With a bachelor’s degree in applied mathematics and a master’s degree in international Higher Education, Suisui is a passionate educator with 20 years of teaching and leadership experience. Before starting at Huili Nantong, her role was to develop and assure the quality of Maths components of the curriculum for Wellington College China’s bilingual schools. Before joining Wellington College China, she served at different bilingual and public schools, gaining a wealth of experience in the Chinese National Curriculum, bilingual curriculum, IGCSE, A-level and IB etc.

Lynn Higgins graduated from Anglia Ruskin University in the UK and holds a PGCE. She has been teaching since 2007 and has extensive experience of teaching both native and second languages, having taught high school English and IELTS exams in the UK and Switzerland. She specialises in creating forward-thinking and dynamic lesson plans, implementing teaching by example and is able to use effective formative and summative assessment to monitor progress and ensure pupil achievement. Her English classes achieved excellent results in the 2022 GCSE examinations.

Phoebe has a BA from the University of Exeter and a PGCE from the University of Buckingham, UK. Having lived in foreign countries since she was a child, she has developed a keen interest in travelling and experiencing different cultures. She hopes to bring this global awareness to her teaching and her aim is to create an engaging and caring classroom environment for her pupils. Phoebe joined Huili School Nantong from a top international school in the UAE where she taught high school history, humanities and English and was Head of Grade 10.

Kathryn graduated from the University of Glasgow with a degree in Politics and History and also holds a teaching qualification from the University of Aberdeen, UK. She has extensive experience working with children of different ages in a number of countries. She has worked with people of all cultural backgrounds and ages and has a deep appreciation for multiculturalism.

Tingting Ge holds a master’s degree from Shanghai JiaoTong University in Teaching Chinese to Foreigners as a Second Language. Before joining WCC, she was a secondary Chinese teacher teaching language acquisition and literature at international schools in Shanghai and Bangkok. During the past ten years, Tingting has been teaching children of all ages from Nursery to Grade 12. Tingting was certified by Lynn Erickson and Lois Lanning as an Independent Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction trainer in 2022. She co-authored ‘The Inquiry Strategies in Teaching Languages.

Born and raised in China, Mr Shi began his career with New York City Department of Education ten years ago, where he worked as the Computer Science (CS) teacher and Technology Coordinator. As the founder of the school CS program, he created an inclusive and engaging learning environment for all pupils to explore the CS fundamentals, blockbased and text-based programming, robotics, game-design, and physical computing. Prior to that, Mr Shi attended New York University and received his master’s degree. He is now pursuing his second master’s in educational leadership.

Vincent graduated with a Master’s in Genetics from China Agricultural University and obtained the PGCE from University of Warwick in the UK. Prior to Huili School Nantong, Vincent was a chemistry and biology teacher at RDFZ King’s College School and the chemistry teacher of Zhenhai High School and Nanjing Foreign Language School. Vincent believes that all children are unique and have something special that they can bring to the classroom. It is his goal to create a stimulating learning environment where each child feels valued and can grow physically, intellectually, emotionally, and socially.

Francoise Issaly holds a master’s degree in fine arts and has an extensive experience as an art instructor at the primary and secondary level, as well as college level. She has taught in Canada at the College international Marie de France, and at Université de Montreal. She was one of the founding teachers at RDFZ King’s College School in Hangzhou, where she worked for 3 years where she also held the position of Head of House and pastoral leader for grade 8 students. She was involved in the two Musicals that were produced by the school. She then taught at YWIES in Shanghai as a MS Art specialist. Francoise is also a practicing artist who has exhibited in many countries including Canada, USA, France, Germany, Thailand, Malaysia, South Korea, and China.

Born and raised in China, Tom Li graduated from the National University of Singapore with a bachelor’s degree in physics and mathematics. He began his education career in Singapore and has experience teaching across all levels and different curriculum systems, including IBDP, A-Level and IGCSE. To enrich his subject knowledge and hone his teaching skills, he furthered his studies at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and obtained a master's degree in Mathematics Education.

Carmen is originally from Malaysia. She graduated from Middlesex University in London, England, with a major in flute performance and a minor in piano. After graduating, she furthered her studies at the Zoltan Kodaly-Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, one of Hungary's most prestigious music institutions, where she received a master's degree with highest honours. She has over 5 years of experience in teaching music and piano in international schools in Malaysia. She has also conducted and directed school bands and choirs and helped pupils prepare for various musical events. She has also provided piano accompaniment to pupils for other examinations such as the ABRSM piano examinations and flute examinations.