Hello! My name is Becca.

I am a mom, a social worker, and a multi-award-winning author (of ‘The Story of Us’). I am passionate about supporting children in our proud heritage language, Cantonese.

Here, you can find my personal and educational background, as well as an overview of my fun classes.

My ultimate goal is to promote fun learning. I keep my classes very small so that full attention can be given to each learner.

I was born and grew up in Hong Kong. I am a native Cantonese speaker.  I was lucky that my recent publication, a Cantonese-English-Jyutping Journal book has won in the Non-Fiction Young Adult category at the Independent Publisher Book (IPPY) Awards and in the Children’s Activity Books category at the National Indie Excellence Awards (NIEA).

I am a mother to my beautiful eight-year-old daughter, and we live in Canada. I know how challenging it is to encourage little ones to speak Cantonese, especially if Cantonese is the minority spoken language where you live. It adds an extra layer of complexity if you are not a native speaker or if only one parent speaks Cantonese.

Please do not hesitate to message me if there are any special learning needs. I hope you’ll join me on this fun learning adventure soon!

Thank you,
Becca

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EDUCATION: 
- Master of Social Work 
- Bachelor of Social Work
- Honours in Bachelor of Science:  Double Major in Linguistics and Psychology 

- Certification in Solution-focused therapy  
- Certification in Motivational Interviewing therapy

University Courses Taken:
Advanced Psycholinguistic, Psychology of Language, Literary and Reading disorder, Child Psychology, Chinese Language 

High Quality Experiences:
- 10 years+ teaching experiences being a Field Instructor for Master Social Work students and Undergraduate students in a number of Universities, including University of Toronto, Trent University and Ontario Tech University in Canada.

Book Awards: 
♥ 2024 Independent Publisher Book (IPPY) Gold Medal Winner - Young Adult Nonfiction Category
This IPPY award celebrates excellence in quality and originality, focusing on innovation and social relevance. The IPPY is the longest-running unaffiliated contest open exclusively to university presses and independent publishers worldwide.

♥ 2024 National Indie Excellence Awards (NIEA) Finalist - Activity Books (Children)
Established in 2005, NIEA champions small presses, mid-size independent publishers, university presses, and self-published authors who produce the highest quality books. NIEA entrants are judged by experts from various disciplines within the industry, including publishers, authors, editors, and book designers.

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OVERVIEW OF CLASSES 

ART:
- One time beginner ProCreate Class 
- Cute Food With ProCreate in English (FLEX)

CANTONESE:
- Private 1:1 Class

For Age 4-8:
- Beginner (Journey to the West) : colur, shape, size, number, feeling words (FLEX)

For Age 8+
- Beginner: Young Detective Training (FLEX)