I am Spanish, from La Mancha, where most of the adventures of Don Quixote take place. After completing my degree in Business Administration, I explored the world of finance working in a bank until I decided to change my pathway and follow my passion to become a teacher. From 2007 to 2011, I worked in Madrid where I taught economics and mathematics and in 2012 I decided to move to Germany for an international experience. Since then, I have taught Spanish to all levels in bilingual and International schools in Hamburg, preparing the students for the Spanish IB and DELE exams. My teaching methodology allows me to combine some of my hobbies: education, Spanish music and cinema, trips and sports.

I was born in Russia. I graduated in piano with the highest marks in 1989 at the Conservatoire of Don, where I received a solid preparation under the guidance of the descendants of the prestigious H. Neuhaus Moscow Musical School. Still a student, I began to teach piano at the Scuola Superiore di Musica of my native Russian city. In 1990 I moved to Turin where I continued my activity, playing a rich classical repertoire at prestigious venues, including Circolo dei Artisti, Circolo dei Lettori, Teatro Orfeo, Circolo della Stampa , Biblioteca Musicale A. della Corte. My repertoire ranges from the Baroque era (Bach, Clementi, Cimarosa) to classics (Mozart, Beethoven) and romantics (Chopin, Debussy). Since 1993 I have been interested in Waldorf pedagogy for teaching in schools and I have attended seminars on anthroposophy and music pedagogy in Italy and Switzerland. From 1993 to 2003 I taught music at the Associazione Pedagogica Steineriana in Turin.

I was born in Ivrea, a small town added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List because of the social function of art promoted by Adriano Olivetti. Maybe that’s why social interactions and art are my main interests! As a consequence, I graduated in law and passed the bar exam, but I also got a PhD in Archaeology, History and Art History to learn more from the past. I love teaching and I’ve been working for five years at the University of Torino, where I did the research to publish two books and many papers on Greek, Roman, Roman-Egyptian, and Byzantine law history. I enjoy painting and making pottery so much that I dedicated a corner in my house to these activities, that I alternate with reading and that I accompany with classical and early music when I can’t attend a live concert. My aim at WINS is to convey my passions to my students in a funny and simple way, so that they could get the instruments to enjoy beauty in their everyday life and to develop a transdisciplinary mindset.

Born in 1991, I obtained a degree in Communications from the University of Turin. Later on, following my passion, I decided to take a Master in Advanced Photography at the European Design Institute (IED) of Milan focusing on child photography and ending it with a thesis in Semiotics analyzing a particular kind of Japanese cartoon called “animeshon”. I then found myself chasing work opportunities and moved to different countries like the United States and Sweden working with children as an “au pair” and then as a photography assistant for different brands such as “HellyHansen”, “Monky” and “Cheap Monday”. Growing up in a small environment as the city of Cuneo hasn’t stopped me from loving multiculturalism since I was young. Working at WINS finally helps me pursue my dream to discover different realities and cultures.

Born and raised between the beautiful Italian Alps, I early discovered my love for literature, traveling and my particular interest in social activities.

I graduated in Comparative Literatures in Turin and, while I was working in a newsroom as managing editor and team coordinator, I got a post-graduate degree in Teaching Italian as a Foreign Language at Ca’ Foscari University in Venice. Although I became a journalist, teaching has always been my true passion. I worked in a rehabilitation center for minors with eating, mental disorders and drug addiction and, recently, I volunteered as an English and Geography teacher in the first youth center for children and teenage asylum seekers in Samos, Greece. For me, education is not just about lessons in textbooks: it is about the lessons of life. That’s why I strongly believe that we can change the world for good one child at a time.

I am 30 years old and I was born and raised in Modena, the city of lasagne, tortellini, Pavarotti and Maserati.
I completed high school in Modena as well as a College degree in Communication Sciences in Reggio Emilia. After that, I moved to Canada where I worked in the communication field and planned activities and events for family, kids and groups.
After coming back, I moved to Turin where I worked different jobs before starting a new career path in the education field and work with children.
I love working with kids; through their curiosity and questions, one can truly see things from a different perspective.
The world is new and mysterious for young students. They are curious, full of imagination and so enthusiastic to learn, and I hope to be an important part of their learning journey.

