Nanhui University Town, Pudong, Shanghai
Boya International Academy crest Boya International Academy Shanghai · Est. 2015

Our Faculty

The People Behind the Program

A teaching team drawn from leading universities in China, Japan, North America and Europe — homeroom mentors and subject specialists in one building.

Leadership & Academic Affairs

Li
Head of the Japan Division

Sichuan University of Science & Engineering

Twenty-eight years in education, including 21 years of full-time high-school leadership. Has run the full operating cycle of both domestic and international-track schools — teaching quality, student development, home-school partnership and enrollment.

Liu
Director of Academic Affairs · Head of Japanese

MA, Meiji University (Japan)

Leads curriculum planning and the Japanese teaching team while continuing to teach. A firm believer in engaging, well-structured lessons.

Japanese Language

Mei (May)
Homeroom & Japanese Teacher

Anhui Normal University, Japanese

Eight years of Japanese teaching. As a homeroom teacher she builds a warm, orderly class culture around patience, inclusion and respect.

Hu
Japanese Teacher

Jingdezhen Ceramic University, Japanese

Nine years of Japanese teaching with a lively, humor-driven classroom. Also supports academic-records and student-status administration.

Xiao
Japanese Teacher

Hubei University of Education; JLPT N1, CET-6

Teaching Japanese since 2019, with a steady focus on vocabulary, grammar and listening fundamentals that build student confidence.

Peng
Homeroom & Japanese Teacher

Hubei Normal University

Six years of front-line Japanese teaching; continually refines courseware around each cohort’s measured progress.

Arts & Music

Jin
Head of Art Teaching & Research

Hubei Institute of Fine Arts (BFA) · Academy of Fine Arts of Turin (MA)

Leads curriculum R&D for the art program and oversees studio teaching quality.

Kong
Sketching & Nihonga Instructor

Tama Art University, BA & MA in Nihonga

Teaches Japanese-style sketching from observation-first foundations, balancing disciplined technique with each student’s own expression.

Qian (Raina)
Homeroom & Music Teacher

University of Alberta (BA) · Vancouver Academy of Music (MA), Piano Performance

Teaches piano, music theory and sight-singing, pairing technical training with musical literacy.

Yang (Uchen)
Homeroom & Music Teacher

Senzoku Gakuen College of Music, Jazz Bass

Trained under leading bassists from the US, Japan and Brazil. Performance credits include Blue Note Shanghai, FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL ’24 and the Bilibili New Year’s Gala.

Lyu (Okin)
Music Teacher

Osaka College of Music, Composition

Composed for Japanese television and was selected for eo Music Try 2013, with a Sony Music internship. Previously a game-audio designer at Tencent’s TiMi Studio.

English, Homeroom & Sports

Huang (Amy)
Homeroom, English & Chinese Teacher

Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, English Education

Over twenty years of front-line teaching. Also a certified TCSL teacher and psychological counselor — teaching and mentoring in equal measure.

Wang
Physical Education Teacher

Teacher-training graduate

Runs PE classes and the school’s athletic events — sports days, fun games and class tournaments — with safety and teamwork at the center.

Faculty profiles are shown with each teacher’s consent and reviewed each semester. Studio photos and an expanded staff list are being added as the program grows.

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