Leadership

Jelena Vugdelija

Executive Principal

Originally from Croatia, Ms. Jelena began her career in education as a teacher of Mathematics, Physics, and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) after obtaining her Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering. With more than 15 years of teaching experience across the Croatia, United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, and China she enhanced her 10 years of international education experience with PGCE in the meantime. She has accumulated a wealth of teaching and management experience in promoting multicultural integration and collaboration among students and teachers as well as implementing globalized curriculums, such as IB and IGCSE, especially for international students.

Olivia Xiang

Academic Director

Ms. Olivia Xiang received a Master’s Degree in teaching (early years) from the University of Melbourne, a Master’s Degree in English Language and Literature in Shanghai International Studies University, a Diploma of Education Research in Monash University and also had a course in Educational Leadership in the University of London.

Olivia started her career as a high school teacher in 2005 and has been in different positions of international schools as a teacher, a grade team leader, a PYP leader, a DP coordinator and a vice principal for more than ten years.

She advocates concept-driven inquiry teaching, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary teaching, and differentiated teaching. She is good at leading a team of teachers to cultivate the unlimited potential of students.

Ellen Chai

MYP Coordinator

Ms. Ellen has three years of IB experience and IB certificates. She has taught MYP Science in one American International School in China and worked with the DP teachers for conducting DP labs. She holds Hawaii Teaching License: Science Grade 6-12, Illinois Professional Educator License Science Grade 5-12, and UK Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) Certificate. She received a master’s degree in Science from Ghent University with a full scholarship in 2014. Recently she obtained a Master’s degree in Education.

Her philosophy of teaching is education is rooted in love, students do well if they can and not all students learn in the same way.