Chen Yao Le

Credentials

Undergraduate

Mr Chen spent 4 years in National University of Singapore (NUS) where he pursued a Degree in Science. Initially, he only majored in Chemistry, which was his passion in JC.

Mr Chen's experiences stretches beyond the shores of Singapore. In his freshman year (2014), he was part of the 30 student group who was selected to embark on EURIP, a 1 month long program jointly organized by NUS Chemistry Department & CPE Lyon. 

Once again, in August 2015, he was 1 of 5 students selected by the Chemistry Department to embark on a Joint-Minor Degree Program in Environmental Chemistry with University of Toronto (UofT).

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Mr Chen spent 6 months (January 2016 ~ June 2016) in UofT where he was taken under the wings of Professors who were from NASA.

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In Mr Chen's final year in NUS, he successfully completed his Honours' year doing a project on Pedagogy under the mentorship of Assoc. Prof. Simon Watts, who was the same person to select Mr Chen to be part of the Minor Degree program. His project was on Pedagogy methods where he was tasked to study how NUS students value the various teaching styles on offer by different Professors by reviewing comments and scores in "Teaching Reports" in NUS.

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Finally, in July 2017, Mr Chen graduated with a Degree in Science, major in Chemistry and a minor in Environmental Chemistry.

Tutor

Upon graduation, Mr Chen intended to take a year off to focus on other aspects of his life. In the initial few months after graduation, he participated in odd & freelance jobs to expand his horizon and satiate his curiosity in different industries.

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Mr Chen eventually stumbled onto tutoring in November 2017. Despite having no prior experience, he was accepted in one sitting of an interview with AEDNO Learning Studio and eventually offered a 2 year contract in December 2017.

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In Mr Chen's budding years as a tutor, he learnt to manage a class of 9 students, of varying levels, streams and subjects. He had to manage his time hopping from one student to another, teaching Math, Chemistry, Physics and Biology, with minimal lapses. It was even more challenging when he was tasked to teach IGCSE, IB and Diploma programs that he had no experience in. However, it is precisely through such challenges, Mr Chen grew exponentially.

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In addition, Mr Chen learnt to write questions on the spot to challenge student's understanding and he also learnt to probe and poke at student's level of understanding through his multi-level of sharp questions. It is only after Mr Chen's vote of confidence, student will then be allowed to tackle the subsequent tiers of questions from a variety of resources during tuition.

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