Saul Karim Nassau
EDUCATION & ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Toronto, Ontario · 416-771-0382 · saulnassau@protonmail.com
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PROFILE
Educator and researcher whose academic background supports interdisciplinary teaching, qualitative inquiry, writing, curriculum development and the interpretation of complex cultural and social material.

KEY SKILLS
• Interdisciplinary research
• Academic writing
• Qualitative inquiry
• Curriculum development
• Teaching and facilitation
• Source analysis
• Presentation
• Editing
• Cross-cultural study
• Independent scholarship

SELECTED EXPERIENCE
Teacher, Willowdale High School | Jun 2025–Feb 2026
• Ontario Secondary School Diploma program.
• Teaching English and humanities courses.
ESL Instructor, Access Education | Jan 2021–May 2022
• Toronto-based ESL school (Nacel Access English, established 1999).
• English language instruction for international adult learners.
Teacher, Pattison High School, Vancouver | Jan 2017–Jan 2019
• Private high school in Vancouver.
• Taught English, Economics, and Social Studies to international students.
Instructor, East Van Education Center, Vancouver | c. Jan 2017–Dec 2018
• Adult education program run through the Vancouver School Board.
• Concurrent with Pattison High School.
Mindfulness Practitioner Course (Levels I, II, III, and Master) | c. 2018
• Udemy certification.
• Four-level mindfulness practitioner program covering meditation, body scan, breathing techniques, and advanced practice.
TESOL Certification, Indiana University | Early 2016
• Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages certification.
• Obtained before beginning ESL teaching in China.

TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS
• AODA Accessibility Standards training — June 2026
• Smart Serve — completed during Pizza Pizza employment (historical)
• Food Handler training — completed during Pizza Pizza employment (historical)
• Ontario Security Guard Licence — held during the COVID-19 period (historical)
• Bronze Cross and First Aid — completed at age 16 (historical)

LANGUAGES
• Farsi — advanced
• French — basic
• Mandarin — basic