Our People
Lydia Gao: Principal
More than 20 years of teaching and education management experience. Lydia is a famous teacher in Beijing who has written eight books and editor-in-chief textbooks, she has also published more than 40 papers.
Dave Bird: Vice-Principal
"The secret of educational success is respect for students"- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Charlie Li: Director of College Counselling & Campus Relations Manager
Experience working with both local and international students. Charlie has many years experience of assisting students with their university application and visa application as well as being familiar with company operation and management systems. Charlie has rich financial, accounting and trade and management knowledge.
Jenna Johnston: Principal Assistant
Jenna has many years of educational background for children of different ages. She is careful, patient, friendly, and loved by students.
Rainen Zhang: Administrative Assistant
Rainen has many years of multinational company work experience. She is patient, meticulous, logical and organized.
Tara Ganjavi: Teacher
Tara has 16 years of international and Canadian teaching experience and many years of ESL and TOEFL teaching. She is also a former IELTS officer.
Yumna Habib
With several years of teaching experience, she consistently emphasizes the importance of making a commitment to lifelong learning, a philosophy she believes extends beyond the classroom. She strives to be the best educator possible, as proven by her completion of additional teaching qualifications beyond the scope of the foundational teacher's curriculum. In her spare time, she can be found tending to her small aviary of tropical birds or screening the latest Oscar nominated film.