Greetings.  I’m Ben Opdyke and I’m the Matayom Coordinator at Dara Academy.  We like to pride ourselves on having passionate teachers who work really hard to get the most out of their English students.  I feel like we have a very strong staff this year that will do just that.

This year I will not be teaching students, but instead I will be teaching English to the Thai teachers throughout the school.  I will have a lot less paperwork, and this will give me more time to give our English teachers feedback to improve their teaching, which I am looking forward to.

About me personally, I am from the US and I have been in Thailand for 7 years.  I love the culture here, the food and the weather - when it’s not the hot season.   This is my 6^th year teaching at Dara Academy, and I’m looking forward to another great year in 2015-16.