Grace Chen
Executive Principal
Grace Chen
Grace Chen
Executive Principal

- High School Senior Teacher 中学高级教师

- Honored the title of Special-class Principal by Chengdu Education Bureau 特级校长

- Senior Home Education Instructor

- Instructor for Seminar in Operation and Management of International School by Peking University

- Worked as deputy director for Wuhou County Bureau of Education in Chengdu

- Worked as founder principal for The Affiliated Foreign Language School of SCNU

- High school principal training program organized by the Ministry of Education in China

- International Education Leadership Program organized by UCL & Tsinghua University (in progress)

- BS. in Biology Education in China West Normal University

- Teaching experience in China since 1993

- Worked as a deputy director for Department of Education and Development Center of South China Normal University

Joseph Hearn
Academic Principal
Joseph Hearn
Joseph Hearn
Academic Principal


- Master of Science in Special Education, Oklahoma State University
- Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education, Oklahoma State University
- Bachelor of Arts in General Studies, Arkansas State University
- State Teaching License and TESOL certification
- Worked for HengShui No.1 High School and Hangzhou No.4 High School as a teacher and Principal


- Taught as a Professor at Renmin University Beijing


- Worked as an academic coordinator in Intl. High School aff. to Renmin University

Matthew Bender
Head of English dept. AP English Literature Teacher
Matthew Bender
Matthew Bender
Head of English dept. AP English Literature Teacher

-Master of Arts in Secondary Education, Piedmont College
-Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, Appalachian State University
-Taught AP Literature course in Schools of North America (WASC Accredited) in Vietnam
-Obtained CELTA-Cambridge English Language Teaching Accreditation

Jerry Redfield
AP Economic Teacher
Jerry Redfield
Jerry Redfield
AP Economic Teacher

- Bachelor of Arts, Economics, Wheaton College
- Teaching experience since 2012
- Experienced AP teacher

Jenny Ge
Head of Math & Science dept. Calculus BC and Advanced Calculus Teacher
Jenny Ge
Jenny Ge
Head of Math & Science dept. Calculus BC and Advanced Calculus Teacher

- Master of Accounting, Grand Valley State University

- Bachelor of Science in Math Education, Liaoning Normal University

- Taught as a Math teacher in Shanghai and Guangzhou for 20 years

Damon Six
Head of the Social Science dept. AP Psychology, Sociology, Film studies Teacher
Damon Six
Damon Six
Head of the Social Science dept. AP Psychology, Sociology, Film studies Teacher

- Bachelor of Arts, Texas Tech University
- Teacher Certification in Education, University of Texas-Permian Basin
- 23 years experience as Secondary Teacher
- 11th year teaching at HFI

Joel Benavidez
AP Biology, AP Environmental Science Teacher
Joel Benavidez
Joel Benavidez
AP Biology, AP Environmental Science Teacher

- Bachelor of Science in Biology for Teachers, Philippine Normal University
- IBDP Certified Biology Teacher

Bharati Hirani
AP Computer Science A Teacher
Bharati Hirani
Bharati Hirani
AP Computer Science A Teacher


- Master of Computer Management in Computer Science, Management and Technology from Institute of Business Administration & Research (IBMR)


- Bachelor of Commerce in Economics, Marketing & Advertising, Indira College of Commerce & Science


- Teaching Computer Programming since 2012 and AP Computer Science since 2017