Ben De Groot
Head Teacher Upper Elementary International Department
Changzhou-Wuxi-Suzhou Metropolitan Area China
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Top SchoolBen De Groot is an experienced educator and former developer with 18 years working across international schools and open-source projects, currently leading the Upper Elementary International Department at Suzhou Foreign Language School. He combines classroom leadership and curriculum design with a technical background from years contributing to Gentoo Linux and web development roles, bringing a pragmatic, systems-oriented approach to teaching. Based in the Changzhou-Wuxi-Suzhou metro area, he specializes in teaching English as a foreign language to Chinese students while integrating science and digital literacy into elementary instruction. His academic background spans English literature and theology, reflecting a broad humanistic perspective that informs his pedagogy and cross-cultural communication. Colleagues describe him as a steady organizer who values both academic rigor and student well-being, and who leverages technical experience to introduce practical computing skills to young learners.
18 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
English Language and Literature, Comparative Arts, English Language and Literature, Comparative Arts at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)BA, Theology, BA, Theology at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH)
Dutch, English, Greek, Chinese
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Github Skills (22)
qt10
testing10
gentoo10
overlay10
ebuild9
api9
lua9
nvim8
vim8
neovim8
x868
opentype-fonts8
text-editor8
fonts7
variable-fonts7
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
yngwin/etc.portage
Jul 2012 - Apr 2013
Contributions:14 commits in 8 months
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