Founder:

Mrs. Catherine Leung

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Hello! I'm Catherine Leung, founder of "Kindermusik by Catherine". I qualified as a Nursery Teacher in England in 1986 and have worked in many different areas with pre-school children in several countries. Whilst in Sydney, Australia, I qualified as a swimming instructor (specialising in infants, adults and people with disabilities) and I became a licensed Kindermusik Educator (having been a "Kindermusik Mum" for my 17-month old son). On my return to Hong Kong, I became HK's first Kindermusik teacher. I have performed with the Hong Kong Singers & the Hong Kong Players, since 1994 and taking the lead role of 'Snow White' in the 1994 Christmas Pantomime of "Snow White & the 7 Dwarfs" and last year was seen as 'Prince Charming' in Cinderella (which was quite challenging!) Most recently I have been performing with The Purple Turtle Theatre Group in which I played 'Beauty' in "Beauty and the Beast" as part of the Fringe Festival & 'Dorothy' in the "Wizard of Oz".

JEAN ILLSLEY

Jean Illsley joined Kate's Kids Ltd in March 2003, as the English Storytime teacher. She and her husband came to live in Hong Kong in September 2002. They have 2 grown up children living in the U.K. Jean, who has a Bachelor of Science degree in Maths, and who completed the Pre-school Playgroups Association's Playgroup Foundation Course in 1985 has worked with children under 5 years old since 1984 in various towns and cities in England. She has been part of teams in existing playgroups, established a new playgroup and run it for 5.5 years. She has also worked with the Pre-school Playgroups Association visiting a number of playgroups and Mother and Toddler groups to give them support and encouragement.

KIM JACKSON

Kim Jackson is originally from the UK and gained her Bachelor of Arts degree
in Theology from the University of Nottingham. Before this, she spent some
time doing voluntary teaching at primary schools and then spent a few months
travelling. It was this enjoyment of travelling that finally brought Kim to
Hong Kong at the beginning of 2004. Since then she has been a full-time
Playgroup Leader teaching a wide range of children and classes including
phonics, speech & drama, pre-school and Cambridge YLE.

During this experience, Kim discovered Kindermusik and decided to explore it
further by becoming an educator with Kate's Kids Limited. When she's not
having fun singing, dancing and playing with the children at work, Kim can
sometimes be found having fun with drums at a monthly drum workshop that she
attends.

MONICA YU

Monica Yu obtained her Bachelor of Musical Art degree (voice major) from the
University of Western Ontario, Canada in 2003. During her undergraduate
years, she has shown special interest in childhood music education. She has
been a freelance music teacher for a few years, giving one-on-one music
training to children and adults. Being a member of the HK Opera Society and
Opera Hong Kong, Monica has participated in a couple of opera productions
since 2003.

NATALIE KWOK

Natalie Kwok is from Canada & joined Kate’s Kids Ltd in 2001. Natalie is a qualified Kindermusik Educator & part-time teacher of Kindermusik by Catherine. She has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of British Columbia & studied infant and social psychology, nutritional sciences and biology. She has been a member of different choirs since the age of 10 & enjoyed singing with the Celesta Women’s Choir in Vancouver (1998-2001). Natalie Kwok has recently passed Grade 5 Singing Exam of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music with flying colours! She enjoyed performing with the Hong Kong Singers in "South Pacific" and "Oklahoma!" and "Guys and Dolls" in April 2004. Natalie is now teaching part-time with us as she has just started studying for a 2nd degree course full-time in September 2005.

PATRICIA NG

Patricia Ng joined Kindermusik by Catherine in July 2007.  She was born in Hong Kong and grew up in Canada.  She obtained her Early Childhood Education diploma in Vancover B.C.  She came back to Hong Kong in the summer of 2003 and started working as a playgroup and nursery teacher in an International pre-school for 3 years.  She enjoys working with children, telling stories, teaching phonics and reading.  She also enjoys playing the piano in her spare time!

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