Teachers

Coco Huang is the founding member of Harrow Shenzhen. She graduated from The Education University of Hong Kong with a Master of education degree. She began her teaching career as a Chinese teacher in Hongkong and progressed to Head of Chinese in an international Kindergarten in Shenzhen before she arrived at Harrow.

Coco Huang has teaching experience in Guangzhou, Hong Kong, and Shenzhen. With experience in teaching Chinese in lower school and early years, she also was a qualified teacher of Chinese to speakers of other languages. Since joining Harrow Shenzhen, Coco was one of the Mandarin curriculum developers in Early years. While teaching, she hopes the engaging courses will inspire young learner worldwide. 

As one of the founding member, Ms. Lorna Tian joined Harrow Shenzhen as the head of Lower School Chinese in August 2022 and comes with a wealth of teaching experience after working in different international schools for more than 10 years. After graduating from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics with a Linguistics and Applied Linguistics master degree, Lorna took up her first teaching post in Shanghai where she worked for five years. In 2017, Lorna was appointed to a  head of Chinese in a bilingual school in Shenzhen. She is familiar with IGCSE, A Level, DSE and domestic Chinese curriculums in Chinese. Over the proceeding years Lorna built up a vast experience of Chinese teaching education including six years as the Head of Chinese and one year experience in teaching overseas students of Washington University in St. Louis. 

Ran Liu joined Harrow in 2021. She graduated from Nanchang University with a bachelor’s degree, majoring in Teaching Chinese as a foreign language, and obtained a double degree in applied psychology. After that, she received a master’s degree in applied linguistics from University College London. During her studies in the UK, she participated in international education conferences multiple times and worked as a Chinese teacher in a public school in London.

Before joining Harrow, Ms. Liu worked as a Chinese teacher in a Canadian and a British school, and accumulated experience in teaching Chinese in both primary and secondary schools. She has been studying Chinese teaching in different educational systems, trying to use the knowledge she has learned to help students maximize their potential. 

Hedy He is the founding member of Harrow Shenzhen. She graduated from The University of Hong Kong, where she received a master’s degree in education with IBDP certification. During her studies, she was awarded the Excellent Award for outstanding contribution and achievement. Hedy has spent 5 years teaching across both Hong Kong and Shenzhen international schools, ranging from Year 1 – 10 as well as some time in the early years setting. She also spent some time living in Korea and studied Dance Arts. She can speak Mandarin, English, Korean, and Cantonese.  She teaches native and non-native Mandarin from Y1 to Y5 in Lower school now. Alongside the classroom role, Hedy has also supported dancing LSA at Harrow Shenzhen.  Outside of the classroom, she won first place in the national standard dance competition of Guangdong Province and first place in the Blackpool Dance Festival in Shenzhen. In addition, Hedy loves Chinese calligraphy and painting. She has a strong passion for arts, and she is a life-long learner. Hedy is also very creative, as well as cares for every child’s learning needs. 
 

Ms. Karina Cai is the founding member of Harrow Shenzhen. She graduated from the University of Edinburgh, where she received a master’s degree in TESOL with Merit. Ms. Cai holds a bachelor’s degree in software engineering with Distinction which inspired her to be a Computing teacher. She also received a second bachelor’s degree in English, specially researching on international education and EAL learners. She has teaching experience across the Key stage 1 and Key Stage 2 as a specialist in computer science with extensive experience of teaching in the British and international schools’ settings. Ms. Cai works closely with DJI RoboMaster, LEGO education and Matatalab to enrich her lessons. She is passionate about teaching STEM and loves working with children. 

Jan is an experienced Physics educator with a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering and a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Auckland, New Zealand. After her graduation, she started working as an Civil Engineer for the Auckland Regional Council. A few years later she shifted her career to being an Educator. She has completed a Post Graduate Certificate in Education from the University of Nottingham. She has international teaching experience spanning 8 years in different curriculums, including AP, IGCSE, Alevel and KS3. Jan believes in building positive rapport with students and help them not only in their academic performance but also holistic development as a member in their community. 

Ms. Todd’s unwavering dedication to libraries is rooted in her academic journey and diverse work experience. After earning her B.A. Honours in Politics & International Relations with Journalism & Creative Writing from the University of Strathclyde in 2017, she embarked on a career that led her to libraries across the UK and eventually to Shrewsbury International School in Bangkok. Recognising the pivotal role libraries play in education, Ms. Todd pursued a master’s degree in Library & Information Studies.

Her passion for empowering students through information and digital literacy was honed during her tenure as the Head of Information & Library Services at Harrow Haikou. Now, as the Senior Librarian at Harrow Shenzhen, she continues to champion the transformative potential of libraries. In addition to her core responsibilities, Ms. Todd coordinates student leadership opportunities through a Student Librarian team and spearheads Harrow Shenzhen’s ‘Book Week’, our annual literacy celebration event. 

Betty is the founding member of Harrow Shenzhen.  She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in English and obtained a Master’s degree in Education from Shenzhen University. Betty has served in various international schools and training institutions for over ten years, including working as a Chinese and English teacher. Among them, Betty has been working as a librarian for more than 7 years, she is familiar with the international school education system. In addition, Betty has obtained the English and Chinese Teaching Certificate and the Mental Health Mentor Certificate, and she always concerns the needs of students. In Harrow, Betty insists on making reading more interesting and emphasizing reading skills and methods, also she helps students to strengthen their research and exploration abilities.