Students' Essays: What Joy Means to Me

Primary 2
Champion
Wong Jin Ying Aged 9
From: Segar Perdana Branch

What Joy Means to Me?
I am happy to learn English at Joy because when I came to Joy English Centre, I learn how to answer my English test in school.
I made many friends at Joy and I also had fun playing some educational games with my friends at Joy.
I had improved in speaking, reading and writing. I also can help and speak English with my family and my friends. When I grow up, I will be able to speak well in English. English is important in this world. I will work hard to improve my speaking skills. I like to learn English and enjoy being at Joy.
Thanks to Joy English Centre.

First Runner-Up
Goh Qin Yu Aged 8
From: HQ Angsana Centre

Why Do I Love Joy?
I love Joy because I can learn a lot of things. I learn many new words for my spelling. I learn to make sentences and write simple essays. I learn a lot of grammar too. Joy helps me speak and write better English.
I enjoy learning at Joy centre. I have learned a lot of new things at Joy. We play games while we learn. So we have so much fun. My teacher is very good. I love this Joy because my English is better now.

Second Runner-Up
Terry Chew Ming Jun Aged 7
From: HQ Angsana Centre

Why Do I Love Joy?
I love Joy because I have learned many things at Joy. Joy makes me happy and smart. I have learned many English words and I can speak English better. I am very happy because my spelling is good. I also learn grammar.
My teacher makes me laugh and happy. We have so much fun. I love Joy because I have many friends too. I love Joy because of the many things I have learned and still learning. Joy is the best!

Primary 3
Champion
Tan Jie Huan Aged 9
From: Sg. Long Branch

What Joy Means to Me?
Joy means happy to me. Learning here is much more fun. It is a fun and comfortable language centre.
Joy gives hope to me. Every time when I come to tuition, I feel like that I can learn new things. Whenever I have some words that I don’t know, the teachers will teach me the correct ones. There is a “mini library” at Joy and we can borrow books.
Joy means love to me. When I am mad or sad, my friends or teachers will comfort me. Learning at Joy makes me clever. When I have improved in my exams, my parents will be very happy and this makes me very happy too. I want to say thank you to my favourite language centre: Joy!


First Runner-Up
Foo Jee Kei Aged 8
From: Sg. Long Branch

What Joy Means to Me?
Joy is a fun place to be because it cheers me up. I like to go to Joy. I enjoy learning at Joy because it is interesting. I hope to get 90% above marks in my exams.
Joy’s teacher teaches better than my school teacher because Joy’s teacher me interesting and fascinating things. Teacher Yegu is my teacher. She makes me laugh sometimes too!
I love Joy very much because it is cool!


Second Runner-Up
Kong Chun Yin Aged 9
From: HQ Angsana Centre

Why Do I Love Joy?
I love Joy because it helps me in my English subject. Here in Joy, I learn grammar, writing, vocabulary and spelling. I like each lesson. I learned a lot from the teacher.
The teachers in Joy are very kind and friendly. The teachers teach us very well, same as other classes. Now I am in Level 3. Joy gives me knowledge. The knowledge I gain helps me in my English test. This year my English test score is better compared to last year. It is because my grammar is good as I understand the correct usage of each topic.
I love Joy because without it my English won’t be so good. Now I can speak English better and I can write short essays, too.

Primary 4
Champion
Balkis Fariszah Aged 11
From: HQ Angsana Centre

What Joy Means to Me?
What Joy means to me? It is very hard to say but I like studying at Joy very much! First of all, we all know that English is an international language. Joy helps me learn to speak proper English and a lot of knowledge in the English language.

When I learn at Joy English Centre, I have improved on my English speaking and writing skills. My school test results also become better. Even though Kar Shin is the best student in my class, but I am very proud of myself to be the second.

The best thing that I like to study here is my teacher, Teacher Elsa. I like to be Teacher’s Elsa’s student. She has taught me lots of things. She is also the best teacher that I have ever had.

I also like to study at Joy because of my classmates. There are different races in my class such as Malay and Chinese. Sometimes, my classmates are very funny and also they are very kind.

Lastly, when I learn at Joy, I could understand what it means to be in one family with different cultures. We must not only befriend the people of the same religion or culture but we must also befriend other people too. I thank Joy for helping me to master the English language and giving me the chance to study with people from other cultures.

First Runner-Up
Wong Kah Fei Aged 11
From: HQ Angsana Centre

What Joy Means to Me?
What Joy means to me? Hmm…m…I think Joy is a place filled with happiness. It is a place where we learn English through games and fun. If you learn at Joy, you will find that Joy is the place where you can play, act and have fun in English. Joy, is also a place to make new friends, you will not be alone at all. I feel very happy to learn English at Joy. Joy is the best centre in my heart.

