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Orsolya
Gyarmati

IB PYP Educator · Language Acquisition Specialist · Curriculum Designer
15+ Years in Chongqing · Trilingual · Chinese Permanent Resident

I arrived in Chongqing in 2011 as an overseas student learning Chinese — I never imagined I'd still be here more than a decade later, teaching English to young learners. Discovering the IB approach felt like opening a door to a world I'd been looking for without knowing it. Today I see English not just as a subject, but as a bridge to the world — for my students, and for myself.

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Orsolya Gyarmati, IB educator in Chongqing
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At a Glance

12+
Years of Teaching Experience
2
International Schools in ChinaBI Zandem · Chongqing Weiming
PYP & MYP
Experienced IB Educator
2
Postgraduate Degrees (M.Ed. + MA)
Multilingual
English · Hungarian · Mandarin
2026
Award
Teaching DesignZandem Academy

Featured Highlights

Students exploring an inquiry into community

Inquiry-Based Learning

Designing meaningful inquiry that builds conceptual understanding and develops lifelong learners across Grades 1–8.

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Unit planning documents for an IB PYP unit of inquiry

Curriculum Design

Creating IB-aligned units of inquiry, lesson sequences, and assessments for PYP and MYP across primary and middle school.

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Students presenting a Community Helpers project to their class

Student Engagement

Directing two annual student-led performances and showcases that celebrate language growth and international mindedness.

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Teacher using an AI-powered English practice activity on the interactive whiteboard

AI in Education

Exploring how AI tools can support language teaching and differentiated learning. Featured on LinkedIn following Joe Dale's IB Exchange webinar, June 2026.

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Teacher reading a picture book aloud to young language learners

Language Acquisition

Supporting multilingual learners to build English skills across Grades 1–8, with a trilingual perspective on what language learning actually feels like.

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Photo note: Classroom and student images on this site are AI-generated illustrations. Real student photos are not published in order to protect student privacy — an ethical commitment central to my teaching practice.

Recent Work

Grade 7 MYP Hotel Research Project

An interdisciplinary unit integrating language acquisition, real-world research, and cross-cultural communication.

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Grade 2 PYP Storytelling Provocation

Exploring identity, culture, and memory through storytelling across transdisciplinary themes.

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Bilingual Formative Assessment System

Achievement-band comment banks for Grades 2–8, bridging IB standards and Chinese national curriculum requirements.

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