Ken Jolly (Nguyễn Huy Thành) is an experienced English educator and the founder of language academy in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam. He graduated from Hue Teacher Training University, majoring in English, and has devoted more than 26 years to English language teaching.

Since discovering Jolly Phonics in 2019, Ken has dedicated his professional journey to studying, applying, and sharing this powerful synthetic phonics approach. His passion for early literacy led him to integrate Jolly Phonics into his own curriculum and to train teachers nationwide.

Driven by the belief that phonics can transform how children learn to read and write English, Ken has made it his lifelong mission to bring Jolly Phonics to every classroom in Viet Nam.