Marinela is from Albania. She has joined WAT in 2011. With a Bachelor Degree in English Language and a Masters Degree in Teaching English as a Second Language from the University of Tirana, she had the opportunity to fulfil one of her earliest dreams and passions, the one of becoming a teacher. While working at World Academy of Tirana for more than 14 years and learning from multiple IB workshops expanded the dimension of her teaching practices and philosophy to the level of an internationally minded educator who strives to embody to its best all IB learner profile attributes that we seek to cultivate in our young learners.

One of Marinela's favourite quotes is: “Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all” (Aristotle)

In her spare time, Marinela enjoys reading, travelling and spending quality time with her family.