Sze Wey Kong

The decision to be a short-term volunteer teacher at an outskirt school has eventually become the turning point of my career as well as my life. I discovered my true passion and love for teaching and felt the urge to speak into lives while volunteering. 

I started my formal teaching career as a Mandarin and Art teacher in an International School in Penang, Malaysia. After three years in this position, I studied for my Cambridge Certification in Teaching and Learning which helped in improving my planning and behaviour management skills, as well as communication and time management skills. My goal is to create academically engaging learning experiences through an environment that fosters creativity, curiosity, and kindness. I am currently a Mandarin teacher at Prince of Wales Island International Primary School in Penang, where I am accountable for various aspects of planning and curriculum development. I believe holistic education is the foundation of success in life. 

Beyond the four walls of the classroom, I love traveling, not so much shopping but nature and culture. I do spend quite a fair bit of time sewing too.

• Mandarin IGCSE Oral Examiner 
• Head of the Mandarin department 
• Homeroom Teacher and consistently communicated with parents to report on student behaviour, and social and academic progress. 
• Design and develop Chinese language curriculum and set up lesson materials.
• Observe and evaluate student academic and social progress by submitting report cards.
• Provide essential learning support to aid students’ Chinese language development.
• Engage students with Chinese stories, dance, and songs in the Chinese immersion environment. 
• Improve student participation in the classroom through the integration of play-based activity and the project-based curriculum.
• Differentiate classroom instruction or worksheets to cater to learners of different styles or abilities. 
• Introduce Chinese festivals and culture through various activities: Chinese calligraphy, cooking, making fragrant sachets, crafts, and CNY assembly.
• In charge of Co-Curricular Activities: Hand sewing (Primary), Sewing Club (Secondary), CNY performing dance, “PIN-teresting” club to decorate notice boards in school (Secondary).                                                 
• In charge of a few activities in school

1. Summer Internship Programme for Year 10 students
2. School concert (Costume department) 
3. 3D2N Boys’ Brigade camp in school
4. Food Art Competition (Primary)
5. School field trips for after-exam programmes (Primary)
6. Easter celebration (Primary)

• Part of the organizing team of 

1. School art camp 
2. Saturday art workshops
3. Saturday Mandarin programmes
4. School awards night
5. Field trip to Langkawi (Year 9 & Year 10)

Cambridge International Certificate in Teaching & Learning (Methodist College Kuala Lumpur)