VIS features teachers from all over the world who share our love of progressive education. We hire only the best educators from around the world.

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Vice Principal Ms. JULIA KAO

• University of British Columbia - Psychology Major

• Quint Magazine - Taipei Correspondent & Photographer 

• Red Room Culture, Education, Arts Association - Arts Coordinator

• Oomph Arts - Founder, Program Director, Curator

• The Bridge Art - Curator

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College Counselor Ms. ROSALYN SHIH 

• Columbia University - BA in English

• Studied at the University of Oxford, Columbia University Oxbridge Scholars Program 

• New York State Initial Certificate in Adolescent Education (English Language Arts)

• Experience providing educational counseling on US college admissions

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Academic Advisor Mr. JED ALEXANDER COLLINSON 

• Queen Mary University of London - BSc in Pharmaceutical Chemistry (1st)

• University of Reading - PGCE with chemistry

• Extensive experience in Western and Taiwanese education systems

• Teacher trainer and founder of Bespoke Taiwan education consultancy

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Mr. AUSTIN BRIGMAN

• University of Wisconsin - River Falls

• USA Licensed Teacher - Art K-12 and ESL K-12

• Oxford Seminars TESOL/TESL/TEFL certified

• Art Garden Studio - Co-founder, Curriculum Designer, and Teacher

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Mr. SIMON IMBOT 

• McGill University, Montreal, Canada - BA Mathematics 

• KangChiao International School Linkou Campus, TeachME Center - Teaching and tutoring

• Community and social media management; technology startups, hospitality industry 

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Mr. BYRON CLARKE

• National Chengchi University – Master of Business Administration

• Brock University - Business Administration

• National Chengchi University - Accounting Teaching Assistant

• Strategic Business Analyst and Marketing Account Manager

• Outdoor Leadership and Team Building Consultant

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Ms. ANGELA CHIANG

• UC Berkeley — BA in Cognitive Science and Data Science (concentration in Human Behavior and Psychology); minors in Education and Creative Writing

• Harvard University and Columbia University: professional development in international teaching, curriculum design, and redesigning education 

• Extensive work/internship experiences in education and PBL

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Mr. ETHAN LEWIS

• PhD in Outdoor Education, University of Edinburgh

• MEd. Agriculture Education, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

• BS Naturalist Science, Northland College

• teaching environmental education

• Classroom teaching

• Past Board of Directors for Sustainable Agriculture Education Association, Minnesota Association for Environmental Education and Edinburgh Garden Partners

• Amateur baker and photographer

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Ms.LAURA WANG

• Teachers College at Columbia University — MA in Secondary Science Education

• Swarthmore College — BA in Chemistry and Asian Studies

• New York State Professional Teaching Certification in Chemistry (7-12)

• Senior Fellow of the Knowles Teacher Initiative

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Mr. JOSHUA MCLEAN

• Stellenbosch University: BA Fine Art (Sculpture), MA Fine Art (Education)

• Teaching experience (Primary School, High school, NGO)

• Taipei developing STEAM education

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Mr. MATT KEMPER

• Bradley University - Bachelors of Science in Political Science

• Android Software Engineer and Manager for various startups

• Previous Director for the North American Students of Cooperation

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Mr. ANSHUL SINGH

• National Taiwan University of Science and Technology - Research scholar (PhD candidate)

• Experience in teaching mathematics and physics to under-graduate engineering students

• Qualified GATE (Institutes in Singapore, Germany allows GATE qualified candidates to pursue M.S or PhD)

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Mr. JOHN HARRELL

• Bachelor of Arts in Applied Linguistics - Portland State University

• Cambridge CELTA certified

• English, Spanish, Vietnamese, and Mandarin speaker

• 6 years of EFL teaching experience in the US, Vietnam, and Taiwan

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Mr. JACK FILMORE

• BA Politics and International Relations, Lancaster University, UK.
• A-level Psychology (A*), Fine Art, and Philosophy, Ulverston Victoria Sixth Form College. 
• Cambridge CELTA certified.
• 7 years of teaching experience in Taiwan, Vietnam, and the UK. 
• Frontline political experience as an elected local government representative in the UK. 

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Mr. WILLIAM OPENSHAW

• Taipei National University of the Arts

• New Media Art

• Performing member of Formosa Improv Group

• Performing member of Stage Fight (Shakespeare, Musicals, and Sketch)

• Proficient in Unity Game and Visual Art Development and Programming

• Experience creating Educational Games

• Experience Filming and Editing videos for Events

 

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Mr. MOHIT SHARMA

• PhD, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei TW.

• Master’s, Punjab Engineering Collage (PEC), Chandigarh IN.

• Professional Researcher and Trained Educator. 

• University Teaching Experience.

