Jacqueline So

Co-Founder and Chief Executive of Malvern College International, Asia Pacific Region
MBA, Harvard Business School

Michael Urquhart

Headmaster, Malvern College Chengdu
Master of Education, The University of Newcastle
Bachelor of Arts, The University of New South Wales

Gloria Qiu

Deputy Head (Administrative)
Master of Cross-cultural Communication, The University of Sydney

Stephen Nganga

Head of Upper Seniors
Bachelor of Mathematics, Jomokenyatta University
Master’s Degree, The University of Manchester

Yolanda Zhao

Head of Lower Seniors
Master of Education, University of York
Certificate in School Management and Leadership, Harvard Graduate School of Education
CAIE/Edexcel A-level Chinese Examiner
OLEVI Outstanding Teacher Training Certificate
IB Chinese Language and Literature Articulation and Integration with Chinese National Curriculum
Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction Foundations and Planning Certificate
Chinese Secondary School Principal Certificate
Member of Sichuan Society of Education
Secondary School Chinese Teaching Certificate

Shayna Coughlan

Head of Pastoral and Boarding
Bachelor of Education majored in Biochemistry, Botany and Geography – Rhodes University, South Africa
Higher Diploma in Education (HDE) in Biology, General Science, Geography Education – Rhodes University, South Africa
Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) – Kingston University, UK

Abbie Holmes

Executive Deputy Head of Prep School
Bachelor of Arts, Winchester University
PGCE, University of Greenwich
Level 3 Forest School Practitioner

Annie Zhang

Head of Development and Strategic Initiatives (Whole School)
Bachelor’s degree, Sichuan University
Won the National Excellent Foreign Language Teacher
Cambridge YLE, KET and PET trainer and examiner
Holds a TESOL teaching certificate and a Cambridge Train-the-Trainer teacher-training qualification.

Dr. Esther Liu

Head of Mathematics – Senior School
PhD of Mathematics, Colorado City University, United States
Master of Science (Mathematics), Massey University, New Zealand
Bachelor of Science (Mathematics), Massey University, New Zealand
Diploma of Business Management, Cambridge International College Australia

Mike Djesa

Head of Humanity and Social Science – Senior School
Master of Science (Msc) in Economics, University of Manchester
Bachelor of Science with Honours in Economics, University of Bradford
IB and Advanced Program (AP) Certified Teacher
Member of the Institute for learning (IFL), London
Member of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), London

Kate Johnson

Head of EAL and English – Senior School
Master of Education in Comparative Education, University of New England, Australia
Bachelor of International Relations in International Relations, The Australian National University, Australia
Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Secondary), The Australian Catholic University, Australia
Graduate Certificate of Literary Classics, Griffith University, Australia

Gwen Tan

Head of Science – Senior School
BSc of Biology and Chemistry, Campbell University, US
Cambridge Examiner for IGCSE Chemistry
Member of the Royal Society Chemistry, UK

Maybell Yang

Deputy Head of English – Senior School
Head of Lower Senior English
Academic Coordinator of Grades 1-8 English
Head of GEH (Global Excel Hub)
Master of Interpretation, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
Certificate in English Language Teaching-Secondary (CELT-S)
ESL training in the university of Connecticut

Jim Cao

Head of Chinese – Senior School
Mianyang Teachers’ College
Former Cambridge A-Level Chinese Language Trainer and Examiner

Sana Maheru

Head of Arts and Creative Learning – Senior School
Master of Computer Applications, Punjab Technical University
Bachelor of Science, Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University
Higher Diploma in Software Engineering from National Institute of Information Technology
Received the Long-Term Service Award from The President of National Institute of Information Technology China

Gareth Morris

Head of Physics Education – Whole School
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Sports Coaching and Performance, University of Hull
Twickenham, PGCE in Physical Education, St. Mary’s University
Sport & Exercise Nutrition registered (SENr)

Eva Zhou

Head of University Guidance and Careers
Master of Science in Management, University of Nottingham
BA in Business Administration (Faculty Scholarship winner), Kingston University London
BA in English (National and Faculty Scholarship winner), Sichuan International Study University
Global Career Development Facilitator Certificate (accredited by CCE)
High School Guidance Counsellor Certificate (accredited by U.S. Embassy)

Ferdi Dippenaar

Head of English – Prep School
ETW Coordinator
Bachelor of Arts in Humanities in University of Stellenbosch
The Certificate of Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCEI), University of Nottingham
The Certificate of Teaching Knowledge Test Young Learners, Module 1, Module 2 And Module 3
The Certificate of Teaching English as A Foreign Language (TEFL In China)
The Certificate of Teaching English as A Foreign Language (TEFLEN)

Charles Dong

Head of Mathematics/Science – Prep School
Master of Actuarial Science, Institute of Mathematics, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
Bachelor of Science in Business with double minor in Economics and Finance, Hult International Business School, London, UK
Post Graduate Diploma in teaching and learning, Institute of Education, University of Warwick, UK

Yunyan Zu

Head of Chinese – Prep School
Served as the Leader of the Chinese Language Teaching and Research Group in a Well-Known Primary School
Recipient of Honors such as “Cheng Hua District Excellent Teacher” and “District Excellent Homeroom Teacher”
Teaching and Project Achievements Have Won Multiple National and District Awards

Candy Jiang

Head of Arts and P.E. – Prep School
Master of Fine Arts, Fujian Normal University

Jean Li

Head of Pre-Prep School
Master of Psychology, The Institute of Psychology Affiliated to The Chinese Academy of Science (Child Development and Psychology)