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Jinping holds Bachelor of Arts degree and a Master of Teaching, and has many years of experience teaching Chinese. In addition to teaching at the Centre for Continuing Education, Jinping currently teaches Chinese, Korean, French, and Italian at Homebush Boys High School. Before this time, she taught all levels of Chinese and ESL in three private schools and three public schools. Jinping is passionate about teaching languages and enthusiastic in sharing her Chinese knowledge with her students.

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Honours: B.A. HON1 Latin, HON11 Greek, French 111 Credit, University of Sydney

Since graduating, Erna has taught English, Latin, French and Communication from primary school to university level. She initiated Latin classes at the Centre for Continuing Education in 1995 and has taught there ever since. In her present class, Reading For Pleasure, participants study a wide range of Latin authors, analysing their language and literary skills. These authors are chosen in consultation with participants.

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I completed my Bachelor of Arts in History, Bachelor of Education in Indigenous Education, and teaching certification at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Canada. I worked as a secondary school teacher for five years before becoming an Education Officer at the Sydney Jewish Museum in 2012 where I develop and deliver high quality education to school students, university students, professionals and Museum volunteers. I think it is important to not only teach history with integrity, but also to humanise history through personal testimony, especially when dealing with the events of the Holocaust.

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Neil Boness. Tutor of CCE

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Dr Melissa Bordogna is an internationally known speaker, educator, consultant and a 2x nationally award-winning learning designer. Over the last 23 years, Melissa has worked with Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, universities, not-for-profit institutions as well as numerous small to medium-sized enterprises producing measurable results through strategic learning and development projects.

As the founder of KatalysisX, Dr Bordogna and her team have spent the last several years, researching, developing and now testing models for the Future of Work (FoW), the Inner Odyssey, leadership program, as well as creating FoW learning programs to prepare individuals and workforces with the future capabilities (Futurebilities©) needed to successfully navigate this transitional period. Melissa is also the General Manager & Principal Learning Designer for Global Educational Network Technologies Pty Ltd (GEdNeT) which provides educational consulting, learning design, development and delivery services.

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Kelly Borg is currently the Coordinator of Year Two at The Scots College Preparatory School. With ten years of teaching experience, Kelly is passionate about fostering a love of questioning and exploration in children. Having worked in a variety of contexts including Sydney and London, it is her involvement in the NSW Culture of Thinking Collaborative Network which has fuelled her interest in this contemporary way of teaching and learning. Both Kelly & Lisa have presented alongside Ron Ritchard, research associate at Project Zero, Harvard Graduate School of Education, whose research has focused on understanding, supporting and helping to develop the kinds of thoughtful learning environments that support powerful learning for both students and teachers. Believing that ‘thinking’ is a skill that tomorrow’s learner must possess, Kelly understands that students should have opportunities to explore the world around them in meaningful ways and are enthusiastic about facilitating this process.

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Natalia Borisova gained her Bachelor of Communications & International Relations from the University of Malta, followed by a more specialist degree in Asian and International Studies from the University of Western Sydney, where she also received a Masters degree in Business and Commerce. Natalia is currently studying and seeking a Masters of International Relations and Public Policy at the University of NSW, as well as working on a research paper in Japanese Studies. During her studies, she has tutored undergraduates both within the degree structure and privately, and she also holds a temporary lectureship at the University of International Studies in Moscow. Since 2008 Natalia has been teaching a wide range of subjects on modern and contemporary Asian history and International Relations.

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Carolina is a Colombian Spanish teacher who moved to Australia in 2016 from her hometown, Bogotá. She is passionate about languages and her knowledge of different levels of Spanish, English, German, Portuguese and French helps her to understand her students' language learning journey. Carolina holds a BA in Modern Languages and a Master’s Degree in Applied Linguistics (Spanish) from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia. Between 2011 to 2015, she worked at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana teaching English and Spanish.

Since moving to Australia, Carolina has worked as a private tutor and Spanish teacher at the Adelaide Spanish School and Exploring Spanish SA, as well as the University of Adelaide and Flinders University in various roles. As a volunteer, she has been actively involved in the Spanish Teachers' Association of South Australia as president, committee member and workshop presenter.

Carolina enjoys helping students accomplish their goals by making her classes fun and engaging, whilst covering important concepts needed to learn a new language. As travelling is one of her main passions, she enjoys learning about other cultures and sharing this information with her classes.

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Kassandra attained two degrees from The University of Sydney, a Bachelor of Arts (1986) in the humanities and a Bachelor of Visual Arts (1990), majoring in Sculpture, Installation and Performance. She has exhibited in Sydney, Melbourne and Berlin since 1990. She has completed professional commissions in a broad range of mediums including work for the 2006 Asian Games, Powerhouse Museum, Opera Australia, Sydney Olympic Games 2000, Old Parliament House, Melbourne Museum, Fox Studios and Sydney International Airport. Her film work includes The House of Wax, Stealth, Matrix Reloaded and Matrix Revolutions and Star Wars: Episode III.

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Caitlin Boucher. Tutor of CCE