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Mr. BRIAN WIEMER

• MA TEFL - Wright State University

• BA in Chinese Language and Culture - The Ohio State University

• 10 years of teaching experience in Taiwan

• Associates in Visual Communication - Sinclair Community College

• Professional Photographer and Videographer since 2020

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Mr. DENNIS WEINBERG 

• Goucher College - BA in history with a concentration in secondary education 

• Gratz College - Master of Arts in Education 

• Dual PA certifications in math and social studies 

• Teaching in inner city Philadelphia, algebra 

• Teaching at Fuhsing Private School

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Ms. PEIJU CHEN

• University of Hawaii at Manoa - Master of Science

• Nation Taiwan University - Bachelor degree, Foreign Languages and Literature

• OD Art Studio：Co-founder, Acting coach, Representitive

• 10+ years of teaching： focuses on oral training, nonverbal expression, actor-teacher training, and underprivileged group-related advocacy group.

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Ms. ZITING HUANG

• Beijing Language and Culture University Teaching Proficiency Certificate of Teaching Chinese as a Second Language

• National Taiwan Normal University Mandarin Teaching Qualification

• Taipei Language Institute Mandarin Teaching Qualification

• Chung Yuan Christian University, BFA in Commercial Design; IFA- Polimoda Fashion School, MA in Fashion Business and Retail Management

• Extensive experience in international retail/fashion business management, leadership training and development, and Yoga, Pilates teaching

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Mr.LIU, SHUO-WEI

• Taipei National University of the Arts--Bachelor of Fine Arts majoring in Acting

• Taipei Municipal Jinhua Junior High School--Full-time sub teacher of performing arts

• OD Art Studio：Acting coach

• Taipei Mental Rehabilitation Association--Acting coach of theater workshop

 

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Mr. MARCUS LARSEN-STRECKER

• National Taiwan University – MA Chinese-English Translation and Interpretation

• Tufts University – BA International Relations and Asian Studies

• Where There Be Dragons – 3 years as experiential educator leading student groups throughout Asia

• East Coast Advantage Elite Tutoring Services – 2 years teaching critical thinking, reading, and writing and providing admissions counseling

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Mr. NICHOLAS COLLIER

• Wayne State University - BA in World History Major

• Co-founder/Creator of Tennō records

• Artist at PITS Detroit

• 10+ Years of experience in music performance and production

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Mr. FORREST THORNBERRY

• Morehead State University - Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics , Minor: Philosophy

• TEFL certified 

• Mt. Sterling Parks and Recreation summer camp director/instructor for students K-12 

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Ms. HELEN TING

• School of Visual Arts - BFA - Illustration Major

• Founder of mosswater Art + Illustration studio

• Art tutoring and mentoring

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Ms. YA-CHUAN,LIN

• National Taiwan University- Double Bachelor of Arts Degree in Anthropology and History

• Experience relaying archaeological and historical knowledge to the public

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Ms. CHIA-CHEN, HSIEH

• National Taiwan Normal University- Bachelor of Arts in History.

• Experience teaching history in senior high schools.

• Junior High School and Senior Secondary School Teacher Certificate.

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Mr. MARK COLLIN 

• University of East Anglia - BSc in Biological Sciences 

• A-levels in Biology (A), Chemistry(A), Maths(A*), and Physics (A at AS-level)

• TEFL certified

• Tutoring science and maths to international school students for the IGCSE, IB, and MYP programmes in Vietnam

• ESL teaching in Taiwan

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Mr. BRANDON JACK

• Bachelors of Communication from Northwestern University in Radio/Television/Film

• Math Program instructor and coordinator

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Mr. DAC CHANG

• Berklee College of Music - Electronic Production & Design and Piano Performance Dual Major

• Music Producer - Taiwan Pop/Hip-Hop Artists (春艷 持修 吳獻)

• Kao.inc Live Sessions - Band Leader, Arranger, Keyboard Player, Singer

• Keyboardist - Playing for Artists (Yellow, The Crane, LEO37)

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Mr. JACEK KACZMAREK

• University of Bedfordshire - MSc Business Decision Management

• University of Nottingham – PGCE (international) CELTA certified

• British Council IELTS teacher and Expert

• Cambridge Examiner (YLE, FCE, PET, CAE)

• 18+ years of teaching experience in High Schools (both international and local)

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矢島　惠

• Master's Program in Japanese History, Japanese Kokugakuin Daigaku University

• Taught Japanese History four years at Shukutoku Sugamo Junior & Senior High School.

