Philip has been working as a Special Needs Assistant Teacher (HLSTLD) for more than five years. He has worked at Baobab College in Lusaka as well as Lechwe Education Trust in Kitwe under SEN/AED department. He is self-motivated, caring, inspirational, and a very dedicated Learning Support Assistant with an excellent track-record, of supporting and encouraging young people to achieve their true potential. He is firm, but fair and experienced in dealing with all levels of mental abilities – both the gifted as well as challenged – from as young as reception to the sixth form. He believes that every student is special, no two brains are the same and not all students learn in same way.
Mr. Strydom joins our English Department at Trident College this year. A South African by birth, he has extensive international experience, having taught in South Korea for 7 years. He is passionate about Literature, particularly the works of Dostoevsky. An extremely capable and dedicated teacher, Mr Strydom also contributes extensive experience teaching Afrikaans speaking English learners. He looks forward to seeing Trident College grow and contributing to the school’s success as we move into our tenth year.
Alex holds a BEd and has been teaching in international schools for the last 15 years. He is the only Zambian who is accredited in Music by The University of Cambridge, to not only teach music to IGCSE and A-level but to also conduct examinations in accordance with CIE regulations. In all schools, he has established orchestras and bands, and has encouraged group and individual performances during functions. He has experience in teaching both both CIE and Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music ABRSM examinations. He is married and has a teenage daughter and two young sons.
Valentina holds a degree in French and English Language and Linguistics at the University of Surrey in London and a post graduate in Education to become a MFL Teacher. She grew up in Switzerland, in a French speaking region where she lived until she was 14. After that, she moved to Italy, studied languages at high school and university. She taught in London for 11 years, in a successful inner city school and then moved to Zambia in August 2014, to teach French and Spanish at Trident College. She is married to Tuan and has two daughters, Fiore and Isabelle.
Wendy esteems children and is passionate about her role as matron of the younger children in the hostels. “I teach them to make their beds, respect one another, have good manners and simply have fun in the house,” she says. She highly recommends Trident College as a boarding school of choice. Wendy holds a Diploma in Hotel Management and worked at Pamodzi Hotel and ATS as a Senior Cook. She is married and has two children.
Jennifer was Trident College’s first matron, managing both the girls’ and boys’ hostels. She is now in charge of the Senior girls’ hostel. She worked as a pre-school teacher and later as a nanny for 5 years at a Day Care Centre. Jennifer holds a Diploma in Hospitality Management, with work experience as a Chef. She is a mother, friend, and shoulder to cry on. “I love children and I’ve learnt a lot interacting with different personalities,” she says. Jennifer is married and has one child.