I am Spanish, born and partially raised in a small medieval town in the north county of Navarre named Olite. From there, I moved to Galway, in Ireland, where I completed a BA in English and History, and a Professional Master of Education right after, qualifying as a teacher.

I’ve taught DP and MYP Art History, History and Classic Studies/Latin. I share a passion for reading and writing, as well as doing sports and listening to music. I like to mix fiction and historic writing and reading, even when sometimes one cannot tell them apart. I enjoy blending creativity with almost every element of my subjects to broaden the world I know, after all, our world is only as big as we make it.

My main goal, in WINS, and as a teacher is to provide the necessary skills a generation needs to be active global citizens, and what is more importantly, pro-active citizens with the ability to show initiative to be the change they want to see in the world. To do this, they will need to take into consideration the past to make decisions for the future. 

I am from the Netherlands. I finished my bachelor Social Work and I worked for several years as a social worker/educator. 

Twenty-five years ago, I fell in love with Turin during a school exchange project and I live here for over ten years now. Since then, I have been working in an IB school.

I absolutely love to work with children, and to see the world through their eyes. I enjoy their curiosity, their never-ending energy and their strong drive to learn new things.

My goal is to create a warm and caring environment for them, where there is room for each and every individual to develop. 

Together we will learn and discover new things through play, and they will be stimulated to be independent and caring members of this society and hopefully become lifelong learners.

Despite being born and raised in Turin, I come from an international family. My grandfather is Sudanese, and my mom is a native English speaker. Therefore, I have always loved traveling and discovering new cultures different from mine.

My other passion is mathematics because it is a universal language. Therefore, I graduated in Mathematical Engineering at the Politecnico di Torino.

Also, I’ve always been drawn to teaching. My first students were my sisters (who hate math, so I immediately found myself facing the challenges typical of teaching).

So here I am, doing the job that best represents me: a math teacher at an international school. What more can I ask for?

My goal is to transmit my same passion for numbers to my students. I don’t believe that one has to have a talent for mathematics. It is accessible to all, and I will prove it to my students.

If I’m not at school you can find me wherever there is water (swimming pool, sea, rivers, …) swimming or scuba diving.

¡Hola!

I am originally from Mexico, the most colorful and contrasting country in the world, also one of the happiest. But since a very young age I have had the opportunity to live in different countries, hence to learn different languages (English, French and Italian) which also led me to develop a deeper interest in different cultures and their diverse forms of expression and thinking.

Using my linguistic advantages, I have been an experience designer in the world of business management and also in the entertainment industry, covering educational projects, specialized tours and event planning.

I started sharing my passion for languages and knowledge during my high school and university years. Outside of Mexico I used to help my classmates to learn Spanish and in Mexico I helped foreign university students with their cultural immersion and teenagers to learn English or French. I got a certification to teach Spanish as a Foreign Language and I have been a full time language teacher since I moved to Italy in 2019.

For a long time, I’ve also been part of the Indigenous Communities’ Education Development Programas a Spanish and English teacher because I strongly believe that everybody deserves a better education, thus the right to have the same opportunities. I love being in contact with people, especially children and I strive to do my best to offer them a comfortable, respectful and fun environment to learn, stay curious and work as part of a community.

Outside of teaching I really enjoy dancing; learning anything related to health, wellbeing, new skills or languages, and creating stuff with my hands (ceramics, crafts, wooden objects).

I am originally from Finland, but before moving to Italy in 2021, I spent the last 15 years living the UK where I studied a Master’s degree in Social Work at the University of Brighton. After graduating I first worked in a Safeguarding team in West Sussex, and then in Wandsworth Council in London as a Specialist Youth Support Team Social Worker. For the last 7 years in UK, I worked in an Adoption Team in West Sussex.

I am passionate about supporting children and young people to develop their resilience and to achieve to their full potential. All children and young people can experience difficulties in their lives, and of course the current pressures and restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic can often feel overwhelming or scary. I believe that by building a trusting relationship with the students and by providing a safe space for these feelings to be expressed and discussed I can support the students to feel more settled and balanced.

I am from Italy, and I grew up in Genova, in front of the Mediterranean Sea. In the past decade, I have worked as a historical political economist; I obtained a BA in Business at the University of Pavia in Italy, a MSc in Development Economics at the University of Sussex in UK and a PhD in Development Studies at the Institute of Development Studies in UK.

