Mr Dewald is from Durban, South Africa. Hong Kong is his first experience abroad and he’s extremely excited to start this new venture.

Mr. Matt is from England. He has a BA degree in TV and video production and has worked on various TV shows in the U.K. He started his teaching career in Vietnam before working in Spain, Italy and now Hong Kong. In his free time, Matt enjoys various sports including football, running, snowboarding, scuba diving and is a qualified skydiver.

Ms. Michele comes from sunny South Africa. She has an honors degree in Psychology and a Post graduate degree in Teaching. She loves traveling and working with children. Ms. Michele has a passion for English and reading, and loves to make learning fun. She is looking forward to helping her students love learning as much as she does.

Born in Scotland, Mr. Nick has lived around the world in a variety of countries, in France, Australia, Germany, China, and the UK. He graduated with first class honors from the University of South Wales in 2017 where he studied theatre. Since Graduating, Mr. Nick has worked in the UK and taught English in Hunan province of China. Working at Monkey Tree in Hong Kong represents a new and exciting experience for Mr. Nick.

Ms Nicole is an English teacher born and raised in Sydney, Australia. She graduated from the University of New South Wales with a bachelor of International studies with which she did an exchange year in China. Her interest in Asia and connection to her heritage has led her back to Hong Kong. Ms Nicole has always loved encouraging and challenging children to their best potential. She brought this energy to her teaching in her previous roles in China, and can’t wait to use her experience and passion to the monkeys at Monkey Tree.

Mr. Declan is from South Africa and has been teaching English in Vietnam last year. He has been teaching a vast variety of students from public primary and secondary school to university and business professionals. Mr. Declan’s teaching style is based on engagement and humor. He likes to see the students go from strength to strength in terms of confidence in the English language.