Cambridge Teacher, English Language and Literature

Country:

Education:

University of Leeds (UK) M.A. English literature

Work experience:

I have more than 15 years of experience in both teaching and leadership positions. This includes positions in South Korea, Morocco, the US, UK, Italy, Qatar, and of course Russia.

What makes you a good teacher?

I see the classroom as a canvas for creation. I teach meaningful, content-driven lessons that utilise literature, poetry, and music. I encourage students to experience language as a bridge to global cultures, cultivating empathy, and self-expression.

Achievements:

I am proud of showing strong will power when I set a personal target.

Lifestyle:

yoga, podcasting, self-publishing, playing the piano, collecting vinyl

Dreams & Ambitions:

I would like to develop my skills in digital editing (music, design) and produce innovative, creative content related to travel and countercultures.

2025-05-28

This year, CIS School held a series of events dedicated to May 9 - Victory Day in the Great Patriotic War. Teachers and students united to create an emotional and touching concert program that not only honored the heroes of the war, but also conveyed the importance of historical memory to the younger generation.

2025-05-28

When it comes to the Cambridge Learning System, we probably think of a chapel of four steeples, a two-storey library with many wooden shelves and arched windows like those we remember from the Harry Potter books. The Cambridge Learning System do directly related to the Cambridge University. And we are going to cover how this relationship was built and what are its primary goals.

2025-05-27

What do genes, quarks, Amazon caterpillars, and international corporation Procter&Gamble have in common? They all use the so called SYNERGY effect.

2025-04-11

Join our English summer camp from 23 June to 4 July!

Your children are in for an unforgettable summer camp with: engaging English lessons, exciting sports, creative arts and crafts, inspiring music classes, hands-on workshops, thrilling excursions, adventurous quests, fun games, new friendships, and endless joyful memories!

2025-04-02

Our students are responsible, ambitious and very friendly young people. They prioritise human relationships. That is why they have created such a governing body in the school as the Student Council.

2025-04-01

In 2024, we joined forces to bring joy to differently-abled children from the Primorsky District Social Rehabilitation Center in St. Petersburg. On the eve of the holiday, the children from this center wrote letters to Santa Claus. And the parents of CIS students made their dreams come true!

2025-03-27

At CIS, we show our students that charity is simple. It is available to everyone, regardless of their age and financial capabilities. Even small everyday actions can contribute to a common cause and save someone's life...

2025-03-19

We are pleased to introduce you to Olga Piven - not only a caring wife and mother, but also a successful businesswoman. In this interview Olga will tell you how she combines career and motherhood, how she sees the future of her children and what attracted her to Cambridge International School.

2025-03-15

We invite you to take part in the chess tournament, which will be held on March 22, 2025.

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Saint Petersburg campus is located in the northern part of the city in a prestigious area close to the Gulf of Finland. The campus is close to Lakhta Centre in addition to Krestovskiy Island and Sestroretsk.

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