Our trainers

 

ANA CATARINA ROCHA

Teacher of Portuguese and ESL

Author of books for children.

Master’s degree in Early English teaching (thesis on Multiple intelligences in the context of ESL teaching) ;

Erasmus student in Holland;

Attended courses at NILE and Pilgrims, in England, focused on teaching and English literature.

Passionate about books and creative teaching methodologies.

 

COURSES:

• Make Reading Fun Again

 

 

ROCÍO DEL PINO

 

Business Degree

STEAM Educator

Teacher of Technological Education,

Nat Geo Certified Educator

Trainer of trainers, 12 years of experience as an educator. 

I lead hands-on learning processes, through games and emerging pedagogies. Learning by doing is learning forever!

Let's explore together, play, and empower your teaching skills! 

 

COURSES:

• The Power of Play: Developing Soft Skills with Bricks
• Fun learning: turn your classroom into a Club with STEAM

 

NUNO MIGUEL MARTINS

Teacher of Portuguese and ESL

Teacher trainer for the University of the Algarve

Master’s degree in Educational Multimedia (thesis on developing a Podcast project “English2go” in ESL teaching) ;

Lecturer;

Passionate about creative teaching methodologies, graphic design, and music.

 

COURSES:

• Gamify your lessons

 

 

FRANCISCO FRISUELOS

 

Francisco Frisuelos has extensive experience working for about 25 years in international education, both as a professor and administrator of international programs.

He holds a Ph.D. in Humanities with an International Mention from Universidad Carlos III (Madrid) and a Degree in
History and Geography from Universidad de Sevilla (Spain).

He has taught courses in Intercultural Communication for many years at the university level and has lectured on this topic at different International Conferences.

Currently, he works as a Secondary teacher while he collaborates with different university programs.

 

 

COURSES:

• Managing Diversity in the Classroom

 

 

SANDRA SAMÚDIO CARVALHO

 

Sandra Samúdio Carvalho holds a degree and a master's in Social and Organizational Psychology, and a Ph.D. in Democracy in the 21stCentury (Sociology) with a thesis focused on the functioning of the Portuguese political parties. After a path of 20 years in academia, she became an independent researcher.

Her current research interests are urban sustainability and permaculture, healthy lifestyles, community building, education for peace, and e-learning.
She is also a yoga and meditation practitioner. In recent years she has been trained in Yogatherapy, Yoga and Meditation for Children, and Mindfulness.
Ultimately, she wishes to help bring balance and joy to the world.

 

 

COURSES:

• Teaching in times of uncertainty 

 

 

LARA AMORIM

 

Qualified teacher status issued by UK’s Department for Education
Upper School Biology Teacher and Middle School Sciences Teacher since 2004
MSc in Science and Food Technology
BSc in Microbiology

 

 

COURSES:

• Mood Congruence Learning Approaches

 

 

CAROLINA CASTRO

 

Carolina is an experienced educator with 21 years of teaching career in Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary education in Europe, the USA, and Australia. For the last 5 years, she has trained teachers around the world and has collaborated with educational foundations and whole schools internationally. Carolina has a B.A. in English Language and Literature, an M.A. in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language, and a Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics and Education. Some of her topics of expertise are Project-Based Learning, Project-Based Language Learning, Social and Emotional Learning, Digital tools for education, CLIL, Life skills, Pedagogy, and E-Pedagogy among others.
She has presented at academic conferences, professional events for teachers, and doctoral seminars around the world, online and face to face.

 

 

COURSES:

• Social and Emotional Learning: Strategies for Class and Beyond

• Project-Based Language Learning: Projects that make them talk!

• Project-Based Learning: Boosting 21st Century Skills in Class

• Life Skills for Students Who Thrive