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Our Staff
 Mr. Tao XipingHonorary Headmaster Mr. Tao was the Officer of the Beijing Education Department, the Assistant of Mayor of Beijing, Deputy Director of Congress Committee, and a Beijing Committee member. Currently Mr. Tao is a consultant for the National School Inspection Committee, Deputy Director of the China Education Institution, Director of China Private Education Institution and the Deputy Director of the World Federation of UNESCO Association. |
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Vivian Gao Principal I am Vivian Gao. As the Principal of Kinstar International Bilingual School, I am really happy to spend time with your children at Kinstar. I received my Education degree from Beijing Normal Teaching University and from the English Department at Beijing Foreign Language University. I have the highest certificate in teaching elementary education. In addition, I was the leader at the International Department at Fangcaodi Elementary and was the Principal at Qingmiao International Bilingual School . |
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 Imelda Lapthorne Assistant Principal I have been working in the field of international education for eight years and love working with children in multicultural environments. I have worked in Taiwan, Italy and for the last 6 years in China. I believe that the ability to speak a second language is a vital skill needed for success and confidence in today’s international environment. Giving a child the chance to master a second language at a young age is one of the best gifts a parent can give their child. That’s why I believe that KinStar, with its bilingual curriculum, gives its students a head start in life. We are looking forward to a great year at KinStar! |
 Lovely I am Lovely from Korea. I started my teaching career in Han Sol Gyo Yok education Group Korea. My major was Chinese Language. I have been settled in China for nearly 12 years and I have 10 years of teaching experience. I know about different countries cultures. I have enthusiasm and patient for children. I know a lot about the way children think because I have my own child. Thanks to Kinstar for giving me the opportunity to spend this happy time with your children. I will try my best to contribute to your child’s education |
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Emma
Hello everyone, my name is Huang Jing. I have worked in International Schools for six years. I know the students in the International School very much. I try my best to help each student so that they can enjoy themselves in the school. |
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Jodie.doc Hello everyone, my name is Jiang Fan，I graduated from the English Department of Jilin Normal University. This year is my first year to come to KinStar and to be the translation officer. I am very excited to find that the new and exiting bilingual evironment, so I am very glad to join this excellent team, to be a member of the KinStar family. At the same time, I will try my best to support the development of our school and create a good and safe evironment for children. I believe that KinStar will give a chance for me to develop. I look forward to a great year! |
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| English Teachers |
 Grade 1 Tracy Vilanova I am Tracy Vilanova, and I am from Fresno, California. I am a licenced K to 8 classroom teacher and have several years teaching experience of all age different levels. I have also taught in a bilingual Spanish/English school for two years. Having my Masters in Applied Linguistics has also allowed me to teach on the university level: I have instructed adults studying to be teachers and supervised student teachers in their practicum. I received my bachelors and teaching credential from the University of Southern California (USC) and my Masters from the Universidad de las Americas in Puebla, Mexico. Language learning is one of my passions; I am thrilled to be able to help studets learn English and other subjects here at KinStar Bilingual International School. |
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Mrs. Christine Rayment Grade 2
Hi! I’m Christine Rayment and I’m the Grade Two Teacher at Kinstar this year. I am from the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, and have worked for many years in Education in Australia and overseas.
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Scott Manley Hello, my name is Mr. Manley. I am very pleased to be a part of the Kinstar educators. I am an American from California and I am very excited to be in China. My degree is in professional teacher education and I received my credentials from California State University Fresno, the best school for teacher education. Fresno States credential program focuses heavily on teaching English Language Learners (ELL) and students with English as a Second Language (ESL). So I will work hard to make each student a master in the English language. In 2007 and 2008 I taught 8th grade in, California. I also developed a program to help struggling ESL students after school. In addition to academics, I coached cross country and track and was the Student Council Advisor. As a professional, I continue to educate myself about the most recent techniques and strategies dealing with education. I believe it is an ongoing process, we are all life-long learners. |
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James Helbringer I have spent over 12 years learning and studying the art of teaching. I have taught at a public university in Buffalo, New York; a prep-school in a suburb of Buffalo; public schools in the inner-cities of Buffalo/Las Vegas/Houston (student taught and observed); a public school in the inner-city of Oakland; an international school in Caracas, Venezuela; a private school in Santiago, Chile; and a private university in Santiago. The environments have changed but my passion for teaching and learning has remained intact. I use various teaching/learning methods to reach the different realities each student enters the classroom with in order to offer them the opportunity to forge their own self-identity, to create their own meaning, to construct, to invent, to leave a tangible mark in the world. I bring to teaching and to coordinating curriculum an uncompromising belief in the capacities of the students, the teachers, the administration, the parents, and myself, and a commitment not only of time and energy, but of attention, effort and intelligence. We will work together to create classrooms where learning is treasured and where reading and writing are vital activities of everyday. I am excited about KinStar and am looking forward to a fantastic year! |
