Ronald Stones OBE
Founding Director
Ronald Stones OBE
Ronald Stones OBE hails from Britain, but has been a resident in South-East Asia for thirty years. His entire career has been spent in education. He led three of the region’s prestigious international schools – Tanglin Trust School, British International School Jakarta and British School Manila. He is currently the Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Green School, Bali.
Ronald also spearheaded the development of a new paradigm in education which changed the distribution of prosperity in the developing world. Ronald has been awarded several honorary positions, including Fellowship of RSA and recognition by Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II for services to education.
In his free time, Ronald enjoys idyllic life in Bali where he calls his home, cycling and also involves himself in visual arts and writing. He has published a few books to date.
Anita Kaur Randhawa
Head Teacher
Anita Kaur
Anita has taught in Singapore in a number of International and local preschools in varied positions from class teacher, curriculum coordinator to Head of Preschool. As an educator Anita’s classroom is one that is student-centred and promotes the ownership of our learning. She hope to instill important attitudes in all her students, to give each child the dignity of being an individual and work to develop a sensitive awareness and a respect for their own and other cultures and ways of life. Anita works to prepare the students to face an academic life of dynamic change, with relevant and appropriate knowledge, curiosity and passion for lifelong learning.
A mother of four grown up daughters and an energetic Grandson, Anita enjoys reading, dancing, and cooking. Her favourite colour is red and my favourite cuisines are Italian and Indian food.
Academic Faculty
Anita Kaur Randhawa
Head Teacher / Year 1 Class Teacher
(IPC/Eng/Maths/Science)
Anita
Anita has taught in Singapore in a number of International and local preschools in varied positions from class teacher, curriculum coordinator to Head of Preschool. As an educator Anita’s classroom is one that is student-centred and promotes the ownership of our learning. She hope to instill important attitudes in all her students, to give each child the dignity of being an individual and work to develop a sensitive awareness and a respect for their own and other cultures and ways of life. Anita works to prepare the students to face an academic life of dynamic change, with relevant and appropriate knowledge, curiosity and passion for lifelong learning.
A mother of four grown up daughters and an energetic Grandson, Anita enjoys reading, dancing, and cooking. Her favourite colour is red and my favourite cuisines are Italian and Indian food.
Tammy Tan
Year 1 Class Teacher
(IPC/Eng/Maths/Science)
Tammy Tan
Tammy is a qualified and experienced teacher from Sydney, Australia. With a strong background in Early Childhood education, she decided to pursue her Masters of Teaching so that she could extend her passion for learning to the primary levels.
Having taught in a variety of local Australian and international schools in Singapore, Tammy believes that students and teachers are all learners; sharing knowledge with one another to expand their mind, develop curiosity and interest about the world around them.
At her previous school in Singapore, Tammy had the privilege of being Grade Head. This leadership position encouraged her to extend her understanding of teamwork and the importance of it. She values this as one of the biggest factors in building a solid foundation and relationship with her students.
Tammy enjoys crafting activities and working with hands-on projects, and believes that there are learning opportunities everyday, everywhere. Tammy and her husband are both educators.
Nicholas Boeglin
Year 2 Class Teacher (IPC/Eng/Math/Science)
Nicholas Boeglin
Nicholas (Nick) Boeglin has been a primary teacher at international schools in Singapore since 2018. Originally from the United States, he has been living and teaching in Asia since 2009.
His teaching philosophy is based on creating a safe and happy environment in his classroom and building strong, trusting relationships with his students. In his opinion, Nick feels that students who are happy, safe, and valued will always be eager to learn.
When he’s not a teacher, Nick is a husband and a father, and sometimes the singer in a rock band. He loves writing short stories and poetry, doing anything outdoors, reading, watching movies, and of course, playing with his daughters.
Nick is currently working on obtaining his Master’s Degree in Elementary Education.
Angelia Pelawi
Year 3 Class Teacher (IPC/Eng/Math/Science)
Angelia Pelawi
Angelia has been working in education field for last 12 years. She most recently worked at a large international school in Singapore and was also a regular teacher at the holiday camp programmes run by the school.
Angelia is highly experienced in supporting young English language learners to thrive in international schools. Her training include a Master’s degree in education from Concordia University, U.S. and she is licensed as an elementary teacher. Angelia truly believes children are unique and active learners that need a safe and loving environment to develop. As an educator, Angelia strive to create a happy and meaningful learning experience for the students.
As a mother of two school-age children, she also values the importance of work-life balance.
Cary-Anne Parrish
Year 4 Class Teacher (IPC/Eng/Math/Science)
Cary-Anne Parrish
Cary-Anne Parrish is from South Africa and have been living in Singapore since 2013. Between here and Taiwan, she has 15 years of experience teaching kindergarten, primary school and EAL. Her favourite subjects to teach are IPC and Science and her passion is Biology. Cary loves doing hands-on experiments with her students and seeing their creativity blossom in their work.
