Joanne has been a Math tutor for more than 15 years, specializing in secondary Math with O-level and N-Level students. She has worked with students from many different schools having different programs such as IP and IB. Joanne loves Math since young and she even did all her electives in Math when pursuing her Degree in Economics and Sociology. She is strongly motivated to pass on her passion and knowledge in Math to her students.
Working With Youth
Joanne was involved in youth works since she was a student. She taught in the TOUCH Youth Learning School and conducted Enrichment Programs in secondary schools on Youth Learning, covering DISC, Study Skills, Mind Map, Stress Management, Service-Learning and many more. Her strong passion in youth work led her to become a professional math tutor as it gives her opportunity to bond with youths. She delights in using her interests to turn math learning into something enjoyable and motivational.
Joanne takes strong interest in seeing her students succeed. It is her belief that by tutoring, she is helping a youth to acquire knowledge that can lead to major life changes through higher education. Joanne discusses the improvements and progress with her students and their parents regularly to ensure that they are fully aware of their progress and make necessary adjustments accordingly.
An Experienced Math Tutor
Over last 15 years Math in Secondary schools had gone through significant changes. Math tutoring has become more challenging over the years as it requires one to be familiar with the syllabus changes in order to handle students from different schools of different syllabus. Unlike the younger counterpart who is able to handle only Singapore syllabus, Joanne’s wider exposure allows her to teach all Secondary Math covering Express stream Math, Normal stream Math and International Baccalaureate (IB) Math.
A Keen Learner and Traveler
Joanne is herself a keen learner, always seeking ways to improve herself and acquire new knowledge. She learned Japanese in the recent years and travel widely. She travels to developing countries such as Timor Leste and China for humanitarian projects.