Our Teachers

Qualifications: Denise Angeloni von Schmalz was born in Brazil and received a permanent Canadian resident status, making her eligible for Canadian citizenship, in 1995. With extensive experience in Canada, as well as some experience in the United States, Scotland and England, she has worked together with her husband, Prof. Ray von Schmalz, on the development of the method of the Canadian English Centre since before the foundation of the school. She has a degree in pedagogy and a specialization degree in educational psychology. In addition to being a teacher, she is also head of the Pedagogy Department of the Canadian English Centre.

Teaches the following levels: Book 0, Book 1

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Qualifications: Although Viktor Hans von Schmalz was born in Brazil, he is a speaker of English as a first language, having received his permanent Canadian resident status, which made him eligible for Canadian citizenship, in 1995, when still an infant. A Computer Systems Analyst and Developer, graduated from the Federal University of Paraná, with extensive experience in Canada, as well as some experience in Scotland and England, receiver of a C2 Grade-A English Proficiency Certificate, from the University of Cambridge, U.K., the highest English Proficiency Certification issued in Europe, Viktor has been helping his father, Prof. Ray von Schmalz, since age 10, when he helped assisting students in the school lab. At age 14, he was already behind the online programs of the school. He is co-author of Reading Book One and has helped to develop new computer systems for the Canadian English Centre. He is also a professional novel writer, having launched three adventure books, Free Seas - Orion, Free Seas - Gemini, and Free Seas - Auriga, published by Amazon in the United States. Viktor is also a talented musician and song writer, with some of his productions published on YouTube. He is the lead singer of the band All in Four. Today, as a managing partner of the school, he works primarily in the administration, creative centre and IT department of the school and he also gives classes in our online programs.

Teaches the following levels: Book 0, Book 1, Book 2, Book 3

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Qualifications: Shoji Nagatuyio is a Brazilian and a graduate from the Canadian English Centre's Advanced Academic English Program. After having worked for us as a lab monitor and then as an intern, Prof. Ray von Schmalz noticed his enormous dedication and natural-born teaching talent and invited him to join the Teachers' Training Program. Shoji has a Bachelor's Degree in IT from the UFPR and a Business Administration Degree from FESP-PR, as well as almost 30 years of experience working at a large multinational company, which brought him extensive experience in the proper use of business English, through daily contact with foreigners. Today he is taking a number of online English-teaching courses offered by the British Council at the Universities of Southamptom, Reading, and Leeds, all in the United Kingdom.

Teaches the following levels: Book 0, Book 1, Book 2

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Qualifications: Solange Kuchinier Pacífico has a college degree in logistics and graduated from our advanced academic English program (Book 5) and served as a lab monitor for six semesters, during which she expressed her desire to become a teacher and joined our Teacher's Training Program, being personally trained by Prof. Ray von Schmalz and joined our staff in the second semester of 2023. She has also been awarded international English proficiency certification by ETS from the United States.

Teaches the following levels: Book 0, Book 1

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