Why do I love Joy? I love Joy because I can learn more about English and be excellent. I love Joy because I found that there are a lot of good teachers like Teacher Cindy, Teacher Cynthia, Teacher Serah, Teacher Elsa and many more. I love Joy because I can make many new friends. My lonely world has changed and is now filled with friends. I love Joy because this is the best tuition centre I have ever attended.

Now, I want to say, “Joy, I love you. I will study harder to excel in my English!”

Second Runner-Up
Julynna Teoh Aged 11
From: Sg. Long Branch

What Joy Means to Me?
“Joy” is an English centre that taught me many things. When I was eight years old, my mother brought me to this English centre. Now, I am eleven years old. I studied at Joy for three years and today is Joy’s Sg Long Branch third anniversary. I am very happy to hear that. When I was eight years old, my English was very poor. After I came here, my English became better. My mother was very glad. My sister and brother came to Joy for a few months. Their English improved and their English exams are usually ‘A’.

I came to Joy for a few months then I stopped. In that one month I stopped, my English became terrible and I was very upset. After that, I came back to Joy. Joy helped me a lot in my English.

The teachers at Joy were very patient and good. Learning English at Joy won’t be very boring because they will let us play some games and it is fun! After we have finished two or three units, we will have an exam. The person who gets the first will have a present. So we will study hard to get the present. I am very happy that I chose Joy and I hope that many people will come to Joy to improve their English.

Pre-intermediate Level
Champion
Liew Jin Hua Aged 13
From: HQ Angsana Centre

Why Do I Love Joy?
Why do I love Joy? Well, there are many answers to that question. For starters, I feel very ‘at home’ here. The surrounding is very friendly, harmonious and karmic. There are many amenities here. There are air-conditioners, a library and an office for the teachers, just to name a few. It is impossible to get bored here!

All the staff, in fact, everyone here is very friendly and well, joyful! Everyone at Joy possesses the spirit of unity and lives in peace and harmony, a spirit and quality we must all uphold in Malaysia.

Other than that I enjoy learning English at Joy. Learning English at Joy is a very fun filled experience that is very different from learning at school. There is an efficient class management, together with dedicated tutors, and friendly students. The Singapore/British English syllabus is challenging yet interesting to learn, and rewarding in the end.

Furthermore, there are activities and events that instill and evoke the student morale and confidence. The students would be able to do that through curricular activities, such as poetry and essay writing. Students could also participate in events like role-play and drama, which are very fun could bring out student’ creative ability.

To conclude, I wish a happy 10th anniversary to Joy. What started out as a small tuition centre 10 years ago has successfully become a multi-branch English haven.


First Runner-Up
Chong Chun Weng Aged 14
From: HQ Angsana Centre

What Joy Means to Me?
Joy means a lot to me. There are many reasons as why Joy is so meaningful to me. The main reason why Joy is so meaningful to me is that if Joy didn’t exist I wouldn’t be who I am today. It is because of Joy that I can speak English fluently and pass my English examination with flying colours. I have been attending Joy since it first opened then years ago.

I have been observing the growth of Joy for a very long time and I know almost everything about it from my observation. Joy is growing very steadily and is getting more and more famous with each passing day. Today, Joy is going to have its tenth anniversary. It has become very famous over the past few years.

Joy is like a second house to me and it has strived for a very long time to have this kind of popularity. I hope that Joy can last for another century to come for all to enjoy because I want Joy to help other people like how Joy has helped me. I want them to enjoy studying at Joy like I have.

Even though the fee for joining Joy is quite high, I still think it is worth it. I have learned a lot of stuffs and made a lot of friends here. Joy gives me inspiration on how to write a proper essay. Joy has also helped me with my speech which contains many errors in the past years and now I can speak even better than an average person.

This is what Joy means to me. I hope that by reading this, it can also get you to be inspired to attend English class at Joy and find out what Joy really means to you like it does to me.

Second Runner-Up
Emylia Teoh Aged 12
From: HQ Angsana Centre

Joy, My Root to English
Joy is a place where little children and young adults learn English. I, on the other hand, think Joy is my childhood haven, a place where I have a lot of friends and a place that makes me happy!

One day in the year 2001, I had no idea what Joy was or what I was going to learn. My little sister, Emilyn, my elder sister, Amy and I were sent here by our mother. Teacher Elsa welcomed us with open arms. In no time, we started to learn English by reading, writing and even speaking. Soon, when I first entered kindergarten a year later, I did well in examinations. Still I continued to learn English at Joy, taught by Teacher Elsa herself.

