Staff Profile
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Helen graduated from Northeast Normal University in Chang Chun and her major
was English. She has many years of experience in teaching children English and
school management. Helen believes that children’s education is the noblest and
most rewarding job in this world! Educating each child to build a better world
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Lesley graduated from Jilin Foreign Language Institute in 2003 and is currently
studying at the University of International Business and Economics, majoring in
Business English. She has over 7 years of work experience in administration
management and 4.5 years management experience in International Montessori
Schools. Training in morals and good conduct is the foundation upon which all
other learning rests at The Family Learning House. She was moved by the
education theory and would like to contribute in some way towards the
achievement of the goals of The Family Learning House.
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FanFan graduated from Qinhuangdao Foreign Language Professional College and
received her Bachelor of English from UIBS in 2008. FanFan loves the field of
early childhood education and has been involved in this area for several years.
She has a deep understanding of business administration from her past
experiences in this area. FanFan is very energetic and full of enthusiasm and
hopes she can give all the parents, teachers and students any support they
require.
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Zhou Hong graduated from Beijing Education Academy and has more than twenty
years of kindergarten working experience .She worked in a Chinese government
kindergarten before as a school doctor and has six years working experience in
this field. She is responsible, kind and takes care of the children with love
and commitment. She hopes that each child will grow up to be healthy and happy.
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Wei Dong, a Member of the Communist Party, enlisted in the army for eight
years. He has worked in Beijing since 2003. He loves children, and enjoys
working in the kindergarten. WeiDong is in charge of the safety of the
whole school, and also does administrative work . He is always readily
available to offer help to all the teachers and children . He is very
content when he sees the smiling faces of the children.
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Teachers of Primary 1
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Laura Roark is from America, she has been working with young children in China since 2001. She obtained her Montessori certification from Northeast Montessori Institute in Boston, MA and also holds a TESOL certificate from TEFL International and a Bachelor in Fashion Design. Passionate about helping less fortunate children, in her free time she published two children's books in China with proceeds benefiting The Tibetan Children's Initiative. In the classroom Laura strives to create an atmosphere where children are guided by their natural curiosity for learning and can explore their interests in a loving environment. Laura enjoys practicing yoga and Chinese Tai Chi as well as painting and calligraphy. An avid traveler, she has explored many countries and cultures in Asia. Laura is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and has a deep understanding and love for the Chinese people and culture.
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Maggie graduated from Beijing Dongcheng District Vocational School in 1995 and
majored in pre-school education. After that she got a Bachelor’s degree in
English at Beijing Secondary Foreign Languages Institute. She has 11 years of
teaching experience with 3.5 of those years spent in International Montessori
Schools. Maggie enjoys being with her students and sharing her knowledge with
them. She is willing to devote her heart and her patience to all her students by
being very attentive to their daily needs. She loves children very much!
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Ping Ping loves teaching children because of the great joy she gets from seeing
them grow and develop. She studied management and computer information and
application in university, but has always been involved as a volunteer in
teaching children because of her keen interest in early childhood education.
After having taken training on virtues education conducted by the ‘Virtues in
Us’ project in Beijing, Ping Ping officially became a virtues teacher. She loves
to see children in a virtuous atmosphere, to explore the special potential and
quality in children, to tell stories so that they can feel the beauty in them,
to play games and sing songs, to see children feel the power of virtues through
games and songs and practicing all kinds of virtues. Ping Ping is currently
studying and hopes to obtain her international Montessori certification(3-6years
old) by August, 2010.
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Sunila is originally from the UK. She graduated from the University of Sheffield
in 2006 with her BA in East Asian Studies. Sunila joined the Family Learning
House in 2009 as an English teacher. She loves working in a Montessori school
and was inspired to study for her certification as an Early Childhood
Directress. She has also completed her Virtues in Us training and Parent
Effectiveness Training. In her free time Sunila volunteers at Bluesky Foster
Home. She also enjoys travelling and photography.
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NingYiwei graduated from Shandong Changle Education Vocational in 2002. She
majored in children’s education, primary education and special education. In
2004, she graduated from Shandong Normal University and already has 7 years of
working experience in primary schools and kindergartens. She loves children and
enjoys working with them. It brings her great joy to see smiles on the faces of
the children. NingYiwei hopes to teach the children what she has learnt while
dedicating her love to them all. She hopes through her efforts she can help them
grow.
