In the previous passage, we met our new teachers from the Bilingual Experimental Department and welcomed them to become one of our excellent academic team. This time, we will meet several new teachers from the International Department, who come from different countries and have rich educational backgrounds and experience. They are excellent and outstanding.
At CBIS International Department, we respect the individuality and talents of each student, patiently guide and teach according to their aptitude. Our teachers are good at creating an opening and interesting classroom atmosphere, guiding students to develop good habits of independent thinking, communication and cooperation in experiential learning. We strive to stimulate students' infinite imagination, creativity, and problem-solving abilities, and support them in continuously growing into lifelong learners with Chinese soul, global vision, and international mindness through learning, demonstration, and action.
· Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education
· CELTA Certified from Cambridge University
Mr.Alex has over 10 years of teaching experience working in the Americas and Asia. He started his teaching Journey educating high school students and moved all the way down to early years. This experience has led him to face challenges in all areas allowing him to grow as an educator and be open minded towards his students with compassion and understanding.
Adaptable - With students one must be ready to face challenges in the classroom, and differentiated teaching has allowed me to front those challenges in every student's development process.
Flexible - Sometimes as educators we have to be supportive with any changes at any given time. That's being a team player.
Passionate - I not only offer a language course, I also offer a cultural experience in my classroom giving students a true meaning in how to learn the English language through dynamic experiences that will be placed into their workshops and activities.
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As an English Teacher, my approach centers around creating an engaging and inclusive learning environment. I strongly believe in the importance of fostering students' language proficiency while nurturing their confidence and cultural awareness. Throughout my teaching career, I have developed a repertoire of effective instructional strategies, incorporating technology, interactive activities, and authentic materials to make learning English enjoyable and relevant.
PYP English teacher
head of PYP English team
PYP coordinator assistant
· Bachelor's degree of Education in Early Childhood from St. Joseph's Teachers' College, Jamaica Education
· Master's degree of Education from the University of Essex, UK
Ms.Diamond has 5 years of teaching experience in China, which includes facilitating the IB PYP to lower primary students. Miss Diamond has prepared students for the Cambridge A2 Flyers English Qualifications, with all students receiving excellent results. In addition, she also has experience as the IB PYP lower primary head teacher and facilitating teacher professional development workshops. Miss Diamond has been awarded the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 Excellent Teacher Awards at her previous institution.
Nurturing - As a mother and a "teacher by heart", I set the stage for a positive culture and climate in my classroom by providing a nurturing and caring environment for my students, which helps to support their overall well-being and development.
Reflective - I regularly reflect on my pedagogical techniques to ensure teacher-student interactions and the learning environment is practical, innovative, and FUN to impact my students positively.
Resilient - I am a Risk-Taker who can bounce back from difficult situations and persevere through challenges, modelling resilience and open-mindedness for my students.
CBIS is known as a model IB school in China, and I am a long-term admirer of the work CBIS is doing. I am drawn by CBIS's philosophy of a holistic approach to education which aligns perfectly with my teaching philosophy. I look forward to embodying the values of CBIS in my classroom by promoting international mindedness among my students while engaging their young minds,and help them strive to become knowledgeable, respectful, and innovative lifelong learners.
· Bachelor's degree of Arts in Variety Orchestra Performer with specialty in pianoforte from Kazakh National Academy of Arts
· Qualification of teaching music from Federal Institute of Advanced Qualification and Retraining, Moscow, Russian Federation
Ms.Yelena has over 14 years of teaching experience in 3 countries - Kazakhstan, Russia and India. Her experience includes teaching Piano lessons, Music Theory and History, and Orchestra Band, preparing students for various school events and external music assessment such as ABRSM piano.
Open-minded - This means I am open for student's ideas and suggestions about creating, performing and exploring music.
Passion - I am dynamic and committed to teaching music.
Challenging - I believe that the life without challenges would be boring for me. Challenges help us to grow and reach high aims in our life.
CBIS has a strong reputation for its commitment to excellence in education. The school's dedication to providing a high-quality learning experience for students aligns with my own teaching philosophy. My teaching mission is to inspire, educate and develop essential musical skills in children, and to cultivate their passion to create and perform music, so that they could become creative and lifelong learners.
· Bachelor's degree of English Translation
· Master's degree of International Education
Ms. Mickey has more than 10 years of teaching experience in IB or bilingual schools, teaching PYP Mandarin and IMYC Cambridge English, in Guangdong and Jiangsu Provinces. Ms. Mickey is specialized in using scaffolding instruction to help English learners to improve their reading comprehension and writing skills. She is adept at identifying the strengths and weaknesses of each student through diligent observation and interaction.
Curious - Being curious makes my mind active instead of passive and makes me see things that are hidden behind the surface of normal life.
Balanced - Having a good balance helps in making my life easier to perform and enjoying all of the happiness in life and work.
Lifelong Learner - Knowledge is endless, and being full of curiosity and learning something new every day allows me to always maintain a young mind to face the unknown future.
CBIS impresses me with its mission statements, which value our Chinese soul and embrace the Global view, and high-quality IB education for all learners. I am looking forward to being a curious, balanced, and lifelong learner with my students as I always remember "the purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows."