Anna joins the Explore English team as the Assistant Director of Studies after teaching English to international students for over ten years in Australia, Russia and China. She is committed to inculcating passion for learning and creating multicultural awareness through the fundamentals of the English language. Anna genuinely cares about students and has a significant impact on their attitudes and motivation.

She holds and a Bachelor of Applied Linguistics and Teaching and a CELTA and is currently completing Master of Teaching.
Anna has her heart set on travelling. Outside of work, she enjoys exploring new places and meeting people of different countries.

Working in the coffee industry has helped Gemma develop strong communication skills and cultivate an effective ability to lead, mentor and educate others. She is always striving to bring 100% to her work and this passion infused with her love of coffee, lead her to opening Explore Coffee in May 2017. Explore English and MCIE brought Gemma on board to help teach their students how to make coffee in a safe, funky environment with an overall goal of helping the students gain jobs in the Melbourne hospitality workforce.

Maggie was born and raised in a small town in northern Greece and moved to Australia in 2011. She came to Melbourne for her cousins’ wedding and never got on her return flight home!

She was always interested in business and learning, so she enrolled in several business courses. She now has a bachelor’s degree in Business majoring in Human Resource Management but the possibilities of furthering her education and learning, are limitless.

Maggie worked as the Front Office Manager in one of Australia’s largest Apartment Hotel Chains in Australia. One of the things she liked about working in the hospitality industry was listening to peoples’ stories and getting inspired by their travels.

Her smile and kind nature are what makes Maggie approachable. Deciding to move to Australia was the best thing she ever did and if she could do it all over again, she would!

Hyemi is a real explorer. She has studied in Seoul, Tokyo, Osaka, London, Vancouver and worked as a Coordinator for International relations in a government office. She has also worked as a freelance interpreter and translator while she was travelling all around the world.

She has big passion about marketing and loves organising cultural events as it helps people to understand each other’s culture and become friends.

She has been in the Education sector for the last 6 years since moving to Australia. She knows what the challenges are for people coming to a new country and is happy to help her students to achieve their life goals.

“Love the life you live, Live the life you love!”

Amy comes from mainland China and has been living in Australia for 10 years. Having completed a Diploma of Community Welfare and a Bachelor’s of Accounting from local Melbourne universities, she has a good understanding on what students want and can help them to achieve their life goals. Amy has work experience in a Melbourne immigration agency and knows the pressures international students face, so if you have any questions regarding VISA applications or any future university application processes, she is the right person to talk with.

“She loves the education industry and enjoys helping students whilst seeing them succeed.”

Kareem is a qualified English teacher with global experience. He has a Bachelor and a Master’s degree (Education Management Leadership) and loves to connect to people of all backgrounds.  As he is a non-native English speaker himself, (he speaks 3 languages), he really connects to his students and understands the best methods of improving their confidence in English.

He brings teaching energy and passion to the classroom and students enjoy every minute they spend with him. Kareem says that when students finally grasp the concept of the English language and have a smile on their face, that is when he knows he has really connected. Kareem has taught General English, and English as an Additional language.  To his credit, Kareem also had the privilege of teaching a small local tribe in Egypt, which he says gave him that extra understanding of how people learn a new language.

Kareem’s lessons are full of life, energy and very interactive.

Albie is a qualified English teacher who grew up in Australia and lived in Japan and Papua New Guinea. His first experience of teaching was as a volunteer English tutor for children from Africa and South-East Asia. Albie found it so enjoyable that he decided to become a teacher. He not only graduated with the Cambridge CELTA but also has a Bachelor of Arts, from the University of Melbourne, where he majored in English and History and a Diploma of Languages in French language and culture.

He was inspired by his own teachers at high school who taught him the importance of passing on their passion and knowledge to their students. From a young age, Albie was fascinated by the structure of language and the way that people use language to express meaning. He understands the process of learning foreign languages and how to help learners to overcome the challenges. Outside of the classroom, he enjoys football (soccer), reading and travelling.

Andrew has a Master in TESOL and Literacy, a Post Graduate Diploma in Education and a BA (20^th Century History and Asian Politics. He has been teaching English for almost 20 years, working in High Schools, Universities and educational organisations around the world. Having lived and worked in China and Turkey he understands the challenges of living and working in a foreign country.

He is particularly interested in how the brain works and how people learn and builds these learning skills into all his lessons so that students can develop skills that enable them to develop important skills for life.

Originally from Brazil, Phil migrated to Australia in the pursuit of a new life in 2011.  His teaching journey commenced in 2014 when he was in his early 20’s when he worked as a history teacher.  He slowly shifted direction and began teaching English which has been his passion ever since. Phil says that teaching irradiates from the heart and maybe this is the reason why so many of his international students connect so well to his teaching style.

