I would like to share with readers of SimpleChemConcepts.com an Organic Chemistry mindmap I’ve drawn for my coaching classes when we were doing a summary of the topics.

Go to the bottom of this blogpost. You may download and print it out, put it in your notebook and use it for revision. Click on image to have a bigger view. =)

Quick Announcement:

I’m conducting my annual event : Organic Chemistry Mastery Workshop on 31 July, 7 & 14 Aug 2010 (830 am – 1230 pm) to help students (Pure Chemistry or Combine Science) to

• Understand this easy-to-score major Chemistry topic step-by-step (which many schools rush through)
• Link up the various chapters & Identify the inter-relationship for effective understanding of the concepts
• Be able to apply concepts on real exam questions to earn additional of 20+ marks in ‘O’ Levels
• Expose themselves to the variety of possible Organic Chemistry questions which can be asked
• Avoid common mistakes in Organic Chemistry

This workshop is for students:

• Who haven’t been doing well in Chemistry all along and want to improve themselves in the remaining 15 weeks. It’s possible since Organic Chemistry is an independent topic from the rest of Chemistry.
• Who wants an overall revision just before their prelims & ‘O’ Levels, focusing on the essential concepts in Organic Chemistry.

Click here to register now & enjoy up to 30% off usual workshop fees (for Early Birds only):

Testimonials

Organic Chemistry Mind-Map:

(Click Image for larger view)

Hi Students (and Parents),

With GCE ‘O’ Level Examinations coming in less than 5 months time, how many of you are prepared for it?

Not sure? Take a look at your Mid-Year Examination Paper + Sec 3 End-of Year Paper + Continual Assessment Tests recently.  If you are not scoring B3 and above, it might shows that you are not that ready for ‘O’ Level Examinations.

Click HERE for Early Bird Price registration!

Some would argue that you do not have enough time to revise and memorise all the materials before you have gone for your Mid-Year Exams, and thus the not-so-good results you are getting.

But is that true??????

Now, Chemistry is a abstract subject of Science (as compared to Physics and Biology) and you need good understanding of the essential concepts in order to score. Only about 10% of the marks are awarded based on recalling of facts (i.e. memorising itself might help here), with the rest (90%) all based on your understanding and application to challenging questions.

More importantly, ALL the Chemistry Topics are inter-related and it is the norm this days that a structured chemistry question is based on 3-4 topics. As such, it is of paramount importance to have a strong foundation of essential concepts in all the chemistry topics! SORRY you cannot skip topics and expect to do well in Chemistry!

Every June Holidays, we have groups of students that came to our June Holidays Intensive Revision Bootcamp to master their Chemistry concepts. These students realised that June is perhaps the last chance for them to really master Chemistry – and they continue to do well for the ‘O’ Level Examinations in 5 months time

[98% of our 2009 batch scored 'A's or 'B's from 'D' - 'F' grade]

[97% of them achieved minimum 3 grades jump]

This June Holidays, i will be personally coaching you on the following key essential chemistry topics: (more…)

With 1-week March School Holidays in Singapore coming to an end, we have also successfully conducted our 3 Days annual Mole Calculations Mastery Workshop 2010 during this holiday period.

The 3 days was fun-filled with plenty of activities, participation and discussions. I am very proud to say that this current group of students that had just completed the said workshop is one of the best batch i have ever coached. They didn’t know much about Mole Calculations (some call it Mole Concepts) when we first started, but their enthusiasm and willingness to learn makes it a joy to coach them. They were so responsive and highly motivated to do well for this voted No. 1 Killer Topic in GCE ‘O’ Levels (and IP and IGCSE) Chemistry. Students were from the following secondary schools:

• Cedar Girls’ Secondary School
• Clementi Town Secondary School
• Dunman Secondary School
• Junyuan Secondary School
• Outram Park Secondary School
• Raffles Girl’s School
• St. Andrew’s Secondary School
• St. Hilda’s Secondary School
• St. Margaret’s Secondary School
• Tanjong Katong Girl’s School
• Whitley Secondary School

It is wonderful to know that we have coached students from more than 80 Secondary Schools in Singapore as well as a couple of them from overseas ie, malaysia, indonesia, mauritius, etc – making a difference to their lives through our coaching.

It is always great to know that the participants felt good excellent motivated & confident after the completion of each workshop. Here is  a few thoughts on recent Mole Calculations Mastery Workshop:

“Personally I feel this workshop has helped me a lot as before I started if I was lost in the chapter of Mole Calculations. But now after attending this workshop, it has gave me a lot of confidence to face Mole questions. I would be happy to recommend this programme to my fellow friends as I think it would help them out too!”

Jedaiah Gwee, St. Andrew’s Secondary School

“Through this programme, I have literally had tremendous improvement for Mole Calculations =) In the past, I really couldn’t get a single questions on (more…)

Quick Announcement for Singapore Readers:

Extension to Early Bird Price Registration for Mole Calculations Mastery Workshop 2010

We received a handful of requests for us to extend the bird early registration for the workshop as many schools in Singapore have yet to announce their March Holidays schedule.

We hear you and would want to help committed students to join us at this important (Number 1 killer topics for Chemistry) revision workshop at the special early bird workshop fee.

After much discussion, we have made the decision to extend the early bird registration to 10 March 2010 for all our March Holidays workshop.

Click here for the registration:
http://www.SimpleChemConcepts.com/molecalculations/early-bird.html?r=1

However, do note that we will close registration early once all seats are taken.

We look forward in meeting your child at the workshop!

Cheers to your academic success,
Sean

PS: I was informed that there are only 5 4 seats left. Act now!
http://www.SimpleChemConcepts.com/molecalculations/early-bird.html?r=2

PPS: Want to ace your E-Math? Circles Mastery Workshop is available during March Holidays also. Click on this link to find out more: http://www.singaporeolevelmaths.com/emath-circles.html

Mole Calculations has been voted as #1 Killer Topic for ‘O’ Level Chemistry

Click on the PLAY button (2 mins audio) to find out why!

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>> Click HERE for Early Bird Registration to enjoy discounts & bonuses

>> Click HERE for Early Bird Registration to enjoy discounts & bonuses

“Hi Sean, just want to say a BEEG thank you being an inspiring teacher. Your passion for Chemistry & dedication in teaching are a great motivation & inspiration to your students. You do not choose only the ‘A’ grade students but inspire them to be. Because of your help, Tim (Timothy) improved his Chemistry and was able to spend more time brushing up other subjects. Thanks!”
Mrs Ho, Parent of Timothy Ho, Gan Eng Seng School, C5 (Sec 3) to A2 (O Levels 2009)

• With all the hype and anxiety about the release of 2009 GCE ‘O’ Level results finally coming to a stop;

• With many of our 2009 students (of course including their anxious caring parents) settled enjoying the process of uncovering their new environment & making new friends in JC / IB institutions / Polytechnics;

• With the many wonderful wishes and special praises from a group of appreciative parents;

• With everyone being calm and mentally sound;

I think it is time for us to share our good news about our 2009 batch of Chemistry (Pure Chemistry & Combine Science) & Math (A / E) students.

Winners Education Group has helped another year of students to unleash their potential and produced excellent results with:

• 100% improvements!

• 98% of them have also scored ‘A’s & ‘B’s!

• 97% making improvement of 3 grades or more in Chemistry & A/E-Math!

Updates: Glad to know that (more…)

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…)