 Mr. Michael Ham Mr. Michael Ham was born in London, Ontario and grew up and was raised in Vancouver, BC. He attended and graduated from the University of British Columbia (UBC) with two degrees - a Bachelor of Human Kinetics and a Bachelor of Education (Secondary). He taught high school students in the Vancouver Public School system for two years before moving to New York, USA in August of 2001 to take on other pursuits. Mr. Ham's passion for education has led him to WELS and he sincerely hopes to expose as many people as possible around the world to WELS's philosophy of experiential language and cultural learning. He has worked for WELS since the company started its business in the fall of 2003.
Mr. Andrew Yoon Mr. Andrew Yoon was born in Pohang, South Korea but grew up and was raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. After completing his high school education in Toronto, he moved to Vancouver, BC, Canada and attended and graduated from Simon Fraser University (SFU) where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminology and History. WELS' commitment to providing unique, balanced and exciting programs, philosophy of ¡°Experiential Learning,¡± and goals of ¡°safety, learning and fun¡± were the main reasons for Mr. Yoon joining the WELS team after having been involved with other recreational and language programs. He has worked for WELS since the company started its business in the fall of 2003.
Ms. Pauline Huntington Ms. Pauline Huntington was born in England and is a British citizen, but for most of the past 30 years she has lived outside her country, so she knows all to well the difficulties faced when getting to know a new language and culture. She has studied eight languages - to greater or lesser degrees - but always with one aim in mind and that is to be able to use the newly acquired vocabulary and grammatical structures to communicate with a wide range of people who speak those languages. Some languages she has learned at various educational institutes, others she has studied by herself. From her experience as a student she has learned a good deal about teaching and thus been able to find out what works and what does not work for the language learner. Ms. Huntington has been with WELS since its inception and firmly believes that WELS offers the best language learning environment possible for any student with a real desire to explore a foreign language in its natural setting until that language becomes his or her own. Ms. Huntington has over 15 years of experience as a writer, translator and educator and holds joint degrees in Music and German. She is fluent in English, German and Korean and has taught English as a Foreign Language in countries all over the world including Austria, Germany, Japan and Korea. She has worked for WELS since the company started its business in the fall of 2003
Mrs. Michelle Chang Lee Mrs. Michelle Chang Lee was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and attended York University (York U) where she graduated and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. She is a certified ESL Teacher and received a TESL / TEFL certificate (Teaching English as a Second Foreign/Language) from Oxford Seminars at the University of Toronto. She spent two years teaching TOEFL at Newton College in California and two years working at Toronto College before joining WELS in the winter of 2006.
Mr. Peter Keem Mr. Keem was born and raised in Taejon, South Korea. He attended and graduated from Hongik University in Seoul, South Korea with a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Computer Engineering, and also studied at the Graduate School of Hannam University in Taejon, South Korea majoring in English Linguistics. He attended and graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) where he received his Masters of Arts in the Teaching of English as a Second Language (MATESL). He joined WELS in the summer of 2007. |