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Lylah is currently working towards her Montessori Early Childhood Certification.
She believes that the Montessori way gives children an excellent opportunity to
be the best they can be. She hopes that she can impart the love of learning to
the students. Lylah, her husband and two children have been living in China for
2 years. Prior to that, they were assigned to Switzerland for 3 years. She has
experienced that being exposed to different cultures promotes respect and
understanding between people. Lylah is an AB Communication Arts graduate from
Manila, the Philippines.
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Teachers of Primary 2
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Lucy has always wanted to be a teacher. She graduated from Chaoyang Teacher's School in 1995. Lucy then studied English for 3 years at Beijing Second Foreign Language Institute. She has worked in Montessori kindergarten for 6 years and completed her AMS training in 2006. Lucy loves the Montessori pedagogy because she enjoys seeing the children have more freedom to explore their environment and absorb all aspects of knowledge independently and joyfully. Lucy enjoys
traveling, swimming and watching movies.
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Ms. Du graduated from SongZi Normal School in 1989 majoring in children's education and in 2000 she graduated from HuaZhong Normal University majoring in primary education. She has been teaching children and elementary students since 1989. Ms Du has 8 years work experience in bilingual elementary school and kindergarten. She joined The Family Learning House as a Chinese
teacher." I will give all my love to the children and my greatest wish is to see the children have a happy and healthy life."
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Dustin is from San Francisco. He received his B.S. from UCSD in June 2009 where
he gained experience tutoring. Dustin has received additional training in
Virtues and P.E.T from the Family Learning House over the last eight months of
his employment. Dustin's interests are eclectic and range from cooking to
philosophy. He is passionate about education and hopes to help each child reach
their potential.
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Sara graduated from Hebei Vocational University and major in music education. She has acquired the middle school teaching certificate. She has 3 years working experience as a kindergarten teacher. Sara enjoys working in the kindergarten and is good at communicating and working with the children. She will care for the children with her love and use her professional skill and culture to guide and educate them. Sara enjoys music, reading and traveling.
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Shanshan graduated from Beijing Second Foreign Language University with her
BA in English in 2001. She loves children very much. She worked for the Family
Learning House as a translator in 2004. She spent 2 years translating <Anne of
Green Gables>, one of the most famous children’s novel in Canada, into Chinese.
After four and a half years working for a non-profit tourism organization in
Toronto, she has now moved back to Beijing and devoted herself to becoming a
Montessori teacher. She is currently completing her AMS training and will work
in The Family Learning House as an intern from September 2010 through June 2011. |
Teachers of Primary 3
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“Love for children is the reason why I have worked as a teacher for 9
years.” Phoebe is very interested in anything to do with children and their
education. She is particularly inspired when she sees children practicing the
virtues. Phoebe graduated from Tianjin Infant Normal Institute in 1999 and then
studied English for one year at the Beijing Foreign Studies University in 2006.
She completed her AMS training in 2009. “Every child is special and here at
TFLH I would like to work together with all the parents, who give the most love
to their children, to build a harmonious, joyful and educational environment for
the children.” |
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His name is Tom and he has been teaching English in China since 2005. He previously worked in childcare in Australia and prefers the Montessori style of teaching as a result of this. He enjoys the Montessori style of teaching because he feels a closer connection and relationship with the students when compared to a normal kindergarten environment. Teaching for him feels more like fun than a job as he enjoys the rewards, challenges and especially the smiles it brings him from day to day.
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Dan Yang has 5 years working experience in kindergarten. She graduated from Higher Teacher Training Vocational School in Heilongjiang province. She is currently studying at the Beijing Education Institute. She understands child psychology and their daily habits and is able to manage a class and communicate well with the children. She also loves children. She has a cheerful personality, practices responsibility, love, patience and has a strong ability to build close relationship with children. She has good observation skills and is able to create different teaching methods for different individuals and is good at group activities, music activities and activities. She also has Montessori, Chinese, and kindergarten piano teaching experience.