Being an historical political economist means that I have used both the historian analytical tools and the economist empirical tools to answer current political science research questions, such as on inequality, migration, early childhood development and organized crime. This allowed me to live and work around the world and complete research projects in Bangladesh, India, Zimbabwe, Rwanda and Colombia, in partnership with some UK universities, the United Nations, Save the Children and others. While doing this, I have also taught modules in history, economics, business and development at both a bachelor, master and PhD level at the University in Italy and in the UK.

As a teacher of individuals & societies, history and theory of knowledge, my job is to work along with my students to better understand our current era studying how history, economics and politics intertwined in the past and uncover its great consequences on the present and the future.

I was born in Ivrea, but now I live in a small town near Turin surrounded by nature. As a young man my only passion was sport; I got my degree in Physical Education at the University of Turin and during my studies I saw that teaching made me happy.

I’m very open-minded, with a wide idea of sport that does not stop only in the gym or in the swimming pool: its values must be transferred at home and in everyday life. I started teaching basketball in schools but alongside I also played the role of strength and conditioning coach always in the basketball environment, first in youth teams and then following professional high level senior teams.

By traveling throughout Europe between leagues and tournaments I have seen that sport and school have many points in common, one of these is the importance of facing new challenges every week in order to improve and know your limits and be able to move them further and further away.
Michael Jordan always said “Limits like fears are often just an illusion”

I am originally from Hungary; however, I have been living abroad for about 15 years now. I consider Italy my second home, though I also lived in the US, Spain, and Serbia. I have always loved to be in a multicultural environment. My professional mission became clear when I discovered the IB education program. I have witnessed firsthand the holistic approach of the IB’s Primary Years Program through my children’s growth and development, leading me to make the decision to return to school to complete the iPGCE at the University of East London.

I consider myself a lifelong learner who is open to new ideas and approaches both in my daily and professional life. 
My goal is to facilitate students’ acquisition of knowledge and skills by creating a culture of autonomy, choice, and challenges. I see my students as open-minded and collaborative, creating the opportunity for a wide range of learning experiences. I tailor my teaching methods to the child’s needs and motivate students in order to grow both academically and socially. 
Working in a multicultural environment allowed me to gain experience with English Language learners and to understand the value of “translanguaging”, encouraging them to use their home language as a tool to learn English. 

I was born and raised in a beautiful little village in Northeast Italy, yet I decided to carry out my main education abroad. After graduation, I flew to Tasmania (Australia) where I did my PhD, and I am formally a polar biogeochemist. During this time, I was fortunate enough to participate in a polar expedition to Antarctica, surely one of the best experiences I have had so far.

I have always been interested in teaching and I strongly believe in the educational aspect of school. The goal is to help the students cultivate the seed of curiosity and observation, and I am thrilled to have this occasion at WINS. Teaching and sharing with students the beauty and the secrets of science has thus become my main interest.

Beside science, I love reading, travelling, participating in outdoor activities, as well as visiting historical and architectural sites and museums.

I am originally from Romania, but I’ve lived and worked on three continents, starting from the age of 15. I see myself as a global citizen, having taken from and given a bit of myself in each place. In the USA I learned self-determination and self-reliance, hard work, ethics as well as growth mindset, which years later I successfully implemented in my classrooms in China and Thailand. Asia showed me how truly valued teachers are, how to slow down to find balance, adapt my expectations and appreciate human benevolence. 
I’ve been a teacher for over 17 years but I never stop learning myself, having gone back for a second Bachelor and Master’s in Psychology, after my children were born. I used the pandemic down time to take on online courses and read tons of history, philosophy, science and literature.
In my classroom, I aim for a warm learning environment and try to make my students feel appreciated as individuals, heard, valued and understood. I give them space and opportunities to grow and develop as a whole person, a global citizen, ready to take on the world. 
“Sir, how does a man die when he’s deprived of the consolations of literature?” “In one of two ways,” he said, “putrescence of the heart or atrophy of the nervous system.” “Neither one is very pleasant, I expect,” – Kurt Vonnegut, Cat’s Cradle
“We should all read science and learn to think like scientists, not because science is useful (though it is), but because the light of knowledge is wonderful and banishes the debilitating and time-wasting fear of the dark” – Dawkins, Richard.

