Hanan Yeo
E-Maths · A-Maths · Physics
Teaches the working before the answer. Her students keep a single mistake log through the term and review it in the last lesson of every month.
Small-group tuition · P4 to S4
Eight desks, one tutor, and work that comes back marked.
Coda Garden keeps classes small enough that every script is read in full. English, Maths and Science, taught in a fixed weekly slot with a written note home each Friday.
The routine
How a week
actually runs
Nothing here depends on a parent chasing us for an update. The same four things happen every week, in the same order.
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A placement check before anything is paid
Your child sits a thirty-minute written check on the topics their school has already covered. We mark it with you in the room and say plainly which group is the right fit — including when that group is not ours yet.
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One fixed slot, the same tutor
Groups keep the same tutor for the whole term. Lessons follow the school sequence rather than a separate syllabus, so what is taught on Tuesday is useful in Wednesday's lesson at school.
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Marked work back by the next session
Every piece of written work is annotated, not ticked. Corrections are done in the first fifteen minutes of the following lesson while the reasoning is still fresh, so nothing quietly accumulates.
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A short note home on Friday
Three lines from the tutor: what was covered, what went well, and the one thing to practise before the next lesson. Short enough to read on a commute, specific enough to act on.
Programmes
Four groups, plainly priced
Every programme runs once a week for a ten-week term. Fees cover lesson notes, marked practice papers and study-hall access; there is no registration or materials charge on top.
| Programme | Levels | Subjects | Group size | Session | Term fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary FoundationMon – Thu, afternoon | P4 – P6 | English, Maths, Science | 6 students | 1 h 30 m weekly | $320 / 10 weeks |
| Lower Secondary CoreMon – Wed, evening | S1 – S2 | English, Maths, Science | 8 students | 1 h 45 m weekly | $380 / 10 weeks |
| Upper Secondary SubjectMon – Fri, evening | S3 – S4 | E-Maths, A-Maths, Chemistry, Physics, Literature | 8 students | 2 h weekly | $420 / 10 weeks |
| Exam Term IntensiveSaturday mornings | P6 and S4 | Timed paper drills by subject | 10 students | 2 h weekly + study hall | $460 / 10 weeks |
Siblings share one term fee at the lower of the two rates.
Joining mid-term? Fees are pro-rated from the first lesson attended.
Study hall is free for every enrolled student, Wednesday and Friday evenings.
Term 4 · 6 October – 12 December
This term's timetable
Check a slot before you enquire. Groups marked full can still be joined from the waiting list when a place opens.
Monday
- 4.30pm S3 E-Maths
- 6.30pm S1 Science
- 6.30pm P5 Maths
Tuesday
- 3.45pm P5 English
- 6.00pm S4 Chemistry
- 8.00pm S2 English
Wednesday
- 3.45pm P6 Maths
- 6.00pm S2 Maths
- 7.45pm Study hall, open desk
Thursday
- 3.45pm P4 Science
- 4.30pm S3 Physics
- 6.30pm S1 English
Friday
- 4.30pm S4 A-Maths
- 6.30pm S3 Literature
- 6.30pm Study hall, open desk
Saturday
- 9.30am P6 paper drill
- 11.30am S4 paper drill
- 2.00pm P6 English
Sunday
- Centre closed · make-up lessons by arrangement
Timings hold for the full ten weeks. If a public holiday falls on your slot, the lesson is rescheduled to the following study-hall evening and you are told in the Friday note.
Who teaches
Three tutors, not a rota
Each group belongs to one tutor for the whole term. They write the notes, mark the papers and send the Friday message themselves.
Devan Rao
English · Literature
Marks essays line by line and rewrites one paragraph with the student in class, so the edit is something they watched happen rather than read about.
Priya Lim
Primary Science · Chemistry
Runs the Saturday paper drills. Every drill ends with ten minutes spent on the question the group scored worst on, before anyone packs up.
Between lessons
The week does not stop at the door
Most of the difference shows up in the days between sessions. These are the things that keep running when your child is not in the room.
- Study hall, Wednesday and Friday. A quiet supervised desk with a tutor on the floor for questions. Free for enrolled students, no booking needed.
- A marked paper each fortnight. Timed under exam conditions, returned with a written comment on method rather than a grade alone.
- Notes that belong to the student. Every topic is issued as a printed sheet that stays in their folder and is theirs to keep at the end of the term.
- A mid-term conversation. Fifteen minutes with the tutor, in person or by call, at the five-week mark of every term.
Before you enrol
Questions parents ask
If something here is not covered, put it in the note at the end of the trial form and we will answer it before the lesson.
What actually happens in the trial lesson?
Your child joins the real group for a full session, not a separate demonstration class. Before it starts they sit the thirty-minute placement check. Afterwards the tutor tells you what they saw and which group fits. The trial is free and there is no obligation to enrol.
How many students are in a class?
Six at primary level, eight for secondary subjects and ten in the Saturday paper drills. These are hard caps — when a group is full it goes to a waiting list rather than taking an extra chair.
What if my child misses a lesson?
Tell us before the session and we hold a make-up slot in the next study hall, with the tutor who teaches that group. Materials from the missed lesson are put in your child's folder either way, so nothing goes missing from the sequence.
Do you use your own materials or follow the school's?
Both. Lessons track the school's topic sequence so tuition arrives at the same time as the class does, and the practice sets are ours — written for the common mistakes we see, not generic drill sheets.
How will I know whether it is working?
You get the Friday note each week, a marked timed paper every fortnight, and a fifteen-minute conversation with the tutor at the five-week mark. If progress stalls, we would rather say so early and change the approach than repeat the term.
Can my child change groups partway through a term?
Yes, if a place exists in the group that suits them better. The tutor writes a short handover so the new tutor knows what has been covered, and any fee difference is settled at the end of the term rather than upfront.
Trial lesson
Book a seat for next week
Tell us the level and the subject and we will reply with the slots that still have a chair in them, along with what to bring.
- The trial is a full lesson in a real group, free of charge.
- The placement check happens the same evening, thirty minutes before.
- You hear back within one working day, by email.