Our Staff

The teaching staff is the greatest resource in any school. We are privileged to have a thoroughly committed, competent and professional teaching staff at Grace International School. There is a great team spirit and a real unity between members of staff. Your children's education is in good hands.

As teachers our shared purpose is to provide a quality education, in safe and pleasant surroundings, and to ensure that the worth of every child is recognised and appreciated. We aim to build confidence, in the firm belief that confidence is the key to all round development and success.

It is a school policy that all teaching staff are fully qualified and have either been trained in the UK or have relevant teaching experience to allow them to ably teach the English National Curriculum.

Teaching Staff 2009-10

First Name	Last Name	Country	Role
Mike	Hawthorne	UK	Principal
Sandie	Reeves	UK	Vice Principal-Administration
Julie	Preston	UK	Head of Upper School, ICT & Religious Studies
Bill	Cherry	USA	Hist, Geography & Religious Studies
Shannon	Thiessen	CANADA	Maths
Samuel	Giblett	UK	Science
Joshua	De Jong	USA	Science
Jamie	Beckwith	UK	English
Ben	Snowdon	UK	Y6, ICT, Maths, English & Drama and Music
Esther	Clarke	UK	Art & Design Co-ordinator
Sue	Hawthorne	UK	Head of GFS ILC
Aleta	Chowfin	INDIA	Year 5
Krista	Schroeder	USA	Year 4
Kim	Stevens	AUSTRALIA	Year 3
Tena	Cherry	USA	Year 2
Jessie	Williams	UK	Year 1
Peter	Carlson	USA	PE, Geography and Religious Studies
Susanna	Murmu	BANGLADESH	Bangla
Olivia Wisiy	Wong	CAMEROON	French
Claire	Doorey	NZ	Preschool 2
Gemma	Snowdon	UK	Preschool 1
Trisha	Carlson	USA	Support Teacher

Non-teaching Staff

Central to the Grace community are the teams of people other than the teachers who work behind the scenes to provide for an efficient and friendly environment. Without these dedicated colleagues, Grace could not function as it does.

Full Name	Position	Experience	Date Joined
Mr. Napoleon Quiah	Office Administrator	> 10 Years	Feb 2001
Mr. Ferdous Hossain	Network Administrator	> 10 Years	Oct 2006
Mr. Suvash Chondra Saha	Accounting Officer	> 06 Years	Nov 2007
Ms. Reena Falia	Principal's Secretary	> 03 Years	Feb 2005
Mrs. Shalomi Sarkar	Administrative Assistant	> 10 Years	Aug 2005
Mrs. Salma Islam	Teaching Assistant	> 18 Years	Aug 1990
Mrs. Prity Agatha Rozario	Teaching Assistant	> 04 Years	Aug 2003
Mrs. Moushumi Karim	Teaching Assistant	> 05 Years	Aug 2002
Mrs. Linda Gonsalves	Teaching Assistant	> 06 Years	Aug 2001
Mrs. Lucy Sangma	Teaching Assistant	> 01 Year	Aug 2006