Kindergarten Primary School
Kindergarten Primary School

OUR TEACHERS

Our faculty is composed of a group of like-minded, enthusiastic and responsible international and Chinese teachers. 

All staff members are committed to providing children with a world-class education and giving them the necessary tools and strategies to be successful both inside and outside of the classroom, as well as developing a lifelong love of learning.

Master’s Degree or Above
Average of Eight Years or More Teaching Experience
High Teacher-Student Ratio

Early Learning Center

In our kindergarten there are 3 teachers and 1 life teacher per class. Together with our specialist subject teachers, we have a high teacher-student ratio of 1:3. Our teachers all have training and teaching experience in Reggio.

Our kindergarten adopts a co-teaching system. Each class has both a Chinese homeroom teacher and an international homeroom teacher. All of our international homeroom teachers are fully certified with a Bachelor's degree or above, and have an average of more than 5 years teaching experience in early childhood education, together with the relevant teaching qualifications. Our Chinese homeroom teachers are fully certified with a Bachelor's degree or above, and over 75% of them gained their Postgraduate Degree from prestigious overseas universities. Our Chinese homeroom teachers also have an average of more than 5 years teaching experience in early childhood education, relevent appropriate teaching qualifications, as well as an average of more than 6 years working and studying experience in America, Australia and New Zealand.

Shuting Chen
Shuting Chen
Chinese Homeroom Teacher
Shuting Chen
Chinese Homeroom Teacher
  • Postgraduate degree in Early Childhood Education, New Zealand Tertiary College

  • Qualified with a New Zealand teaching qualification

  • 6 years of working and studying experience in New Zealand

  • Excellent English language bilingual teaching skills

  • Homeroom teacher of Mamas Childcare kindergarten in New Zealand, designed and implemented learning plan based on children’s interests

  • Familiar with popular international education approaches including Reggio Emilia, Montessori, Pikler, RIE etc

Reby Shi
Reby Shi
Chinese Homeroom Teacher
Reby Shi
Chinese Homeroom Teacher
  • Bachelor of Primary Education, Ningbo Childhood Education College

  • Qualified with National Kindergarten Teacher Qualification Certificate

  • Second-Grade Teacher 

  • Over 15 years of early childhood education experience mainly as a KG homeroom teacher

  • Excellent English language and bilingual teaching skills

  • Versatile in singing, dancing and hosting, and good at design teaching games

  • Patient and caring, love children and always get along well with them

Cherry Zhang
Cherry Zhang
Chinese Homeroom Teacher
Cherry Zhang
Chinese Homeroom Teacher
  • Graduate degree Early Childhood Education, RMIT University, Australia

  • Qualified with Australian registered teaching certificate
    8 years of studying and pre-school teaching experience in Australia

  • Excellent English language and bilingual teaching skills
    Served as an Early Childhood Teacher (Room Leader) in Sparrow Early Learning Centre Australia, also acted as Educational Leader, assessing and assisting the teachers’ teaching and professional developments

  • Familiar with Reggio Emilia Approach and practice, qualified with professional certificates issued by the government like child safety, psychological development, etc


Primary School

Our international teachers are fully certified with Bachelor's degrees and the appropriate post-graduate teaching qualifications. All of our faculty members are experienced in IB, Reggio Emilia and PBL, with an average of 10+ years teaching experience, enabling CISN to provide and implement a high-quality education.

Thomas B. Wightman
Thomas B. Wightman
Homeroom Teacher
Thomas B. Wightman
Homeroom Teacher

• Bachelor of Journalism and Creative Writing, University of Winchester, UK;

• Several years of teaching experience at the Early Years level in both the UK and China;
• Experience in teaching kindergarten masterclasses;
• Holds a TEFL qualification;
• Expertise in teaching early childhood drama curriculum;
• Accredited with S.I.A. First Aid for Teaching Positions in the UK;
• Familiar with the IB-PYP teaching system and the Cambridge English programme.


DAVID PARRY
DAVID PARRY
Homeroom Teacher
DAVID PARRY
Homeroom Teacher

• Bachelor of Science in Management, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom;
• Vocational degree in Nutritional Sciences, Cardiff University (UWIC);
• 9 years teaching experience in China;
• Extensive experience teaching English to local children in Ningbo;
• Certificate in Early Years Education, University of Oxford;
• Cambridge University KET/PET Youth English training experience;
• Familiar with Montessori, Cambridge Natural Pinyin, Oxford Reading and Writing (RWI) Natural Pinyin, IB programme and STEAM.

ALEXANDER LAWTON
ALEXANDER LAWTON
Homeroom Teacher
ALEXANDER LAWTON
Homeroom Teacher

• PGCE qualification from the University of Cumbria, UK;
• 8 years teaching experience in China;
• Background in adolescent mental health and social work;
• Proficient in trilingual Portuguese, Spanish and Mandarin.

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Concordia International School Ningbo serves students from age 3 to age 18 and provides a rigorous, globally focused education that fosters inquiry, knowledge empathy, and nurtures a lifelong love of learning.