Transiting from PSLE to Secondary School Science can be difficult. Diving into a pool of new knowledge, students find it challenging to grasp the in-depth concepts Secondary School Science has to offer.
Students will be exposed to the 3 fields of science – Chemistry, Physics and Biology. Contents are more in depth. Physics involves calculation, Chemistry entails understanding of complex concepts and chemical symbols while Biology requires heavy memory work.
Transitioning from Primary to Secondary Science is never easy. A new environment, new subjects and new expectations. Coupled with demands of teenage years can be both academically challenging and emotionally draining.
There are less quality resources for the Lower Secondary syllabus compared to that of Upper Secondary. In addition, scheme of work varies across different schools and most tuition programmes are generally unable to provide targeted help for students.
Begin with the End in mind – CONSIDER THE JOURNEY TOWARDS A LEVEL
When we plan with parents, we begin with the end goal in mind – to help students do well in their A level and get into a good University. A critical framework is necessary to map out the route for parents, students and tutors to work hand-in-hand towards the long-term vision of doing well in A level examination. The Making Sense programme ensures that students acquire the necessary skill sets, exposure and rigor to excel in their secondary school examinations, before they embark on the A level journey.
In-Line with School SyllabusFor lower secondary science tuition to be effective, customisation is of the essence. There is a wide disparity in the scheme of work among secondary schools. By offering the option of structured classes or Personalised learning (PL), we can better identify the needs of the students and offer the correct solution. In addition, PL allows for a small and intimate setting where teachers work closely with individual students to address their needs.
Encyclopedic ResourcesStudents in both structured classes and PL will gain access to our highly sought after-notes. Concise and comprehensive, these materials are designed by our Curriculum and Assessment unit, which includes all the equipment and laboratory setups to facilitate students’ understanding.
Targeted LearningOur tutors are constantly monitoring the progress and addressing the needs of students. This can include advanced learning, addressing specific weaknesses, exposure to more application questions and focusing on the specific areas that the student is struggling with. In addition, term tests are conducted to gauge the progress of students and to give constant feedback and guidance for students to improve their grades.
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?
The teaching approach here focuses on higher-level thinking by challenging us with application questions which helped me to improve my results. Within a term, I was able to improve from failing to topping the class!
Joining Making Sense is easily one of the best decisions I have ever made in my life. I was blown away in that one lesson by the ease in which you helped us to realise concepts, link topics together and remember things. I think it’s safe to say that if you lectured in a school, no one would be skipping lectures ever again.
