Established since 2000, Busy Bees Learning Centre has developed into a premier professional Chinese tuition centre in Singapore.
Our unique and effective Chinese curriculum and teaching methods receive strong affirmation and appreciation from parents and students alike.
本中心创立于2000年，课程及教学法别出心裁，深受家长及学生的肯定与赞赏，至今已发展为具规模的华文专业语言中心。
本中心能取得如此良好的成果，皆有赖于教职员的努力耕耘及家长的鼎力支持。
对此，本中心深怀感激之心，将秉持着悉心培育莘莘学子的教育理念，精益求精，惠及更多学子，并为华文教育尽一份绵力。
With our education philosophy of devotion to educating our young, we are committed to the educational professionalism, and continue to strive for higher level of excellence in Chinese Language education for the benefits of more students.
Pre-School Chinese Fun &
Discovery Course
Chinese Language Enhancement Course
Chinese Language Composition, Comprehension & Oral Course
Advance Chinese Language Composition, Comprehension & Oral Course
’O’ Level Chinese / Higher Chinese Language Course
Chinese Enrichment Programmes for all levels
Chinese Enrichment Courses for School Holidays
Paper 1:
– Understanding/Analysis of the questions
Paper 2:
– Misinterpret the question/ copied too much → Understanding/Analysis of the questions
议论 ability -> affects Paper 1 60marks(Email/ Essay Writing [discussive/ argumentative] , Paper 3 (Oral) 30marks
Total 200 marks
Exam tactic: spending too much time on segment of lesser weightage (Example, doing Q 1 first onwards (Cloze Passage) instead of Compre OE first)
Vocabulary Bank (ESP Secondary: new exam segment 词语替换 in the recent years became an even bigger worry)
Comprehension OE → Do not understand the passage
Student seldom speaks/use Chinese. Thus unable to express themselves → fear → reluctant
Myth: learning good phrases helps. Truth: focus on the basic vocab to prevent misuse of phrases → become grammar error.
Myth: memorise model essays (esp in Secondary school). Truth: content is very vast. Unlikely to be able to memorise everything as it is related to social issues and general knowledge too
Myth: Practice more makes perfect(Drilling/刷题）. Truth: There is no systematic strategy to revise. (Esp they need to learn the basic 手法, before you can practice questions to get the correct answers. )
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Don’t know how to properly apply, don’t know how to properly form a sentence
Everything – but Busy Bees focuses on the specific area that the student is weakest in. Error-based. Teacher will emphasize
System系统化的训练：Our curriculum, materials etc.
学习乐-互动性、奖励性
学而时习之，不亦乐乎
学而知之 习而熟之 乐而得之
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Simplified learning (esp in Secondary as the exam segment is very complex)
学而知之 习而熟之 乐而得之
(Their mindset, confidence level, and ability)
Unaware of exam requirements → (After) able to improve as they know the strategies & tactics to score marks
Doesn’t 思考/non participative or share their thoughts → 懂得举一反三，积极参与
Primary: interactive, participative vs school base (sit at the desk), open discussion & teacher summarise.
Question based → students get to think and 思考/举一反三 compared to 填鸭式教学
Secondary: interactive, question based to deepen memory. Systematic way (refer to above)
When students get to speak, teachers are able to correct the child’s understanding and compliment areas that they have done correctly to build confidence.
Teachers ask higher order critical thinking questions → encourage students to think, instead of just provide them the answers
In a few lessons (participative/change in attitude)
Children are being “forced” to speak up & participate due to the way the lessons are being held
Please see google review
More than 26 years
HOD
Pri: 1000
Sec: 600
What happens during the Busy Bees trial lesson?
Participative, fun, engaging
Why should parents consider letting their child try a lesson at Busy Bees?
There is a system, a method. It is not just a language that takes time, it can be learned and mastered.
See Straits Time
Sherina (for discussion)
Many students are actually putting in effort, but the way they study is often inefficient.
They may memorise vocabulary or repeatedly practise assessment books, but Chinese exams test more than memory. They require reading comprehension, structured thinking, and the ability to express ideas clearly in Chinese.
Without learning the right techniques, students may work very hard but still feel stuck.
Parents often say things like:
“My child studies very hard but the marks don’t improve.”
“My child understands the passage but still loses marks.”
“My child has ideas but cannot express them well in Chinese.”
“Chinese became much harder after entering secondary school.”
Most parents are not worried about effort — they are worried that their child’s effort is not translating into results.
Memorising too much without understanding
Students try to memorise vocabulary or model essays but do not learn how to apply them.
Many students keep doing more assessment books or past papers.
While practice is important, improvement only happens when students review mistakes and identify patterns, such as incomplete answers or incorrect phrasing. Straits Time Interview
Without this reflection process, students may do a lot of work but learn very little from it.
Chinese exams are not vocabulary tests.
Students must be able to:
1.understand context 2.identify key information 3.structure answers clearly 4.express ideas logically
Vocabulary helps, but language application and exam techniques are equally important.
Two areas stand out most clearly.
1. Comprehension answering techniques Many students understand the passage but lose marks because their answers are:
incomplete poorly phrased not directly answering the question. Straits Time Interview