1. Tell us a bit about yourself. Where are you from and what were you doing before arriving at THINK Global School?

I call Quito, Ecuador my home, but I have lived abroad since I was 14 years old, which makes me feel more and more like a global citizen. I studied Political Philosophy and Education at University College Maastricht in the Netherlands, and then pursued an MA in Philosophy of Education at University College London and an MSc in Education and Digital Technology and Social Change at the University of Oxford.

My love for education drove me to found QILAS (Quito Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences), where we explored the liberal arts from a Global South perspective with teaching fellows from all around the world. During my research I understood that taking care of our home planet is one of the main tasks of education, which took me to the coast of Ecuador, where I was part of the leading team in the creation of a 2,000-hectare bio-corridor to connect Ecuador’s coastal landscape with the Chocó-Andean rainforest. In the process I learned more about complex systems dynamics and the closely knitted interrelationship between education, climate change, and digital technology—my driving forces.

Right before joining THINK Global School, I worked at the Center for Teaching and Learning at Universidad de las Américas in Ecuador, where my main task was developing a strategy and implementing teacher trainings to prepare teachers for higher education in the times of artificial intelligence. I was also supervising the master’s theses for the Master’s in Education Innovation at the university.

2. What do you love most about teaching?

What I love most about teaching is its transformative power—how tiny moments can radically alter a student’s or teacher’s path: a phrase that your teacher or student shared, a book you read for one course, the kind and warm hug of a new good friend. Tiny moments that change our lives forever, and inspire us to change the world.

3. If you could make one major change to global education, what would it be?

If I could change one thing in education, it would be standardized testing. The “one test fits all” model fails to embrace diversity and individual potential, holding students to a single fixed measure rather than meeting them where they are. Instead, I advocate for personalized assessments, examinations that adapt to each student and support their constant development, evolution, and growth. Assessment should reveal how a student is evolving and reaching more of their own potential.

4. Tell us about your favorite teaching experience pre-TGS.

One of my most meaningful teaching experiences before TGS was at QILAS, an NGO I helped found and bring to life. QILAS was a place for lovers of learning: everyone who crossed through the door was welcomed into the space, no financial barriers, no academic entry requirements. It was designed for those who wanted to learn more about the liberal arts and about themselves.

We employed discussion-based learning and trusted students to drive their discussion with academic literature and respectful debate. We accepted people from all walks of life, and listening to such diversity in the classroom, unraveling academic texts while sharing their life experiences, was deeply moving for each one of us.

5. What is your favorite book, and why?

The one book that inspired me most and drove me to action is, The Promise of a Pencil: How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change, by Adam Braun. Adam’s lessons will stay with me for the rest of my life, giving me the confidence to look inside myself and trust myself that driving change is possible. The book infused me with unimaginable hope, confidence, and trust in the transformational power of education.