Sam W.

Kowloon, Hong Kong

Experienced Science Tutor.

Bio

First Lesson is FREE Moving to Hong Kong from Ireland for 10 years with my wife (a foreigner). I can speak English (near native, IELTS: 8.5/9, reading: 9, oral: 8.5, writing, list... Read more

First Lesson is FREE
Moving to Hong Kong from Ireland for 10 years with my wife (a foreigner). I can speak English (near native, IELTS: 8.5/9, reading: 9, oral: 8.5, writing, listening: 8.5), Cantonese, Mandarin, and Spanish. I earned a Bachelor of Computer Science from the University of Melbourne (I took many math subjects such as computation, game theory, and data analysis) and a Master's degree in Computer Science from Victoria University of Technology in Australia (my dissertation focused on game theory) which is my highest qualification. I have been a tutor (English, mathematics, coding) since my return in 2019.

In tutoring mathematics, with my score of A in General Mathematics and B in both Physics and Chemistry in HKCEE, and B in Physics in HKAL, respectively, I teach science, general science, and physics from Primary 4 to Secondary 6 in DSE, Year 4 to Year 11 in IGCSE, and Year 4 to Year 11 in IB Diploma. I am most familiar with IGCSE and IB Diploma because my son also studied in GCSE in Northern Ireland and my wife is an English teacher too.

Under such strong and resourceful support, many textbooks, notes, and exercises are provided to the students. Therefore, some of my accomplishments are: 1. Assisting a P6 (Band 3) pupil to go to Malvern College (an international school accepting around 15 students every new year among 12,000 applicants), 2. Assisting an F1 student to go from studying F1 to F2 in Diocesan Boys' School (100 out of 10,000 applicants), 3. Assisting an F6 student who is not good at English and was originally evaluated to score 2 in DSE English, finally achieving a score of 3.

Nowadays, my students come from both international and local schools such as Malvern College, Choi Kai Yau College, Yew Chung College, Po Chui College, and St. Francis Primary School. I can design a tailor-made course for every single student and recently finished a diploma in Introduction to Teaching English as a Second Language from Alison Corporation. Read less

Teaching methodology

My approach will depend on the student’s needs and learning style. However, my teaching is based on encouraging students to think for themselves, using real-world examples wherev... Read more

My approach will depend on the student’s needs and learning style. However, my teaching is based on encouraging students to think for themselves, using real-world examples wherever possible. I usually focus on exam-style or past paper questions in order to check, practice and perfect the student’s understanding and technique. Read less

• HK$160

  Hourly rate

• 6

  Classes