|
Quick Enquiry Form
|
|
Upcoming Courses
|
|
Contact Details
Ascend Education Centre
19 Carpenter Street,
#01-01,
Singapore 059908
(Click for Location Map)
 Nearest
MRT Station:
Clarke Quay, Take Exit 'E'
Tel: (65) 6338 1378
Email us at : enquiry@ascend.edu.sg
Opening hours:
| Mon – Thurs: 9am – 9pm |
| Fridays: 9am – 6pm |
| Saturdays: 9.30am – 5pm |
| (Closed on Sundays and Public Holidays) |
|
|
| Home > Professional Teachers > Full-Time Teachers |
Full-Time Teachers |
| Academic Manager |
 |
Timothy Green,
is from the UK. Having qualified as a CELTA teacher here in Singapore, Tim has been working at Ascend for nearly two years. He believes in building a good rapport with his students and making his lessons as interactive as possible to encourage life-long learning. Tim enjoys helping students to improve their English and finds it enormously rewarding to see students developing their skills. Tim previously worked for a British Member of Parliament for nearly 12 years as Office Manager and Senior Research Assistant, and holds a Master’s degree in Politics from Birkbeck College, University of London. |
| Language Lab Manager |
 |
Lisa van der Berg,
is Ascend Education Centre's Lab Manager. She has been teaching, training, facilitating and lecturing. Her students have spanned the full spectrum from complete novices to highly proficient individuals and from toddlers, through primary, secondary, tertiary and adult learners. Her classrooms have been in kindergartens, schools, universities, language centres and community centres in North America, South Africa, Hong Kong and now in Singapore. She tries to create an honest and authentic, dynamic and interactive classroom where students from all walks of life feel comfortable participating and communicating. She aims to provide age and level appropriate materials and activities that are both interesting and challenging to her students. She uses positive reinforcement and constructive correction to maintain a high level of motivation in her classes and to keep all her students progressing towards their desired learning outcomes. |
| Assistant Academic Manager |
 |
David Town,
David is from New Zealand, but spent many of his formative years in Singapore, having lived here for nine years here as a child. He has worked in various positions, including as an Editor and an Urban Planner, but has returned to English teaching as that is what he enjoys most. He has taught all levels in Beijing, Moscow and Auckland.
He has a bachelor's degrees in Science and Law and a Master's Degree in Environmental Policy, as well as a Cambridge CELTA teaching qualification. More recently, he has begun the DELTA programme to continue his professional development. What David enjoys most about teaching is having the opportunity to interact with people from a variety of different backgrounds and cultures and he believes that such interaction paves the way for a positive learning environment in the classroom. |
| Full Time Teachers |
 |
Annie Fosselius,
is a Danish citizen who has worked in Singapore for the last 14 years. Annie holds a Masters in Danish Language, Literature and History with a special focus on linguistics as well as a Cambridge CELTA. For the last eleven years Annie has been teaching EFL, IELTS and Simple Business Courses to a variety of students of all ages. In addition, Annie has also given private tuition to employees and diplomats from the Korean Embassy. She loves teaching and she especially enjoys learning about her students’ backgrounds and their countries cultures and religions. Annie has established informal movie and book clubs with her current and ex-students to help them to continue improving their English. |
 |
Victoria Fury,
is a Canadian who has lived and worked in Singapore and Indonesia for 13 years. She has taught EGL at all levels, as well as Business and Hospitality English and IELTS. Victoria holds a TESOL Certificate with an educational background in English Lit. and Psychology. Her teaching approach is one of patient guidance, aid and encouragement, combined with a liberal dash of humor to make learning enjoyable. She firmly believes that the friendly, open, caring learning environment and experienced, committed teachers at Ascend are a key factor in the success of its students. |
 |
Jane Hellner,
is a New Zealander living in Singapore. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Anthropology from Otago University, Dunedin New Zealand and a CELTA qualification from University of Waikato, New Zealand. She has a particular interest in linguistics and enjoys working with her students to improve their skills in all aspects of the English language. Jane has worked in schools in both New Zealand and Singapore for the past twelve years, in a number of roles including Librarian and Manager of Teaching Resources. She has worked with a variety of age groups but has found teaching adults to be particularly enjoyable and rewarding. |
 |
Nurzaihan Noordin Ryan (Zee),
a Singaporean, has been cultivating her interest in teaching since 2000. Upon completion of her Sociology & Economics degree at the National University of Singapore (NUS), she went on to complete her TEFL certification with ITTT (International TESOL Teacher Training). Her teaching background includes local and overseas stints, teaching students of all ages and nationalities. Not a fan of monotony, she believes that interest will lead to the desire to pursue. As much as she can, she tailors her lessons to suit the various needs and interests of students. This, she admits, is not necessarily easy but definitely worthwhile. |
 |
Vinitha Mukherjee,
Vini is a native of India, but has lived in Singapore and Malaysia for the last 11 years. She has a bachelor's degree in English literature from the University of Bombay, India as well as a TESOL certification from SEA English Academy (Australia). She has taught ESL at all levels, IELTS and conducted public speaking and communication workshops. She believes in leveraging her teaching experience and academic background to design engaging and inspiring lessons to effectively address the curriculum and help students realize their individual potential. She firmly believes that a comfortable and enjoyable classroom experience is the key to positive learning. |
 |
Christine Hennessy,
Teacher Christine is from Ireland. She has been an English language teacher for 7 years. She always wanted to teach English as she likes to see progress in her students and she likes to understand their needs in English language learning. Her students also teach her a lot about their countries and she enjoys her classes with them. She has taught English in Taiwan, Hong Kong and now Singapore.
Both Taiwan and Singapore have been her favourite countries to teach English as she can also attend classes to use and learn a new language - Mandarin. Her home country - Ireland - is famous for shamrocks, leprechauns, the colour green, guinesss beer, Irish dancing, the countryside, red hair, Gaelic football, hurling, horse racing, pubs, churches and luck. There is a saying that if you kiss the Blarney Stone in her country, you can gain the gift of eloquence. Christine looks forward to meeting you. |
 |
Robin Hull,
is a UK citizen who first visited Singapore three years ago. Instantly being drawn to Singapore’s diversity of people and culture he decided to spend as much time here as possible.
Having spent many years in customer service he wanted a change in direction and he decided to retrain to become an English teacher.
Driven by a desire to know more about his own language, he embarked on a degree course at Roehampton University in London where he has recently completed a BA in English Language and Linguistics. He has also completed a University of Cambridge CELTA qualification.
Robin enjoys fitness training and running, he also likes more sedate activities such as music, radio and film. Robin’s teaching style is to keep things as enjoyable as possible with plenty of student interaction. Whenever he can, he tries to relate lessons to students’ own lives. |
 |
Rachel Jordan,
is from the UK, she has a background in languages, having gained a Bachelor’s degree in French and Spanish. She has been in Singapore over five years and has taught English to a wide range of students from Asia and beyond. Previously she lived in London and worked on numerous publishing projects for BBC Worldwide. A creative person, Rachel has also been an exhibited artist, taught art to children and adults and created two murals for an HDB block in Singapore. She trained as a CELTA TEFL teacher with the British Council and is passionate about helping students learn to communicate better in English whether for business, study or everyday life. In her spare time, she enjoys eating out, visiting art galleries, walking in nature and reading the dictionary! |
|
| |
|