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YanYan graduated in 2005 from Beijing Dongcheng Normal School. She is currently studying to be a preschool education specialist at Beijing Institute of Education. She worked for 4 years at the Zhong Zu Bu kindergarten as a lead teacher and as a result has a good working knowledge of child development and child psychology.
YanYan is responsible, very patient and she loves children. She believes that virtues education and the Montessori pedagogy provide the children with a happy learning environment and it brings out the best in them.
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Her name is Liu Aixia. She come from Hanyang City, Hehan Province. she
graduated from the First Normal Institute of Nanyang. After graduation she came
to Beijing in order to continue making progress and perfect herself. Here she
had the chance to meet and get to know a lot of lovely children and experienced
teachers. Recently she joined the Family Learning House believing that she could
learn a lot and realize her dream of becoming a better teacher. |
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Emily graduated from the University of Wollongong, Australia in 2007 with a
Master’s degree. She has worked at a children’s fashion company in Sydney. She
loves early child education and worked as an instructor at early childhood
institute when she returned from Australia. She is now taking the training
courses for the American Montessori Society (AMS) Certificate. Working with
children always makes her feel happy and she wants to bring love, peace and joy
to our children. |
Teachers of Primary 4
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Lily has 7 years English teaching experience. She graduated from the
department of English Education in Huanghuai University of Henan in 2006. She
was an Olympic volunteer in 2008. Lily attended the 12-day virtues training in
2009. She finished studying Teaching Chinese as A Second Language at Beijing
Language and Culture University and she also completed PET course in 2010. She
is completing her AMS training in 2011. Lily loves working with children and
enjoys assisting them to fulfill their potential with love and wisdom. |
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DongDong graduated from Shandong Qilu Conservatory of Music. She received
the Certificate of Early
Childhood Teaching in 2010. She has three years working experience. She loves
teaching children and enjoys being with them because they give her so much joy
whenever she looks at the pure smiles on their faces. She feels happiest when
she imparts her knowledge with them and teaches them dancing. She will try her
very best to work hard in this montessori environment so that the children here
can enjoy learning in a happy and caring environment. |
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Christa is originally from Switzerland but has been moving around the world
since she was one year old. She spent many of her earlier years in Asia, living
in Singapore, Indonesia and Taiwan. In 2003, she moved to the United States to
attend the University of San Francisco. During this time she received a
Bachelors degree in Psychology as well as a Master’s Degree in Teacher
Education. Christa also holds a California Teaching Certificate. For her Masters
in teaching, she wrote her thesis on, “Implementing Emotional Intelligence
Learning into the Kindergarten Classroom.” Christa strongly feels that in order
to be more successful in life, children need to be taught skills that increase
both their IQ and their EQ. Christa really enjoys being a teacher because she
loves children and she believes working with them is one of the most rewarding
jobs in the world!
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Angie graduated from Yuncheng Normal Institute in Shanxi province. Presently
she is studying at Beijing Open University ,majoring in Business English. She
has been working with children for 6 years, and has gained a lot of happiness
from being with children and growing with them. Through this she has gained a
better understanding of early childhood education. She ‘ll continue to work
with passion, love and sincerity to enable children to enjoy every day at TFLH. |
Teachers of Primary 5
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Su-Yeeng enjoys working with children. It brings her joy to see them learn
and grow. Working with the children has made her see the importance of being a
teacher and therefore inspired her to pursue the education field. She completed
her MCI Montessori training in Malaysia in 2008. She has experience teaching
English to Chinese high school students and 1 year experience working in a
Montessori Kindergarten. Su-Yeeng enjoys movies, music, drawing, and sports. |
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Ivy graduated from Harbin University in 2002; she has 6 years teaching
experience. In order to offer professional Montessori teaching to children, she
trained with AMI and obtained her International Montessori Certification
(3-6years old) in August, 2010. She hopes she can impart to the children her
love of learning and help them become independent and loving members of society.
