Angela Tung is an experienced school head and educator with deep expertise in early childhood education. She joined Avenues Shenzhen in spring 2021 after serving for two years as early learning division head at Whittle School & Studios in Shenzhen. Previously, Angela spent nearly a decade working in Shanghai, including serving as an academic director for EliteK12 Education Group and its network of bilingual schools, HD Schools. In that role, she was responsible for the planning of the organization's Kindergartens in Shanghai, Beijing, Qingdao and Ningbo along with the overall management of Shanghai and Ningbo. Angela is passionately committed to play-based education and has developed a practice that incorporates aspects of both the Montessori and Reggio Emilia approaches. She graduated from the University of California, San Diego, with a degree in biochemistry and also holds an AMS Early Childhood Certificate. Angela joins Avenues along with her three children.