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Ms. Albana Kqiku lives in Prishtina. Initially, she started working as a substitute teacher. She has a passion working with kids and enjoys teaching  through play. Albana is a great team member and is always willing to help whenever needed. She has been associated with ILG for over five years. Her enthusiasm and hard work resulted to a promotion and became  in 2023, she joined ILG full-time as an Elementary Teaching Assistant. 

Albana has an adventurous spirit and likes to travel around the world to visit new places and get to know with other cultures.

Ms. Teuta Kacabac joined ILG in 2023. She holds a bachelor’s degree in from AAB College Faculty of Social Sciences in Child Care and Well-being. Ms. Kacabac was a student teacher at ILG while studying for her degree. 

Ms. Kacabac was a volunteer trainer at an NGO dedicated to empowering women. Her role involved providing guidance and support to women from diverse backgrounds. She facilitated skill-building workshops, conduct training sessions, and offer mentorship to help women develop essential life skills and gain confidence. Through her efforts, she contributed to fostering a more inclusive and self-reliant community, ensuring that women have the knowledge and resources they need to thrive in various aspects of their lives.

As a parent of three children, she has deep understanding of the specific requirements and behaviors of young children. Parenting has allowed her to refine her skills in working with

children, always being sensitive and responsible. She is thrilled to be part of ILG to help children learn and grow in a caring and educational place.

My name is Albiona Vitija, I was born in Gladbeck, Germany and currently, I am living in Prishtina with my husband and my one-year-old son.

Since I was little, my main goal was to be a teacher. I finished philology high school and also have a bachelor’s degree in English Language Department / Translation and Education.  I have a certificate for finishing a 3 monthly fashion design course, a 6 weeks make-up course, and also attended Kosovo Learning Summit 2020, 15 total hours.

Before working as a Teacher Assistant in ILG, I used to work in an Albanian-English translation agency. After that, I started to work as an English teacher for preschoolers once a week until I started to work in ILG as a Teacher Assistant at Daycare/Crèche/Toddlers. Working with children is very joyful and challenging as well but I love the challenge of it.

Traveling and seeing new places is what I enjoy the most but cooking is my passion.

Ms.Arbresha Beqiri holds a bachelor’s degree in Pedagogy and is finishing her master’s at the University of Prishtina, Faculty of Education.

Before and during her studies, she had the chance to work with children of different ages at different public schools around Kosovo, which helped her acquire new skills and knowledge in practice.

Born and raised in Kosovo, she moved to Boston with the desire and motivation to expand her knowledge on working with toddlers at Artisan Childcare Center as a Lead Teacher and also working as the coordinator for the Albanian School in Boston. Returning to Kosovo in 2023 she was delighted to join ILG. Firstly as a part time Teaching Assistant and now as the Early Years One Homeroom Teacher.

She is beyond grateful to be a teacher and  have the opportunity to be part of children’s growth and development at different stages of their life.

Getting to know the world is what she loves, so traveling is one of her ways of achieving it.

Ms. Artiola Xhema was born and raised in Prishtina. She has a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Prishtina, Faculty of Education – Primary Program. Throughout her studies she has won scholarships from the University of Prishtina and the Ministry of Science, Education and Technology of Prishtina.

She was most recently a teacher of an international classes and worked with Cambridge Books at the International School of Prishtina from 2022 until August 2023.

Ms. Artiola is a compassionate teacher who has great enthusiasm for teaching and a lifelong passion for education. She especially loves math and technology.

Mr. Ervin Turici is from Albania. He holds a Master’s Degree in English Teaching from the University of Foreign Languages in Tirana.He has received several certificates from International Baccalaureate. He lived and worked in Thailand for two years as a Primary Years Programme (PYP) Teacher at an IB World School.

Prior to moving to Thailand, Mr. Ervin worked in Tirana as an English Language Acquisition Teacher for five years, in the Middle Years Programme (MYP) and Diploma Programme (DP). 

Mr. Ervin has served the roles of Personal and CAS Supervisor and Extended Essay Supervisor while working in the Middle Years Programme and Diploma Programme. He enjoys seeing his students succeed in the classroom and in their careers. He is also passionate about impacting the world and making it a better place for everyone to live. 

This will be Mr. Ervin’s first year at ILG School and he is excited for a successful academic year.

Isabel Bautzmann was born and raised in Germany. She just graduated from NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences in Meppel, the Netherlands with her Bachelor of Education. In her study course International Teacher Education for Primary Schools (ITEps) she minored in Inclusive and Early Childhood Education.

Through studying internationally, she had the chance to experience different international schools, curricula and multilingual settings in the Netherlands, Germany, and Kosovo. Ms Bautzmann is familiar with ILG’s philosophies, values and routines as she successfully completed one of her teaching practices at ILG in the spring of 2022.

Ms Bautzmann is beyond excited to rejoin the ILG community and teach her home language German.