Bianca Antonio

Bianca Antonio

Teacher/Writer in Spain, She/They

About

Interested in the intersection of history, art, languages and tech. Writing for my newsletter. Currently teaching English in Spain.

Projects

Ongoing

A personal newsletter that I use to explore various topics and share video-essays, documentaries, articles, and book recommendations. Subscriber count: 54.

Ongoing

A webpage where I loosely review some bookstores I've visited. Experimenting with visuals through scanning ephemera and using the mmm.page website.

Work Experience

2023 — Now
Speaking Class Teacher at Kids and Us, Elche
Colegio San Rafael, Elche

Teaching English grammar, pronunciation and intonation through songs, games, and conversational activities to over 300+ students from all levels of pre-school and primary.

2019 — 2022
Language Assistant at Generalitat Valenciana
Elche, Spain

Helped over 100+ students in all levels of primary school learn English and Philippine culture through presentations, games, conversation exercises, projects, and arts and crafts over the course of three consecutive school years.

2018 — 2019
Manila, Philippines

Handled all social media platforms, organized try-outs and competitions, and disseminated information to over 50+ members and alumni of the official debate organization of the Faculty of Arts and Letters at the University of Sto. Tomas, Manila.

2018 — 2018
Intern at National Historical Comission of the Philippines
Manila, Philippines

Researched and gathered primary sources for the establishment of the Magdalena Church Historical Marker. Encoded over 100+ Historical Markers on the NHCP government website

2017 — 2018
Trainer at AB Debate Parliament
Manila, Philippines

Taught and trained new-to-debate University students on the art of public speaking. Trained teams for their first Neophyte debate competition.

Writing

2024

A master post on my obsession with digital gardens, memory, and archiving personal histories.

2023

I make a case about how bookstores are "curated" spaces.

2023

A lengthy essay on what I learned after going through a deep rabbit hole about digital gardens.

2022

Reflections on writing and how inspiration can come from the mundane.

2022

I wrote about the city I currently live in; a home away from home.

Education

2015 — 2019
AB in History at University of Sto. Tomas
Manila, Philippines

Thesis: Comparative Study on the Contributions of the Heritage Conservation Society in the Escolta Environ and Rizal Memorial Sports Complex (1994-2018).

Awards

2019
Overall Best Speaker from AB Debate Parliament

Series 2019, University of Santo Tomas

2019
Finals Best Speaker from AB Debate Parliament

Series 2019, University of Santo Tomas

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