Sergey Kuznetsov is a French-based writer and journalist. He was awarded a Knight Fellowship by Stanford University. His works have been translated into multiple languages.

MA in Linguistics and Art Management. Aleka has worked in secondary and higher education, taught English as Second Language and managed numerous educational projects in Boston where she currently lives.

Graduating from Sorbonne University, Anna had been working as a project manager in cultural sector, as well as with kids with special learning needs and bilingual teenagers from all over the world, before co-founding Le Sallay Academy. Anna is also a member of both Executive and R&D committees in EADL (European Association for Distance Learning).

LLM International Commercial Law. Despite a career in commercial law and business, Ksenia also has a 15 years experience in education.
From hands on group leading, teaching and counselling in London, Moscow, Israel, and of course Le Sallay Academy to a countrywide branch management of a kids’ and youth movement.

MA in Psychology, post-graduate work in professional pedagogy research. Yuri has worked with adolescents both in school and social center settings. He has trained teachers, psychologists and social workers on the aspects of teen psychology and has set up psychological support services for students, teachers and parents in his previous role as a head of psychology department.

BA in History from the Seattle University. Ph.D. in History from UCLA. Prior to joining Le Sallay, Melinda taught at the University of Mississippi. She has years of experience working with gifted students including at Duke University's Talent Identification Program for middle school students in India and Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth in Hong Kong

Ph.D. in History and Philosophy from the University of Plymouth, BA in English from the University of Colorado, Boulder. She did postdoctoral research on the Leverhulme-British Academy Women's Early Modern Letters Online Project in association with Oxford University and the Bodleian Library and taught at different levels from middle school to Master's.

Ph.D. in Philology and a BA in Teaching from Novosibirsk State University. A teacher of literature and a developer of teaching and tutoring programs. She supervises the graduate students' teaching practice and organizes cultural projects and events.

MA in History from the Moscow State University. A French-based interpreter and languages teacher with over 20 years of experience teaching foreign languages to English-speaking students.

Ph.D. in Chemistry and a Ph.D. in Didactics and Teaching Methodology. Nika has experience working in the science labs and has developed a unique skill of setting up virtual labs to teach chemistry in a blended learning setting. She is the author of several articles on teaching methodology.

M.Sc. in Biophysics. With 10+ years of experience, Teo teaches Mathematics, Physics, and Natural Sciences across grades, connecting abstract ideas to experiments, models, and real-world problems. A biophysicist by training, he brings an interdisciplinary perspective and designs project-based courses. He has completed coursework in Teaching & Learning at Harvard University.

M.Sc. in Mechanics & Math from the Moscow State University. A winner of the International Math Olympiads, Roman has taught at several Math Olympics boot camps and schools for mathematically gifted students.

M.Sc. in Physics from Moscow State University. Over 8 years of experience teaching physics, electronics, and circuit design to teenagers. Provided teacher training on using microcontrollers to automate experiments and on effective use of lab equipment in physics education.