Dear Readers and Subscribers,

All of us here at SimpleChemConcepts.com & Winners Education Group (parent company) would like to sincerely wish you and your family “Happy New Year” and a most wonderful festive season! This is that special time of year to reflect on all the things we are so grateful for and also a time to set our goals & inspirations as we enter 2010.

2009 was a massive year for me – both personally and on my Chemistry blog / coaching

As we reflect, we acknowledge all the milestones we have achieved in 2009 and all the amazing support that we have received and had the opportunity to give; as well as the spectacular results achieved together.

Thank you all so very much ~ we are eternally grateful!

Let’s take a look at some of the “Best of SimpleChemConcepts.com 2009 (Academic Year)“:

• Chemistry Exam-Based Questions & Answers (Summary): Must-Read for students
• Qualities of a Good Teacher
• Chemistry Phenomenon – Gift from my best friend on his wedding
• Revise Early & Stay Positive – your School Teacher will be Asking You to Quit Chemistry
• How to Revise Effectively for Mid-Year Exams
• How to Revise Quickly & Effectively
• How to Revise for GCE “O” Levels Chemistry Exams: Summary
• Chemistry Exam Preparation – 1 Day before
• Best way to Revise: Review your Past Mistakes, Learn from it
• Professional Guest Speaker @ Association of Professional Trainers, Singapore
• Successful Completion of Organic Chemistry Mastery Workshop (Transformer as Co-Trainer)
• Mole Calculations Challenging Questions 2009: Seems like students still Hates Mole!
• Teacher’s Day 2009: Pleasant & Teary Surprise!
• 2009 Graduation Classes: Proud to have coached these students!
• Errors in Marshall Cavendish Textbook “CHEMISTRY Matters” – 3 parts series
• Score 100% Chemistry MCQ Mastery Workshop – Rave Reviews
• 2009 Dec Holidays Chemistry Revision & Headstart Workshops
• Chemistry Phenomenon – Trip to Perth; A place of Fun & Chemistry

We’re also very excited about entering the next decade together and are looking forward to continuously offering you our best in (more…)

With Dec 2009 coming to an end, we have successfully conducted the following December Holidays Chemistry Mastery Workshops for GCE ‘O’ Levels & IP students:

1) Chemistry Headstart Workshop (for Sec 3 2010 students)

2) Atomic Structure & Chemical Bondings Mastery Workshop

(for Sec 4 2010 students)

3) Acids, Bases & Preparation of Salts Mastery Workshop

(for Sec 4 2010 students)

The workshops were fun-filled and extremely exciting for me to coach an almost totally new group of students from 22 different secondary schools which are geographically spread over all parts of Singapore.

• Anglican High School
• Cedar Girls School
• Choa Chu Kang Secondary School
• Chung Cheng High School (Main)
• Gan Eng Seng Secondary School
• Jun Yuan Secondary School
• Methodist Girls School
• Nanhua High School
• Outram Secondary School
• Pasir Ris Crest Secondary School
• Raffles Girl’s School
• Singapore Chinese Girls School
• St. Gabriel Secondary School
• St. Margaret Secondary School
• St. Hilda Secondary School
• St. Joseph Institution
• Tanjong Katong Girls School
• Teck Whye Secondary School
• Unity Secondary School
• Victoria School
• Whitley Secondary School

It is a pleasant surprise to know that we have coached students from more than 80 Secondary schools in Singapore as well as a couple of students that have flown in from overseas i.e. Mauritius, etc – making differences to their lives.

It is a joy to know that many of these students know our former participants (workshops or weekly classes) that (more…)

Sean with Kangaroos in Caversham Wildlife Park

This blogpost has been delayed for quite awhile, after we  (Winners Education Group) came back from our backpacking trip to Perth, Western Australia in early December.

The theme of this chemistry blog is meant primarily for students / educators / parents to know more about Chemistry theories and how they are linked to our everyday lives. It is also fused with discussions on Chemistry Tips as well as Exam-based strategies to help students to score in the GCE ‘O’ Levels, IP and IGCSE chemistry examinations.
Having said that, i always believed that “All work but no play makes Jack a dull boy!”. As such, i would like to share with you the other side of me besides being a Chemistry Coach and an author of this chemistry blog. I love to travel and see the world!!!

Let’s get started…

Perth is the capital & largest city of Western Australia. The pace of living over there is so much slower and relaxing as compared to other Australia Cities such as Melbourne and Sydney. Most of the shops & eateries are closed after 6pm and the streets will be quiet at about 8pm.

Enjoying my cup of coffee at 7am in morning

As usual, looking for connection with CHEMISTRY – no wonder my students commented that i “Eat, Sleep & Shit about Chemistry!”

What a discovery! The signage must be there to welcome me!

Besides the City of Perth, we also ventured out to “nearby” National Parks with daily tour operators, and i am amazed with several sites that are linked to Chemistry! Yes! Chemistry theories and terms in real life!

Welcome to The Pinnacles Desert – limestone formations contained within Nambung National Park

The raw material makeup of the Pinnacles are essentially limestone (that is Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3) came from seashells in an earlier (more…)

Now, just a quick note for parents and students that are eagerly looking forward to our December Holidays’ Chemistry Programmes.

Based on numerous requests from parents, we will be adding a new Chemistry Headstart Workshop for Sec 3 (2010) students.

A) Sec 3 (2010) Chemistry Headstart Workshop

Q) Who should attend this workshop? (more…)