Full Name: Trevor Filipiak

Classes Taught: 9a, 9b, 9c, 9d, 10c, 11c  

My projects: Writing skills club, 7th grade English development, English teacher’s club.  

About me: I grew up in Pennsylvania, on the east coast of the USA. I arrived in Kazakhstan in August of 2010 and have been living here since. I teach English in secondary school and organize a club for the teachers to practice their English. In my free time I like reading, and I keep up with a lot of American literary magazines and I like to read both new books and the classics. In America I played Rugby, wrote for the university newspaper, and worked as an editor of our university literary magazine, and worked as an assistant to several professors in organizing and teaching their courses. My dream is to go back to university and get an advanced degree.  

Teaching experience and professional degrees: I have a degree in English Language and Literature as well as International Relations from Allegheny University in Pennsylvania. In America, I taught English to immigrants from all over the world. I also taught computer applications to students and faculty. I have completed Peace Corps Training, Peace Corps in-service-training with a focus on reading and writing skills, and I also have a certificate as a PEPFAR Peer Trainer which I obtained in Almaty.