Ivy’s tenet is: I am willing to offer all my love, patience and care to each
child! |
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Sandy graduated from Anhui Hexian Children Normal Institute in 2003. She has
been majoring in Pre-school Education at Beijing Normal University. She has been
engaged in the field of children’s education for four years. Additionally, she
has served as a parents-child teacher for two years. She insists on applying
Montessori education ideas to practice. Sandy thinks that she has not only
worked hard but also enjoyed the process of the happy growth within the last six
years. She thinks that adults should understand, respect and believe children,
and that teachers should understand their world and feel their mood from their
perspectives even more. This is the only way that you can get love and respect
from children. |
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Annie graduated from Qingdao University with an English major in 2008. She
is not only fluent in English, but also holds interests in photography, travel
and reading . She has a gentle and modest personality and a great passion for
children’s education. She values the importance of virtues education and
believes: “Every child is an angel. I would like to be the care giver of
every angel with my great love and patience.” |
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Sunila is originally from the UK. She graduated from the University of
Sheffield in 2006 with her BA in East Asian Studies. Sunila joined the Family
Learning House in 2009 as an English teacher. She loves working in a Montessori
school and was inspired to study for her certification as an Early Childhood
Directress. She has also completed her Virtues in Us training and Parent
Effectiveness Training. In her free time Sunila volunteers at Bluesky Foster
Home. She also enjoys travelling and photography. |
Teachers of Reception
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Renee graduated from Chang Chun Teacher's College in Jilin and her major is
English. She has three years English teaching experience in elementary school
and almost four years experiences in international Montessori kindergarten. She
is interested in educating children and loves to work with children. She has
completed her AIM training currently .She will use her professional knowledge
and her love and patience to help children |
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Jimei graduated from Mongolia ChiFeng College in 2005 with a major in
Childhood Education. She has gained five years of teaching experience with
children since she graduated. “I love children very much and I will treat them
very kindly, patiently and respectfully.” |
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Quynh has taught both children and adults since 1998, but her true passion
lies in working and interacting with children. She finds their youth, curiosity
and unconditional enjoyment of life a true inspiration and privilege to
witness. Quynh grew up in the United States, where she earned both her
Bachelor’s in International Affairs and her Master’s in Teaching English as a
Second Language. After having children of her own, she now has a great interest
in expanding her repertoire to include Early Childhood Education. In addition
to education and language acquisition, her interests also include: tap dancing,
photography, culinary arts, creating photo books, and effective parenting. She
spends her spare time listening to music, singing, dancing and playing with her
children and husband! |
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SunMin graduated from Qingdao Normal University. She has 3 years of
working experience in early childhood education and has worked as an
administrator in her previous kindergarten. She also participated in the
high-level leadership training program at the Beijing Normal University in the
summer of 2009. The pure smile and laughter of every child brings so much
happiness to SunMin. She believes early childhood education is the pulse of the
world’s career. We use passion, love, and respect in guiding the children . She
believes children are able to develop healthily in such a nourishing
environment. SunMin loves to dance and surf the net in her spare time. |
Teachers of Toddler 1
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Grace worked for almost 6 years at TFLH before graduating from Beijing Foreign Studies University. She completed her AMI Montessori training course to be a Montessori Diploma Directress of Infancy (from 0 to 3 years of age) in February 2009. She also completed the Virtue in Us training in 2005. "I like Yoga and through it I hope to be able to teach the children about joy and
peacefulness." "I feel very happy when I play and work with them together, I learned a lot from the children. I believe that every child is very special and can be a brilliant gem. We can guide them to develop their inner excellent potential and allow their radiance to shine out!"
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Jessica has always wanted to be a teacher. She graduated from Shijiazhuang University in 2008. Dancers to participate in 2007 China Association of Chinese children's stars dance training, China Association of registered
teacher's dancers. Jessica teachers are very friendly, to be creative and have a solid foundation of professional
knowledge. Jessica enjoys, traveling, Photography and swimming.
