Mr. Andrew earned his Bachelor of Science in Education from the University of Wisconsin--Green Bay and his Bachelor of Arts in both Spanish and Political Science from the University of Wisconsin--La Crosse. He is licensed to teach all subjects in Elementary and Middle School and in addition, he has licenses in High School Social Studies, Spanish, English as a Second Language, and Bilingual-Bicultural Education. Prior to coming to TCIS, Mr. Andrew was a Bilingual Elementary teacher in Green Bay, Wisconsin. In this role, he worked with native Spanish speakers, teaching in both English and Spanish. From this experience, he brings a depth of knowledge in the instruction of English learners. As an educator, he works hard to build relationships and to help all students gain proficiency in reading, writing, speaking, and listening in English. He is currently in his fifth year at TCIS and teaching MS/HS Social Studies.

Teacher Anne began teaching primary years science and social studies in their hometown of Tampa, Florida, USA, followed by teaching English language and subject content as well as designing teaching materials in Shanghai, China. Undergraduate majors from St. John’s College in Annapolis, Maryland included science, philosophy, and literature. Teacher Anne is currently in the process of completing a master’s thesis on language acquisition in multilingual settings from University of Pais Vasco/Basque Country in Spain, using research collaborated on while an intern at the Basque Center for Cognition, Brain, and Language. Their teaching philosophy and experience is that the strongest learning is achieved through meaningful activities in a mindful and collaborative classroom. Teacher Anne thinks young learners are already natural scientists and explorers, and is dedicated to guiding students to find joy in the process of discovery and communication. A lifelong learner, their teaching motto is “I don’t know! Let’s find out together!”
 

Coming from a very small town in the province of Quebec, Canada, Mr. Brian subsequently moved to Québec City to obtain his College degree in Literature from Garneau College (Québec) and Montréal for his Bachelor's degree in Linguistics/Teaching English as a Second Language. As a licensed educator certified by the Ministry of Education in Quebec and holder of the CEFRANC certification to teach French as a first language, he brings over 19 years of diverse teaching experience, both in Taiwan (14 years) and in Canada (over 5 years). His teaching journey has spanned elementary to high school levels, covering subjects such as English, French, Social Studies, Multimedia, Ethics, AP Language and Composition, and TOEFL classes

Ms. Chalita Srikasikit (Kru Fai) has a Bachelor's Degree of Education from Chulalongkorn University. Kru Fai's interest is in working in the field of education, especially working with primary and kindergarten children. She has gained plenty of experience through both teaching in a school system and tutoring students. Before working at TCIS, she worked as a Thai language and Thai Cultural teacher at Pan-Asia International School, teaching Grade 1-8 students for 2 years. It has been a long-time interest of Kru Fai to educate the young, and working at TCIS she gets to fulfill her passion and work in an environment where she genuinely enjoys her work.