- Post Graduate Certificate in Education - Bachelor of Business and Management (Hons)
- James attained Qualified Teacher Status from the Chase Lane Primary School Programme in Essex, England.
After four years teaching in his initial placement at the very same school, James moved to an 'Outstanding' school, Lawford C of E Primary School, where he led the Sports and oversaw the introduction to the new Computing curriculum.
James spent three years there, becoming part of the Leadership team and assuming the role of Key Stage 2 Manager in his final year.
Seeking new challenges further afield, James joined the Saigon Star family in 2014. James uses his soccer knowledge to good use when coaching the school team but also in his spare time when he plays in the Saigon International Football League. Elsewhere, he also enjoys travelling, adventure sports, tennis and films.

- First Class BA (Hons) in Primary Education with Qualified Teacher Status, St. Martin's College, Ambleside. - Brendan originates from the UK and first joined Saigon Star International School in August 2013 .
- After spent several years as Deputy Head and Headteacher, Brendan led Saigon Star to become the first IPC-accredited school in Vietnam.
- During this time he became a regional trainer for the International Primary Curriculum (IPC ) and is also a member of Fieldwork Education's IPC Accreditation Team. - He now dedicates his time to school improvement and is also currently working towards a Masters in Education with the University of Bath.

- M.S. Multidisciplinary Studies, concentration in Educational Technology and Information Literacy (in progress), State University of New York, USA.
- New Jersey State Standard Teaching License, K-8 education, specialization in Science, William Paterson University, USA .B.S. Finance and Economics (Hons), Rutgers University, USA.
- Asmaa was born in New York City and had started out her professional career on Wall Street.
- However, an opening for a secondary science teacher at a local school helped guide her to discover her true passion, teaching.
- Before returning to Saigon Star International School this year, Asmaa has enjoyed twelve years of teaching at six different schools in the USA, Egypt, Vietnam, Brazil, and Taiwan.
She has served in leadership roles at several of these schools, and has helped to found The American School of Vietnam in 2010 and Asia American International Academy (Taiwan) in 2016.
Asmaa believes her job as an educator is to help foster a growth mindset and the development of grit in young people so that they may grow to be successful global citizens.
Besides travelling and learning new languages, Asmaa enjoys reading, playing tennis, and outdoor and underwater activities, with a passion for marine conservation.

- Bachelor of Science - Major in Child Development Education, Miriam College, Philippines.
- This is now Ms. Grace’s fifth year at Saigon Star. She is very passionate in early childhood education and the IEYC curriculum. In the past four years, Ms Grace has undertaken several workshops and courses to develop her practice, deepening her decade-long teaching career. Her new role as a Nursery teacher, as well as the Head of Early Years, will truly strengthen a new chapter of opportunities. Ms Grace believes that the triangle of support for children must be equilateral amongst teachers, the school, and their parents. She is looking forward to making a big impact towards a very fruitful year ahead with our school community.
- Being a lifelong learner herself, Ms Grace's teaching practice is inspired by a holistic approach through yoga, mindfulness and environmental protection. When traveling, she enjoys outdoor adventures, such as hiking and scuba diving. Vietnam has been Ms Grace's second home for the past six years, and she hopes to discover plenty more about Vietnamese culture, food, people and history.

- BA (hons) History, Durham University; MA (hons) filmmaking, Leeds Metropolitan University; PGCE with QTS English, University College London.
- Originally from the United Kingdom, Neil first worked as an English teacher internationally after graduating from University and then worked for several years in media and publishing before returning to the UK, and teaching five years ago.
- Neil has now decided to combine his passion for educating with travelling and exploring new cultures. He loves helping students improve their communication skills, express their creativity and push the limits of their knowledge.

