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: Educational Consultant
"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.
Rainen Zhang: Administrative Assistant
Rainen has more than 20 years of multinational company work experience focusing on marketing and project management. She is patient, meticulous, logical, organized and always keeps enthusiasm and curiosity about things. She is willing to help others and enjoy the good relationships with students and parents.
Liz Edwards: Administrative Assistant
Liz has over six years of teaching experience, and ten years of Graduate Services experience working with Newcomers to Canada.
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: Teacher
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.
Farshad Haddadi: Teacher
B.Eng Electrical Engineering, B.Sc. in Biochemistry, Concordia University. Farshad has several years of teaching experience in secondary school subjects, Math, Computer Science, Physics and Chemistry. More than 10 years of computer programming experience as Full-Stack Developer.
Joanne Nathan: Teacher
B.A majoring in English Literature, Bachelor of Psychology with Honours. Joanne has had over 10 years of experience teaching within public and private schools in Singapore and Vietnam. She has been a private tutor for more than 12 years helping students with their English from elementary right till IB diploma level.
Ben Pourkamali: French Language Teacher
Ben Pourkamali completed his PhD from the University of Paris. Ben has over ten years of experience working in schools as a French language teacher, and is also highly skilled in the use of various computer programs to enhance the teaching experience.
Ms. Li: Tutor
| Bachelor’s degree from Harvard University, majoring in Art and Architectural History and minor in Philosophy. Master of Economics, Johns Hopkins University. Subjects:
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Ms. Ganz: Tutor
| Bachelor of Harvard University, majoring in Economics and minor in Psychology. Master of Finance, London Business School. Subjects:
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Mr. Abbasi: Tutor
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JDL gold medal lecturer, public high school teacher. Subjects:
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Ms. Jahanbakht: Tutor
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Master of Environmental science, Bachelor of Environmental Science, York University, Canada. Subjects:
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Ms. Miszkiel: Tutor
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Ms. Bahadur: Tutor
| Bachelor of Arts with Honours. TEFL and TESOL / TESL certificates. Subjects:
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Ms. Soltan: Tutor
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Ms. Johnston: Tutor
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Bachelor of Youth and Early Childhood Education. Subjects:
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Ms. Fusco: Tutor
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Mr. Tyler: Tutor
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Mr. Willoughby: Tutor
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Mr. Liu: Tutor
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Mr. Arvandi: Tutor
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Mr. Burchett: Tutor
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Ms. Verdiglione: TutorBachelor of Education (intermediate and advanced), University of Ottawa, Bachelor of Arts, University of Toronto. Subjects:
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Ms. Soltani: TutorMaster of Education, Bachelor of English Literature and Art. Subjects:
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Ms. Pitcher: Tutor
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