Chiara Cirella

Bilingual Italian/English, with over 10 years’ experience living abroad (UK and Singapore).

In 2019 Chiara started her journey into language teaching by volunteering as an English teacher for children and pre-teens in the Balinese communities in remote mountainous areas (GAIA Foundation Education project).

Back to Singapore, she started teaching Italian language at the Singapore Italian School (2020-2021). Afterwards, she began to plan and offer her own language classes as an independent tutor (2022); she also earned her DITALS Level I certification.

In 2021 she took part, with a small group of students in Singapore, in a project called Giornata dello studente di lingua italiana, while co-hosting the podcast Alla ricerca delle tracce di Dante.

Chiara’s training and experience prior to language teaching bear witness to her markedly creative streak. In 2001 she got certified as a Technician Operator in Animation Theatre Techniques and offered reading, animation and puppet making workshops for primary school children at Biblioteca Comunale di Anzio.

In the following years Chiara attended several training courses to further hone her artistic and creative skills:

• Creative writing workshops with author Lidia Ravera
• Biblioteca dell’Orologio, Rome (2002)
• Historical Fashion and Costume Summer School, St Martins School of Arts, London (2006)
• SouthEast Asian Modern and Contemporary Art, LASALLE University, Singapore (2018)

Chiara’s Italian language courses are based on QCER standards. She regularly attends webinars, workshops and language teaching training courses, endeavouring to add playfulness to her educational activities – especially in her classes for the youngest.

Chiara has been teaching at St Philip School since 2022.