Elizabeth hails from California where she graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz with a bachelor’s degree in Sociology. It was here that the idea of teaching abroad was first planted. Upon graduation she moved back home, where she was a substitute teacher for high school students.

After a year of subbing, she left America with a one-way ticket to Asia to travel and find a job teaching and eventually settled in Shenzhen, China. She started off teaching ESL to all ages, and also American Sign Language as an extracurricular class at an American International School. Teaching ASL helped her realize she was passionate about teaching, so she left teaching ESL to teach Geography, History, and English at an international school for four years. It was during these years she obtained her teaching certification from the University of West Florida. After nearly six years in China, she and her fiancé, now husband, moved to Turkey where she lived for three years and taught for two before moving to Prague after her husband was offered a job working here at ECP.

She is thrilled to be here and looks forward to getting to know the students. In her free time, she enjoys reading, playing video games, hiking, running, drawing, and traveling.

Dr Vassogne grew up in Alsace and was educated at the Ecole Normale Supérieure, the Université Paris 3 – Sorbonne Nouvelle and H.E.C. Paris. After receiving the agrégation (the competitive examination for the civil service in public education)** in the German language and a Master’s degree in Business, she realised that her true passion was teaching and research and went on to complete a PhD in German Studies.

Dr Vassogne specialises in German and Central European History. She was an assistant professor of German Studies at the Université Grenoble Alpes and has taught at the Universität Heidelberg, the Université Paris 3 – Sorbonne Nouvelle and the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris. Since moving to Prague in 2009, she has taught History at NYU Prague, Charles University and the Anglo-American University.

She has published a monograph on Max Brod as well as several co-edited volumes, book chapters and articles.

Dr Vassogne specialises in German and Central European History. She was an assistant professor of German Studies at the Université Grenoble Alpes and has taught at the Universität Heidelberg, the Université Paris 3 – Sorbonne Nouvelle and the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris. Since moving to Prague in 2009, she has taught History at NYU Prague, Charles University and the Anglo-American University.

She has published a monograph on Max Brod as well as several co-edited volumes, book chapters and articles.

Alison started her teaching career in Malta in 1998, where she spent sixteen years teaching Geography at A-level. As a qualified EFL (English as a Foreign Language) teacher, she has also had a parallel career teaching English in language school settings in Malta. Alison left the island in 2017, moving first to Budapest where she taught English as an Additional Language and then to Vienna to teach Geography (IB DP), Environmental Systems and Societies (IB DP) and Individuals and Societies (MYP).

In her free time, Alison likes singing and going to the gym. She is also a certified scuba diver and loves exploring the underwater world when she can. In the near future, part of her spare time will be dedicated to learning Czech, a challenge she is looking forward to taking up!

Ann is from County Cork, Ireland. She graduated from University College Cork (National University of Ireland) with a BA in History and Geography and a Higher Diploma in Education. She has over 30 years teaching experience which spans 3 continents. She undertook two years voluntary service teaching in a remote high school for girls in Zambia and after a brief period in Ireland, she taught in an IB international school in Tokyo, Japan.

Ann moved to the Czech Republic in 1996 and has worked at the ECP since then. Her posts have included Head of Humanities, IB History and Geography teacher. She is currently Head of Geography and IB Extended Essay Coordinator. In her free time, Ann enjoys hiking around the Czech countryside and is an active supporter of the school’s Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award programme. She also enjoys cross country skiing and Czech Philharmonic concerts.

Dr Young was born in Dunfermline in the kingdom of Fife and was educated at the universities of Manchester, Lancaster, London, holding a PhD in Politics from the University of Durham. After qualifying as a teacher Dr Young taught in inner London for six years and has since taught in secondary, further and higher education in Egypt, the Czech Republic, the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, serving in middle leadership positions in four secondary schools.

Forays into post-secondary instruction include History and Politics courses at Palacký and Masaryk universities in the Czech Republic. In addition to some political journalism, Dr Young is a prolific reader and writer and has published in academic journals such as Politics and Historical Research. Dr Young was involved at an early stage with the development of the IB Global Politics course and is currently Senior Examiner for the HL Extension component.