• Had been assisted Japanese university students in occupational planning

• Expert of Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT)、Japanese Conversation、Business Japanese、Beginner Japanese and Advanced Japanese

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Mr. OWEN LAN 

• National Taiwan Normal University – MBA in Global business and strategy

• Fu Jen Catholic University – MS in Industrial, Organizational and Career Psychology

• Teaching experience

• AP class teaching experience

• Social innovation project implementation experience

• Teaching Focus:AP Psychology, AP Chemistry, AP Micro Econ

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Mr. HENRY KAO 

• University of Toronto - Honors B.Sc. Degree

• Major: Pharmacology & Human Biology

• Minor: Economics

• Experience:Lecturer, Biomedical Engineering, Graduate School, NCKU Science Teacher & Director, Yousheng Education Center

• Teaching Focus: AP Statistics, AP Macro Econ

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Ms. LYDIA SHEN

• Pennsylvania State University - MA in TESOL 

• Former instructor at the Intensive English Communication Program (IECP) at Penn State University, American English Institute (AEI) at the University of Oregon, and Language Testing and Training Center (LTTC) 

• Specializes in ACT/SAT/TOEFL/IELTS test preparation 

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Mr. LEWIS LIN 

• York University - MSc. Specialized in Physics and Astronomy

• Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics - Research Assistant

• International schools teaching experience

• AP Physics 1/ AP Physics 2/ AP Physics Cs/ AP Calculus AB/BC

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Junior High Vice Principal - Ms. RAPUNZEL TU

• University of British Columbia, BMus.

• Over 20 years of teaching, training experience & management roles in education

• Founder and Director of Mama Mia Music & Movement 

• Trainer, supervisor & parenting advisor in Ningbo & Shanghai, China

• Guest lecturer to the students of the Department of Child Care and Education in universities

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Junior High Dean of Academic Affairs - Mr. ALAN LO

• The University of Hong Kong - Master of Education in Liberal Studies

• The University of Hong Kong - Post Graduate Diploma of Education - History/Chinese History, minor in Liberal Studies

• Simon Fraser University - BA in History

• Over 10 years of teaching experience. 

• Taught at Diocesan Girls' School (Hong Kong) & St. Paul's Co-educational College (Hong Kong).

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Junior High Dean of Administration & Student Affairs - MS. KIMBERLY CHEN

• University of California, Fresno

• Certificate of Teaching Chinese as a second language

• TESOL Certificate 

• Over 10 years of teaching and management roles in education.

• Board secretary at Li-Jen International Private School

• Teaching assistant at TAS

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Junior High Homeroom Teacher - Ms. JOY CHANG

• Professional Development Course - Fresno Pacific University

• B.A. French - Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages

• Coach Certificate - National Federation of State High School Association

• 6 years of experience as a Sports Coach and class assistant.

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Junior High Homeroom Teacher - Ms. TRACY CHEN

• B.S. in Psychology - National Chung Cheng University

• 10 years of experience in school counseling at international schools.

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Junior High Homeroom Teacher - Ms. FEN HSIEH

• MA in Chinese Literature - National Tsing Hua University

• Secondary Teacher Certificate - NCNU

• 3 years of teaching experience in Chinese.

• Former Chinese instructor at United States Military Academy West Point.

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Ms. SANDRA CHAN

• Bachelor of Education (Teaching) - University of Auckland

• English teacher with 6 years of experience overseas. 

• Registered Yoga and mindfulness instructor.

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Mr. ANDERS BLOMSO

• BA in English and Religious Studies - Whittier College Ongoing

• MA in Taiwan Literature, Language, and Culture - National Taiwan Normal University

• English teacher with 6 years of experience in the US and Taiwan.

• Experienced Swimming Coach.

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Mr. BRADLEY GATES

• Bachelor of Arts - Columbia College of Chicago

• English teaching experience.

• Specialized in teaching students with special educational needs.

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Mr. ARVIND KUMAR

• Ph.D in Physics from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar India

• Master of Science in Physics from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India.

• Bachelor of Science (Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics) from Himachal Pradesh University Shimla, India.

• One session teaching experience as a lecturer in Physics at DAV College, Amritsar, India.

• About one and half years teaching experience as lecturer in Physics at SBS Polytechnic & Pharmacy College, Patti, Amritsar, India.

• One session teaching experience as a guest lecturer in Physics in CIPET Amritsar India.

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Mr. Guy Pugh

• MSci Mathematics at the University of Bristol

• 2 years experience teaching STEM focusing on math and coding in Taipei

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Ms. JENNY HE

• Academic Assistant - Ms. JENNY HE 

• National Taipei College of Business - Bachelor of Business Administration

• Kindergarten teaching experience

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Health Teacher - Ms. MEI-HUI WANG

• National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences

• Lecturer of Taiwan Association for Sexuality Education

• Gender Education Lecturer for Elementary and High Schools

• Parent Education Lecturer

• Director of Nutrition Education, Taipei Red Crown Center

• Lecturer Ching Kuo Institute of Management and Health

• Nursing Physician at Taipei Veterans General Hospital

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Executive Assistant - Mr. ROGER LIN

• Bachelor of Arts - Ringling College of Art and Design

• Online marketing experience

• Media producer