English & Literature · Grades 9–12

Words, well chosen, change everything.

Sixteen years ago I started with a stack of paperbacks missing their covers and thirty-one ninth graders who'd decided, collectively, that reading was something that happened to other people. That has changed, slowly, ev...

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Beatrice Kwan

Beatrice Kwan

AP LITERATURE · M.A. COMPARATIVE LIT.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Chapter one

About

Head of Academics, St. Xavier's

SSixteen years ago I started with a stack of paperbacks missing their covers and thirty-one ninth graders who'd decided, collectively, that reading was something that happened to other people. That has changed, slowly, every year since. My classroom runs on close reading and honest disagreement — I hand students a text, not a thesis, and the tools to build their own argument. Outside class, I edit the school's literary journal, coach persuasive writing for the debate team, and am — slowly — writ...

Open to senior-school English roles · June 2027

M.A. Comparative Literature — University of Mumbai

B.A. English Honours — St. Xavier's College, Mumbai

B.Ed. (Secondary English) — SNDT Women's University

National Board Certified — English/Language Arts — NBCT

What I teach

Courses & coaching

A range built on one habit — read closely before you speak, and speak before you write.

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AP Literature & Composition

College-level close reading, timed essay strategy, full exam prep.

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Creative Writing Workshop

Fiction and poetry, peer workshop format, a portfolio built across a semester.

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Socratic Seminar

Structured discussion method for building argument and active listening.

IV

College Essay Coaching

One-on-one sessions turning a life story into a personal statement.

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ESL Literature Support

Scaffolded reading strategies for multilingual learners approaching canon texts.

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Public Speaking & Debate

Persuasive writing translated into confident, structured oral argument.

Illuminated & approved

Areas of focus

AP Literature & Composition
Creative Writing Workshop
Socratic Seminar
College Essay Coaching
ESL Literature Support
Public Speaking & Debate
The library

Units & projects

Currently on the shelf — what's being taught and what's archived from past terms.

UNIT · 810.9

AP Literature & Composition

College-level close reading, timed essay strategy, full exam prep.

Currently teachingap-literature-composition
WORKSHOP · 808.3

Creative Writing Workshop

Fiction and poetry, peer workshop format, a portfolio built across a semester.

Currently teachingcreative-writing-workshop
SEMINAR · 190.1

Socratic Seminar

Structured discussion method for building argument and active listening.

Currently teachingsocratic-seminar
COACHING · 808.5

College Essay Coaching

One-on-one sessions turning a life story into a personal statement.

Currently teachingcollege-essay-coaching
UNIT · 398.2

ESL Literature Support

Scaffolded reading strategies for multilingual learners approaching canon texts.

Currently teachingesl-literature-support
PROJECT · 822.3

Public Speaking & Debate

Persuasive writing translated into confident, structured oral argument.

Currently teachingpublic-speaking-debate
Marks of note

Achievements

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Teacher of the Year

DISTRICT, 2023

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Board Certified

NATIONAL BOARD, ELA

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Published Author

"TEACHING VOICE," ESSAYS

MA
M.A. Comp. Lit.

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE

Table of contents

Where I've taught

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Lead English Teacher

Riverside Preparatory Academy
Head of the AP Literature program; redesigned the department's Socratic seminar curriculum.
2018 – present
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English Teacher, Gr. 9–11

Fairview High School
Built the school's first creative writing elective; launched the student literary journal.
2013 – 2018
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Teaching Fellow

Eastbrook Middle School
Two-year fellowship focused on literacy intervention for multilingual learners.
2011 – 2013
In the margins

What students & parents write

She's the first teacher who made me actually enjoy arguing about a book.
— Priya S., Class of 2025
My son's writing changed more in one semester than in three years before it.
— Parent, Gr. 10 family
Office hours turned my worst essay into my best one.
— Daniel R., AP Lit 2024
The seminar taught me how to actually listen, not just wait to talk.
— Maya T., Class of 2026
She's the first teacher who made me actually enjoy arguing about a book.
— Priya S., Class of 2025
My son's writing changed more in one semester than in three years before it.
— Parent, Gr. 10 family
Office hours turned my worst essay into my best one.
— Daniel R., AP Lit 2024
The seminar taught me how to actually listen, not just wait to talk.
— Maya T., Class of 2026
For recruiters

Job preferences

Open to senior-school English roles · June 2027

Current employerRiverside Preparatory Academy
Current roleLead English Teacher (AP Literature)
Open toEnglish Teacher · HOD English · Literary Journal Advisor
Expected salary₹10–14 LPA
Willing to relocateYes — Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru — reputed CBSE/ICSE & IB schools
Notice period60 days
Principal, Riverside PrepDr. Anita Rao · On request
2014–18Mr. Vikram Shah · On request
Office hours

Book a session

One-on-one essay coaching or a seminar consult — thirty minutes, in person or by video.

Bandra West, Mumbai 400050