O Level Chemistry

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. Hamza Yuksel

Hamza Yuksel is an all-around Chemistry tutor and lecturer with 12 years of teaching experience. A former lecturer at PSB Academy and Furen International School, Hamza is capable of answering the needs of students from a spectrum of abilities. He holds a M.Sc in Medicinal Chemistry and B.Sc degree in Chemistry from NUS. He is also an avid Chemistry Olympiad enthusiast and he has trained students at Dunman High School, Catholic JC and Anderson-Serangoon JC. Students enjoy his personal touch and his dedication to go the extra mile for students.

Mr. See Kah Siong

Many students have their own unique way of processing knowledge. Equipped with a multitude of approaches, Mr. See ensures that every student will discover their most effective learning process. He is a strong believer in bringing insightful demonstrations and simulations that spice up lessons as many of us learn better with visual aids.

Mr. See believes that developing interest is the key to mastering the subject. He is focused on equipping students with solid concepts and explanations, topped with effective answering techniques to deal with the wide range of questions in exams.

Under the guidance of Mr. See, many students achieved academic distinctions and moved on to pursue great academic results beyond ‘O’ Levels.

Favorite Phrase: “Do not just learn how to get it right, learn how to never get it wrong.”

Miss Huang Rui Ting

Miss Huang enjoys creating mnemonics, analogies and doing active recall learning to help students understand and memorize concepts.

She understands that students have it rough, there’s schoolwork, revision of multiple subjects while trying to take care of their own mental well-being at the same time. It is extremely overwhelming, and students tend to run out of steam in this long, arduous journey. Hence, Miss Huang always tries to keep the lessons engaging and contents digestible while ensuring that it is challenging enough for the students.

Students enjoy Miss Huang’s teaching as well as her sunshine personality. She is willing to go the extra mile just to give students the support that they require.

Miss Huang enjoys a particular quote from Dawson Trotman “The greatest amount of wasted time is the time not getting started”!

We are here to extend our helping hand, so get started today with the amazing team at Making Sense and trust us, you will never look back!

Miss Ana Tan

With a passion for guiding students, Miss Ana places great emphasis on teaching students how to love Chemistry and Biology. Understanding the difficulties weaker students face, she strives to dissect concepts into bite-sized pieces to provide a beginning for learning to blossom. Being patient and thorough with explanations, she aims to push students to their maximum potential. Miss Ana is friendly and approachable, making it easy for students to raise questions for tailored explanations to satisfy their curiosity and enhance learning. 

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.