Meet the Team
NAT LAWRENCE
Performing Artist, Educator and Founder of the Lawrence Group. Nat brings her versatility, creativity and dynamism to the concept and methodology of the courses, combining arts, culture and education. She holds a Bachelor Degree in Drama and Performance by London South Bank University, she has also earned a scholarship by North London Music Academy and completed a dance training at the Royal Academy of Dance. Her professional experience is wide. Nat has worked with people from 29 nationalities, including authorities and public figures, across 22 countries and 4 continents.
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Location: São Paulo, Brasil
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NATÁLIA OLIVEIRA
Brazilian Portuguese Teacher with more than 8 years of teaching experience, Natalia was born in São Paulo – Brazil, she graduated in Executive Secretary and is currently doing her graduation in Portuguese. She likes to learn from people and with people, which means that while she teaches Portuguese she is open to exchange knowledge and experiences with students. Natalia is passionate for big metropolis and she fell in love with London; she also lived in Warsaw – Poland for 3 years where she taught Portuguese too. Whenever she can she is traveling around the globe with her backpack exploring new tribes.
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Location: London, United Kingdom
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ANA CECILIA ONATIVIA
Argentinian, graduated in Education Sciences at Salta National University, Master in Education’s Psychology at PUC-SP and with an MBA in Didactic of Higher Education at Santo Amaro University. Ana Cecília has been based in Sao Paulo - Brazil, since 1989, when she began her career as a Spanish teacher. She worked initially at the Institute of Languages Cel Lep, where she taught Spanish classes for different levels (basic, intermediate and advanced) and she coordinated the Spanish courses developing teaching syllabuses for the different levels of the courses. Subsequently and to date, she teaches Spanish classes individually or for groups, adapted to business or for the daily needs of the students. Ana Cecilia is passionate about teaching and the Spanish language.
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Location: São Paulo, Brasil
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BEATRIZ VETTORAZZO
French teacher, she began her journey in the French language as a teenager, where she had to learn French to read the books on the arts that she needed, at the time there was no internet yet, she studied for more than ten years at the Centro Interescolares de Linguas de Brasilia (CIL), nowadays she takes part in groups that meet once a week to practice conversation. She is also a singer, actress and dancer, she studied at the Music School of Brasilia where she studied singing and violin, she graduated in Music at the Claretiano College, studied musical theatre at 4ACT in São Paulo, she has earned a postgraduate degree in pop singing from the Alpha Institute, being a specialist in Contemporary Belting from the SMA, and she has also recorded a Pop Rock album. Currently, she works as an art educator and French teacher, Beatriz is a creative person and has an extensive knowledge in teaching, as she has been teaching since 2000. She believes that self-knowledge is everything.
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Location: Brasília - DF
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MARIANNA MAGALHÃES
Integrative Therapist, Performing Artist, English-Italian-Portuguese Interpreter, and Educator. Marianna has experience as a trilingual interpreter for 7 years, and as a teacher for 2 years. She traveled around Europe and gained considerable experience, first she studied English in London for six months, and lived in Italy for 2 years, in Milan, and in alternative communities where she taught Italian to foreign children, she also volunteered and learned about permaculture, alternative therapies and collective work.
Back in Brazil in 2021, she started teaching English and Italian to children, teenagers and adults at the KNN school. She had some cultural experiences in the south of Bahia and with Somatic Consent, Somatic and Tantric Therapy, Nonviolent Communication in relationships.
Now she continues working with therapies in São Paulo and online and with online English and Italian classes as her main focus.
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Location: São Paulo, Brasil
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PRISCILA DE MARCO
Priscila has been an opera singer for 10 years! She has sung in several theaters in Italy, where she has lived since she was one year old. She is a language teacher and speaks fluent Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, English and French. She is registered at the Camera di Commercio di Roma and as a sworn translator at the Tribunale Civile di Roma. She graduated in Languages and Literatures at the Faculty of Rome Tor Vergata.
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Location: Rome, Italy
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THAIS PASCHOALIN
Thais is Journalist, Public Relations, Marketeer and Educator. Thata has traveled a bunch by MundoGringo, her Travel Project, and has been teaching English around the globe since 2012. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Social Communication and Journalism from PUCC University, and two Masters Degrees in Arts & Photomedia, Public Relations & Advertising from University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. TEFL certified, Thata has taught more than 1000 people worldwide from all ages and nationalities.
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Location: Campinas, Brazil
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ANA PAOLA THOME
Ana is a Brazilian Portuguese and English teacher who studied Translation and Interpretation, and lived in the US for 3 years where she mastered her English. She has been teaching both languages for 19 years for business people, such as directors, vice-presidents, presidents and staff, in companies like Pfizer, Sofitel hotel, Allianz, Mapfre, Nestlé, BNP Paribas, BGC Partners, as well as private students from different nationalities and backgrounds, aging from 18 to 77. She taught both languages to native French and Italians in France and Italy for a year. Ana holds a Celta certificate, using its techniques as well as hers, together with a good intuition to understand the needs of the student in order to meet them. She has been teaching Portuguese as a volunteer to refugees and migrants for 5 years.
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Location: São Paulo, Brazil
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ARMIN FIROUZABADI
Born in Tehran, Iran. Armin holds his Bachelor’s Degree in Contemporary Music and Performance and Master’s in 21st Century Music from Brunel University, London. He has taught many students from age 5 to 60 from different parts of the world since 2007. Alongside working with so many great musicians and gaining experience in live recording and performance for television channels such as the BBC, his main goal is to teach acoustic and electric guitar and help students to have a better understanding of music in every aspect.
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Location: Tehran, Iran
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MARIO DAISSON
Guitarist, Composer and Music Educator, who holds a jazz BA from Middlesex University and a Music Master’s in Jazz Performance from Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Based in London, he leads his own Jazz and Brazilian music projects and participates in a jazz orchestra and a world music ensemble as a guitarist and arranger. He has taught guitar and music theory for over 10 years to students of all ages. His methodology is largely based on the development of musicianship in order to build the foundations that lead to great performance levels. His main aim is to help students find their personal voice and make them enjoy the most from playing and communicating through music, regardless of their style or skill level.
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Location: London, United Kingdom
LUIS OLIVEIRA
Drummer and Percussionist. Luis has graduated in Popular Music (drums) from Unicamp in Brazil and took a Master’s Degree in Jazz from KUG (Künst Universität Graz). In his career, he has released several albums with different musical backgrounds, from rock to jazz, from classical to contemporary, including Brazilian and Latin music. Luis has played in more than 15 countries around the globe. Luis provides percussion and music theory lectures, and he always tries to bring out the best of every student, making the learning process interesting and captivating.
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Location: Graz, Austria
ELOÁ GONÇALVES
Eloá is a Brazilian Pianist, Composer and Educator, graduated from the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz, Austria in Jazz Piano. She also holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s in Popular Music from UNICAMP, Brazil. Her discography (among project collaborations or bandleader) includes 15 albums and 4 DVDs. She has taught for over 15 years with a personalised methodology, according to the needs and goals of each student, addressing topics such as technique, reading, harmony, improvisation, and jazz, classical or popular music repertoire.
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Location: Campinas, Brazil