Dear Parents,
My name is Calvin Kong.
During my 10-years service period with MOE, I was one of the 240 Teachers (out of 32000) chosen to go through the Skillful Teaching Enhanced Mentoring (STEM) Programme, a course jointly conducted by Research for Better Teaching, Inc. (Massachusetts) and New Teacher Centre (California). Upon being certified, I went on to be a mentor to other Physics teachers ranging from Interns to Teaching Scholars.
I also held the role of Senior Teacher for Physics in MOE. As a designer for Physics Curriculums, I became very familiar with the Syllabus set by Cambridge International Examinations (CIE). My many years of experience with students from different academic backgrounds and foundation had also allowed me to understand and pinpoint the difficulties faced by them. Being able to break down difficult Physics concepts into simpler bite size ideas, I broke national record by bringing a group of students of T-score 200 to ace the O-levels with 92% distinction grade.
This success had inspired me to not just rapidly refine my Physics Curriculum, but also to find like-minded tutors to join CF’s teaching team and share this treasure of learning. Over the years, we further developed the CF Curriculum to cover 3 key areas.
1️⃣ Building a Unshakable Foundation
2️⃣ Hands-on Learning through Practical Lab Experience
3️⃣ Organisation and Retention of Content
To help every unique student achieve the above 3, our team had developed a multitude of approaches and resources to suit the different learning styles. They all culminate in our CF360TM Total Physics Learning System – a careful combination of concept-based approach teaching, quick revision notes, diagnostic consultation programme, Physics Lab experience, learning resources designed based on decades of understanding students’ thinking, digital lessons and examination questions archives.
Hear from our Alumnus!
Our successful alumni are our greatest advocates, embodying the efficacy of our approach.
CF probably has the best math tutors in Singapore. They are able to explain difficult concepts clearly, as they provide short cuts and teach much easier methods of comprehending theory.
I came to this tuition centre only a few months ago (in July I think) and at that time I was failing pretty badly. In a span of just 5 months, my grade improved from D7 to A2 which is something pretty remarkable. I would not have been able to do it without the help of CF. Thank you CF for helping me!
Thank you to Concept First for always being such an accommodating centre! Having such patient and effective teachers has really revived my love for the subject and helped me improve. Would definitely recommend to any students who are looking for lessons that can help pull their grades up. Their notes and summaries are the best I’ve seen.
As a student with a weak foundation in Physics, the structure of CF lessons has been able to help me first strengthen my foundation, and then slowly work towards solving higher order questions. My tutor in CF also explains all the Physics concepts clearly, and teaches us some tricks to remember them more easily
I am truly appreciative and thankful for Mr Kong for not only the grade jump in the subject, but more importantly, helping me discover the joy of learning Physics. Highly recommended to any Physics student, guaranteed to be an enriching and enjoyable experience.
CF probably has the best tutors in Singapore. They are able to explain difficult concepts clearly, as they provide short cuts and teach much easier methods of comprehending theory.
I understand my Physics concepts better with the notes and lessons that were useful. CF Tutors explains lessons in great detail and is able to make classes fun and engaging, which helped improve my Physics grades. Mr Kong would clarify the doubts of all students easily and I enjoyed going for his classes each week.
Dear Concept First, I just want to say a huge thank you for a providing a great and awesome tutor for our class with your inspirational and entertaining method of imparting knowledge to us. Our tutor is one of the only few teachers to have struck a chord with the students because of your easy, outgoing and entertaining nature and character. Thanks Concept First! 🙂
CF has very dedicated teachers who always took the extra time to answer my questions, may it be after class or over WhatsApp. The Tutors use a variety of methods to illustrate Math concepts, making them really easy to understand. I truly enjoyed every Math lesson at Concept First.
Even the more difficult topics had become easy to grasp after attending the classes, and I definitely felt more confident when sitting for my exams. CF has inspired me to set higher targets for myself. Overall, this is one of the best Physics tuition classes I have ever attended.
