Our People
Lydia Gao: Principal
B. ENG MA. SC Post-doctoral in engineering, presided and participated in more than ten national, provincial and ministerial scientific research projects, and won the second prize of national scientific and technological progress.
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.
Charlie Li: Director of College Counselling & Campus Relations Manager
Beijing University of Forestry and Michigan State University with double bachelor of science degrees; AACSB MBA
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
Major in Environmental Engineering and Minor in International Trade at Nanjing University of Science and Technology.
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
Graduated with a Bachelor of Arts, English Literature from York University and a Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Certificate from Woodsworth College, University of Toronto.
Liz has over six years of teaching experience, and ten years of Graduate Services experience working with Newcomers to Canada.
Tara Ganjavi: Teacher
Master of Linguistics; Bachelor of Education . OCT Ontario Licensed Teacher; TESOL Qualification Certificate; Member of of the York Regional English Public Education Board
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
Graduated from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto in 2018, where she obtained her teaching qualifications. Before becoming a teacher, she completed her undergraduate studies in mathematics and the dramatic arts, also at UofT.
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.

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
JDL gold medal lecturer, public high school teacher. Subjects:
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Ms. Jahanbakht: Tutor
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
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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