Intern Trainee
Chong Kin Jiet, LAW Junior Intern
Kin Jiet is an outgoing teenager born in 2011. He has been a part of Language Arts Workshop since he was 5 years-old. The facilitators in LAW prefer to call him KJ as it is easier to pronounce and remember.
As a kinesthetic learner, KJ enjoys sessions and lessons that include movement and action. This also makes him highly suited for coaching younger learners and accompanying them for outdoor activities during his Intern duties.
KJ also loves hosting and conducting podcasts for the students under his care. Sometimes, he would even help them complete their artworks for LAW events or their group exams. His roles as an intern in LAW will give him a good head start in gaining the leadership skills and confidence necessary to do well in his school projects, presentations and group assignments.
In the future, KJ aims to venture into the field of professional photography. He believes that when the time comes, all the skills that he has learned in LAW will be useful in helping him communicate with his clients and be successful in his passion.
Ooi Li Yan, LAW Junior Intern
Ooi Li Yan has been a member of LAW since 2019, and has completed Performance Arts (PA) Grade 2 and Communication Skills Individual (CSI) Grades 3 and 4 during her time here. Currently, she is attempting both CSI 5 and PA (Group) 4 with her classmates.
Li Yan is a part of the CAP Daily program as well, which gives her the opportunity to learn Linguistic Macro Skills (LMS) and Media Literacy and pursing interests such as painting. Also, CAP Daily provides her the conducive space to study and seek help for the academic subjects she is struggling in. She is also one of the Intern Trainees in the Saturday morning group. Li Yan enjoys coaching children because it can help her gain valuable teaching and learning experiences while also helping her to understand her younger peers more.
In her spare time, Li Yan enjoys playing video games with her friends. Sometimes, she will go out to have fun with her family. She enjoys watching the ocean view because it helps her relax. During her break times in CAP Daily, she will usually play board games with her friends. It helps her release her stress and improves her thinking skills.
Li Yan hopes to study arts in the future. She is also planning to write more blog posts about her travelling and other topics to improve her writing skills. She would also like to try sports such as baseball and pickleball, and paint more paintings in the future.
Posts by Ooi Li Yan
Tan Xuan Rou, LAW Junior Intern
Xuan Rou is a 14-year old student athlete. She has an adventurous and outgoing personality that makes it easy for her to try new things and make friends. She has a deep interest in sports, and is actively involved in competitive swimming and fencing. She is also involved in her school’s broadcasting team as a Vice Secretary. As a hands-on person with an active mind, she finds learning through play enjoyable and helpful.
Currently, Xuan Rou is progressing well in her Communication Skills Individual Grade 5 journey with her classmates, and learning to apply the many skills she learned there in her day-to-day life. She is also an intern trainee who is learning to coach her peers in the Friday evening group. Besides getting to help students who are facing similar challenges she had faced before, teaching her peers has made her realise that teaching is also a super effective way of recap and reinforce her past lessons. From her intern, sports and academic experience, she has developed a principle of listening to her peers. She understands that in order to learn or teach, she must first understand other peoples’ perspectives.
Besides her academic and athletic involvements, she enjoys playing simple card and board games with her friends. She also likes to make things with her hands–anything from easy drawings to complex origami. While she is not a fan of books, she still attempts to read whatever books that catches her eye-especially if they were recommended by her teachers.
Posts by Tan Xuan Rou
Ong Yun Qing, LAW Junior Intern
Yun Qing is a creative and organized student in Language Arts Workshop (LAW) who is currently taking Communications Skills Individual (CSI) Grade 5.
She has been at LAW for 6 years and has completed PA2, SCA2, SCA3, CSI 3 and CSI4. Through these grades, Yun Qing has learnt many skills, such as persuasive, informative, analysis and impromptu speaking skills. She is also part of the Book and Writers’ Club. During the Club’s weekly meetings, Yun Qing spends the time learning about local literature and writes fantasy stories with the help of her creativity and imagination.
As an Intern Trainee, Yun Qing is currently coaching a younger group for Performance Arts (PA) on Friday nights. Her goal is to learn more about helping students with computers and to get better at analysing writing.
In terms of interests, Yun Qing is interested in arts, dance and music. Yun Qing recently received a dance award for Top 3 in Malaysia and champion in another dance competition. She has also been awarded 2nd place in a singing competition and has decided to continue with singing in middle school to improve her skills.
Yun Qing is also a fan of the Harry Potter series. She has watched and rewatched all the Harry Potter movies and is currently reading the sixth book of the series. Her favourite quote is, “No one in Gryffindor had to buy their way in, they got in on pure talent” by Hermione Granger. This reminds she that if she wants something, she has to work hard to achieve it.
Posts by Ong Yun Qing
Chong Zun Sheng, LAW Junior Intern
Ever since joining Language Arts Workshop when he was 6, 15-year-old Chong Zun Sheng has overcome a number of personal challenges such as stage fright and nervousness when speaking in English.
Zun Sheng enjoys the non-traditional learning setting and hand-on experience activities in LAW. More than just completing assignments and going though lessons, he was given opportunities such as trying out various board games such as “7 Wonders” and “Dominion” and computer games such as “Cities: Skylines” and “Humankind” with LAW facilitators and friends. These have not only improved his confidence, problem-solving skills, and his computer literacy, but also helped keeping him relaxed and energized during his CAP Daily routines. He also loves to play chess, which helps him to be an attentive person.
He is proud to be an Intern Trainee, a role that he believes will enhance his leadership skills. Zun Sheng’s basic responsibilities are coaching his juniors and helping them learn basic computer literacy for LAW’s Blended Learning sessions. Currently, he is studying the IGCSE subjects at a private institution, and he believes that he can apply his English communication skills he has learned from LAW in his academic studies.
Posts by Chong Zun Sheng
Cherry Qiu, LAW Junior Intern
Cherry Qiu is a 15 years old student who has been part of Language Art Workshop (LAW) since the age of seven. She has tried Linguistic Macro Skills (LMS), completed Performance Arts (PA) Grade 3 and Communication Skills Individual (CSI) Grades 3 and 4 and is currently preparing for CSI Grade 5, which she plans to take in May next year.
Cherry has also been a member of LAW’s Book & Writers Club for two years. She published a travel writing piece on LAW’s website in 2024 and an article this year. Through the club’s magazine projects, she hopes to continue improving her english and writing skills, as well as to bring more of her works to readers.
Recently, Cherry joined the Thursday evening class as an intern trainee, where she continues to learn and grow. In her free time, she enjoys watching dramas and dancing.
In the future, she hopes to complete her CSI journey and perhaps return to Performance Arts to explore new learning opportunities.
