Recent faculty additions introduce themselves to community

Raised in New York City, Specific Learning Differences Teacher Yulisa Cruz has years of experience with big cities. However, Cruz said London has already made its mark on her as a truly unified place.  “I walk down the street and I hear so many different languages,” she said. “It's not like pockets of people, you know New York City was very much kind of like segregated … Here, it seems...

Born in Russia, Ohio, MS/HS Choir Director Dusty Francis said he fell in love with singing as a freshman in college. “I had been a band kid all throughout high school and I knew I loved that,” he said. “I thought I wanted to teach it, and then I got to university and I sang in a choir for the first time and I was completely sold, right away.”   Francis’ identity extends beyond his car...

MS/HS PE Teacher Bonnie Lam joined ASL this school year from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. However, she said she is truly from Canada. “Home is Toronto for me,” she said. “I'd love to be there in a split second if I could.”  Having moved to London right before school began, Lam said she hasn’t had time to fully explore the city so far. However, in the month she’s lived in London, Lam sa...

HS Science Teacher Corinne Morgan hails from Richmond, Virginia, and has also lived in Western Massachusetts. She said she moved to London six years ago to complete her master’s degree, a city she now considers home. Morgan said although it is very culturally different from the U.S., she loves living in London due to its unique environment and values. “What was really nice for me is that I we...

English Teacher Joy Xu is the newest member of the english department. As for where she is from, Xu said “it’s complicated.” Xu said she has lived in 12 different cities around the world, so moving to London from San Francisco was not her first big move.  “Culturally, I've always been so amorphous,” Xu said. “I'm used to moving and adapting to new cultures so the dynamic there hasn't...