- Bachelors of Science in Education, University of Vermont.
- Alex graduated in 2013 with Bachelors of Science in Education, specifically focusing in the Middle School Years. She has a Professional Educators license from the state of Vermont endorsed in Middle Level Mathematics.
- Alex began her education career in the outdoor education field, where she taught all over the state of California. She would spend a week at a time with different schools, teaching about the specific environment they were in, survival skills and leading various outdoor activities. This job opened the world for Alex and it led her to an amazing opportunity on a little island off the coast of Malaysia. There she continued her work in outdoor education, working with international schools from Singapore and Malaysia.
- From Malaysia, Alex made her way to Vietnam to work in a traditional classroom setting. For the past three years, she has been teaching mathematics at international schools in Ho Chi Minh City. She is very excited to start her first year teaching at Saigon Star!.
- When Alex is not teaching, she is can be found cooking and eating, travelling and exploring new places and outdoor activities!

- BA (Hons) in Primary Education, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.
- Though a qualified Primary Teacher, Yasmeen began her teaching career in an inner-city Secondary School in Moss Side, Manchester as the SEN Transition Teacher working with Year 7 and 8 pupils. For 4 years, she taught a class of pupils with a range of special educational needs. After a few years, she also acquired leadership positions as Curriculum Area Leader of Transition and Primary Liaison Leader. Prior to her teaching career, she worked as a Legal Secretary for an International Law Firm in London. Yasmeen has experience teaching in Yangon, Myanmar where she taught Year 5 in a British International School. Recently, she has been teaching in a British Preparatory School in Hong Kong as the English and Science specialist to Years 5-8.
-Through her teaching approach, she believes in creating an inclusive, exciting and stimulating classroom environment so pupils can flourish by allowing opportunities for creativity, building confidence and encouraging a passion for learning. Her main interests outside of the classroom are reading, travelling, exercise and spending time with her nieces and nephew. She is also a qualified Zumba Instructor. Yasmeen is really excited to be living in Vietnam and being a part of the Saigon Star family!

- BA Hons in English Literature, University of Brighton, England.
-CELTA, International House Belfast.
-Rachael originates from Ireland but has also lived in England, Spain and now Vietnam.In order to pursue a career in teaching, Rachael moved to Madrid, Spain, in 2014 in order to teach English as an Additional Language. During her time there, she taught a range of students using a teaching method that was designed to help students increase their agility with the language and communicate in correct English, but within a fun and dynamic learning environment.
- Rachel later moved to Granada, Spain in 2016 to gain more experience and work in an official Cambridge examination centre where she prepared Young Learners of English to take the official Cambridge Examination and taught intensive courses which involved speaking, listening, reading, writing and grammar practice.
- Over the summer of 2019 Rachael completed the CELTA course in order to achieve the most widely recognised qualification for teaching English as a second language. The multicultural aspect of the course inspired and motivated Rachael to teach further afield, leading to her decision to move to Vietnam in September 2019.
-When not teaching, Rachael enjoys travelling, horse riding and photography.

- Bachelor in Education, majoring in Physical Education, Leiria Institute, Portugal.
- Carlos was born and raised in Portugal. He received his PE teaching degree from one of the top education institutes in his country. He taught in several schools around the western region of Portugal for 11 years and then moved inland to a completely different region for a couple of years. From there he decided to follow the spirit of his ancestors and departed East to discover the true Asian culture.
- Since then he has taught in China and Timor Leste before settling in Malaysia for 7 years, which represented an enriching experience. He is now looking forward to a brand new experience in Vietnam, with the most enthusiastic spirit and motivation. Besides being an experienced teacher over all year groups, from Pre-school through to Year 12, he is a certified Basketball coach, Swimming instructor, Life Guard and Basketball referee.
- His sports background also includes Hockey, Badminton, Athletics, Volleyball, Football and Roller Skating. Other than his passion for sports, Carlos is an enthusiastic researcher in diverse areas such as Geography, Music, History and Cinema. He also plays drums and guitar during his free time.

