GUAN Yi 

Head of School; Teacher of English

Nationality: Chinese

●Educational Background
Soochow University, Bachelor of Arts (English Education)

●Work Experience
Assistant Principal, Suzhou High School - Suzhou Bay Campus
Assistant Principal, Soochow University Experimental School
Director of International Office, Suzhou High School of Jiangsu Province
Teaching ESL as an exchange teacher at PS 120 in New York City, USA for the school year 1996-1997;
Teaching at Jackson High School in Ohio USA during the 2010-2011 school year.

●Motto
Nobody grew taller by being measured.
---- Meighan

 

Ronny Laroche

DP Coordinator; Teacher of Design Technology

Nationality: Mauritius

IB MYP moderator
IBDP examiner
IGCSE Internal moderator

●Educational Background
Bachelor of Education (Hons) Design Technology

●Work Experience
Head of Department of Design and Technology at an international school, Mauritius
MYP Coordinator at an international school, South Korea
MYP Coordinator at an international school, China
24 years of teaching experience and 14 years as an IB educator Design Technology teacher and MYP Coordinator

●Educational Philosophy
I believe that all children are unique and have something special that they can bring to their own education. I will assist my students to express themselves and accept themselves for who they are, as well as to embrace the differences of others.

●Motto
A teacher takes a hand, opens a mind and touches a heart.
----Unknown Author

 

 

Roy Murray

Director of Students; TOK Coordinator

Nationality: British

●Education Background
University of Glasgow (Scotland), PhD History
University of the West Indies (Jamaica), MA History and Heritage Studies
Brock University (Ontario, Canada), B.Ed. Teaching English as a Second Language
Brock University, B.Ed. History and Political Science
Brock University, BA History

●Work Experience
Head of Secondary School at an international school in Kunshan
Teaching Head of School at an international school in Shanghai
Teacher of History, Humanities and/or Social Studies in secondary schools in Canada, the Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Scotland, England and China

●Motto
Carpe Diem (Seize the Day).

 

 

Benjamin GU 

Director of Amissions & College Counseling; Teacher of Biology

Nationality: Chinese

●Educational Background
University of South Carolina (USA), M.S. Biomedical Sciences
Nanjing University (China), B.S. Biotechnology (Intensive Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine Program)
Suzhou High School of Jiangsu Province Class of 2004

●Work Experience
A veteran college counselor with 11 years of experience
7 years on the International ACAC membership
BrainBee China Jiangsu coach during 2017-2020
Coproducer and cohost of the weekly podcast Edu2Joy

●Motto
"There is no average brain and thus no average student."

 

 

Jyotika Laroche

EE Coordinator; Teacher of English

Nationality: Mauritius

 

●Educational Background

B.A (Joint Honors) English and Hindi

 

●Work Experience

Teacher of MYP and DP English Language A and Language B

Head of Department of Language Department at an international school in China

Extended Essay Supervisor

CAS Supervisor

School Supported Self Taught Supervisor

MYP and DP English teacher for 8 years at an international School in South Korea

23 years of teaching experience including 10 years as an IB educator

 

●Motto

It's easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much better at the top.

---- Henry Ward Beecher

 

Coco Wu

Teacher of Chinese A: Language and Literature

Nationality: Chinese

 

●Education Background

Beijing Normal University, Doctor of Education Candidate, School Curriculum and Pedagogy

De La Salle University, Master of Education, Educational Leadership and Management

 

●Work Experiences

10 years teaching experience including 2 years abroad

6 years working experience as the Head of Chinese Department

Teaching Qualification Certificate for Chinese; Certificate of Accreditation in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language and a Chinese Test Administration Certificate；IB Teaching and Learning certificate of Language A: Language and Literature, Language B and TOK holder

 

●Motto

Let the light shine! (To be the light and to nurse the light.)

 

Zhang Hongsong 
Teacher of Chinese A: Literature

 

●Educational Background

East China Normal University, Master of Education (Chinese & Literature Education)
Soochow University, Bachelor of Arts (Chinese & Literature Education)

 

●Work Experience
Teacher of Chinese & Literature, Suzhou High School 

 

●Motto
The highest good is like water. Water benefits everything by giving without taking or contending. -- Lao Tzu
 

Don Pak 

Teacher of Business Management

Nationality: South African

 

●Educational Background

Doctorate (Business Administration)

Master (Business Administration)

 

●Work Experience

Head of Humanities at a Foreign Language School

Head of Humanities at a Shanghai bilingual school

DP Coordinator at a school for returned overseas talents’ children

Senior Lecturer at an international university in China 2007 – 2017

 

●Motto

It always seems impossible until it's done.

