学而不厌，诲人不倦，何有于我哉。- 孔子
“Learning without satiety; and instructing others without being wearied – which one of these things belongs to me?” ~ Confucius
She was born and raised in Beijing. She completed her education there, graduating with Literature from Beijing Teaching University. She holds a BA in English Literature and Education. Moving to Singapore in 1998, she has worked as a teacher previously at the Singapore American School, and is currently a teacher from primary to high school at ‘The International French School’, Singapore.
She has been teaching Mandarin in Singapore for more than 20 years. She is a fully qualified language teacher, with advanced proficiency in English and intermediate in French. She has taught students of different nationalities and age groups, from school-going children to professionals and enthusiasts with a passion for learning new languages.
She is conversant with the requirements of various international and local school systems. She has tutored IB and A Levels over the years. She also teaches IGCSE, HSK and O Levels students, as well as primary and secondary school children.
From 2015 to 2022, all of her students achieved A*s in their IGCSE and three as high as 98 and 97; 90% of her students received a 7 in IB Chinese, one as high as 97 out of 100, and achieved the Chinese Language B Academic Award at UWCSEA Dover. Recently, one of her students achieved 298 out of 300 in their Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK).
Her main teaching objective is to motivate students to extend their own personal limits and abilities. In accordance with syllabus requirements, she wishes to apply teaching materials or programs that would expand existing student knowledge, thus encouraging each pupil to explore new possibilities.
She is confident that her experience and skills will be an asset to any student she works with.