Meet Our Founder
Sooa Shim, an NYU-trained math educator and former teacher in New York public schools, founded DND to bring real U.S. math education to Korea. With dual master's degrees in Math Education and Special Education, she understands how diverse learners grow and succeed. As a former international student who taught both Korean and American students, she knows how to bridge cultures through math. Drawing on her experience teaching both Korean and American students, she founded DND to help learners in Korea succeed globally — think, speak, and solve confidently in English — without facing the same barriers she once did — through real U.S.-style math instruction in English.
Sooa Shim
Founder & Chief Education Officer, Global Math Lab
Global Math Lab / DND Education
Certificates
- B.S. in Information and Communication Engineering
- M.A.Ed. in Mathematics Education
- M.S.Ed. in Teaching Students with Disabilities, Educational Studies
- New York State (NYS) Professional Teacher Certificate Mathematics 7-12
- New York State (NYS) Teacher Certificate Mathematics 5-6
Areas of Expertise
Biography
Sooa Shim is the Founder and Chief Education Officer of Global Math Lab. With extensive experience in mathematics education and special education, she brings a unique perspective to inclusive math instruction. She holds dual master's degrees in Mathematics Education and Teaching Students with Disabilities, and is certified by New York State to teach mathematics across grades 5-12. Her vision drives DND's mission to make quality math education accessible to all students through innovative, bilingual instruction methods.