Alise Brooks, from the US, Bachelor in both Health Education and Psychology, and Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction from George Mason University. She is a dually licensed and certified to teach both K-3 primary education and English as a Second Language. In 2017, she was added to the Congressional Record as a Teacher of Distinction and also she received a Certificate of Congressional Recognition from the US. Alise has been teaching at the primary level for 25 years and working in China since 2017. She served as the lead teacher for Grade 2 for 15 years and the lead for lower primary math for 4 years in Prince William Schools, and as the Head of G2 & 3 since 2018 at Kaiwen Academy. In 2021, she became an instructional coach. Currently, she is a two-time National Board Certified Teacher. Alise loves to travel, watch musicals, and read.