I am Ronnie from Miami, Florida, USA. This is my first year living in Cambodia as well as my first year teaching at East-West. This will be the 6th country that I have lived in. I am very happy to be teaching science and I look forward to working with everyone and meeting the students.
I’m a Professional Licensed Teacher and I’ve been practicing my profession for 32 years. I graduated in 1990 with the degree of Bachelor of Science in Education and my major field of concentration is Biology. I am married to Leonora who is a Secondary School Principal in our country and blessed with one son Stephen who is a graphic artist.
I filed for early retirement in 2018 in the Philippines and decided to move here to Cambodia and taught at New Gateway International School for one and a half years. In August 2019, I was given a great opportunity to teach here at East-West International School where I’m handling science in Middle School and Life Science in High School.
Having a positive attitude is one of the armors that I am wearing everyday as I enter the classroom because this will influence my students to do great things. I am trying my best to become an instrument where my students will truly love what they are doing and learning.
Hello everyone, my name is Paquito Corbe but you can call me Alex for short. I’m the lead guitarist in the band. I play classical and Electric guitar. I have worked as a music teacher for 9 years. I also teach random instruments such as bass, ukulele and reading notations.
I am a very simple and quiet person but I am friendly. I love drinking coffee while practicing a song. It wakes me up.
Hey everyone, my name is Padric Matter. I am from the best state in the United States, Oregon. Both my parents are international educators, and I grew up overseas attending international schools in Guam, Mexico, and Poland. I graduated from the American School of Warsaw with a full IB Diploma. I have a Bachelor of Arts from Portland State University in History. When I graduated, I decided to follow in my parents’ footsteps and become an international educator. It was a great way to grow up and my parents lived really good lives!
I started my career in the Portland Public School System providing after school Geography lessons and coaching soccer for underprivileged youth. I then started applying at international schools seeing if any of them would be interested and the second school I applied to offered me a position in Kyrgyzstan. I spent two years in the incredible country of Kyrgyzstan surrounded by mountains, glacial lakes, and friendly people. I then moved to Monterrey, Mexico to teach at an IB school. After that, I went to Khartoum, Sudan to fulfill a lifelong desire to live in an African country. Unfortunately, due to a revolution in Sudan I was forced to leave only after a year but fortunately, my previous school in Kyrgyzstan reached out to me and offered me the role of Middle School Coordinator. The pandemic cut my time short in Kyrgyzstan and I took a year off to travel the United States and work in a small business with their media and marketing strategies. East-West offered me the opportunity to return to education and I could not be happier. Looking forward to teaching, coaching, and having an amazing school year!
Hi! I’m Misato and I am originally from Nara, Japan. I will be the EAL Specialist/Primary Art Teacher.
Prior to East-West, I was working at an IB international school in Japan for 7 years.
I went to an IB international school in Malaysia. I then moved to Adelaide, Australia and graduated from University of South Australia with a Bachelor of Education.
I enjoy teaching and watching kids grow. Getting to know each student as a person to build a positive relationship is something I always try to do.
Hi, I am Monica and I come from Madrid, Spain. I first came to Cambodia during the summers from 2009 to 2015 to volunteer for the local NGO Pour un Sourire d’enfant. In 2015, my husband and I quit our job in London and settled down in Cambodia.
For the past 13 years, I have worked in the financial services industry which I never really enjoyed and from 2020 I have two Master’s degrees in education to transition to this sector I am passionate about. Last year, I started this new journey teaching at East-West.
In my free time, I like spending time with my two kids and my husband, traveling, cooking, eating and doing sports.
Hi my name is Matthew. I’ve been living in Cambodia for 9 years and am about to start my 6th year at East-West. I have one son who is starting kindergarten this year.
I teach the youngest students at East-West, in the Kindergarten class. If you’re ever having a bad day, come and visit us, I’m sure the little ones will cheer you up! I am from the Garden of England (Kent) and after teaching in China moved to Phnom Penh. I have been in Cambodia since the start of the pandemic and at East-West since March this year. It’s been a bit disjointed, so I’m looking forward to a smooth, normal year finally (fingers crossed). I’m also very excited to be going back to school this year to study online PGCert of Education with the University of Essex. Outside of work I have many interests, including rock climbing, gardening, handicrafts, traveling the country and my very lovely and fluffy cat.
Hello, I am Ju Eun from South Korea. My family has been in Cambodia since 2009. In 2016, I graduated from EWIS and started working as a special needs assistant. After time, I am blessed to teach Music to young learners (Preschool to Grade 4) and MS Art. I like to listen to music, sing, read, and spend time with my parents and friends. Looking forward to another great school year!
My name is John, and I am working as a Grade 5 teacher at East-West this school year. I am a qualified primary teacher and teacher of English as a second language. After having worked at primary and secondary schools in the Netherlands, I wanted to expand my professional adventure abroad. I worked in Santiago de Chile and in Mexico City at an international school. I truly enjoy meeting people from different countries, cultures, and customs. This will be my 23rd year working as a teacher.