- BA (Hons) in Education, University of Wales.
- Karl is a highly experienced teacher having taught for over 20 years. He met his wife at university and, together, they have travelled the world to teach. Karl is an an Upper Primary specialist with lots of experience in private sector schools. He has a deep interest in ICT and History but has also previously led Outdoor Education, P.E. and worked as a Resource Manager.
- He sees English and Maths skills as the building blocks for many areas of further learning and so treats those as key subjects in his class. Karl loves learning and strives to pass his enthusiasm for that on to his pupils.

- Bachelor of Education Degree, with International Perspective, Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, Ireland.
- Conor comes to us from Ireland. He graduated from University in 2016 and since then has been teaching full-time in Ireland and in Vietnam.
- While in University, Conor studied Education in an International Perspective and this sparked his love and passion for education in an international setting. He enjoys learning about new cultures and traditions and sharing these experiences with his students. Conor would describe himself as creative, innovative and passionate about teaching. Conor aims to make learning fun, active and engaging for all his students, and enjoys nurturing each child to reach their potential.
- Conor loves living in Vietnam and enjoys the culture, traditions and food. In his spare time Conor enjoys keeping fit, travelling and motorbike trips.

- BA Hons in History and Liberal Art, Queens University, Belfast.
- PGCE, University Of Gloucestershire.
- Fionnuala was born in Belfast, Ireland, where she grew up with her parents and three brothers. She moved to London to commence her teaching career in a multi-cultural environment. After graduating from her PGCE in 2013, Fionnulala began teaching in a one-form entry, multi-national, independent school in London.
- Within this time she worked both in the Early Years department and Key Stage One, while also holding the role of Science Coordinator. From her time spent within the Early Year’s environment, she developed a love and passion for working with children just starting on their academic journey.
- Over the summer of 2017, Fionnuala spent her free time working as an online English teacher, teaching children of all ages from Beijing. Through this line of teaching she felt inspired and motivated to teach on an international scale. Fionnuala is incredibly excited to be teaching at Saigon Star International School and can see a very bright future working in the Primary department.

- BA Hons Primary Education with English specialism – University of Chichester, England.
- Jack comes to Saigon Star straight from England where he has taught the last 3 years in Years 1 and 2 and led English as a subject for one year. Whilst in sixth form college Jack began working 1 afternoon a week in a Primary School which sparked his love and passion for teaching.
- He immediately began applying for a teaching degree which he then went on to complete. Jack would describe himself as an energetic, passionate and fun teacher who enjoys both building relationships with his children and challenging them in their learning. Jack’s aim is to make all learning fun and create a learning environment in which everyone makes mistakes and learns from them.
- Jack enjoys playing football in his spare time. He is looking forward to exploring Vietnam and other places in South East Asia during his time with us at Saigon Star.

- Bachelor of Education Degree, Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, Ireland.
- Emer comes to us from County Mayo which is on the west coast of Ireland. She graduated from Mary Immaculate College in 2016 and since then she has been teaching 2 years full-time in Dublin and this will be her second-year teaching in Saigon Star International School, Vietnam.
- Emer is very excited to be a part of the Primary teaching team this year, having taught Pre-School last year. Emer fits into the Saigon Star internationally-minded community very well, having studied various modules in college with an international perspective and having taught in Kolkata, India during her studies too.
- Being an educational practitioner has always been Emer’s dream and she loves to ignite her children’s interests through various teaching methodologies but particularly through the Creative Arts.
- Emer would describe herself as passionate, creative and innovative when it comes to her teaching; her main goal is to make sure her children are learning in a fun and meaningful way and she pays particular attention to the nurturing of each child in their talents and abilities.
- In her free time, Emer loves to explore Vietnam, sampling all of the delicious food and traditions it has to offer. She has a real passion for travelling but when she’s not on a plane you’ll find her outdoors and playing sports. One of her favorite sports is Irish Gaelic Football; she plays it here in Ho Chi Minh City as part of the Saigon Gael’s Irish Gaelic Football team.

