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Built by a teacher  not a chain.

Stemhouse didn't start as a brand. It started as a stubborn answer to a question Aga had been turning over for ten years: why don't the books fit the children?

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Mr. Aga — founding teacher at Stemhouse Bến Lức
Founding Teacher
Mr. Aga
Internationally trained · IELTS specialist · Ed-tech founder
Founding Teacher

Mr. Aga.

Aga has taught English for over a decade across Southeast Asia — first inside large language centres and international schools, then building his own programmes when off-the-shelf books fell short for Vietnamese children. He believes English is not a test — it is how a child connects with a wider world. At Stemhouse, his classroom is a place where students dare to be wrong, dare to speak, and leave more confident than they entered.

  • 10+ years international teaching
  • IELTS Speaking & Writing specialist
  • CEFR communicative methodology
  • Calls Bến Lức his home
Founding Teacher

Verified training & qualifications

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120-Hour TESOL/TEFL Certificate
World TESOL Academy · CPD-accredited (UK) · 2026

Why Stemhouse exists

Aga has worked in nearly every kind of English programme in Vietnam — large language centres, bilingual schools, after-school franchises. The good ones taught him systems. The frustrating ones taught him what was missing: the books were written for an imagined global child, and Vietnamese kids — bright, curious, careful — kept being asked to fit a syllabus, instead of the other way around. Stemhouse is the answer to that. A small studio with the freedom to mix and remix the best of Genki, My Phonics, Hang Out and Cambridge Prepare, layer in a Stemhouse Communication Course nobody else has, and pair it with testmaster.pro — an AI practice platform Aga built himself when he couldn't find one that did the job. Built like a teacher would build it, not like a chain franchise.

What we believe

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Small is an advantage

Small classes let the teacher remember names, strengths and even birthdays.

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Mistakes are part of learning

At Stemhouse, mistakes are welcomed. They're the sign of a brain making new connections.

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Parents are partners

We report transparently, invite parents to observe class and treat feedback as real partnership.

Next step

Book a free trial lesson.

30 minutes with Mr. Aga — in English or Vietnamese — to understand your child's level and the right path forward.

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