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LeeAnn My name is Lee Ann Hicks from Nova Scotia , Canada. I am the Grade 5 teacher for your children. I am very excited to be a part of Kinstar. I went to St. Francis Xavier University and have completed two degrees. The first is BA with a major in Political Science, the second is a B.Ed (bachelor of education) with a focus on teaching the social science and English language arts. In Canada I taught grade 7 English and Social Studies and assisted with the Drama group. I also taught grade 10 History and Grade 12 law. In 2003 I moved to Seoul ,Korea. I taught there for four years. I will do my best to provide each student with the best possible education. 。 |
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Andrew Kasal My name is Andrew Kasal, and I am currently teaching Grade 6 .I attended the University of Minnesota-Duluth and graduated with a B.A. in education. Since then, I have taught in Australia, Korea and now, China. I enjoy teaching very much and I am excited to become a part of the KinStar community I will do my very best to ensure a quality education for each student. |
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Kristin Damberger My name is Kristin Damberger, from the United States, and I am looking forward to my first year at KinStar. I was born and raised in Montana and eventually earned a Bachelor of Science in Education as well as a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Montana State University. This December I will officially have earned a M.Ed. in Global Educational Policy Studies from the University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign. For the past three years, I have been teaching 6th grade Language Arts and Social Studies in Palm Springs, California. Not only did I teach while in California but I was also the high school Junior Varsity and Assistant Varsity volleyball coach. While there I was able to earn a certificate in Cross-Cultural Language and Academic Development, as well as be trained in a wide variety of research-based teaching strategies. I am excited to be working at KinStar and intend to work extremely hard to ensure that all students receive the best education possible. |
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Mr. Richard Kruse |
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Mr. Daniel Filstrup: Middle School Mathematics and English Language Arts |
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Jeffrey I"m Jeffrey from Kamloops, Canada. I attend the Thompson Rivers University. My major was history with the goal of being a high school educator. My university was famous for an excellent ESL program and it was there that I first gained experience tutoring English to Asian students. A few years ago I went on a tour of China and I developed a great fondness for the people and the culture. I returned to Canada completed a TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) certificate with 1000 hours of practice with Mexican immigrants. I began my teaching career in China in Shanxi. There I taught all students from Kindergarten to University Students. I taught at a nursing college as well as a teacher's university. When I came to Beijing I found a position with Zhongguancun Number 1 Primary School. I taught there for five semesters. In addition I planned curriculums for number 51 school. I will be working very closely with each student's regular teacher to assess the various needs of child particularly their English strengths and weaknesses. I will be working with the children's home classroom teacher as well in adapting the regular language arts curriculum for the E.S.L. program. |
 Teresa MinnixHello, my name is Teresa Minnix. I am very excited to be joining the staff at Kinstar International Bilingual School. This will be my first experience teaching overseas. I attended Georgian Court University in New Jersey and graduated with a B.A. in both music and education. I have been a professional musician for the last fifteen years as music director for many theatre productions, choirs, and accompanist for soloists. I believe the learning of music should be curiosity driven, active, enjoyable, and emphasize student self- expression. I look forward to working with your children. |
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Mr. Misja Roels
This is my first year in China and at Kinstar and I am very excited and honored to have this opportunity to teach your children many new things about arts and crafts the coming school year. This year I will be the art teacher for Grades 1 to 8 and will also teach some ESL classes and PE. It is my goal to introduce them to various artistic techniques and styles, in such a way that these skills will enrich their daily lives and positively influence the way they think, experience and look at the world around them. Feel free to contact me via e-mail misja @kinstar.org if you have any questions about the art program here at KinStar. |
| China Teachers |
 Mico I am Menjianchun (Mico).I will be teaching Chinese language in Grade1 and the teacher of Chinese Math in Grade 4. I graduated from Tianjing Normal Teaching University. I have extensive teaching experience in Huijia and Qingmiao Elementary schools. My educational philosophy is based on providing a safe and exciting learning environment for the students to explore and discover. I use a variety of teaching styles so that every child uses the multitude of intelligences they have at hand. I am looking forward to a fantastic year at Kinstar. |
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Zhou Xiuqin I am the Chinese teacher of Grade 2. I teach Chinese and Chinese Math for Grade 2 and Chinese Math for Grade 1. I have spent over 30 years teaching in primary schools. I love the students and enjoy teaching them. I have recieved the Good Teacher Award from Beijing City and Chaoyang District. I have studied Education with a Management Major and have been the Assistant Principal in the Number One Primary School of Sanlitun and Chaoyang Foreign School. I have been a member of council of a teaching research and have given many speeches to other teachers. In the Beijing Abacus Contest, my students won the first, second and third prizes. My works have been praised and published in a book. I always try my best to teach my students well. |
