02 September 2021

The annual Listening Educator for Advancement and Progress (Leap) award recognises exceptional educators in Singapore who have made a positive impact on their students. A total of six primary school teachers, five secondary school teachers and two special education teachers received the award at the Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan Cultural Academy.

Education Minister Chan Chun Sing commended educators for helping Singapore’s education system function seamlessly over the past 20 months

One recipient was Ms Germain Kang Yin Ga, a biology and science teacher who has taught at Yuhua Secondary School for 10 years. Always on call, she is always just a WhatsApp or Instagram message away if a student needed help.

Ms Germain Kang is also very adept at the use of information and communication technology (ICT) in class, for example, employing digital tools such as online quizzes. These skills came in handy last year with the advent of home based and online learning.