About
11 years of school experience in River Valley High School (2009-2018), St. Theresa’s Convent (2022-2023), and Chung Cheng High School Yishun (2005)
11 years of tuition experience, including 4 years of tuition centre experience
Ministry of Education Teaching Award, 2005-2009
Red Carnation Award (most caring teacher, voted by RVHS students), 2016
Handy Smurf Award (most interesting and enthusiastic teacher, voted by RVHS students), 2015
Jacob Ballas Award (Top scorer in English Literature), Saint Andrews’ Junior College, 2004 & 2003
General Paper Programme (top 10%), SAJC, 2004
Speak Good English Quiz Winner, SAJC, 2003
Top scorer in English, RVHS, 2002
International Competition for Schools (English Language), Distinction, 1999-2002
What students are saying
“Under Ms Joan, I have gained a much deeper understanding of the English language and exam questions, with my results showing visible improvements over time. I have also grown more confident in answering questions, and know what steps to take when I encounter different questions in a paper”
Zolten, Raffles Institution
“Uses a logical step by step approach to each question type. Very patient in answering questions. Never dismisses a question as a bad question.”
Mohnish, St. Joseph’s Institution
“I really enjoyed your classes because you always had steps for us to use to tackle comprehension questions of a higher skill level like language use and inferential ones. I became more competent in my writing and understanding how to spot my mistakes more easily”
Xin Yan, River Valley High School
“I was very engaged despite our lessons being conducted over zoom where I’ll tend to get easily distracted, I have learned many new things every session. For instance I learn new vocabulary words every sessions and it was definitely helpful for me”
Teresa, Woodlands Ring Secondary School
Subjects Offered
General Paper
Focus on
- Essay writing
- Case studies and reading materials for all key topics
- Steps, strategies and sample answers for planning & writing
- Comprehension
- Steps & strategies for different question types, including application question & summary
Secondary English
Focus on
- Continuous writing: steps, strategies and sample answers for planning, writing and checking
- Comprehension: steps for different question types including summary
Secondary Social Studies
Focus on
- Source-based and structured-response answering techniques
- Familiarisation with all necessary case studies and concepts
Secondary History
Focus on
- Source-based and essay answering techniques
- Familiarisation with all necessary case studies and concepts
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