THE AUTHOR

Dr. Lai Mei Kei Vivien is a homeschooling expert and researcher with dual doctorates in Education and Business Administration. She successfully guided her 15-year-old daughter, Paris, transiting from homeschool to university. Paris, now 17, is in her third year at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (ranked 57th by QS), majoring in Physics and AI. Dr. Lai also assisted her 15-year-old student in achieving exceptional A-level grades in just 7 months, obtaining two A’s and one A*.

Dr. Lai tackles and minimizes learning gaps in students by assessing their prior knowledge level and implementing appropriate teaching strategies to assist them in achieving outstanding learning results. Additionally, Dr. Lai dedicates herself to instilling and fostering happiness, confidence, independence, a global outlook, lifelong learning, a growth mindset, and resilience in her students.

Dr Lai is the leader of the homeschool community in Hong Kong. She faced many societal challenges and navigated through her difficult homeschooling journey in Hong Kong with perseverance and determination. Thus, she is committed to contributing her expertise and efforts to help homeschool education in Hong Kong grow and flourish. Dr. Lai also teaches MBA, Doctor of Education, and Doctor of Business Administration students through EmpowerU’s affiliation with Institut Brittany d’Enseignement Supérieur (IBES) in France