Principal of Primary School and Early Years of ISA Liwan School (International)
Patricia holds an MA in Education from the University of Sunderland; an MA in leadership and management from the University of Bath.
Patricia has had over 20 years’ experience in IB schools in Singapore, China and the United States.
Prior to ISA Liwan, Patricia was employed by the Canadian International School of Singapore as the Vice Principal of Primary for international bilingual programs.
As an experienced IBEN educator, Patricia has been an IB Workshop Leader, Schools Consultant and Site Visit Team Member for over 10 years.
As a school leader, she has worked with people from diverse cultural backgrounds and has extensive experience in leading in a cross-cultural context.
Michelle Xie
Deputy Principal of Primary School of ISA Wenhua Liwan School of Guangzhou (International)
She has been engaged in education for more than 20 years and has rich experience in teaching and management in mainstream international programme such as IBPYP.
She served as vice Principal of Primary School and PYP Coordinator in GCGS. During her tenure, she led the team to obtain the first PYP authorization in Mainland of China and successfully explored a way to integrate national curriculum with international curriculum.
She is also an IBAP PYP workshop leader, school visiting team leader and school consultant.
Nicholas Adam Ezrin
Teacher of Primary
PYP Coordinator
Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction, University of Victoria, Canada
Bachelor of Education, University of Toronto, Canada
11+ years experience as a primary educator
Extensive training and experience teaching dual-language learners
Dedicated to student well-being and personal development
Committed to building each student's self-confidence, interpersonal and communication skills, and critical thinking skills to empower them to achieve their full potential
Timothy John Gerard
Assistant PYP Coordinator
Teacher of Primary (English)
He successfully completed his teaching degree at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, and is currently pursuing his PHD in International Studies at James Cook University in Queensland, Australia.
Began his employment at ISA Tianhe in 2017 and has taught across all grade levels. Tim worked across many Australian government and private schools before moving to China, and he is a firm believer in building close relationships with each of his students.
He’s teaching is guided by a famous quote: Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. - Benjamin Franklin”