- Qualified Teacher Status, Doncaster, UK.
- Neil is in his first-year of teaching at Saigon Star. For the previous three years, Neil has been teaching at the same school in Doncaster. Wanting to find new experiences, he describes Saigon Star as the most interesting school he has seen in his teaching career so far.
- Vietnam is a country that he has always wanted to visit and he loves that he will have the opportunity to explore the country and the culture whilst working here. When not teaching, Neil enjoys archery, hiking and reading.

-Post Graduate Diploma in Education, University of Glasgow, Scotland.
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Journalism, Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland.
- Nikki joins us from Scotland, where she has been teaching full-time. She has experience teaching children from age 5-11 and has a real passion for teaching reading and writing. She is now looking forward to extending her teaching experience in an international setting.
- Nikki undertook a work placement in Ghana during her time at University, which sparked her love of travelling and living overseas. She enjoys learning about new cultures, visiting interesting places and meeting the local people.
- Nikki has been settling into life in Vietnam very well and has been particularly enjoying trying the amazing Vietnamese food. In her spare time Nikki enjoys keeping fit by swimming and doing Yoga.

- Bachelor of Education Degree, with International Perspective, Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, Ireland.
- Conor comes to us from Ireland. He graduated from University in 2016 and since then has been teaching full-time in Ireland and in Vietnam.
- While in University, Conor studied Education in an International Perspective and this sparked his love and passion for education in an international setting. He enjoys learning about new cultures and traditions and sharing these experiences with his students. Conor would describe himself as creative, innovative and passionate about teaching. Conor aims to make learning fun, active and engaging for all his students, and enjoys nurturing each child to reach their potential.
- Conor loves living in Vietnam and enjoys the culture, traditions and food. In his spare time Conor enjoys keeping fit, travelling and motorbike trips.

- First Class Honours Bachelor of Arts in Textile Design, University of Derby, Derby, UK.
- Graduate Teacher Training Programme, Qualified Teacher Status awarded June 2005.
- Chiara has been teaching Early Years, including the Reggio Emilia approach in Ho Chi Minh City since September 2017. Previously, her extensive 13 years of UK teaching experience have included UK Primary and Secondary Curriculum, Art, Design Technology and Special Educational Needs.
- She is passionate about student-centred learning and promoting Social and Emotional Development. Chiara is excited to be joining the Saigon Star team and is looking forward to working with students, families and colleagues on environmental and social projects. In her spare time, Chiara enjoys spending time with her family outdoors, exploring, bug collecting, swimming, painting and sewing.

- Bachelor of Education (with History), St. Patrick’s College, Dublin.
- Trisha graduated in 2013 and taught in Irish primary schools until 2018. As well as being a Class Teacher, Trisha also worked as a Learning Support teacher for two of these years.
- In 2018, Trisha joined Saigon Star International School as a Year 2 Class Teacher. This Year, Trisha is excited to move into the role of Learning Support Teacher, and will endeavor to provide the care and skills needed to create a positive and inclusive learning environment for all children.
- In her free time Trisha loves to travel, read and be active. She is enjoying living in Vietnam and appreciates the endless opportunities to explore new cultures and meet new people.

- Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Philippines. Passed the Nursing Licensure Exam in 2011.
- Diploma in Montessori (Early Years), AMI.
- After graduating in college, Ms. Faith joined various medical missions in the Philippines to gain more experience in her field. In 2011-2013, she worked for Korean language centers hoping to support her Masters in the future.
- She moved to Vietnam in 2013 and worked for Saigon star as a School nurse and Learning Assistant. She then fell in love with Montessori and decided to learn more of this specialism under the guidance of the excellent Ms. Adrienne.
- With her passion and dedication, she completed her AMI- Children’s House Assistant Course in University of Social and Humanities, VNU-HCM, and got her diploma in Montessori teacher training (early years).
-Inspired by her nephew with special needs, Faith is reading books and articles on how to introduce Montessori to children with ASD, global delays and other learning disabilities.