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Christine has a degree in Economics and a Masters’ Degree in Business
Administration from the Philippines. She has lived and worked in Hong Kong,
Singapore, the U.S., India and most recently, in Jordan where she was Marketing
Director for an educational solutions company. Having 3 boys between the ages of
3 and 5 years old, Christine has developed an interest in child development and
education. She brings a wealth of international cultural experience and English
fluency to the classroom. She welcomes the opportunity to be able to give back
and contribute in some way towards the achievement of the goals of The Family
Learning House. |
Teachers of Toddler 2
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Yuan Yuan graduated from Inner Mongolia Higher Vocational School in 2000
with a major in Child Education. She finished Child and Elementary Education in
2005. Since 2005 Yuan Yuan has worked in kindergartens. She completed her AMS
Montessori training course. She has four years experience working for the “Mummy
and Me” program and is currently a lead teacher at The Family Learning House.
Yuan Yuan loves children very much and feels that all children are very
optimistic, positive, and lovely by nature. Her dream is to be of service to
children and help them grow up to be well-rounded human beings. |
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Ming Zhu graduated from Huazhong Normal University. She has been a full
time mother for the past eight years to her daughter and son, and has a lot of
experience interacting with children. She has been teaching children with great
love and respect at The Family Learning House since March, 2010. She believes
every child is unique and precious and hopes they will have a wonderful time in
The Family Learning House. She wishes to encourage them to grow not only
physically but also spiritually and contribute to society! |
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Laura is from Leeds, England. In 2010 she graduated with a BA Hons in
Chinese and South East Asian Studies. Having previously taught in a school
whilst studying at Capital Normal University in 2008, she discovered a passion
for China and its culture. The time spent in China inspired her to return and
learn more about teaching with particular regard to the Montessori programme.
Laura enjoys interacting with children and sharing her knowledge with them. In
her free time she loves to travel and has been backpacking all around South East
Asia and Europe. |
Teachers of Toddler 3
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Lily graduated from Children’s Normal College of Beijing West City and has
been working in the field of children’s education for 13 years. She completed
her AMS Montessori training course. She started as a Toddler Community teaching
assistant with The Family Learning House, Shunyi September 2004. Lily has
participated in professional development at TFLH and has her Chinese Ministry of
Education Kindergarten and Elementary teaching credentials. Lily is also a
certified music teacher for early childhood. |
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Jenny graduated from Taishan University in 2008 majoring in English
education. She chose to be a teacher because she loves children. Through her
work at TFLH she has seen that the Montessori philosophy allows children to work
independently and to develop many virtues which are often different from
traditional education. Jenny enjoys travelling, reading and surfing the
internet. |
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Brittany graduated from the University of South Carolina in America. She
majored in Cultural Anthropology with a minor in East Asian Studies. Her passion
for travel and East Asian culture motivated her to leave the States for the
first time and come to China. Brittany is interested in learning more about the
Chinese culture and language. Having grown up with two younger brothers, she
knew that teaching children would be the perfect opportunity. She has a passion
for photography and films. She is very excited about learning more about the
Montessori style of teaching. |
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Nicole graduated from Foreign Language Institute of Capital Normal
University, and has been working in the travel industry for 10 years. As a
mother of a one-year old, Nicole is currently completing her AMS training (0-3
infant and Toddler). She wants to help children grow up happily with love and
patience. |
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Cherry graduated from Hebei Normal University in 2003 majoring in music education. She studied at the School of Continuing Education, Central Conservatory of Music in 2008 and completed her level 1~3 piano teacher qualifications. Cherry has been working as a piano teacher for 3 years and is now the piano teacher at The Family Learning House. "I love teaching piano and working with each student. I would like to devote all my time to enthusiastically guide the children to the sacred temple of music."
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In 1999, Anna graduated from Chao Yang Childhood Education Normal School
with a major in piano education. Since graduating she has been working as a
piano teacher. Now she is pursuing music education in Capital Normal
University, majoring in piano education once again. She is currently a fulltime
piano teacher at TFLH. Anna will treat all her children with love and patience
and use her professional knowledge to guide them. |
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Liang laoshi graduated from Chang Chun Teacher's College as a physical
education major, and went on to acquire his master’s at Beijing Normal
University in the same field. He worked at Daystar Academy for five years. His
strength in the curriculum is in soccer, gym, Ping Pong, and martial arts. He is
full of energy, enthusiasm, and patience. He is a natural at inspiring
children’s desire to learn, especially for the beginner student. He is also a
talent in the direction of precise movement and quick comprehension. |
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