Year after year, I proceeded from lower levels to higher levels. After 8 years, I am now in the Secondary Pre-Intermediate level. Day by day, my English becomes proficient and I feel so happy each time I score ‘A’ in my English exam.

All these years, I have also witnessed many changes at Joy. First, some teachers have changed and new teachers come in. Second, more and more new students have come in. Third, Joy has increased from one centre to four centres and has become so popular in my neighbourhood. I am happy with the changes. Every time when I have stress, Joy is there to keep me cheerful.

These are the memories I have at Joy. I feel grateful to Teacher Elsa and her beloved centre, not only because they strengthen my English, it also brings me joy. I hope I could remain in Joy until I become an adult. I love Joy, and hope that Joy will keep up the good job to teach young students to master their English, because English is an International language.


A Special Award
“The Most Promising Writer”
Woon Li Qi Aged 11
From;: HQ Angsana Centre

What Joy Means to Me?

Every night since I was four I had dreamt of booking a plane ticket to America. Everything was perfect, the climate, the guys, the food, what ever. There was just one teeny weensy problem. Really, no kidding. Just one. I didn’t know anything whatsoever about English!

A visit from my mother’s friend changed that.

They were murmuring about English courses that would help boost up my current level of English. I was conceited back then, and was since I wouldn’t accept what dumb English course they would offer me. But, I was, in a good way, curious, and I sat on the floor and crossed my legs, listening to their conversation.
“It’s like a miracle! It’s very relaxing, and the teachers are angelic like you wouldn’t believe!”
“Oh really? You mean kiddies are interested?”
“I should think, quite.”
“I’ll make her go.”
Being morbidly curious-very, I accepted suspiciously, despite my row that wouldn’t.

The first day I went there, in my favourite shirt and my favourite scowl, I set off. A teacher, Elsa, met me there and introduced herself as the principal and smiled at me. She amazed me! She looked so warm, so genteel, that the volcanic tantrum I was prepared to throw left me immediately. I smiled back wanly. But from that moment on, my sulking and scowling went away. Bit by bit.
By the end of the day, I was grinning like some idiot kid who had just discovered the world was made of chocolate.

The lessons were placed conveniently twice a week. The lessons – for want of a better word – themselves were fascinating. They captured my attention irrationally, inconspicuously. Day by day, I learned the secrets of achieving perfect grammar, fluid vocabulary and so much more!

I’m eleven and proud to say I rarely fail to attend these precious classes, even being immature. These are classes like nothing else. I enjoy them, revere them, and cherish them. Being a student of Joy is a big achievement something to be really proud of.

I firmly believe I have a chance to go to America now.

*A child’s English language skills can be the most important tool for his future. JOY has a mission to prepare your child to pursue his dream in today’s global village.*
from the founder of Joy, Ms Elsa Liew

JOY English Language Center prepares your child to pursue his dream of the future with excellent English skills, creative thinking and all rounded personality.

Why JOY?
Because we have
- Teachers that are professional,
experienced, positive and caring
- Environment that is comfortable, joyful,
stress free and 100% English immersion.





Enough reason?
There is more…
- A syllabus that is currently being used in
schools in Singapore with exercises that
are challenging and require the child to
think critically

- A teaching method that is interactive and
caters to each student’s need;
language games and activities that keep children focused.

Still not enough...?

- Periodical assessments – both written
and oral to find out how much students
have learned and then give necessary
help.

- And character lessons, drama, choral
speaking, spelling, writing and puppet
show lessons and contests that are held
during the holidays

一个孩子的英语文能力，可说是他未来一项很重要的工具。赶快来JOY，一个可以帮你打好英文基础的语文中心。

为什么要选JOY呢？
因为我们。。。
- 有一群专业，有经验，积极阳光， 有爱心的教师。
- 有一个舒适，欢乐，无压力，纯英 语的学习环境。

还有呢？
- 我们有一套新加坡小学目前英文课 所使用的完整教材，以及许多具有挑战性，并激励思考能力的练 。
就在些吗？
- 当然少不了一个活泼互动，配合各型学生的教学法以及有趣的语文游戏让孩子欲罢不能哟！

够了吧？
- 还不够！我们定期衡量学生的听说 读写能力，好让教师作适时的辅导。
- 再加上两个月一次的品格课，假期举办的话剧，诗歌朗诵，听写，写作，布偶比赛等等，将为您培养一个有好品格，有创造力，英文顶瓜瓜的孩子哦！

Courses Available 课程包括
Pre-school Phonics
幼儿拼音
Primary English
儿童英文
Secondary English
中学英文
Adult English
成人英文

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