Phil is fond of introducing new digital learning ideas in his classroom, but he also loves to make students think outside of the box and be critical and creative. He tries to incorporate all these elements when designing his lessons to ensure class provides a different experience for his students. Phil has a welcoming demeanour and students absolutely love being part of his class.

Chloe was born and raised on the sunny Sunshine Coast in Queensland. She moved to Melbourne three years ago and completed a Bachelor of International Studies at RMIT University. She began working at Explore English in student administration, but very soon was drawn to teaching due to her love of supporting people learn and grow. She is currently studying a Masters of Social Work at the University of Melbourne, and is furthering her skills in assisting people become the best they can be.

Chloe loves travelling and experiencing new adventures and cultures. She is drawn to vintage fashion and can be found in obscure second hand and vintage stores in her free time, experimenting with clothing and fashion. What she lacks in height she makes up with sass.

Chloe is most passionate about helping people reach their full potential as human beings.

With a fierce drive and fervor for newness and adventure, Selvi embarked on a journey back in April of 2018 that has undoubtedly brought her pleasure and fulfillment.

Living in New York City for most of her life and quite used to the hustle and bustle, Selvi craved a change of scenery, which led her to Japan. She went from working in the fashion industry to teaching English at a conversation school to students aged 2-17. Months later, Selvi found herself on a plane heading to Melbourne, Australia. During her time here, she has taught a plethora of classes, ranging from English Communication to Grammar, Listening, Conversation, and Vocabulary electives.

Selvi has also studied and lived in Paris, France, where she deems is her home away from home and where she would ideally like to end up.

When she isn’t teaching, she enjoys going to concerts, wandering around new places, and writing prose + poetry.

Emma is a patient and compassionate English teacher, who always tries to create a collaborative and supportive learning environment in her classroom. Wherever possible, she integrates authentic materials into her teaching so that her students develop real-world English skills. She encourages her students to work together and help each other improve their English collectively.

Before becoming an English teacher, Emma taught Philosophy at the University of Queensland. She is CELTA qualified and finished her Masters in Modern European Philosophy in 2017. Emma has a fierce passion for teaching and learning. She ran her own free Philosophy school in Brisbane for four years. She also used to volunteer as an English teacher for refugees from all over the world. In her spare time, Emma enjoys reading, cooking, hiking, and dancing. She speaks three and a half languages: English, German, French, and a little bit of Japanese.

Cheryl is from small town on the Sunshine Coast, QLD. She’s been teaching English since 2004 when she swapped Brisbane for Tokyo. She received an MA TESOL in 2007 and went on to teach in Osaka, London, and San Francisco. Not bad for a country girl, eh?

She’s prepared students for exams and university study, and she’s a trainer for the Trinity CertTesol.

For Cheryl, teaching is about making connections, with people and with cultures. She thinks it’s best to approach all learning with a sense of playfulness and curiosity. She invites students to explore their ideas and creativity in the nurturing environment of the classroom.

She loves road trips and getting out and about to see the world. She’s been to at least 20 countries. In her free time, she enjoys film and live music.

Francesca has just moved to Melbourne and is really excited to be part of the team! Originally from London, she moved to Lisbon, Portugal when she was 14 and studied there before returning to the UK for University. After gaining a Bachelor’s in Philosophy, she bid farewell to London’s rain and travelled across South America. During her travels she discovered a passion for teaching English and decided to return to London to study for her CELTA.

After qualifying, she moved the beautiful Spanish city of Barcelona where she taught Adults, Teens, and Children in an English Language Academy. In the classroom Francesca favours dynamic activities which encourage students to think independently, whilst having fun! Having lived abroad herself several times, she understands that confidence plays an enormous part of language learning and because of this, she tries to create a safe space in class, free from judgement.

Sunny moved to Melbourne from South Korea at the age of 10, and has been living here since then! She studied Bachelor of Science at the University of Melbourne and is currently pursuing her Masters of Business. As a marketing intern, she hopes to explore the world of marketing through the eyes of our professional team at Explore English and MCIE.

Sunny speaks fluent English and Korean, as well as a little bit of Chinese. So she is able to connect with a variety of our international students! Our bubbly intern, Sunny is willing to listen to any problems and help out with any difficulties students face during their time on our campus.

Anna is a Japanese with Korean heritage. She came to Australia in 2015 to study English. She then progressed to completing a Bachelor of Marketing and working as a marketing assistant while at Uni. There, she mainly managed various companies’ social media content.

Anna has three years of working experience at ANA airlines in her home town. She loves to organize events and manage them. Our lovely intern, Anna is keen to utilize her passion for helping students in providing the best possible experience for Explore English and MCIE.