Pamela has been in the education industry for over ten years and is currently the Teaching Affairs Management Coordinator & Associate Teacher & Classroom Assistant Coordinator at ISA Tianhe. She has many years of experience working in international schools, and she is keen at international education concepts and the differences between Chinese and western education philosophies. She is currently responsible for the school curriculum, teaching arrangements, associate teachers and the training of classroom assistants.
She has also attended and passed the PYP programme teacher training for IB school accreditation.
As an educator, she believes that "Every child is unique" and is passionate about helping every student to know themselves and become the best they can be.
Yoyo Guo
School Librarian
Yoyo Guo has over 10 years of experience working in international school libraries. She joined ISA Tianhe in 2015 and is one of the founding members of the school. The library is the heart of the school, and Yoyo has created a library that allows students and teachers to use the resources and space for teaching and learning, enhance students' interest in reading, and develop their reading hobby.
She has a knack for using the different student's personalities to engage the classroom and make it truly fun for the students to read. Yoyo is actively involved in teaching and library workshops outside of work, and she believes that only by becoming a lifelong learner herself, and then she can inspire and motivate more students and others to become lifelong learners.
Irina Toma
Teacher of Learning Support
Irina has over 15-year experience, teaching children both in Europe/England and Hong Kong. She graduated University in Romania and has obtained a BA degree in Teaching English as a Foreign Language and Theology - teaching both Primary and Secondary level students. Irina achieved a Qualified Teacher Status, UK and a postgraduate qualification in teaching English as a Second Language, CELTA – UK.
As a Teacher of Learning Support specialist, she incorporates multi-sensory teaching along with carefully noted individual learning styles, interests and backgrounds to enable students to access the curriculum across all subjects. Irina has a holistic approach to teaching and her primary goal is to support students to achieve their academic potential to their very best.
Hana Gu
Korean Teacher
EAL Teacher
Hana is trilingual in Korean, English and Chinese, and a qualified EAL & Korean teacher in ISATH. Hana has several years of diverse multi-cultural experiences in Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and Shanghai, which enrich the international atmosphere of our school, respecting different languages and cultures.
Hana graduated from Korea University in Seoul, holds 3 BA degrees in Korean Teaching, Chinese Literature and International Relations. Passionate to be a life-long learner, she studied her Master's from Fudan University, and also attained TESOL and professional development certificates in psychological counseling, parent-education consulting, and career counseling.
Meiling Jin
Teacher of Music
Julian has more than 19 years of international teaching experience. He has taught Music at primary and secondary ages in Turkey, Vietnam, Korea and China.
Julian graduated with a degree in Music from the University of East Anglia in the UK, specialising in music technology and composition, and obtained his PGCE certificate from the University of Surrey. He also has a CELTA certificate.
Julian plays brass instruments, is passionate about Music, film and photography and enjoys yoga and scuba diving. He is also a keen advocate for supporting stray animal rescue shelters.
Julian Taylor
Teacher of Music
Julian has more than 19 years of international teaching experience. He has taught Music at primary and secondary ages in Turkey, Vietnam, Korea and China.
Julian graduated with a degree in Music from the University of East Anglia in the UK, specialising in music technology and composition, and obtained his PGCE certificate from the University of Surrey. He also has a CELTA certificate.
Julian plays brass instruments, is passionate about Music, film and photography and enjoys yoga and scuba diving. He is also a keen advocate for supporting stray animal rescue shelters.
Dean Bryant
PE Teacher
PE Coordinator
As the P.E. teacher and coordinator of ISA Tianhe School, Dean has over 30 years of experience teaching and leading Physical Education in England and abroad. As a highly enthusiastic and encouraging teaching professional, he has implemented an engaging Physical Education curriculum for both the Early Years and Primary pupils that includes aesthetic and recreational sports/activities.
Dean graduated with a B’ed Hons in P.E.. He is passionate about delivering a curriculum that is both challenging and enjoyable and is looking forward to implementing a new P.E. curriculum for both the Early Years and Primary pupils.
Mark Thompson
PE Teacher
A PE teacher with over 6 years experience in education and sports coaching. Mark has worked in China as well as in Europe, working with students of all ages, between those just starting their school journey and those in their final year.
Mark graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University with a degree in Sports Coaching and Development. He also has a PGCE from Leeds Beckett University. While at university, Mark has completed various coaching badges in different sports such as football and rugby. Aside from this, Mark also has completed workshops in IB, PYP focused, showing an interest in professional development and working to improve as an educator.
Student enjoyment of PE is at the heart of Mark’s teaching approach, and he strives to create a positive and open environment for students to flourish and learn.
Andrew Bowden
PE Teacher
Andrew Bowden joins the 2022-2023 ISA Physical Education team with eight years of teaching and leadership experience. He has taught a variety of age groups, from early years to Middle School. He coaches several sports, but he is most passionate about soccer. He has been coaching soccer for over ten years!
Andrew graduated from Southampton University in 2011 with a BA Honours degree. He then completed his Post-Graduate education (PGCE) at the University of Nottingham in the UK. He is qualified and experienced in numerous sports and is excited to share his experience with the ISA Tianhe community.
He believes in the power of sport to aid in the education process. By promoting engaging sporting opportunities, students can gain valuable social and physical skills and learn about healthy living.
