Foundations
Repair earlier gaps in ratios, equations or physical quantities before moving forward.
Junior-high maths & science · Grades 7–9 · Maths, physics, chemistry and science
Connect the formula to what it means.
When memorising a formula is no longer enough, we return to the quantities and ideas behind it. Max listens to your child’s reasoning to find the step that needs attention.
This may fit your child if…
- Maths or science results vary and the reason is unclear.
- Remembers formulas but cannot decide which one to use.
- Needs support with school progress, school tests or Taiwan’s junior-high comprehensive assessment.
What we look for
- Memorising definitions
- Reciting atomic structure or electrical terms, but getting stuck when asked why they work that way.
- Losing meaning in graphs
- Working with a quadratic equation without understanding what its graph shows.
- Confusing quantities and units
- Using a correct calculation but misunderstanding the quantity or its unit.
- One gap affects the next topic
- A missing earlier idea makes the rest of a chapter feel harder.
What a lesson involves
- Each lesson is 50 minutes, one-to-one on Google Meet, taught in Chinese.
- For students in Taiwan, lessons follow their school textbook with additional materials from Max.
- Max asks your child to explain their reasoning before deciding what to practise.
- In monthly and term plans, the teacher reviews homework photos and returns to difficult ideas with further practice.
Choose the starting point together.
Keeping pace with school
Prepare and review school topics, with attention to the difficult parts of each test’s scope.
Further challenge
Work through harder and cross-topic questions, comparing methods and explaining each step.
A closer look at the teaching
Selected earlier teaching and classroom videos, in Chinese. They illustrate activities and explanations; the current service is online one-to-one tutoring.
Trying an acid–base rocket experiment
From an explanation and preparation to student operation: a record of a science-camp experiment.
Watch on YouTube: Trying an acid–base rocket experiment (opens in a new tab)A wrong answer can be another starting point
Classroom footage accompanying a message about trying again after mistakes in maths.
Watch on YouTube: A wrong answer can be another starting point (opens in a new tab)Fees and getting started
For families in Taiwan, foundations plans are: Single lesson NT$1,200; 4-lesson monthly plan NT$4,500; 16-lesson term plan NT$16,800. Materials are included. Other levels and special needs are quoted after the free consultation.
Families overseas use US-dollar plans. Compare the full plan details.
Common questions
Can we work on both maths and science?
Yes. Discuss both during the consultation. Each lesson is 50 minutes, and the lesson plan and number of sessions depend on the support needed.
Do you prepare students for Taiwan’s junior-high assessment?
Yes, alongside school progress and the assessment scope. There is no score guarantee; Max explains the difficulty identified and the work planned for it.
Does the consultation commit us to lessons?
No. The consultation is free, lasts about 20 minutes and helps us understand the child’s needs. It is not a subject lesson or an enrolment.