We are a group of passionate educators bringing together a global team. We call ourselves rigorous dreamers. We expect from ourselves the courage of a great vision combined with the discipline of great execution. We have strategic partners and outstanding collaborators around the world. With know-how varying from curriculum design to architecture and environmental design, Colina Learning Center is the place for innovative learning.
Ben is joining Colina Learning Center as Head of School and Learning Designer. He is from England and adores his wife and daughter with whom he loves to share adventures and good times with friends and family. He describes himself as a learner, educator and leader who loves to create epic learning experiences for children and adults.
Ben is an experienced school leader and teacher of psychology and mathematics, most recently serving a large private school in South America as their Headmaster.
He is committed to finding elegant ways to elevate the school experience to better prepare young people for their future - not our past. Ben insists that authentic and meaningful education is the key to raising the bar for humanity, and believes that CLC is the village that can bring this ambition to life.
Emese is a constant inquirer and admirer of the world. She is experienced in innovative education, with 3 years as a preschool teacher in an International Baccalaureate curriculum school, working with 2-to-4 year old students of different backgrounds and cultures. She started at Colina in August 2021 and has a rich and diverse education background, having studied in countries such as Hungary, Denmark and the Netherlands.
Emese enjoys rediscovering the world through children’s eyes, giving her the perspective on how to be a lifelong learner. She also enjoys travelling and taking up new adventures with her friends in her free time. She has a profound faith and love of humanity. She enjoys volunteering and singing in a choir.
Anikó studied social work and specialized in early childhood education and care. Before joining CLC, she worked for 3 years at an international school in Germany. She has experience in working with mixed age groups (with children from 2 to 6 years old in the same group).
She adores working with preschoolers and is passionate about innovative and holistic education that leads to developing thriving adults. She believes that early childhood education is the foundation of lifelong learning and offers a platform for improving social equity and inclusion.
Anikó’s calm personality and ‘can do’ attitude inspires everyone around her to live in the present and to take one step at a time on the road toward achieving their personal goals in life.
Ștefania has experience in working with both Preschool and Primary children in student-centered schools, both as a teacher and through being a Scout Leader. She joined the team in April 2022.
She is a genuine person, passionate about spending time in nature and has found creative ways of sharing her passion with children helping them develop different areas through movement activities.
Ștefania always shows a ‘can do’ attitude and interest in constant personal learning and development.
Iulia is a problem solver with excellent organisational and project management skills. She began working at Colina in October 2022. Iulia knows how to handle multiple tasks and prioritise effectively. Her great communication skills, proactive nature, and detail oriented approach ensure that our team can focus on what matters - your children!
She loves to spend time in nature, this being one of the biggest benefits that she found when joining Colina Learning Center. She is an explorer who enjoys traveling and discovering new places. Iulia likes dogs, is a joyful person and is very sociable.
Doug is the Principal of one of the most innovative public high schools in the US, Sycamore High School.
Together with his team, they developed the Synnovation Lab, a truly modern, self-paced, engaging, and authentic learning experience. Doug is working with the Colina Learning Center team to develop the concept of an integrated curriculum school.
Following graduation from the University of Babes Bolyai with a degree in Asian Languages, Laura began her journey into the field of child education by discovering ABA therapy, which provides children with Autism Spectrum Disorder with a means for communicating more effectively with the world around them. Sbe began working at CLC in November 2022. Big-hearted and action-oriented, Laura graciously showers love and affection to people and is always there when people need her.
As a source of infinite energy, Laura is a gleeful spirit, always sharing and spreading positive vibes around. She is an extroverted and outgoing person with a particular love for outdoor activities, music, harmony, and the joy that a good laugh can bring.
Claudia is providing financial and operational expertise at a superb level. She brings experience as CFO, Country Manager, Regional Director in both the private and not-for-profit sectors.
She also brings a love for education and equity, ensuring that the numbers and budgets enable us to include as many families as possible in our learning network.
For more information, please visit Claudia’s LinkedIn profile.
NoTosh is a global company leading innovation in education across all continents founded and led by Ewan. We work together to shape the vision, strategy, and curriculum framework of CLC.
Ewan will get you to shoot for the moon while at the same time ensuring you pay close attention to every single detail on the ground. The result: innovation in education done right through well-structured design thinking processes and rigorous strategies.
For more information, please visit Evan’s LinkedIn profile.
Beni is a design thinker.
He's constantly searching for passionate people who dare to dream big and help them push for the win.
His work varies from strategy to design and creative directing.
He works with a team of verbal and visual specialists, ensuring that the branding elements align with their client's business and brand strategies.
For more information, please visit Beni's LinkedIn profile.
Annamaria is a passionate educator with over ten years of national and international teaching experience. Her background includes working as a speech therapist, special education teacher in the United States and a primary teacher in Romania (in a British Curriculum international school). She began working at CLC in May 2021.
Her passion fuels her to get to know each child’s unique talents, personality, and abilities. She considers herself a forever student, eager to stay in tune with the latest in education to make every child’s school experience a journey in which they thrive as learners.
Annamaria is profoundly a family person. She has three wonderful children; after many years in the US, they specifically returned to Romania to give their children the opportunity to grow up next to their extended family.
Denisa is a passionate and experienced elementary school teacher who joined the team in December 2022. She graduated from the Faculty of Letters at Babes B. University and is currently working on her Masters’ Degrees in Instructional Design and Romanian Literary Studies.
She has worked with children aged 8-18 being a volunteer for many ONGs (BACcuBINE, Asociatia Christiana, BeHappy, OST). When she finished her Bachelor’s Degree, Denisa enrolled in an International School, which helped her a lot to see other educational perspectives. Beside this, the Erasmus projects and Trainings that she has been part of play an important role in her career development. There, she has learnt a lot about how to strengthen the relationships with students.
Her biggest passions are-travelling, dancing and reading. In her free time, she likes to discover and experience new cultures, to conquer mountain peaks or simply got carried away by the mysterious life of a book.
Cătălina is an experienced teacher with a rich career, including all age ranges (preschool, primary, secondary, and adult learners) and various roles (Head of the English Department, Drama Teacher, Media, and Events Coordinator).
Her philosophy is to create relationships and foster creative thinking, curiosity, and a quest for understanding. Constantly searching for new and creative learning methods for herself and others, Cătălina aims to make a difference as a progressive educational thinker.
Cătălina’s dream would be for every learner to be equipped with a wide variety of wellbeing tools such as great self-esteem, resilience, a growth mindset for life-long learning, and compassion for themselves, others, and the world. She nurtures great respect and affection for nature under all its wondrous forms.
We are passionate, experienced educators working in progressive educational models. We work collaboratively in Design Teams, using our diverse talents and skills to create and deliver high-impact projects and deep learning expeditions for children and family members.
We go beyond ‘teaching’ to ensure that each educator in our team takes an active role in creating and personalizing learning experiences for each learner. Our primary competence is not to ‘deliver teaching’ but to ‘design learning’ that fits every learner in our community.
We understand that the first thing we are designing is a relationship with the learners in our care. Each learner will receive the right combination of challenge and support to make progress while also being cared for constantly.
We believe in learning and building talent. Our promise is that “Every educator gets better every day”.
We are providing transformative development programs in what we consider best practice in global education:
Our promise of constant learning and improvement is based on the deliberate creation of an outstanding learning culture. We have numerous organizational development practices that make learning a daily, unavoidable experience for everyone in our team.
