MEET OUR COACHES

Sean Elliott

• Business Storytelling Consultant.

• Spoken Word Poetry, Storytelling & Playful Drama ECA Course Creator & Facilitator.

• Writer, director, producer & performer of 10+ original performance art theatre productions.

• 10+ years performance arts professional, working throughout East & South East Asia.

• 10+ years experience in senior corporate marketing & branding.

• Guest lecturer presenting “The Performance of Public Speaking” workshop at Thammasat University Law Faculty & Empower Toastmasters Bangkok.

• TESOL certified.

• Experienced and trained creative writing instructor with Beyond Books.

• Contributing writer for an academic research paper on strategies to develop EFL learners reading fluency

• Lecturer at Stamford International University in English Program - course introduces students to secondary research writing

• CELTA certificate teacher 

• English Teacher at CULTURA INGLESA – Brazilian English School for Teens and Young Adults 

• Diploma in Graphic Design 

• Diploma in Education

• Build great rapport with students from different ages (Teens and Young Adults)

• Create graphic and digital design layouts 

• Completed an IELTS course in England at London School of Business and Finance in London (2014)

Kennedy Creech

• Professional storyteller from the USA, featured at several prestigious festivals, community events and schools throughout the country

• Performing musician for over 30 years in multiple venues including, theater and musical accompaniment

• Poet, songwriter and lover of literature

• Poems and short stories featured in several independent publications

• Major in Jazz and Music Performance / Minor in English Literature and Creative Writing

• Experienced music, cultural studies and language teacher and educator with 20 years’ experience

• Creator of several curriculum-based courses taught through hand drumming and creative arts

• TEFL / TESOL / TEFL-YL certified with more than 15 years’ experience teaching immigrants in the USA and students in Haiti, Thailand, China, Korea and Japan.

• Encouraging teacher who inspires students to think “outside the box” and find different ways to express similar things – Favorite words include: adjectives and adverbs

• Aspiring author

Jessie Singh

• BA in TESOL

• Diploma in Marketing and Advertising

• Contributing writer and photographer for an entertainment blog

• Advertising and brand mapping.

• Contributing feature writer for Bambi magazine

• English language arts teacher 9+ years

• Primary level English program teacher

• ECA Drama teacher at an international kindergarten in Bangkok

• Yoga storytelling practitioner

• Runway and photographic model for IndoThai fashion designers

• Masala Magazine IT girl for innovative fashion and style.

• Social studies course facilitator including full content development

Susanna Nicol

• Bachelors in Early Childhood Education and Child Developmental Psychology

• More than a decade of experience as an early childhood educator  

• Parent and child EQ coach

• Expert in developing children's emotional intelligence (EQ) skills

• Author and presenter of published research paper

• Curriculum designer for creative writing course in Hong Kong

• Experienced content creator and script writer for Engcatcher, a company in Bangkok that makes your English "catchy"

• TEFL-certified English teacher and private tutor

Jessie Singh

• Bachelor in Early Years Education

• Masters in Tourism and Recreation

• over 16 years of teaching experience in countries such as the UK,  Indonesia and Thailand

• Experience in different teaching philosophies such as Reggio Emilia, Montessori and eco-schools including world known Green School Bali

• Always looking for a creative way of stimulating student's learning

• Founder of YOGANIA Yoga Studio, yoga for adults and children

• Qualified yoga teacher

• Children's yoga teacher, telling stories through movement and art

• Teacher of mindfulness and written mediation (Journaling) 

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