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Vessy holds a PhD in Education (Learning, Teaching, and Social Policy) from Cornell University, USA. She has more than 20 years of professional experience, most of which she acquired abroad.
Vessy has worked for various UN agencies (UNICEF, UNDP, and UNRWA) and higher education institutions across the USA, the Middle East, North Africa, Asia, and Europe. Until 2017, she served as an Assistant Professor of Educational Policy and Leadership in the United Arab Emirates.
After returning to Bulgaria, she has been applying her expertise in innovative English teaching across all levels. Her students are ambitious people with varied professional and educational backgrounds. Her teaching experience spans thousands of successful English sessions with students from all age groups. Many of her students consider her not just their teacher, but an actual friend – proving her dedication to education.
Her online English-speaking group has gathered more than 31,000 English enthusiasts. When she has some spare time, Vessy also shares practical English tips on her TikTok page, which boasts with almost 62,000 followers.
Vessy also possesses extensive knowledge in program and project management, research, professional development, partnership building, quality assurance, monitoring, and evaluation.
Simka has dedicated her life to the English language. After graduating from the First English High School in Sofia, she studied at the University of Portsmouth where she earned both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Management and Marketing. At that time, she discovered that teaching, especially business-related subjects in English, is where her true passion lies.
Simka expanded her teaching through online educational projects, creating engaging films and interactive content in collaboration with the UK Academy of Higher Education and the Virtual University of Bavaria. She has co-authored a Mathematics textbook for Economics in 2017 and contributed to Cambridge OCR’s exam materials.
Simka spent six years teaching English at the American College of Sofia. Her time working with young people counts towards her most rewarding personal and professional achievements. At the American College, she refined her ability to tailor her approach to students’ individual English levels and needs. Additionaly, she enjoyed the opportunity to motivate, inspire and engage young people and help them achieve their goals.
As an accredited English teacher, Simka focuses on effective communication. To her, being a good teacher means not only mastering English, but also understanding students’ challenges and aspirations and making learning enjoyable and rewarding. Along with English courses across all levels, she also offers exam and project preparation, drawing on her experience in business and academic English.
Dayana obtained her Master’s in Corporate Communication from the University of Amsterdam in 2017. Her professional background (in English and Spanish) encompasses conducting in-depth brand reputation research, developing marketing strategies for B2B and B2C clients, and working with Business Intelligence tools.
Dayana has worked for renowned companies such as LVMH, Richemont, Chanel, and Konica Minolta. She has also collaborated with CleanTech Bulgaria and IKEA during the launch of an innovative green startup.
Dayana has also completed comprehensive educational programs in digital marketing.
In her spare time, she enjoys a good movie or a book. In recent years, Dayana has limited her personal social media use to mainly sharing smile-worthy content with friends. 🙂
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