Introduction:

Being one of the proactive and dynamic personalities, Michelle Loh Jee Yin is an educator, trainer, Ambassador of Character Forever, curriculum developer and home-school mother. Her passion in enriching young lives motivates her to give herself to teaching even from her school days. She was a tutor and spiritual mentor to her juniors then. After graduation, she lectured in a renowned private college in Kuala Lumpur for many years.

Home Schooling:

As a keen believer of character-building and self-pace learning in children, she chose to stay home full-time to take care and educate her two lovely children since 2003. Being an industrious person, she started a home-based kindergarten (home-school for preschoolers) for her own children and some neighbourhood preschoolers in year 2005.

Designing Confidence-building Curriculum for Children:

As she is also a multi-talented person, she started designing and developing a comprehensive, original musical drama and character-building program to enhance interest in the English Language using music (singing and rhythm), dance (movement) and drama (expressions and acting). She believes in inspiring and helping ORDINARY kids to be courageous to express their thoughts and feelings by cultivating skills in the area of music, dance and drama using the beautiful and rich language of English. Her passion is also to inspire and train educators or parents on the use of creative approach through music, dance and drama in teaching or communicating with children. Currently, she is conducting musical drama classes (ages 4 to 12 years old) and Adventures in English Language Literacy Classes (Creative Phonics English Program) for children in kindergartens, Music & Arts & Language enrichment centres, home-school centres and home-based.

Building Character and Parenting:

As one of the Ambassadors for Proactive Parenting Forever (non-profit organization which champions character-building in children), she has conducted various DVD-facilitated workshops for both parents and educators (since 2006) such as:

a) Parenting workshops:

1.       Award-winning parenting program “Active Parenting Now”, authored by Dr. Michael H. Popkin (Ph.D.) U.S.A.;

2.       Renown child psychologist and author, Dr. Kevin Leman’s “Making your children’s mind without losing yours”;

b) School of Character workshop:

“Building 6 pillars of Characters in Children”, program authorised by ‘Character Counts’ (U.S.A.)

          Besides, she is also a trained Facilitator for a character-building abstinence-until-marriage program for youth (secondary and tertiary students) organised by Focus On the Family, ‘No Apologies – The Truth about Life, Love and Sex’.

Deepening Spiritual Growth:

          She has also written Bible study materials for mothers and Youth (teenagers), which were used widely in the Youth Fellowship and Mother’s Support Group in her church. Currently, she is actively serving as a Sunday School teacher in her church.

I Conduct

 

Weekly Classes for Children:

1.       Musical Drama Classes  

a)     Introductory – Step 1 (ages 4 – 7 years old)

          b) Step 2 – Grade 2 (ages 7 – 11 years old)

 

2.       Adventures in English Literacy Class (AELC) – Phonics Reading Program

a)     Starters: Learn Sounds and Alphabets (ages 4 – 5 years old)

b)    Emergent Readers: Phonetic Awareness (ages 5 –6 years old)

c)     Fluent Readers: Grammar Acquisition (Grade One – Three) -                         

                                                           (ages 6 – 10 years old)            

 

Workshops for Children and Youth:

1.       School Holiday Adventures Program (Math Magic, Discovery Science & Phonics Fun)

a)     Young Explorers (Ages 5 –6 years old)

b)    Young Adventurers (Ages 7 – 10 years old)

 

2.       School Holiday Musical Drama Program            

a)     ‘Act, Move and Sing Now! Kids’ Theatre I’ – Introductory – Step 1 (ages 4 – 7 years old)

          b) ‘Act, Move and Sing Now! Kids’ Theatre II’ – Step 2 – Grade 2 (ages 7 – 11 years old)

          c)  ‘Act Now! Youth Theatre’ – (12 – 18 years old)

 

3.       ‘No Apologies – The Truth about Life, Love and Sex’ Workshop (organized by Focus on The Family (M))

A character-building abstinence-until-marriage program for youth (secondary and tertiary students)

 

            

Workshops for Educators/Parents/Sunday School Teachers/Anyone who works with children

1.                   ‘M&M Workshop – Creative Teaching Skills using Music and Movement’ (1-day workshop)

          For those teaching children between ages 4 – 6 years old

          

2.                 ‘SpeeD Workshop – Creative Teaching Skills using Speech and Drama’ (2-day workshop)

          For those teaching children between ages 4 – 6 years old

          

3.                 ‘Musical Drama Train the Trainers Workshop’ 

          For the teachers who are teaching the MusikDrama Horizons program in the home-school centres which uses the Horizons Kindergarten Program

          a) Workshop I (Introductory Level – Step 2) – Unit 1 – 2   (2-day workshop)

          b) Workshop II (Introductory Level – Step 2) – Unit 3 – 5   (2-day workshop)

         

4.     ‘School of Character Workshop – Building Six Pillars of Characters’

          (organized by Proactive Parenting Forever)

          For educators, parents or anyone who works with children or youth