Yingying was born and raised in Mainland China. Before she moved to San Diego to pursue her master’s degree in educational leadership and obtain a teaching credential in math, she co-founded a project-based learning center in China where she worked with hundreds of schools and thousands of students for a decade. Yingying’s passionate about progressive education; she used to go to visit innovative schools in Finland, Japan, and Germany to explore different ways of deeper learning. Yingying is also a follower of Christ and committed to empowering her students to be critical thinkers and future change makers through learning math. Her hobbies include yoga, skiing, hiking, backpacking, travel, and cooking traditional Asian food with her sons!