GEMS Nations Academy appoints top level leadership and teaching teams
Ahead of the August 2016 opening of GEMS Nations Academy, the Middle East's ground breaking brand-new school, Head of School Tom Farquhar has actually announced the early consultations of vital members of the Leadership Team and faculty.
Previously Head of School at Villa Duchesne and Oak Hill School in St. Louis, her very first career was in international company and consulting. The shift to education in 2002 took place when a popular American school urged her to bring a worldwide point of view to their history courses.
"We are thrilled to invite Elizabeth Miller," said Farquhar. "Her background in business and economics, combined with several years of curricular and institutional experience in education, will assist us form the management program that will be among the hallmarks of our school program.
Countries has likewise selected Tracy Murch as Elementary Principal. An extremely knowledgeable school leader with over 30 years of experience in education, Murch signs up with Nations Academy from TASIS England, a private American international school in the UK, where she was Head of Lower School. Her know-how in primary teaching and learning, teacher advancement, and the promo of heathy, safe school community environments was cultivated during her years as an instructor and school principal in New Hampshire, where she was a finalist for the difference of Principal of the Year.
To offer a world-class college therapy program at Nations Academy, Farquhar recruited Stanford University graduate Kierstan Connors to serve as Director of College Counseling. Connors brings years of experience recommending worldwide school students through the complexities of the application process, and is extremely qualified to support Nations Academy students and families in their efforts to gain admission to the more selective colleges and universities in the world.
The employment process for gifted teachers began last September with a concentrate on leading teaching skill within the GEMS group of schools. The Nations Leadership Team is determining and speaking with extraordinary teaching prospects in the United States, hiring a faculty of uncommon difference for the school. Nine senior instructors with diverse teaching experiences and exceptional results, all drawn from American and International Baccalaureate schools within the GEMS network, have actually currently been designated. These teachers form the nucleus of the Nations professors; each thoroughly knowledgeable about leading-edge education in the UAE, all have actually demonstrated strong leadership in their respective subjects.
Building of Phase One of the Nations facilities is nearing conclusion at the site in Al Barsha, near Sheikh Zayed Road and Hessa Street. The Leadership Team will soon direct hard-hat trips for parents, students, and teachers to see the enthusiastic design.
"The building will complement the teachers in inspiring students," stated Farquhar. "We genuinely think that there is no location better than Dubai to unite an international student body and to support the maximum development of human possible, individual and cumulative, in an environment that encourages development and creative analytical. Today we understand that a stimulating, challenging, and supportive school climate creates the maximum conditions for cognitive development and scholastic accomplishment.".
In its very first year GEMS Nations Academy will serve students from Kindergarten through Grade 8, with natural expansion to higher grades in succeeding years.