----Nelson Mandela

 

 

Yves Hakimian 
Teacher of Business Management and Economics
Nationality: Canadian

 

●Educational Background

Master in International Finance (Hons)  Skema School of Business (AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA)
Bachelor in Economics (Hons) University of the State of New York (AACSB)
CSI Canadian Securities Course
Oxford Seminars certificate

 

●Work Experience

Finance Lecturer for Chongqing Technology and Business University international exchange program with HEC Montreal
Finance and Economics Lecturer at Suzhou University
Senior financial advisor in wealth management for Desjardins Financial Services Firm Inc
Account Manager - Credit approval and investment advice at LBC Financial services
Asset Management and Tax planning at RBC AM (Royal Bank of Canada Asset Management)
Wealth Management at Berkshire and Assante Wealth Management

 

●Motto

Be the change you wish to see in the world.

 

WU Zhenqi

Teacher of Physics

Nationality: Chinese

 

●Educational Background

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, M.Eng in Materials Science and Engineering

National University of Singapore , M.S. in Advanced Materials for Micro- and Nano- systems

Nanyang Technological University, B.Eng (with First Class Honours) in Materials Engineering

 

●Work Experience

10-year professional history in Fortune 500 company

 

●Motto

"Harmony but not Uniformity."

----Confucius

 

 

Leo Zhuang
Teacher of Chemistry
Nationality: Chinese

 

●Educational Background
University of Oxford, M.S. in Teacher Education
Tongji University, M.S. in Inorganic Chemistry
Tongji University, B.S. in Applied Chemistry

●Work Experience
More than ten years of working experience in IB, Cambridge and AP programme schools in Shanghai and Suzhou as chemistry teacher, head of department, academic coordinator and Cambridge PDQ program leader in teaching and learning
Published six papers regarding syllabus, textbook, teaching and assessment of international curricula, comparing international and domestic science curricula

 

●Motto
If you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, teach people.
 

Yijun Zhang  

Teacher of Biology

Nationality: Chinese

 

●Educational Background
Case Western Reserve University, M.S. in Biochemistry
Nanjing Normal University, B.S.in Biotechnology

 

●Work Experience
IBDP Biology teacher at the International Department of a high school in Sichuan
Tutor of British Biology Olympiad (BBO) during 2022-2023
7 years' experience teaching biology and chemistry
Teaching Qualification Certificate for Senior Secondary School in Biology & Chemistry

Teaching and Learning certificate of IBDP Biology & Cambridge International A Level Biology

 

●Motto
Teachers are guided by virtue and hearts are guided by love.

 

Sean Chen

College Counsellor; Teacher of Chemistry

Nationality: Chinese

 

●Educational Background

University of Pittsburgh, M.S. Chemical Biology
University of Wisconsin-Madison, M.S. Organic Chemistry
University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.S. Chemistry and Physics
Suzhou High School of Jiangsu Province 08'

 

●Work Experience

A skilled teacher in chemistry and biology ranging from classroom teaching to science fair coaching.
7 years trackable experience in teenagers mentoring and educational planning in the U.S.
Cambridge TKT I, II, III certificates and IB Teaching and Learning Certificate holder. Member of Independent Educational Consultants Association.

 

●Motto

"No one has ever become poor by giving."- Anne Franke

 

 

 

Oscar Lu

CAS Advisor; Teacher of Mathematics: Application and Interpretation

 

●Educational Background

Master of Business Administration (MBA), Cornell University, USA
Master of Accounting, Australian National University
B.S. in Financial Management, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law

Suzhou High School of Jiangsu Province Class of 2004
 

 

●Work Experience

Financial Analysis for Federal Government Australia
Business and investment analysis for IT cooperations
Strategy and M&A operation for advanced manufacturing cooperations overseas

 

●Motto

Let the students be themselves.

 

Audrey Chen

CAS Advisor; Teacher of Visual Arts

Nationality: Chinese

 

●Educational Background

United World College of South East Asia 2018-2022

Rhode Island School of Design, enrolled German course at Brown University and CoRE at Harvard University

 

●Work Experience

Art Consultant and Designer at Delon Technologies(Suzhou) Co.,Ltd. 2021

Website Designer and Illustrator at LIFO, Silicon Valley

 

 

YUAN yuan

Social-emotional Counsellor

Nationality: Chinese

 

●Educational Background

Institute of Psychology, CAS  PHD program, focused on Adolesent Development, Diploma
Soochow University, M.A. Applied Psychology, focused on psychotherapy and counselling
Nanjing Normal University, B.A. Applied Psychology
Suzhou High School of Jiangsu Province 02'

 

●Work Experience

2014-now AP Psycholgy teacher and grader
2016-now Sex Education for Adolescent  Course developer and teacher  NGO course designer
2018 developed Sex Education Course for MMarie Stopes International (MSI), an international sex education orgnization
2016-2019 designer and guider of summer and winter camps to Canada and US, 5 camps in 4 years2006-2014  project manager/vice director/director of business promotion department of Suzhou Wuzhong Economic Development Zone(SWEDZ)

 

●Motto

Noting but being understood leads to change.