Mr. William Lin (Founder and principal of Making Sense)

With over 18 years of teaching experience and exclusive features in the media, Mr. William Lin is perhaps one of the most sought-after Chemistry Tutors in Singapore. Well-liked for his patience, clarity and ability to simplify complicated concepts, over 700 students join Making Sense every year to be coached by this award-winning Super Tutor.

Mr. William founded Making Sense with an aspiration to change the notion that chemistry is a mundane subject that few will excel in. He wanted students to realise that learning Chemistry need not be a struggle and that Chemistry does have many fascinating possibilities to offer.

A firm believer that learning should be fun, Mr. William enlivens his lessons with stories, jokes and everyday anecdotes. He’s seen over 97% of his students show improvement in their grades, with many going on to score excellent grades in their A-level examinations. Under his tutelage, many who had believed Chemistry to be their most feared subject saw Chemistry becoming their favourite one instead. Mr. William’s students not only regard him as a tutor but as a mentor and a source of inspiration.

Mr. Leong Chun Kiat (Head of Chemistry)

With more than 7 years of tutoring experience under his belt, Mr. Leong has much to share with his students. Understanding that many students may not use Chemistry in their future, he constantly ponders about how he can value add to his students as a partner in education. As the saying goes “give a man a fish, you will feed him for a day; teach a man to fish, you will feed him for a lifetime”. One of Mr. Leong’s guiding teaching principles is to teach students how to learn. Undoubtedly, learning is now a necessary life skill. Not just only knowledge, Mr. Leong aims to demonstrate how the vital skillsets in Chemistry (such as comparison, inference, critical thinking, problem solving, analysis) can be applied to their future education, training students to be independent lifelong learners.

Mr. Leong’s lessons are often touted by students to be fast paced yet clear and concise. From the likes of common careless mistakes students make (so you will not make them) to tips and tricks up his sleeves to maximise score in exams, students will always exit the classroom feeling that they have absorbed knowledge that they did not pick up in school. Why not give yourself (or your child) a chance to experience a different kind of learning today?

Mr. Timothy Quek

H2 chemistry is by far – the heaviest content subject at the H2 level and its way more than just memorising and regurgitating (this isn’t bio; sorry bio students🤕)I want my students to love chemistry as much as I do – not study chemistry for the sake of good grades but study chemistry for the love of it.

When I teach, I’m bursting full of enthusiasm and passion for chemistry; my students see it and they absolutely adore it, in fact, most of them look forward to tuition! My classes are unlike any other you will ever experience outside of making sense, we keep things chill when possible, and serious when the going gets tough.

Topping it all off, I’m approachable! And my students love to stay back to ask questions and we often have small talk sessions about life 😉 let’s destroy chemistry together! Shall we? 🤓

Mr. Yap Chien

It may come as a surprise to you but Chemistry at GCE ‘O’ and ‘A’ Levels is a content subject and there is really a lot of information to absorb. Students often struggle to take in all these information.

The secret to doing well in Chemistry? Hard work and understanding! Through my many years of teaching experience, I have developed a teaching methodology that emphasises these two key factors and the students I taught have all benefitted greatly from such a style of teaching.

On a personal level, my students would all agree that I am a dedicated and patient tutor who goes the extra mile to ensure each one of them completes the learning journey together, no matter how tough it is!
So look no further and join us at Making Sense to see Chemistry in a different light!

“Chemistry is tough, but YOU are tougher!”

Mr. Tang Hui Boon

Armed with 13 years of teaching experience at 3 MOE secondary schools and as a former head of department, Mr Tang has rich experience in interacting, guiding and mentoring young minds. His students achieved high distinction rates in GCE O & N levels and improved beyond their expected grades based on their PSLE results. Mr Tang has also adopted leadership positions in Info-Communication & Technology, thus he is adept at harnessing technology to facilitate teaching and learning in the classroom and more importantly, this makes learning more engaging in his lessons.

While Mr Tang agrees that Chemistry is a subject with many abstract concepts which many students have difficulty grasping, he feels that learning Chemistry can be easy if students are able to understand concepts fundamentally. He makes learning Chemistry fun and easy by using daily applications in life and drawing simple analogies in his lessons. By making learning Chemistry fun, he effectively removes the inertia and fear in learning the subject. Mr Tang also believes that having strong rapport and communication with the students is a key approach to building motivation and interest in the subject. A good teacher is one who understands his students well and can help students cope with their learning needs and difficulties. Mr Tang enjoys the interaction with his students and inspires students to learn beyond their academic subjects.