Meet The Team
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CEO
Moriaki Yoda
Singapore is renowned for its high educational standards, with the government providing excellent learning environments across various fields, including STEM education. As one of the Top 10 language schools in Singapore with EduTrust certification, we guarantee top-quality education and offer students an ideal learning environment. We remain committed to delivering the best language education to students from around the world.
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English Teacher
Stephen Roberts-Mudge
Stephen comes from Somerset, England and has undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications from UK universities. He became TEFL certified 9 years ago and since then has been teaching English to students of all ages and abilities in Hong Kong. South Korea and now Singapore, helping students achieve fluency and confidence in English through authentic conversation and discussion. With years of experience, he tailor lessons for adults and children to meet their real-world language needs.
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English Teacher
Bryce Johnson
Bryce Johnson is from Brisbane, Australia, but has spent most of his life growing up in Southeast Asia. Having spent his formative years in Malaysia, attending university at LASALLE College of the Arts in Singapore, and working as a high school English teacher in Thailand, he has gained a unique perspective and appreciation for language and communication. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music Composition, a TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) certificate, and is currently studying for an iPGCE (international post-graduate certificate of education). Bryce believes that language is an essential tool for making connections and aims to make the learning journey for his students as enjoyable as possible.
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English Teacher
Marc Gagnon
Marc is from Sherbrooke, Canada, the last bastion of the English language in the province of Quebec. He has spent (too many) years studying anything from Computer Science to Theology, passing by International Cooperation. His quest to see the world brought him to 19 countries. His quest to understand different people and cultures led him to work and live in 7 of those countries (Canada, Nicaragua, Australia, New-Zealand, Singapore, China, and Iraq). He discovered he loved helping others learn English, so he successfully finished his TESOL and his TKT (Teacher's Knowledge Test) from Cambridge University. Now he is married to a (wonderful) Singaporean, and he spends his free time reading books, playing video games, and eating ice-cream…
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English Teacher
Josh Tan
Josh is from Singapore, and as with most Singaporeans, he is bilingual (English, Chinese, and a smattering of Chinese dialects). He spent 4 years living in Melbourne, Australia, and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in Politics and International Relations, and History. He spent an additional year writing a dissertation, and was awarded a Degree with First Class Honours. Josh also possesses working experience in Germany and Australia with the Singapore military, and has also done a short stint of work in Kuala Lumpur. Having worked with and befriended people of various nationalities, he believes that this enables him to connect with his students and foster a constructive language learning environment. He is of the belief that students thrive when they feel safe and comfortable in their learning environment, and he seeks to create said environment for them. Josh enjoys watching football and basketball, reading, playing video games, and is very passionate about reptiles, especially crocodiles.
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English Teacher
Ruby Lo
Ruby has been teaching English for the past 22 years for various ages from 4~60. she is an American Taiwanese. She has enriched experience in all English teaching such as Business English, Conversational English, English Speech, English Phonics, Topic Discussion English and General English. She has been teaching at an American English School for 14 years while living in Taiwan and continued on her passion while in Singapore.
She has passion in fulfilling students' dreams on helping each and everyone to succeed in their English goal. She can design and personalize each student's special needs according to their level and learning style. She believes in learning through fun and learning through relaxing mode will lead to the best learning result.
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Academic Director
Michael Bunyak
Michael Bunyak is from Manitoba, Canada. He moved to Singapore in 2006 and has been teaching in Singapore for over 15 years. A qualified TESOL Teacher Trainer and EFL / ESL teacher, he studied at the University of Manitoba and Brandon, as well as at London Teacher Training College. He has taught numerous students of different nationalities and ages, and strives to make language learning a fulfilling and fun experience for his students. He’s a four-time self-published author, and enjoys reading, nature and cats.
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English Teacher
Jesse Colin Shafer-Oliver
Jesse is from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He has been in Singapore since September 2011. He graduated from the University of Alberta with a Bachelor of Science, majoring in Psychology and a minor in Chemistry. Jesse has been an avid volunteer in teaching English and has tutored a wide range of nationalities in English and other subjects. Jesse is known by his students to be very kind and patient, and knows how to make his students feel at ease.
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English Teacher
Kiran Mahbubani
Kiran Mahbubani, a British Citizen, Hong Kong resident and Singapore PR, was born and brought up in Hong Kong before she moved to Singapore in 2002. Certified with CELTA - Certificate in teaching English language to adults by the University of Cambridge and ACTA - Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment, Kiran has been teaching English to both adults and children since 2012. Prior to that, Kiran was in hospitality field where she worked in a few hotels and for a German airline catering company. Kiran’s passion has always been in teaching. Kiran believes that teaching is one profession that creates all other professions. Kiran speaks a few languages, mainly English, French and Cantonese. Her love for travelling has taken her to many different parts of the world and her aim has been to visit one new place every year.
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English Teacher
Simon Hull
Following a BA in English and Literary Studies at the University of Worcester (1998), Simon completed an MA in Romanticism (2002), and was awarded a PhD, also in Romantic Literature (2006), both at the University of Bristol. He has taught various courses in literature as well as effective writing, at diverse institutions in the UK, Saudi Arabia and Malaysia, and has extensively published his literary research in books and international journals. He considers a balanced blend of passion, patience and proficiency to be the makings of a good teacher.
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English Teacher
Diego Musitelli
Diego has joined the teaching profession after completing his PGCE (Post Graduate Certificate in Education) in languages at Manchester Metropolitan University. After working for different government aided school in the United Kingdon he decided to pursue a doctorate degree in foreign affairs which he completed in 2006. He is currently working in Singapore, a place which he considers to be a meeting point between Asian and Western culture. In his next long holidays, he hopes to enrol at New York University in order to attend the Summer English School. Diego enjoys travelling in Asia, Europe and North America and he likes discovering diverse cultures as he believes that language is at the heart of every culture.
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English Teacher
Hannah Blair
Hannah is from Singapore, and grew up speaking Mandarin. She holds Undergraduate and Postgraduate degrees in Psychology, Psychotherapy, and Counselling. Hannah has worked as a tutor and psychotherapist in Singapore and the United Kingdom. She gained her TESOL Diploma and Certificate at Canadian Education College, which has allowed her to expand her teaching horizons. As a result, Hannah has supported ESL students with WIDA, iTEP Slate, Cambridge, and IELTS preparations. Hannah has also taught IB English and Literature, alongside building students' creative writing, conversational, and presentation skills. Through her experiences in the education and mental health fields, Hannah supports empowerment through utilising language for self-advocating, self-assurance, and meaning-making. In her spare time, Hannah enjoys 80s music and 90s pop culture.