Miss Helen Dougekou has been my student throughout 2020 and has proved to be an excellent storyteller with British pronunciation and intonation. Her understanding of Educational Drama methodology is deep as she studies hard and asks searching questions constantly. Her knowledge of Drama strategies is strong and her mission to innovate in the area of English language teaching her passion. I would recommend BD School’s Drama courses without a qualm as her fresh approach makes all her classes motivating and effective for the learning of the English language. Engagement is the key and Miss Helen has the skills!!!
– Susan Hillyard, B.Ed.(Hons) Warwick University U.K.
I’ve had experience in seventeen countries as a teacher, HOD, director, speaker, workshop facilitator, consultant, researcher, on-line tutor.
I was Prof. Language IV in Lenguas Vivas and UTN Teacher Training Colleges, Bs As., Argentina. I’ve co-authored a Resource Book for Teachers “Global Issues” for OUP, “English through Drama” for Helbling Languages and TDI-TKT On-line Course for Pearson, New York. I was a tutor for the on-line Masters in ELT for World Englishes at The New School, New York and for “Language and Globalisation” at La Sabana University, Colombia. I am a former SEN Network coordinator and committee member on the YLTSIG for IATEFL. From 2000 to 2016 I was the coordinator of English in Action, training 20 teachers to teach English through Drama in Special Education Schools, Ministry of Education, City of Buenos Aires, Argentina. I am the Founder and Director of SHELTA, Susan Hillyard’s English Language Teachers’ Academy, offering inspiring professional development opportunities F2F and online to teachers worldwide –
