Teachers Team

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Sean Fazl
Principal of OAIE

Former Vice Principal of Toronto Public School Former Director of the Development Planning Division of the Toronto District School Board

He graduated from the University of Toronto with a double bachelor's degree in education and science. He has 17 years of experience in education and has served as Vice President and Director of the Secondary School. He has extensive experience in international teaching management and student development.

Kathy Chu

Kathy Chu
Vice-Principal of OAIE

She graduated from the English Department of Beijing Foreign Studies University and holds a Master of Science degree from the University of Nottingham. She worked in Beijing New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. and has been the Vice President of New Oriental International College of Canada. She has been engaged in English language teaching for 15 years. In 2018, she joined the SXI inc, provided language test guidance to international students, and provided suitable application plans to help them enter the top private schools, and top universities in the United States and Canada.

Marianna Zakala

Marianna Zakala
English Team Leader

Marianna has earned multiple degrees, an Honours Bachelor of English Literature at the University of Toronto and most recently obtaining a Master of Arts - Interdisciplinary Studies in Victoria British Columbia. Her vast experiences teaching ESL online, mentoring youth in Guyana, and working collaboratively with different Program Managers in the design, development, and implementation of Youth Leadership and Education programs in Ukraine and Moldova will translate into unique and diverse lesson plans in her classroom.

Cindy Ann Geevarghese

Cindy Ann Geevarghese
The Arts Team Leader

Cindy is an articulate and qualified Canadian-born English, History, ESL, Social Science and Business teacher. She brings a wealth of knowledge from studying at the University of Waterloo (1. Bachelor of Arts- General English Language Literature; 2. Bachelor of Arts- General History; and 3. Bachelor of Arts- English Language and Literature). She has also obtained her Masters of Integrated Studies-Specialization in Cultural Studies at Athabasca University in Alberta. Her high level of education and experiences will definitely allow for engaging lessons at OAIE.

Amirbijan Vahidkassiri

Amirbijan Vahidkassiri
Science Team Leader

Amirbijan can be described as a critical thinker and problem solver. He is currently studying at Ryerson University (based in Toronto) to complete his Masters degree in Electrical Engineering. He has already obtained a Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering from Ryerson and brings to OAIE eight years of teaching experience in high school and university Mathematics based on the Ontario curriculum. Having taught in multiple schools based in Toronto, his organization and keen focus will surely elevate his students level of determination at OAIE!

Ali Eshtiyaghi

Ali Eshtiyaghi
English Teacher

MA graduate in the English Literature and Philosophy. He has been teaching different high school grades from 4 to 12 and owns extensive experience in teaching ENG4U, ENG3U, ENG2D, ESLEO, ESLDO,ESLCO, International Business, Business Management, Business Administration, Business Leadership, History grades 10, 11, 12, Academic Writing and many more courses.

Hamid Khan

Hamid Khan
English and business Teacher

Hamid Khan teaches English and business courses at OAIE. He holds an MBA in marketing and has held teaching, marketing and management positions in his 20-year professional career both in Canada and internationally. Mr. Khan is a keen sportsman and has great interest in international cultures and languages.

Flora

Flora
Mandarin/ IELTS Teacher

Graduated from Brock University with Master Degree of Education. 5 years of teaching experience and prepared more than 100 students for the IELTS test. Professional knowledge of credit course of Ontario and successfully assist students to get offers from University of Toronto, University of Waterloo, Western University, etc.

Nancy

Nancy
IELTS Teacher

Nancy graduates from Cardiff University (UK) with Master in Education and Bachelor in Psychology; also she is certified by TESL Ontario. Working as an English instructor for almost 20 years, she has great experience in ESL, IELTS, ibT, TOEIC and other related aspects. In a very short time, she could discover students’ key problems in learning and offer targeted practice. Usually, students’ scores enhance significantly within two months.

Asma Khan

Asma Khan
English Teacher

Asma Khan has been an English teacher for more than 20 years in Canada and internationally. She completed her Masters in English literature and a Diploma in English Linguistics Teaching (ELT) before joining an international school chain based in the Middle East, United States, Europe and Asia. She has taught English as a second language to adult students and has also taught English literature and Communication to undergraduate students. Ms. Khan loves teaching language and literature to students and has also worked as a student counsellor throughout her teaching career. Ms. Khan is also pursuing her Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) designation from the Canadian College of Educators, Ontario

Reza Rahbari

Reza Rahbari
Physics and Math Teacher

He has extended experience in teaching- learning of students from high school to University. Applying action research and mind mastery of excellence in “Teaching with the brain in mind” helped him to achieve unique results. He presents customized teaching required by any learning style to uplift the earning from assistance to guidance and from guidance to discovery level. Making Physics and Mathematics easy for everyone, changes many students to love physics and mathematics in his classes.