Meet our teachers

Meet our passionate educators – experts dedicated to guiding each student towards academic success and personal growth

Alice E. McKay
English

Alice is a dynamic and inspiring educator who tailors her teaching to ignite creativity and confidence in every student. She fosters independent thinking and self expression by guiding students through interactive drama exercises, thought provoking discussions, and collaborative projects.

Jay Khilnani
English, Math & Science

Jay adapts to his students' needs, and his teaching style is calm, engaging, and interactive. He uses real-world analogies and examples to help reinforce concepts and ideas which are new to his students, and he helps students find their own answers.

 

Jay graduated with a B.S. in Business Administration from the City University of New York with Magna Cum Laude honors.

 

Upon relocating to Hong Kong, he provided tutoring services to students from DGS, St Clare's Girls' School, and Ying Wa Girls' School to prepare them for the DSE English examination during the initial years of its introduction.

 

With 10 years of teaching experienice, Jay has excelled in instructing the following subjects:

 

  • Test Preparation (SAT, SSAT, IELTS & TOEFL)
  • English (IB SL, IGCSE, DSE and Writing)
  • Business (IB, IGCSE and A-Level)
  • Economics (IB and A-Level)
  • Sciences, Physics, Chemistry & Biology (IGCSE)

 

Jay's personal interests span from third-wave coffee and Chinese tea culture to strength training, and Southeast Asian and South Asian history

 

Jay has always wanted to make a difference in the world, and he loves to help people. He got his start with teaching at the City University of New York - York College as a writing tutor, and feels teaching is the best fit for his personality type.

 

David Liang
English, Others

David is a highly experienced IB English Langlit/Literature and IGCSE (Edexcel/CIE) educator, with additional expertise in French and German as secondary languages. Holding an M.A. in English Literature from London.

Rachel Sajjad
English, Math & Science

Rachel holds a BSc in Biotechnology and Molecular Biology from the University of Hong Kong. She is a certified TEFL teacher, recognized internationally through certifications in TEFL and TEFL-UK.

Cici Fan
English

Cici is an excellent teacher who assesses each student's individual needs and adapts her teaching style accordingly. She does not believe in spoon-feeding and instead encourages her students to think independently. She achieves this by asking a lot of questions to get the student to reason and come up with their own answers before sharing her own thoughts.

Larry So
Math & Science

Larry holds an M.Eng in Chemical Engineering from the University of Cambridge, and a M.A. in Chemical and Biological Engineering from Princeton University. Larry has several years of experience teaching IB students Mathematics and Physics, and has also served as a teaching assistant at the graduate level.

Fabio Lupo
Math & Science

Fabio is a highly organized teacher who carefully plans his lessons based on a comprehensive evaluation of the student's learning objectives. He avoids using a "lecture" style approach and instead engages his students through interactive Q&A sessions, short tasks, and relevant examples to facilitate their learning and comprehension process.

Kieran McMahon
Math & Science, AI, Programming

Kieran obtained a BSc in Mathematics from Newcastle University and was certified as an IT Trainer in the UK, an experience that significantly influenced the development of his teaching and training methods. Following several years in predominantly technical job roles, he transitioned his career to teaching children upon relocating to Hong Kong. This transition brought him great enjoyment and revealed a deep passion for education, as he takes pride in guiding students toward realizing their full potential.

Talha Mahmood
Math & Science, Others

Talha earned a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from City University of Hong Kong, with a minor in Business Economics. At present, he holds a teaching position in an esteemed US curriculum international school situated in Hong Kong

Vivi Wang
Math & Science, Humanities

Vivi holds a B.S. degree from Fudan University, majoring in Environmental Science, and she furthered her education with an M.S. in Environmental Science at the University of Virginia, and a Ph.D. in Earth Science at the University of California, San Diego.

Gavin Yeung
Math & Science

Gavin graduated from the University of Southern California with a B.S. degree in Human Biology. Before embarking on his university journey, Gavin has the privilege of studying at Shatin College in Hong Kong, where he successfully completed the IGCSE and IB Program. He has one year of experience tutoring Mathematics to secondary students and English to local primary students, as well as secondary students preparing for the HKDSE.

Owen Wong
AI

Owen is dedicated to cultivating an innovative and dynamic learning environment that bridges cutting-edge AI technology with practical applications, inspiring students to explore the limitless possibilities of artificial intelligence. 

Joshua Lau
Chinese

Joshua is a dedicated and enthusiastic educator who tailors his lessons to meet the unique needs of each student, fostering confidence and academic growth. He encourages independent thinking by engaging students with interactive activities and thought-provoking questions, guiding them to discover solutions before sharing his expert insights.

Samuel Khou
Others

Samuel is a dedicated economics tutor who decided to make economics teaching his lifetime career. 17 years teaching experience helps to develop and improve his teaching skills which allows him to adapt to students of different abilities and aptitudes and adjusts teaching methods accordingly.