Liz Jackson
Teacher of Art
Liz has gained over 20 years teaching experience after gaining her Bachelor of Education. Liz brings her international experience to ISA Tianhe. Liz has a holistic approach to teaching and learning. She is passionate about the students’ creative success, and equally as passionate about their emotional well-being. She is known for providing a balanced learning environment that is engaging, respectful, and enjoyable.
Liz is also passionate about film making. While teaching in Australia, she and her students won first prize in two school film festivals for a German film, and first prize for an Art film competition.
Trista Long
Mathematics Teacher
Trista received a Master's degree from the South China University of Technology. She has almost 11 years of teaching experience, focusing on English and Maths teaching. She taught TOEFL, IELTS, SAT math, and A Level math. As an experienced teacher, Trista has encountered cross-cultural students of all ages. She helped them to prepare language and subjects tests, ensuring they can finally get an ideal score to apply to prestigious schools.
With the accumulated experience of how to get along with different students, Trista would like to use these to deliver lessons effectively to help and enlighten students to perform better and explore new things around them.
Paris Delikouras
EAL Teacher
Paris joined ISA in 2016 as a teacher of English Language, Language Acquistion and ESL. He has also enjoyed teaching Y8, and Y9 at the Middle School attached to Sun Yat-Sen University.
He has a BSc (Honors) Degree in Linguistics & Computation from the University of Manchester, England, the UK, and IPGCE International Post Graduate Certificate of Education University of Sunderland, England, UK as well as many IB MYP and PYP teaching certificates.
Brett John
EAL Teacher
Brett is a very experienced teacher who has been an educator for more than thirty years and a teacher at ISA Tianhe International School since 2018. In his career, he has taught in many countries including long periods in Singapore, Japan and Saudi Arabia. His qualifications include a BA in English, a PGCE in Primary Education (Ages 4-11) and a Masters degree in Educational Leadership.
Brett's teaching interests focus on language development and his teaching strategies include the frequent use of poetry, songs, stories and drama. Brett's classroom could certainly be described as a 'language-centred' classroom and he is creative and imaginative in developing an environment in which children can flourish as readers, writers, speakers and listeners.
As a teacher, Brett is able to develop an excellent rapport with his students and a classroom atmosphere which supports the students both socially and academically. His teaching approach values effort and he encourages all students to work hard and achieve their full potential.
Patrick Ennis
EAL Teacher
IT Teacher
As a member of the EAL Department of ISA Tianhe School, Patrick brings more than 20 years of education experience to our school. He became a member of ISA Tianhe International School of Guangzhou in 2021. Throughout his career, he has worked in Early Years, Primary and Middle schools in China. Patrick graduated from the University of Arizona with a BA in Music. He holds certificates in Teaching English as a Second Language, and IB Certificate in Teaching and Learning, demonstrating his dedication to continued development.
He has worked tirelessly as an educator to create respectful, engaging, and effective learning environments for students to experience the thrill of learning.
Sherry Xie
EAL Teacher
Sherry graduated from Northwestern Polytechnical University, majored in German, and has a Postgraduate Diploma in English Translation from Jinan University. She has a Certificate for Teaching English in High School, TESOL for Children Certificate, and Business English Certificate Vantage. She has trained in IB teaching with a Certificate in Language Acquisition (Implementing the PYP curriculum).
With 5 years of education experience in ISA Tianhe International School and a friendly style of teaching, Sherry is patient, thoughtful and popular among students.
Annie Chen
EAL Teacher
Annie graduated from City University of Hong Kong and has a master's degree in English Language Studies.
Annie has been working in international schools for five years. In her class, she provodes activities to get students interested and engaged. She encourages students to ask questions and apply their phonetic skills to reading in class. She really enjoys working with students and helping them with their English language learning.
She has experience working with students in early years, primary as well as middle school. She also holds an IB language certificate and TESOL certificate.
Kira Li
EAL Teacher
Kira is an EAL teacher who is committed to promoting innovative approaches to learning and teaching. She has five years of experience in international IB schools.She has taught students in kindergarten, primary school, and junior high school.
She is good at providing personalized learning management for students and helps them gain all-around development. She has passion in developing students become positive and responsible life-long leaners. She focuses on bilingual education, stimulating students' interests in learning and expanding students' global vision. As an educator, she strives to create a safe, supportive and diverse learning environment for all learners and lead them to develop their potentials.
Jo Jiao
EAL Teacher
Jo is the EAL teacher of ISA Tianhe. She graduated from the Lingnan Normal University with a bachelor's degree in Primary Education and got the master's degree in Project management from Sydney University. She worked as an English teacher in a public primary school in Guangzhou and then joined our school in 2019. She has assisted the Y5 PYP graduation exhibition for many times.
She would like to guide students to develop the learning habit of thinking, exploring and summarizing on their own by using mind mapping and other methods.
Mary Chen
EAL Teacher
Mary has five years working experience at international schools, including teaching students from 4 to 11 years old. She has mentored on Y5 students’ PYP Exhibition. With patient and a strong sense of responsibility, she always encourages students to think out of the box and solve problems in various ways.
Mary has a master’s degree of Education from the University of Edinburgh and an English teacher qualification certificate for senior middle school. She has published a research paper related to children’s behaviours at an international academic conference.
