Our Mission & Team

Music That Makes Communication Possible

SPEECH is a research-informed educational music platform designed to support communication confidence, learning access, and participation.

The Mission

Singing-Powered Education and Equity for Communication and Hope

SPEECH exists to close the language and communication gap faced by children with learning differences while also helping students in general learn more effectively through music.

We believe rhythm, repetition, and melody make grammar, speech fluency, and academic concepts easier to grasp and retain, especially for students who struggle with traditional teaching methods or face barriers in learning like language anxiety and mutism.

By creating original educational songs, delivered through interactive EAL classroom sessions and a growing library of animated music videos for elementary students, SPEECH aims to make learning more equitable, engaging, and fun for every student, regardless of their background or learning style.

What We Believe

Our Core Values

Equity in Education

Every child deserves access to engaging, effective instruction, regardless of background or learning style.

Music as a Learning Tool

Rhythm, repetition, and melody make learning more natural, especially for those who struggle with traditional methods.

Cultural Inclusion

We celebrate diversity and build materials that reflect the multicultural reality of today's classrooms, especially in international school environments.

Research-Informed Design

Our materials are intentionally structured through evidence-based approaches to support participation and fluency.

Who We Serve

Our Community

SPEECH primarily serves English As An Additional Language Learners, students with learning differences (such as speech or language-based challenges or neurodivergent students), and elementary-age students more broadly within multicultural school communities.

We address the issue of inequitable access to engaging, effective language and grammar instruction, particularly for students who struggle with traditional teaching methods due to language barriers, learning differences, or communication challenges like selective mutism.

By using music as a learning tool, SPEECH supports speech fluency, grammar comprehension, and academic confidence, while also promoting cultural inclusion and understanding among young learners in diverse educational settings.

Our Team

Meet the Founder

Teryn Rim

Founder, SPEECH

Instrument(s): Guitar, Voice (Soprano)

Languages: Korean, French, Chinese, English

Teryn Rim is a 17-year-old musician, researcher, and language learner. Her academic and creative work centers on one question: how can singing become a meaningful tool for language learning, communication confidence, and classroom belonging for children who find speaking difficult?

In first grade, Teryn was placed in the English As An Additional Language Program and was selectively mute. Later, she slowly found her voice, and music became a powerful part of that journey. As someone who grew up speaking four languages and is currently learning two more, she understands firsthand how challenging communication can feel, and how transformative it is when you finally break through.

Teryn is a member of multiple ensembles, including the Singapore Symphony Youth Choir and formerly the Voices of Singapore Choral Scholars Programme. In school, she has also been deeply involved in performing in a rock band and in the HS choir.

Rather than seeing music only as performance, Teryn has become increasingly interested in music as a designed form of access. That intersection became the foundation of SPEECH, exploring how songs and classroom resources can support communication, confidence, and learning for young students. Her hope is to build a platform where music is treated not as an extra, but as a serious educational tool.

Our Team