at the ‘O’ level understand the concept from the Bronsted-Lowry theory where inorganic acids and bases such as hydrochloric acid (HCl) and sodium hydroxide (NaOH) are proton donors and acceptors respectively. However, never would they imagine that the concepts of acids and bases can even be extended to organic chemistry in the form of Lewis acids (electron pair acceptor) and bases (electron pair donor) whereby it can involve no proton (H+) transfer.
CHEMISTRY TUITION
at MY CHEM CAFE®
“If your answer is any of the above, MY CHEM CAFE® is the place to make Chemistry rock for you!”
Chemistry is also known as the “Central Science”. The study of Chemistry at ahigher
level such as ‘A’/IB requires a different skill set and approach from secondary level. At the post-secondary level, students encountered more complex topics and hence require a thorough understanding of concepts to be able to do well. Hence, students must develop the ability to break down a complex problem into simpler parts
At MY CHEM CAFE®, we aspire to equip our students with the ability to A.C.E. their Chemistry
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"If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well
enough."
- Albert Einstein
"Imagination is more important than knowledge."
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- Albert Einstein
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