I am originally from Tehran, the beautiful metropolis and the capital city of Iran.

I graduated from university with B.A. in English translation, accordingly I was endowed with the competency to collaborate with some international companies and organizations as an interpreter and international coordinator. Nonetheless, I found my passion for teaching area that led me start my Master’s degree in Linguistics in which I had the opportunity to go deeper into the fundamental concepts in TEFL, applied linguistics, teaching methodology, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, multilingualism, and error analysis.

Furthermore, having a discovery mindset and enthusiasm about pursuing a research-based academic course steered me to the University of Turin where I graduated from ‘English and American Studies.” The field of study that qualified me to proceed along the designing together with implementing, and integrating various case study and survey research in my classrooms.

I have been a grade teacher in some international schools as well as having experience in teaching American history, literature, academic writing, and Cambridge preparation exam courses (PET, FCE, and CAE). I have also been a CLIL, ESP (English for Specific Purposes), EAL, and EFL teacher for a couple of years.

My educational goals have always been revolved around educating autonomous learners, critical thinkers, effective problem solvers, and global citizens.

I was born in a small town near Turin, but my parents come from the South of Italy, whose values and traditions I feel very close to.

As far as my school education, after attending the ESABAC program which let me obtain a French-Italian Double Diploma, I’ve graduated in Foreign Languages and Literatures at the University of Turin, where I have had the chance to analyse some works of my favorite authors, such as Shakespeare, the Brontë Sisters and Jane Austen. I have also studied Mandarin there, which, together with backpacking across South-East Asia, made me grow fond of the East and Eastern philosophy.

In the meanwhile, I have worked as a private tutor for teenagers and adults and taken part in a regional project about fostering teenagers with special needs; moreover, I have been a content creator producing an online course of Mandarin as part of my university internship.

Thanks to WINS, I have experienced the effectiveness of the IB method, and I am excited about teaching in such an environment that encourages kindness, critical thinking, curiosity and being open-minded towards other cultures.

I am 36 years old and originally from Vienna, in Austria. Through my geography studies at the university of Vienna, I got the possibility to explore places, and cultures in different regions of the world. After my master’s degree, I decided to follow my passion, so I started other studies at the Pedagogic University of Vienna to become a German and Geography teacher. During my last semester I did an ERASMUS at the University of Granada, Spain. This helped me to enhance my language skills and also get more experiences abroad, which I could also implement in my profession as a German teacher in Vienna and since 2021 in Turin. 

“Beim Reden kommen die Leute zusammen.” (Deutsches Sprichwort)   “Talking brings people together” (German saying)

Transferring my passion for the German language means also to get in touch with people and to share intercultural exchange of values and experiences. My main goal is to create a motivational and inspiring learning atmosphere. Furthermore, I want to encourage my students to try speaking and communicating in the language classes, so they can improve their German language skills and be prepared for their future challenges in an international environment.

If you cannot find me at school, I spend most of my time in nature, with backcountry skiing, climbing, hiking, or building my own wooden furniture.

Hello, I’m Arianna, and I’m 25 years old. I come from Brescia, a small city near Milan. I like my city but six years ago I decided to move to Turin to puruse a degree in Educational Science. I continued my studies, and now I’m a Pedagogical Science student. I’ve been interested in the world of education since I was a child becouse i Belice that education is is the most powerful tool we have to create a better world. I love childreen beacause they have a unique perspective on the world around them, and they can discover something special in the little things that can change the way you see everything around you.

This is my first year at WINS, and I’m very excited to embark on this new experience to improve myself and learn something new. I Belive that every Moment spent with children is a valuable opportunity that not only benefits them but also helps you grow as an individual and contributes positively to the world.

I was born in Lugano, Switzerland. After completing my first degree in Mechanics, I moved to the US to follow my dream to play sports and to study to become a teacher/coach. I am graduated in Physical Education, Coaching, and Nutrition from Weber State University. I also acquired a Master’s in Education.

I worked at different High Schools and Colleges in the US, Santa Barbara City College, and Santa Barbara High School, as well as in Switzerland, Leonardo da Vinci and TASIS. When I am not teaching or coaching, I like hiking, mushroom hunting, and fishing.”