Faculty and Staff
QSI International School of Atyrau employs educators who sincerely love children. Our educators are professionals who are dedicated to student success and personal growth. With mastery learning, they use time as a resource in order to help all students find success. 100% of our teachers are certified professionals. Our educators come from North America, Europe, and around the world.
Administration
Dr. Laura Hayward
Director
Name: Laura Hayward
Degree: Doctorate of Education, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
Work experience: 20 years
Quote: "All the ways you are different are all the ways that you are strong" (Ralph Guzman)
Wayne McKelvey
Academic Coordinator
Name: Wayne McKelvey
Degree: MA - Curriculum & Instruction from Arizona State University; M.Ed. - Educational leadership from Gonzaga University.
Work experience: 13 years
Quote: "The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery" (Mark Van Doren)
Pre-School Staff
Liza Dzhumagaliyeva
3 Years old Homeroom Teacher
Degree: Bachelor degree in Translation Studies, Atyrau State University; Bachelor degree in Preschool teaching and education, Atyrau State University
Work experience: 12 years
Quote: "A real teacher is not the one who constantly educates you, but the one who helps you to become yourself" (M. A. Svetlov)
Ainur Kaliyeva
Paraprofessional
Degree: Bachelor degree in Law, Atyrau State University
Work experience: 20 years
Quote: "Knowledge is what, in the most essential way, elevates one person over another" (D. Addison)
Gulden Zhokenova
Paraprofessional
Degree: Atyrau APEC High College
Work experience: 4 years
Quote: "Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace" (Confucius)
Elementary Staff
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Indiana State University, Master of Business Administration, University of Phoenix.
Work experience: 12 years
Quote: "Always believe in yourself and your dreams"
Patty Barry
7 Years old Homeroom Teacher
Degree: Master's degree from Lesley University
Work experience: 34 years
Quote: "Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today" (Malcolm X.)
Wayne McKelvey
8 Years old Homeroom Teacher
Degree: MA - Curriculum & Instruction from Arizona State University; M.Ed. - Educational leadership from Gonzaga University.
Work experience: 13 years
Quote: "The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery" (Mark Van Doren)
Elijah Shved
9 Years old Homeroom Teacher
Degree: Master’s Degree in Education (M.Ed) from American College of Education; Bachelor’s Degree in Education from Johnson University
Work experience: 3 years
Quote: "Education is the most powerful weapon, which you can use to change the world" (Nelson Mandela)
Diane Van Swol
10 Years old Homeroom
Degree: Master's Degree in Education, Olivet Nazarene University
Work experience: 28 years
Quote: "There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure" (General C. Powell)
Danny Seagraves
11 Years old Homeroom Teacher
Degree: Master’s Degree in School Counseling, the Ohio State University; Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education, Urbana University
Work experience: 30 years
Quote: "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent" (Eleanor Roosevelt)
Degree: Bachelor Degree in Education, Atyrau State University
Work experience: 2 years
Quote: "Education is the movement from darkness to light". (Allan Bloom)
Akgul Serikova
Paraprofessional
Degree: Bachelor degree in Education, Atyrau State University
Work experience: 11 years
Quote: "A good education is a foundation for a better future" (E. Warren)
Tolganay Mazhitova
Paraprofessional
Degree: Bachelor degree in Education, Aktobe State University
Work experience: 6 years
Quote: "Education is the movement from darkness to light" (A. Bloom)
Aziza Gazizova
Paraprofessional
Degree: Atyrau APEC High College
Work experience: 5 years
Quote: "Never stop learning, because life never stop teaching" (Unknown)
Gulden Zhokenova
Paraprofessional
Degree: Atyrau APEC High College
Work experience: 4 years
Quote: "Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace" (Confucius)
Middle and High School Staff
Degree: Bachelor of Science, Indiana University, Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI);
M. Ed., Georgia State University (Atlanta, Georgia)
Work experience: 20+ years Quote: "Education is a life of learning"
Kara Khurana
13 years old Homeroom
Degree: Bachelors of Education in English Literature and Humanities, Eastern University, Philadelphia
Work experience: 8 years
Quote: "The great aim of education is not knowledge but action." (Herbert Spencer)
Anne O'Connell
Science Teacher
Degree: Masters of Science in Secondary Science Education at Oregon State University
Work experience: 27 years
Quote: "It is supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge" (A. Einstein)
Grace Lim
Secondary Teacher
Degree: University of San Francisco
MA Teaching English as a Second Language; Wheaton College: BA in Liberal Arts: Business and Minor in Art
Work experience: 16 years
Quote: "Don't forget - no one else sees the world the way you do, so no one else can tell the stories that you have to tell" (Charles de Lint)
Languages
Zhuzumgul Ussaliyeva
Kazakh Language Teacher
Degree: Bachelor's degree in Education at Atyrau and Almaty State Universities
Work experience: 37 years
Quote: "The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows" (S. Harris)
Zumrat Sultanova
Russian Language Teacher
Degree: Kazakh Pedagogical Institute, faculty of Philology
Work experience: 12 years
Quote: "To be a good teacher, you need to love what you teach and love those you teach." (V. Klyuchevsky)
Lyailya Karatayeva
Kazakh History and Geography Teacher
Russian Language Teacher
Degree: Master degree in Education at Atyrau State University
Work experience: 5 years
Quote; "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world" (N. Mandela)
Degree: Master's degree of Linguistics at Atyrau State University
Work experience: 12 years
Quote: "Language shapes the way we think and determines what we can think about" (B. Lee Whorf)
Specials
Gani Zhumabai
PE Teacher
Degree: PSVK Collage
Work experience: 3 years
Quote: "Study is the source of knowledge, knowledge is the lamp of life"
Meruyert Sandykbayeva
Technology Teacher
Degree: Bachelor, Almaty University of Power Engineering and Communication and Moscow Academy of Professional Competence
Work experience: 5 years
Quote: "An investment in knowledge pays the best interest" (B. Franklin)
Quote: "Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today. " (Malcolm X)
Bakyt Zhumasheva
Music Teacher
Degree: Bachelor at Music Education, Atyrau State University. Bachelor at Ensemble Artist, Concertmaster, Astrakhan State Conservatory
Work experience: 10 years
Quote: "Education is the key to success in life, and teachers make a lasting impact in the lives of their students" (S. Oritz)
Tatyana Kucheneva
Art Teacher
Degree: Educator-psychologist from "Kainar" University, Almaty. Russian Language and Literature Educator from Atyrau State University
Work experience: 15 years
Quote: "To be a good teacher, you need to love what you teach and to love those you teach" (V. Klyuchevsky)
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