 Linda I am Shiyunfang (Linda). I graduated from Nanchang University with a major in Chinese Education. I have nearly ten years experience teaching students at the elementary level. I will be teaching Chinese language in Grade 3 and the teacher of CSL in Grade4and 5. I love teaching. My educational philosophy is based on providing a safe and exciting learning environment for the students to explore and discover. I am looking forward to a fantastic year at Kinstar. |
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Meng Qingfen Hello, everyone! My name is Meng Qingfen, I have spent over 30 years studying the art of teaching. This year I came to KinStar and I wish to be a good teacher who the students and parents like. I teach Chinese Language Art of Grade 4 to 6. I will try my best to communicate with parents and improve the students’ Chinese level. Thank you for your support! I will create a good evironment for study and to improve their interests in study and academics. If you have any questions, please e-mail me: mengqingfen@kinstar.org |
 Helen-wuHi, My name is Helen. I graduated from Tianjin Normal University of Chinese Language. I am glad to be a teacher at KinStar. I am the Chinese teacher for grade 7 and 8 and the teacher of CSL in Grade 6. I have 33 years of teaching experience. I wish all of my students success in leaning Chinese. |
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LiXiaoYu Firstly, thank you for choosing KinStar! My name is Li Xiaoyun. I have tought in public schools for more than 30 years. I have been the math teacher, Young Pioneer counselors and Curriculim Coordinator. I have received many prizes during these years. I teach math and Chinese Language Art for Grade 3 to 6. I will motivate the parents and students by my love, patience and sincerity and make friends with parents and students. |
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Emily Hello everyone!My name is Emily and I am from the beautiful ice city of harbin in the North .I graduated from Harbin Normal University ,where I studied Teaching and Languages .Last year was my first year at Kinstar ,and it was most enjoyable teaching CSL.This year I will be the first and second grade CSL teacher.The children in my previous CSL classes made great progress learning the chinese language,and I anticipate the same success this year with my new students .I believe that children learn best together as a group ,as it creats a happy learning environment for everyone . Please remember that I am always available if you would like to discuss your child′s progress in Chinese with me. |
 Liuying - Tracy I am Liuying (Tracy) . First, I would like to thank you for choosing Kinstar. I will be teaching Chinese at Kinstar. I got my Bachelor degree at Beijing Normal Teaching University. My major was in Education. I have extensive experience in teaching elementary students. I love children and education and will care for each student at Kinstar. I will provide a fun, happy and relaxing learning environment for the students . I am looking forward to a fantastic year of learning! |
| Kindergarten Staff |
 Christie A. Ashley
Students amaze me with their ability to take in so much information with such enthusiasm. I enjoy working closely with my students and have found myself with questions at the end of a lesson because of thought provoking classroom discussions. I look forward to getting to know
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 Miss Javi EscobarMiss Javiera Escobar (Javi), is a full time Kindergarten teacher for Sunshine and Lightning class. Miss Escobar has a degree in Education and also a degree in Psychology from California. She also has several years of teaching experience including teaching in California and New York. Miss Escobar is a passionate and creative teacher and enjoys working in the KinStar Kindergarten.
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Mr. Jeff Marquardt My name is Jeff Marquardt, but I’m known at KinStar as “Mr. Jeff” or “Teacher Jeff” by the children. I teach the 4 and 5 year old students in Rainbow class. I have been teaching kindergarten at KinStar since 2007, I also teach arts and crafts, physical education and music to the children. I am from Michigan, USA, but I have been in Beijing since 2000, and have been living over seas since 1996. I enjoy playing the guitar and often bring my guitar to class when I am teaching songs to the students. I love being in the classroom more than anything, I am very happy to be a teacher here at KinStar! |
 LisaI am Lisa (Lijing). I received my degree in Kindergarten education from the Beijing Normal Teaching University. I have three years of experience teaching Kindergarten education. I enjoy teaching very much. |
 Wendy I am Wendy. My Chinese name is Wangchun. I got my kindergarten education certificate in Hubei Normal Teaching College. I have four years experience in teaching kindergarten. My teaching philosophy is to give students a happy and relaxed learning environment to let them have the space to explore and discover. Looking forward to a fantastic year at Kinstar. |
 Emily I am Lili (Emily). I gained my degree in Elementary Education at Harbin Normal Education University. I have more than three years of teaching kindergarten students. I love children and teaching and I hope to give the students a happy and bright learning experience at Kinstar. I care about the progress of your child. |
 YoyoI am Yoyo, from Beijing. I received my degree in Kindergarten education from Shijignshan Normal Teaching college. I have six years of experience teaching Kindergarten education. I enjoy teaching very much. I love children and I am very patient with them. I am enthusiastic about teaching. I looking forward to a bright future with Kinstar. Join us! |
 LiminHi, everyone. I’m Limin. My English name is Linna. I’m a Chinese teacher at KinStar Kindergarten. I have taught Chinese Language at a public middle school in Sichuan, I have also taught Chinese Language and virtues at international schools and kindergartens in Beijing. I have 5 years experience in teaching. I am delighted to be an educator at KinStar. |
 Maggie.
My name is baige My english name is Maggie .
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