- BA Hons. English Studies with Professional and Creative Writing, St Mary's University, Twickenham, London.
- PGCE at Bath Spa University.
- Jack has been living and teaching in Vietnam since 2017. He previously taught at an inner city school in London for a period of two years. He has also taught in a primary school in Thailand, and has worked with children and teenagers in New Jersey, USA.
- Outside of work, Jack enjoys reading, keeping fit, and supporting his beloved football team, Queens Park Rangers.

Saigon Star always offers a safe and supportive environment for children. My husband and I are very pleased with how our children are nurtured, embraced and supported by the staff and teachers at Saigon Star. We are very thankful to have discovered this school for our daughter and we would not hesitate to recommend Saigon Star to others.

Enrolling our son to Saigon Star International School is one of the best decisions that we have ever taken. Saigon Star is not only the place where our son learns many new academic things, but he also learns how to socialise, respect, as well as being kind and mindful toward others. The school provides such a warm and comfortable place to learn with kind and professional teachers, tentative and supportive staff, lots of greeneries, wide areas to play in; all of them makes such a perfect place for our son to thrive in. Our son is always happy and excited to go to school, and comes home with a bunch of stories and laughter. For us, that’s all that matters.

We are so glad to be a part of the Saigon Star family since 2015. Our children are learning many new things at school and we are amazed at their growth every day. This school is also evolving in both its curriculum and environment every year. In particular, the IPC curriculum is an effective learning structure for the children with an excellent range of activities provided in each unit and it also develops their international mindedness. Both of our children love the teachers. They are very loving and friendly in nature and keep us updated in knowing the situation of children at school by daily, close communication. We can understand the learning status of children at school on time. We are looking forward to children’s further growth as a part of Saigon Star.

“From our first contact with the school when looking for a place for our daughter, we knew Saigon Star was the right environment for her. From the teachers to the support staff, we only have good things to say. Saigon Star is an intimate but impressive international school environment. It respects the English primary curriculum which was important to us, recognises its students as individuals and creates an environment where we saw our daughter develop both academically and socially.”

“My daughters spent three years at Saigon Star and had such a wonderful experience. They received a depth and diversity of education that put them well ahead of their peers back home. They were well nurtured in their talents and encouraged in their weaknesses. Because of their education at Saigon Star, both daughters tested very high and were accepted into the accelerated learning program at their new school.”

“I chose Saigon Star for my son, Angus, as they offered unique opportunities that separated them from other International Schools. I was particularly attracted to the small class sizes, British primary curriculum and cultural diversity, that I felt were important for an expat child. I also enjoy the family-like atmosphere in that all the children know each-other, and the parents and the school team can develop close relationships that other schools cannot offer.”

“Jasmine has been at Saigon Star for since we moved to HCMC in 2011 and we intend to continue her schooling here. The reason being is because we are very happy with the environment she’s been in: – the super friendly school teachers and staff – the family-oriented environment that the teachers, parents and students have created together, – the professional and at the same time fun teaching which has encouraged Jasmine to always want to do more and take pride in what she does. Thank you to all the school staff and teachers for making us truly happy and proud parents. We are certain that Jasmine will continue to shine here as one of the Saigon School stars.”

“Saigon Star is unique: a small but true international school in many senses, from its world-class curriculum and teaching standards, to the diverse languages and cultures represented by its students, teachers and parents. It is also a happy family, which is welcoming, caring and supportive. As a parent, it is great to see my son’s steps on his path to becoming a global citizen are marked with the love of learning, good values and a happy childhood.”

“I remember the first days of our daughter’s school start at Saigon Star. In just two weeks, she went from complaining about her Vietnamese kindergarten loudly every morning, to looking forward to the bus ride every morning to Saigon Star. Here, years later, she still loves the bus ride every day.”