Category: Teaching Staff

Mr. Philippe Agaësse is a dedicated French and Spanish educator with 26 years of teaching experience across France, Thailand, Mexico, Singapore, and China. He has taught students at primary, middle, high school, and university levels, including four years in IB World Schools, where he earned PYP and MYP certifications.

Mr. Agaësse began his academic studies in Physical Sciences at Rennes University and holds a Master’s degree in French as a Foreign Language (FLE) from Rouen University, as well as an Engineering Master’s degree in E-Learning from Montpellier University.

Throughout his career, Mr. Agaësse has spent 15 years teaching in secondary education and has taught across the PYP, MYP, and DP curricula. In China, he prepared students for the Gao Kao, DELF/TCF examinations, and French university interviews, led university programmes affiliated with Paris’s CNAM, and served as Head of the French Department in Foshan, where he supported teacher development and guided students toward higher education in France.

Mr. Agaësse is passionate about language learning and international education. His teaching philosophy is grounded in the IB Learner Profile, encouraging students to become confident communicators, curious inquirers, and reflective, self-motivated learners. He is excited to bring his extensive international experience and passion for languages to the ILG School community.

Leonard Alexander Wallstein is a new teacher at ILG School, bringing international teaching and educational experience from the Netherlands, Germany, New Zealand, Qatar, and South Africa. He studied at NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands and spent two years working as an IB educator in Germany.

His experience includes teaching students across Grades 7–10, with a particular focus on Mathematics. Having grown up in an international education environment in China, Mr. Wallstein values cultural diversity and multilingualism. In addition to his native German and English, he has studied Dutch and French.

He is passionate about creating engaging learning experiences and is excited to join the ILG community and contribute to its international learning environment.

Atanasiya Aleksieva is a dedicated, creative, and caring Primary/Junior educator passionate about fostering curiosity, confidence, and a love of learning. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and Linguistics and a Bachelor of Education from Queen’s University in Ontario, Canada.

During her teaching placements, Ms. Aleksieva developed experience in inquiry-based learning, social-emotional learning, differentiated instruction, and inclusive teaching practices. She has completed professional training in Accessible Instruction, Inclusive and Responsive Teaching, Trauma-Informed Practice, and assessment.

She is committed to ongoing professional development through the IB, particularly in inquiry-based learning, assessment, and the Primary Years Programme (PYP). Outside of school, she enjoys reading, cooking, and spending time outdoors. She is excited to join ILG School and contribute to its vibrant learning community.

Zoe Dudzic earned her Bachelor of Science in Childhood Education and English from SUNY Buffalo State University in 2025, graduating Summa Cum Laude. A Buffalo, NY native, she grew up surrounded by Western New York staples such as chicken wings, snowy winters, and hockey.

Ms. Dudzic’s love of international education began when she first started studying Mandarin Chinese, a passion she later pursued formally at Buffalo State while serving as a representative for the university’s Center for China Studies. She has traveled to Japan, Canada, and Colombia, and completed a student teaching placement in a 4th grade IB PYP classroom in Medellín, Colombia. There, she co-planned transdisciplinary units integrating ELA, social studies, and science, and delivered English phonics instruction to a classroom of 100% English Language Learners.

Across her work in Buffalo and beyond, Ms. Dudzic has worked with ELL, immigrant, refugee, and international students in K-8 settings, and she is skilled in differentiation, inquiry-based learning, and culturally responsive pedagogy grounded in the IB Learner Profile. She believes the strongest academic outcomes grow from trust, and that education should treat the multilingual and transnational knowledge students bring to the classroom as an academic asset.

Outside the classroom, Ms. Dudzic enjoys baking and cooking, journaling with a well-loved stationery collection, and reading both fiction and non-fiction. Fluent in English and conversational in Mandarin Chinese, with Spanish (and now, Albanian!) studies underway, Ms. Dudzic is excited to grow as an educator at ILG in Kosovo.