Originally having studied traditional art & painting, Daniel loves to mix his passion for art and design into all of his work, with creativity and innovation leading his approach toward marketing and branding throughout all the companies he has have worked for.

Having history working in publishing, elite sports and events, Daniel brings an energetic approach to problem-solving and developing new marketing strategies to strengthen brands and engage audiences.

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.

Sarah holds a Post-Graduate Certificate of Education from Canterbury Christ Church University and a Cert IV in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages from Trinity College, London. She shows an eagerness to continue developing her teaching skills and qualifications further. Sarah started her teaching career working in primary education before moving on to teaching English. Her love of languages and meeting new people from different cultures are the reasons she loves teaching English and Melbourne is the place to be due to the multi-cultural environment.

Sarah has over five years of experience teaching at International Schools and Language Centres, as well as working as a private tutor. She has lived and worked in England, China and Australia, so understands the learning experience that moving to a new country presents, particularly when having to adapt to a new culture or learn a new language. Sarah, a native English speaker from the UK, is currently studying Spanish and so understands the challenges students can face when learning a new language. She has taught a diverse range of students from all over the world.

I am passionate about how to drive companies to implement innovative solutions that will have a dramatic impact on their revenue. I believe in the power of marketing as a tool to increase sales and create a lasting brand awareness on the existing markets and the ones to come.

Giving an excellent customer service is for me a key factor in evolving clients from simple customers to referral makers, opening doors where the business I represent operate.

Since I transferred to the Education sector, I have reflected in my actions the skills students demonstrate each day. The courage to improve issue day, the capacity to bounce ideas, learn from my mistakes and to give my best in each situation.

I am originally from Colombia, but long time ago I decided to move to Australia for better career opportunities. I fully embraced the Australian culture, however I love working in an international environment.

Passion and dedication under good principles have been my milestones to achieve several goals. One of them is being part of the fantastic Explore English Team.

I invite you to follow your dreams and cross your journey with similar thoughts. I can guarantee that it will bring you not only satisfaction but also peace and happiness as it has happened to me.

The very first time I started teaching English was back in 1996 as a private ESL tutor for high school students preparing for University entrance tests and ESL exams and the like.

After graduating in 2009 with my masters in teaching English, I started my career as a TEFL teacher in a Persian university before moving to Australia.

Amy arrived in Australia in 2017. She is originally from Scotland where she obtained her Bachelors’ Degree in Music and subsequently became a music teacher. Since deciding to become an English teacher, Amy has lived and worked in Spain, China and Australia, and has obtained her Certificate IV in TESOL. She speaks Spanish and is currently learning French.

With almost 5 years of English language teaching experience and 9 years of teaching experience in total, she is equipped to teach students of all levels and abilities.

She likes exploring various teaching styles and loves to make active and engaging classes with lots of music and movement.

Aumee grew up in the three largest English-speaking countries in the world: the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada. A curious chap with a penchant for reading and a Rolodex of imaginary friends, his journey down the rabbit hole began in the Barnes and Nobles of Memorial City Mall in Houston, Texas. There, he would spend his weekends reading 90s young adult fiction and modern classics while his parents managed their restaurant. His first love was always the English language. As a CELTA qualified teacher, he has been teaching English all over the world. He has taught English to large classrooms of Chinese students in Beijing and to more intimate classrooms of Spanish students in Galicia. He has taught five levels of GE as well as EAP classes in Melbourne. Being raised in some of the multicultural cities in the world, Aumee loves meeting people from every corner of the planet. He speaks fluent Bengali and Hindi as well as un poquito español. He has lived in six countries on four continents and aspires to be a published travel writer.

Growing up in London provided Eric with the ability to speak two languages, one at home and one in public. This is where his love and intrigue for language began, as he noticed how much it can shape or distinguish a person. 

He earned his degree from Goldsmiths, University of London, in Media and Communications. During this time he directed documentaries discussing social issues and made a couple of short films. After his degree, Eric yearned to travel and work at the same. After spending many years teaching guitar and photography, he completed a TESOL course and began his journey as an ELICOS teacher.

Eric is a massive Bruce Springsteen fan and a huge film buff. He has also met and hung out with a few famous rock bands in his time!

He has lived in Melbourne since February, so far, he is loving it. One day Eric hopes to own a husky and live by the ocean. 

Though born and raised in Australia, Ryan has travelled extensively throughout North America, the Caribbean, Europe and the South Pacific additionally living abroad in the French-Canadian city of Montreal. He offers a unique take on Australian life and culture, compared with his knowledge of other languages, customs and cultures. Ryan holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Law and a Certificate IV in TESOL, further allowing him to teach his native tongue to all walks of life. Moreover, he has taught all levels of General English, IELTS and Academic English courses, has learned French as a second language and personally sat the IELTS. With this experience he is able to provide personalised tips on studying, given he can relate to and fully appreciate the challenges his students are going through in learning English as a second language.

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.

Nikolai (Nick) grew up 2 hours west of Sydney in the Blue Mountains. Curious about the world outside his small little town, Nick convinced his parents to send him on an exchange programme to live in Chile, South America for a year during high school. This would trigger an ongoing decades-long love affair (and eventual marriage and kids) with this faraway land, leading to 4 years of teaching English in the city of Santiago.

Nick majored in Linguistics in the University of Sydney and gained a Graduate Diploma in TESOL from the University of Canberra.  He has worked in a variety of English language learning scenarios, teaching a large range of learners from a wide variety of backgrounds and language learning levels. Apart from working in Chile, Nick has also worked as an English Language teacher in Japan and in and around Melbourne for many years.

Nick has also delved deep into Buddhist meditation and has spent long study periods in India, Myanmar and Thailand. He is very passionate about teaching English and helping others to improve their learning skills.

Karolina is an experienced and enthusiastic ELICOS teacher with experience in the delivery of General English programs on different levels to students of diverse backgrounds. She has a degree in English Language Teaching specialising in TESOL.

She began her teaching career in 2012 in Poland where she taught English to adult students across a range of levels. In 2014, she moved to China where she worked for two years as an English Teacher in two language schools in Chengdu. Karolina specialised in teaching General English and helping her students master their language skills before moving overseas. After moving to Australia in 2016, she joined Scots English College in Sydney. In March 2018, she moved to Melbourne to continue doing what she loves the most – working with international students.

With her skills, cheerful personality, passion for teaching English and diverse experience in a variety of countries, she aims to provide them with the best possible English language skills within an engaging learning environment.

In her free time, she loves learning foreign languages (currently Chinese and Spanish), road trips, rock indoor climbing and watching Scandinavian films 😊

Although her name suggests she was born in Italy, Alessandra was born on a sugarcane farm in a small town in Queensland, Australia and goes by her nickname ‘Sass’ 

Before becoming an English teacher, she worked public relations in Australia and London before she decided to focus on her love of language, meeting people from around the world and helping to break down borders through English.

A CELTA qualified teacher with a Bachelor of Journalism, Alessandra loves to create good energy in her classroom and form close connections with her students. She adores travelling to new places, getting lost in the mountains and dancing!

After Leena graduated from University in America, she moved straight to South Korea to begin her ESL teaching career. Spending two years there, she craved more knowledge of language from other cultures, which landed her teaching in New Zealand for a year. Shortly after, Australia was calling out to Leena with open arms and she couldn’t be happier to teach English in such a diverse environment!

 With about 4 years of ESL experience and 8 years of teaching experience total, she is knowledgeable to teach students of all ages, backgrounds and levels. When Leena isn’t teaching, she is exploring, learning and most likely dancing.