Mr. Arnold Bagapuro	Mrs. Crystal Li	Ms. Sunny Zhang	Mrs. Taylor Huss	Mr. Alexander Abano
Grade 1 Advisor	Grade 2 Advisor	Grade 4 Advisor	Grade 6 Advisor	Grade 7 Advisor
abagapuro@ zkis.net	[email protected]	szhang@ zkis.net	thuss@ zkis.net	aabano @zkis.net
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Arnold Bagapuro: Grade 1 Advisor
Arnold Bagapuro was born and raised in “Asia’s Latin City” Ciudad de Zamboanga, Philippines. He graduated from Western Mindanao State University with a bachelor degree in Elementary Education major in General Education. After graduation he took and passed the Licensure Examination for Teachers in the Philippines. He completed and received the certificates in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), Teaching English to Young Learners (TEYL) and Teaching Business English (TBE) from The International TEFL and TESOL Training (ittt). He is currently working on his MA in Education majoring in Educational Management.

Mr. Bagapuro brings eight years of teaching experience from local and international schools. He believes that teaching is an important occupation that demands love and commitment.

Crystal Yusten- Li: Grade 2 Advisor
Crystal Yusten-Li has been teaching at Zhongshi since August 2010. She is married to a wonderful Chinese man and they have a son, whom they call Elijah. She believes that she was sent here to leave a mark on children’s hearts and to lead them to a path of understanding and love for others. She is thankful that He has allowed her to be in ?China and at ZIS. She is very proud to be a part of the Zhongshi family. She prays that she will do her part to bring the ?light of His love to the children that she teaches.

Sunny Zhang:  Grade 4 Advisor
Sunny Zhang holds a bachelor’s degree of accounting from both Yanbian University in China and Chungnam National University in South Korea. She finished the TESOL program at Sookmyung Women’s University in Korea (One of the best TESOL programs in Korea) and received the Certificate of YL-TESOL(TESOL for young learners) and the Certificate of Reading Specialist. Sunny graduated from Oklahoma City University in the States with High Honor, receiving her master’s degree in TESOL. She also holds the Teacher Certificate from Oklahoma State. Sunny is fluent in English, Korean and Chinese. She loves children and took an active role in different volunteering teaching programs while in university, such as English Summer Camp in 비금도 and Read Aloud program in 청파유치원. In America, she worked as a teacher in Linwood Early Learning Center. She also worked at Community English School at Oklahoma City University. Her primary responsibilities included designing curriculum, training other volunteer teachers and teaching students from diverse backgrounds and levels. In her free time, Sunny enjoys cooking, baking, travelling, listening to music, reading, and hanging out with friends over a cup of coffee in a cafe. She has recently begun compiling a book of recipes for her own enjoyment. Sunny is always ready to help anyone in need.

Taylor Huss : Grade 6 Advisor
Mrs. Taylor Huss originates from the United State, in the scenic state of Utah. She recently graduated from Moody Institute located in the beautiful Spokane, WA. She and her husband accepted jobs at ZKIS when they were finishing up their degrees at MI, and are so thankful they did. She teaches ELL, PSME and assists in English classes. During her time at ZIS she hopes to inspire within the students a desire to care and serve each other, those they surround themselves with, and all those they come into contact with. Her time in China, so far, has been enjoying some of her favorite things (surprisingly): meeting and making new friends, eating incredible food, and laughing! She is excited to be a part of an incredible faculty here at ZIS.

Alex Abano
Alex Abano is from the Philippines. He is married to Aura Abano and they have two boys named Alexis and Alonzo. He likes the lovely weather in Weihai City. He taught English in a Business College in Thailand and he was an ELL Teacher from an International School in Liaoning Province. He has a BA major in Literature and a TESOL Certification. He loves to work with ELL kids and to play pick- up basketball games with middle school boys. He is teaching English and History (ELL) this year.