Cary is a mother of two young boys who keep her very busy and her hobbies are usually anything that they enjoy doing! Cary is a very friendly and outgoing and she is at her happiest when one of her students achieves something they couldn’t do before.
Chen Lih Jiun
Mandarin Language Teacher
Lih Jiun
Lih Jiun is an experienced educator with 12 years of Mandarin teaching experience in Singapore and Malaysia. She has also obtained the Certificate for Teachers of Chinese to Speakers of other languages (CTCSOL), a certificate recognised globally for teaching Chinese as a foreign language.
Lih Jiun has a very strong drive for excellence and is very passionate in her teaching. She believes that education must be balanced and consistent. As a teacher she often motivates her students to extend their own personnel limits.
In her free time, she enjoys practicing Chinese calligraphy, reading, swimming, and cycling. She is proficient in Mandarin, English, as well as Malay.
Mayuka Ishii
Japanese Language Teacher
Mayuka Ishii
Mayuka is an experienced and qualified Japanese educator and she has been teaching Japanese at another school which is approved by MOE (Ministry of Education Singapore). Mayuka is also a professional interpreter who has been living in Singapore for over 18 years now and has been teaching Japanese from children to adults. Mayuka tries her very best every time to make lessons interesting by implementing a variety of unique study strategies with Japanese culture and tradition. Every student has his or her strengths and weaknesses, but she always believes in them and tries to make them believe in themselves by focusing on strengths. Her motto is “believe in yourself”.
Mayuka is very talented and creative. She enjoys Origami and she can fold many different objects. She loves being in nature and goes to the park every morning to be surrounded by nature and to have a relaxing time. Mayuka also often goes hiking and cycling with her two lovely sons. She studied Spanish as her second language at university and she has been brushing up on Spanish to prepare for visiting Spain again for her silver wedding anniversary.
Slone Lim
Art Specialist Teacher
Slone Lim
Slone started Thearthaus Studio in 2013 as the Director cum Senior Art Instructor. He coordinates all the art programs, trains the teachers at the studio, and teaches and monitors the development of the students.
He is deeply passionate about implementing a quality art education that not only delivers Art knowledge and skills, but also promotes international-mindedness through awareness and understanding of cultural art, as well as develop important personal character.
Slone believes that an Art education is an integral part of education for all students and not just those who are talented in Art. He has since successfully brought his art programs to many kindergartens. Since its inception, Thearthaus Studio has trained over one thousand students from over 30 countries. Each year, many Thearthaus students are successfully accepted into SOTA and Art colleges/universities around the world.
Momoe Sakurai
Music Specialist Teacher
Mayuka Ishii
Momoe is a passionate musician and educator who just moved to Singapore in May 2021. She holds a Bachelor Degree in percussion performance from Brigham Young University–Hawaii. She had taught Music theory and ear training in Hawaii and has worked with students from preschool to university levels. Momoe is familiar with a wide genre of music.
Momoe believes in music being a tool to communicate with our inner selves and as a way to enhance creativity. Learning how to play an instrument and being able to understand music theory are still important, but she focuses more on students being able to understand the uniqueness that constructs different kinds of music and to create their own. She enjoys watching movies and Korean dramas and loves analysing and listening to movie soundtracks. Currently, she is learning Chinese as her third language.
Daphne Tan
Technology Specialist Teacher
Daphne Tan
Daphne graduated from NTU Singapore with a Bachelors in Business. Calling on personal experiences and co-founding her 2nd start-up, Code Gakko), and as the President of the Overseas Singapore Group Youth Leadership team, she is a keen advocate for social mobility and for youths to be global-minded, resilient, and enterprising. Daphne has worked with students from pre-school to university levels and is known for her interactive style. She enjoys getting students to think critically about the purpose of their activity, believing strongly that one should nurture students to develop a capacity for algorithmic thinking and problem-solving skills as these skills are universally valued. With an abundance attitude, she’s tenacious in the pursuit of knowledge; always pursuing excitement in the form of bold experiments.
Guyrence Tan
Art Co-Teacher/Learning Assistant
Guyrence Tan
Guyrence is a multidisciplinary artist, art-handler, and art-technician with a background in design. He graduated from LASALLE College of the Arts with a BA in Fine Arts (First Class Honors), of which he has been a recipient of the LASALLE scholarship.
Guyrence has previously worked at Tanglin Trust School, where he was able to share his knowledge in Art with middle and high school students and helped learners push themselves in realising their creative potential on their individual artistic journeys.
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