Language Faculty

Head of Faculty-Modern Languages

Mike Dawick

Head of Faculty-Modern Languages, Teacher of English

Diploma in Teaching from Auckland College of Education

Master of Arts in English (First Class Honours) from University of Auckland

Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults from Auckland Technical Institute

Bachelor of Arts (English Major) from University of Auckland

Mr.Dawick has been working as an English teacher for twenty years. He has been a former Assistant Principal in ACG English School.

Chinese

Margaret Deng

Head of Subject-Chinese, Teacher of Chinese

Senior Chinese Language Teacher of IPA

B.Sc Literature, Chongqing Three Gorges University

She has five years of experience in a key high school before SCIE.

Charlie Wang

Teacher of Chinese

B.Sc Chinese Literature, Hebei Normal University

Charlie worked for fourteen years in a key high school as a senior teacher of Chinese. He has been with SCIE since 2005.

Oliver Guan

Teacher of Chinese

BA Literature, KeWen College, JiangSu Normal University 

 

Susie Lin

Teacher of Chinese

B. Sc Literature, South China Normal University

M. Sc Comparative Literature and World Literature, Sun Yat-Sen University

 

May Ou

Teacher of Chinese

BA in Literature, South China Normal University

Cimin Wu

Teacher of Chinese

BA in Literature, South China Normal University

Christine Luo

Teacher of Chinese

BA in Literature, South China Normal University

Stella Zhao

Teacher of Chinese

M.A, Linguistics and Applying Linguistics, Beijing Language and Culture University 

Before joining SCIE, Stella used to teach Chinese in two other international schools, as well as the immersive mandarin programs of Duke University and Middlebury College.

Mengmeng Hu

Teacher of Chinese

Master of Chinese Language and Literature, Chongqing University

Bachelor of Chinese Language and Literature, Shaanxi Normal University

She volunteered as Chinese teacher at Confucius Institute in Pisa, Italy

Japanese

Lisa Quan

Lead of Subject-Japanese, Teacher of Japanese

International Japanese Certificate from Mitsumine Career Academy, Kyoto, Japan

Graduated from Harbin Normal College, Heilongjiang Province, China

Served in Shenzhen Xiran Japanese Training School before joined SCIE

Rachel Zeng

Japanese Teacher

B.A. in Japanese, Central China Normal University

Rachel has 1 year experience studying at Edogawa University in Tokyo as an exchange student.

Connie Fu

Japanese Teacher

UCL, Institute of Education, MA Education

Keio University, Japanese Language Program, GPA 4.0

Outstanding Graduate of the Japanese Department of Renmin University of China

Passed the N1 Japanese Language Proficiency Test in the sophomore year, and passed the CET-8 for the Japanese major in the senior year.

Former Vice President of Sakura Club of Renmin University of China

Joined SCIE since 2022

Spanish & French

Maria Pascua

Head of Subject (Spanish & French); Teacher of Spanish

PGCE at University of Oviedo, Asturias (Spain)

Degree in English Language and Literature, BA 2:1 (Hons), University of Oviedo, Asturias (Spain)

Maria has taught EFL and Spanish for over 25 years in Spain, the UK, Egypt and China. She was Learning Support Coordinator at SCIE during 2012-13 and Head of the Languages Faculty during 2020-2022. She coordinates the Instituto Cervantes DELE Escolar examinations offered at SCIE since 2019.

Mercedes Rodríguez Rubio Camacho

Spanish and Latin Teacher
 
Ph.D. Literature from Equatorial Guinea (Decolonization)
 
Master of Teaching Spanish for Foreigners, University Pablo de Olavide (Spain)
 
PGCE University of Seville (Spain)
 
Honours Bachelor’s Degree in Classical Language and Literature, University of Cádiz (Spain)
 
Mercedes has worked as a Spanish Teacher for more than 15 years at universities and schools in Europe and Africa.

Jessy Wang

Lead Form Teacher-G2, Teacher of Spanish

MA in Intercultural Studies, Chinese University of Hong Kong

BA in Spanish Philology and Literature, Beijing Foreign Studies University

Obtained the C1 level certificate of Spanish (DELE). Taught Chinese to the Spanish locals in the University of Oviedo, Asturias; also had the experience of teaching Spanish in a public middle school of Shenzhen.

Simon Howells

Teacher of French

BA (Hons) in French and Italian, Durham University

PGCE, Cambridge University

Simon Howells has 21 years’ experience of teaching in a variety of schools as a teacher of French and as a Head of Languages. He has worked for outstanding private schools in the UK and recently has been teaching in Eastern Europe. Simon has a strong interest in the use of IT in MFL teaching and has provided staff with training in several institutions. He has extensive experience in running school trips and as a rugby coach.

Ines del Prado Tusell

Teacher of French

BA in Applied Languages, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
MA in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language, University of Barcelona.
PGCE Secondary MFL, Goldsmiths University, London

Inés has taught foreign languages for 9 years in Spain and the UK. In London, she has also taken on the role of EAL Coordinator.