Meet the coaches
All our coaches are NIE-trained, ex-MOE teachers with years of experience setting exams and marking thousands of exam scripts.
Some of them have taken part in past and current revamps of the History and Geography syllabus at the MOE Curriculum & Planning Department.
Your child will benefit from their in-depth knowledge of what exam markers are looking for.
Scroll down to get to know them better :)
ACCESS COACHING HEREMr. Asaph Lee Zong Geng
During his time with the Ministry of Education, Mr Asaph Lee has taught History, Social Studies and Music in various secondary schools such as Clementi Town Secondary School, Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road), and Punggol Secondary School.
His teaching experience started in 2001 when he started to teach music (drums and percussion) in schools like Bedok South Secondary School and Jurong West Secondary School. He also taught private students.
He is married with three children and enjoys listening to and playing music.
Ms. Elina Amiruddin
Ms Elina is an enthusiastic educator with 13 years of experience teaching History and Geography in MOE secondary schools. She has worked closely with many graduating O- and N-Level classes, and she takes pride in helping students gain confidence, improve their MSG, and achieve their personal best.
Her dedication to her students and school community has been recognised through the MOE Service Excellence Award (Silver) in 2023 and (Gold) in 2024—both honours she is deeply grateful for.
Elina strongly believes that learning should be engaging and meaningful. Her passion for game-based learning has led her to create several educational games, including a History game that has been shared and used by fellow teachers. She also authored a Secondary 1 Geography assessment book to support students beyond the classroom.
Outside of teaching, Elina is always on the lookout for new places to explore. She enjoys travelling with her husband and discovering unique experiences around the world.
Ms. Karen Ang
Ms Karen Ang is the Founder and Principal of learnMOJO, and was previously a History and Social Studies teacher in Xinmin Secondary School and Anderson Secondary School.
In 2014, she started learnMOJO to provide online History and Social Studies coaching to time-strapped students. She blended simple and effective pedagogical practices with easy-to-use tech tools that build consistency and accountability into teens’ study habits.
Since 2017, her role has shifted increasingly to managing learnMOJO, including partnering a team of caring and skilled online coaches who use the learnMOJO framework to help students master the Humanities subjects.
She is a mother of two teens.
Ms. Kavitha Meyyappan
Ms Kavitha has been coaching online at learnMOJO since 2018. As learnMOJO’s Lower Secondary History Coach, Ms Kay has helped many struggling students go from failing to securing solid passes and even As.
She is known as an energetic and nurturing coach who is able to connect with students of varied ability levels.
Some of the schools she has taught in include Xinmin Secondary School, Compassvale Secondary School and Tampines Secondary school.
She is also an ex-SIA cabin crew and has worked with a startup.
She enjoys teaching students critical thinking skills, as she believes them to be crucial to thrive in an increasingly uncertain world.
Ms. Teo Li Hoon
Ms Teo has taught diverse profiles of students during her time as a teacher in Tanglin Secondary and Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary. She joined learnMOJO’s Lower Secondary History teaching team in 2020.
Parents and students know her as a nurturing and committed coach who is skilled at helping struggling students to achieve breakthroughs in History.
Under her patient guidance, students who used to score single digits in History managed to secure solid passes in the subject for the first time. These include students with special learning needs and those who fear and dislike History.
Her day job is being a mother to five active and adorable boys—need we say more?
Ms. Ranjini Ganapathy
Ms Ranjini is a History and Social Studies teacher who previously taught in Anderson Secondary School. Although currently based in Australia with her family, she continues to be in touch with the local MOE syllabus.
She believes that it is important to inculcate in our young an appreciation of nuances in global and societal issues, and to develop their own critical thinking skills through critical inquiry.
As an accomplished classical Indian dancer who has performed at various national and international platforms, she also hopes to make the learning of Bharatanatyam (the oldest classical dance tradition in India) accessible to individuals of all cultural backgrounds.