About Ceona

Multilingual CLIL-EdTech Consultant, IBEN Workshop Leader & Cambridge Delta Tutor

Ceona Benjamin Peter Salve, founder of Schwa, is an international teacher trainer and educational consultant with over 14 years of experience in ELT, STEM, CLIL, and AI-driven EdTech solutions.

With a strong background in adult and corporate training as well as IB (DP, CP, MYP, PYP), Cambridge, and Common Core curricula, Ceona spent years as a classroom teacher before transitioning into consultancy. She has taught English (GE, BE, EAP, ESP), Spanish, Science/Math, and TOK/EE, while also supporting student programs and training teachers as part of a quality circle – providing feedback and professional development across the USA/Canada region, South America, Mexico, India, and Russia.

Ceona has also built LMS courses in CLIL, helping integrate content and language learning into digital education platforms.

A Global Track Record

Since 2012, Ceona Benjamin Salve has worked with educators and students from over 30 nationalities and more than 100 US institutions, collaborating with EdTech companies and LMS providers. Today, she consults for schools, edtech firms, and publishing houses worldwide.

As an IB Workshop Leader (IBEN) and Cambridge Delta-level tutor, Ceona leads teacher training programs covering more than 15 international certifications and major ELT exams – all of which she has completed herself with outstanding results.

Areas of Expertise

• Phonology instruction for all age groups
• LSRW (Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing) activities tailored to proficiency level
• Content and language integration for IB DP and MYP Language & Literature
• IGCSE Biology and Science/Math Checkpoint support
• Webinars, courses, and talks for leading Language Training Organizations and publishers

Ceona is fluent in English (with multiple C2 certifications) and Spanish (C1/C2 certified), and can lead training sessions in either language.

Academic Credentials

Ceona Benjamin Peter Salve holds a PG Diploma in Professional Development in Language Education, with Distinctions in both Trainer and Materials Development strands. Her further qualifications include a Cambridge Delta at RQF Level 7 (Master’s level), a Postgraduate Diploma in School Leadership and Management, and a degree in Mathematical Physics – all completed with strong academic distinction.

Her research interests center on interdisciplinary education across STEM and language learning, as well as teacher education more broadly.

Work With Ceona

Schools, edtech companies, and publishers looking to work with Ceona Benjamin Peter Salve can explore her teacher training and consultancy services, browse Cambridge Delta resources, or view current courses developed for educators and institutions.

Outside the Classroom

Outside of work, Ceona Benjamin Salve enjoys tycoon games, table tennis, wildlife photography, and experimenting with international cuisines.

Ceona’s Approach to Teacher Training

Ceona Benjamin Peter Salve believes effective teacher training starts with understanding context – the specific curriculum, learner profile, and institutional goals of each school or organization she works with. Rather than offering generic professional development, she builds sessions around real classroom challenges, drawing on her own experience across IB, Cambridge, and Common Core settings to make training immediately applicable.

This approach has shaped Ceona Benjamin Salve’s work with international schools, language institutes, and EdTech companies looking to strengthen their teaching teams. Her sessions typically combine:

• Observation-based coaching, rooted in her background as an IH Director of Studies
• Materials development support, informed by her Distinction in Materials Development from her PG Diploma
• Assessment literacy training, tailored to Cambridge, IB, and Common Core benchmarks
• Ongoing mentorship rather than one-off workshops, where schedules allow

Ceona Benjamin Salve’s teacher training has directly supported programs across more than 100 US institutions and organizations spanning South America, Mexico, India, Russia, and Canada – with a particular focus on schools navigating multilingual or CLIL contexts, where language and subject-content teaching intersect.

Ceona’s own path through 15+ international certifications, each completed rather than simply taught, informs how she designs training: she builds courses the way she would have wanted to take them herself, with clear rubrics, worked examples, and realistic timeframes for working teachers balancing full teaching loads alongside professional development.