With a team of nearly 400 teachers, faculty and staff committed to creating special moments in the lives of the students, St Christopher’s is truly an amazing school. St. Christopher’s School Bahrain is a vibrant educational institution that strives to provide a high-quality education that not only equips its students to achieve their academic goals, but also to comprehend and foster common humanitarian values that connect us all. Since its foundation in 1961, the school has come a long way and currently serves over 2,300 children and young adults aged three to eighteen, representing a diverse 70 nations. The school has recently been recognized as one of the world’s best private schools by Spear’s School Index and Carfax Education for two consecutive years. Furthermore, the school’s alumni have gone on to have tremendous success in their tertiary education, careers, and lives. Here are some of the essential team members that make things happen at this spectacular school: MEET St Christopher’s LEADERSHIP Simon Watson Principal St Christopher’s is Simon Watson’s third leadership role, after Copenhagen International School and Kolej Tuanku Ja’afar (KTJ), one of Malaysia’s premier international schools. Mr. Watson joined St Christopher’s School as its Principal in August 2018. He holds a BSc (Hons) in Mathematics from the University of Warwick, a PGCE from the University of Keele and a PhD in Mathematics from the University of Bristol. He started his career in 1993 as a Teacher of Mathematics at Gravesend Grammar School for Boys and has worked in international education since 1999, with a brief spell back in the UK. His career has taken him from the UK to the Czech Republic, New Zealand, Denmark, Malaysia and now Bahrain. education feature www.bahrainthismonth.com 30 April 2023 Gavin Boyle Director of Learning Gavin Boyle is responsible for the Future Ready Curriculum (FRC) and professional development to improve the quality of teaching and learning. He has 20 years of teaching and leadership experience in both UK and British international schools, as well as a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership and the National Professional Qualification for Headteachers (NPQH). Gavin’s work entails investigating modern cognitive science and cognitive psychology research to enhance classroom pedagogy and ensure that all students are wellequipped with the knowledge and skills they need to be successful, self-motivated learners who reach their full potential. Yasmine Dannawy Head of Senior School Growing up across four countries enabled Yasmine to become proficient in three languages. This laid a foundation for her to become a teacher in the late 90s with 1997 being her first year as a teacher. From there she embarked on two undergraduate degrees and two postgraduate degrees, including study at Cambridge University. Under John MacBeath, Professor Emeritus at the University of Cambridge, some of her findings were even used for research into school improvement. She is currently pursuing the goal of completing a PhD at Queen’s University. She believes that working at St Christopher’s as the Head of the Senior School is a privilege as she is bringing her own contribution to shaping the role models of tomorrow.
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