Our Teaching Team

My name is Irenne, I used to work as a nurse assistant back in the States before pursuing my career as an educator.

I have worked with different types of curriculum, from classical, Cambridge as well as Montessori. I started teaching formally in Surabaya as an assistant teacher and worked my way up. Teaching young adults to toddlers and babies. I’ve also been blessed with the opportunity to work as a principal for over five years in Jakarta and in building school branches as well.

I believe as each child is unique, and different approach is needed to help them reach their best potential. And I am very excited to join the Middleton team as they cater to these needs and have what I think is one of the best teaching methods out there..

我的名字叫张智建(Ariyono),毕业于台湾暨南国际大学，获得理学学士学位。我从事华文教育工作，已有十余年了。一开始是当华文家教的，后来，因为我对华文教育越来越有兴趣，所以就在几所学校担任华文教师。我教过小学到高中的学生，也曾经在一所私立三语学校担任了两年小学部和中学部的中文主任。有了那么多年的任教不同年段的教学经验，让我有机会更加了解学生，也更好地优化课程设计和协助其他老师的发展。此外，为了不断充实自己，我不但参加了中国暨南大学远距教学的华文教育专业，而且我也参加了不少线下培训和网路线上培训。
我的教学理念：
所有孩子都是独一无二的，必须具有令人鼓舞的教育环境，以使他们在身体，心理，情感和社交上成长，所以老师对孩子的学习与成长有很大的影响。
我的教学信念：
教师立教之本，有高水平的教师，才能有高水平的教育。
我的教学目标：
培养孩子良好的品德和智力使他们在成长的过程中成为更好的人才。

Hello, I am Yenny. My education background is in Architecture and I completed my bachelor’s degree from Petra Christian University, Surabaya. My passion in music made me continue my music education in Mannheim Music School, Germany. I also have a master’s degree in Early Childhood Education from Monash University, Australia and I earned my IB PYP (International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program) certificate from University of Windsor, Canada.

I love teaching and have been an educator for almost 20 years. My teaching experience is in music and art for early childhood and primary education. In addition, I have been teaching various students from various age groups ranging from 4 to 18 years old.

I believe that every child is unique and through play, children can learn and develop their skills. I also believe that learning is important because the goal of education is to help children to become lifelong learners.

 Anissa Syawlina is an early childhood educator who has ventured in teaching at several International Schools in Jakarta and Bogor for over the past sixteen years. Anissa holds a bachelor’s degree in English Literature from Pakuan University in Bogor. She used to teach in Sekolah Bogor Raya for nine years and continued her journey to work as a teacher in Royal Tots Academy for two years. She then expanded her wings at ISMILE, a Reggio Emilia-inspired school for two years as well. Before joining Middleton Preschool Surabaya, Anissa was also a teacher in Sampoerna Academy Sentul for two years.

Anissa believes that the teacher’s role is to guide and facilitate students’ learning journey. She also believes that students should be able to have choices and let their curiosity direct their learning. She believes that we, as the teacher, should give access for them (students) to explore more and make their learning experiences fun as always.

Anissa’s teaching experiences in several schools with diverse philosophies and curriculums (such as IB, IPC, and Reggio Emilia) have made her realize that students come from different backgrounds and needs. She is dedicated to discovering students’ varying learning styles, ensuring each student’s unique academic needs meet the expectations.