Mr. Jonathan grew up on the East coast of the US, but attended college in Upstate NY, where he attended film school at the Rochester Institute of Technology. After university, Mr. Jonathan lived and worked in Hollywood, California, for several years before moving to Shanghai, China, to pursue a career in education.

Now in his 9th year of teaching 7th and 8th grade English Language Arts, Mr. Jonathan has continued to educate himself and has earned his Master’s Degree in Education from the Buffalo State University and acquired his teaching license from the state of Florida. As a new educator, he continues to improve himself by taking professional development courses to improve his education knowledge.

To keep himself well-rounded and busy, Mr. Jonathan is a student of music, and he is learning to play the drums. He  uses yoga as a way to keep himself grounded and aware of the world around him. 

Mr. Hsieh, Ju-Hung is Taiwanese. After receiving complete elementary school teacher training in Taiwan, he obtained a teaching qualification. At the same time, he studied at the Graduate Institute of Teaching Chinese as a Second Language at National Taiwan Normal University and obtained a Teaching Chinese as a Second/Foreign Language professional teaching qualification.
Mr. Ju-Hung has served as a Chinese teacher in middle and elementary schools at TCIS. He has taught for 17 years. He likes Chinese culture and art and he has also served as an art teacher and instructed related club courses.

Ms. Joy has been a teacher for twenty-one years, sixteen internationally. She graduated with a Bachelor's Degree of Secondary Education with a major in History at Ateneo de Zamboanga University. She has gained much of her teaching experience working in different school departments. She worked as a teacher in early childhood education as well as in science, math and social studies in different elementary schools. Ms. Joy has lived in Thailand for fourteen years. Most of her teaching experience in Thailand has been spent teaching English as a second language to students of all ages from pre-Kindergarten to high school. She believes that hands-on learning and active engagement are key to helping students learn effectively and achieve their full potential.

Ms. Krongchanok Hsieh (Cream) is a Thai educator who received an international education when young and has 25 years of working experience teaching in international schools. She has a master's degree in art education and a bachelor's degree in Communication Design from Srinakharinwirot University. She also received specialized certifications in Special education and Art therapy. She has experience teaching art at both Elementary and Secondary levels and served as a Thai Principal and Visual Arts communication lead at TCIS for several years. In addition to teaching, she is an author of G.1 - G.6 Master Art textbooks, exercise books, and teacher’s edition textbooks, which have been published for students and art educators throughout Thailand. She worked as a lecturer and a facilitator of the Gifted and Talented Art program of Bangkok, participating in both government and private schools. She won art competitions from several organizations, displayed her artworks in several exhibitions, and was selected to be a judge for many art competition events. She strongly believes that creativity and imagination are a part of life that can be stimulated by art. Through art activities, the brain, hands, and eyes will be developed to help every child reach their highest potential. Currently Ms.Cream is teaching Art for ECE, ES, and MS (G.5-7) students.