Expert of the National Association for the Study of Foreign Language School Work.
Counsellor of Hubei Provincial People's Government.
Former Principal of Wuhan Foreign Language School.
Juliana Jia
Deputy Director of Academic Centre, ISA International Education Group
Head of ISA Wuhan School
Head of ISA Wenhua Wuhan School
Postdoctoral of the University of Cambridge, UK, an expert on Sino US education comparison and research.
Once served as the vice president and executive principal (founder) of Princeton International School of Math and Science.
Deeply engaged in the research of higher education and basic education both in China and the United States. Her research focused on the comparison of college and secondary school curriculum in China and the US. She successfully applied its integrated curriculum system to the international education cooperation projects in both countries.
Adopting a project-oriented learning approach based on the STEAM curriculum, she developed a curriculum system, effectively bridging the gap between basic education and higher education in terms of students' research, academic performance and creativity.
James Morris
Superintendent of ISA Wuhan International School
Graduated from The University of Oxford, BA, MA, PGCE (Cambridge) and NPQH.
Possesses more than 29 years of experience in education locally and internationally.
Former President of the Shanghai Oxford and Cambridge Alumni Society – will promote ISA students to many top universities around the world.
Helped students gain admissions successfully to world’s top universities such as Oxford, Cambridge, Cornell, Colombia, Berkeley, Stanford, etc.
Mahesh Selvaraj
Deputy Director of School Development and Curriculum of ISA International Education Group
Head of ISA Wuhan International School
Co-Head of ISA Wenhua Wuhan School
Mr. Selvaraj was the Founding Headmaster at the Singapore International Academy in Beijing and Director of Professional Development and Learning (Whole College) at Dulwich College Beijing. He also held leadership roles at renowned schools like Westminster Academy in London.
School Management and Leadership from Harvard Graduate School of Education, Education and Leadership Changes from Middlesex University, and National Professional Qualifications of Headship from the Department for Education in the UK. Mr. Selvaraj is an esteemed educational leader with a 24-year career dedicated to fostering student development and empowering educators.
He is a member of evaluation teams for organizations such as CIS and the IBEN, and has authored Chemistry books for IB, IGCSE, and GCSE programs.
Phil Burnage
Kindergarten & Primary Principal of ISA Wuhan International School
Co-Principal of ISA Wenhua Wuhan Primary School
Former Head of Shanghai United Shangyin Primary School.
31 years of experience in education, has taught students of all ages in primary schools and has accumulated a lot of front-line teaching experience in mathematics, physical education, history, traffic safety and other subjects.
A Postgraduate Certificate in Education (P.G.C.E.), a National Professional Qualification Certificate for Principals (N.P.Q.H.), an MBA in Leadership and Sustainability, and a Certificate 3 in Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK 3).
Hong Yang
Director of Strategic Development of ISA Wuhan School
Deputy Head of ISA Wenhua Wuhan School
Principal of ISA Wenhua Wuhan Primary School
Co-Principal of ISA Wuhan International Primary School
Co-Principal of ISA Wuhan International Kindergarten
Former Chief Principal of Wuhan Changchun Street Primary School;
Senior teacher, subject leader;
National advanced individual in educational research;
The Great City Artisan of Wuhan;
2018 The Principal of China
Stanley Wong
Senior Director of Facilities and Asset Management for the Guangzhou Unipro Investment Group
Director of Operations, ISA Wuhan School
Mr. Wong is a Singaporean who graduated from the National University of Singapore, and holds a professional global management certificate fro INSEAD.
With extensive experience in school operations and management, Stanley once served as the Head of General Administration of UWCSEA, the world's largest K-12 private international school.
Worked as the Director of Operations of Beijing Harrow International School.
Georgios Avgerakis
Dean of Secondary, ISA Wuhan International School
A founding member of ISA Science City and ISA Wuhan, he have more than 30 years of involvement with the IB.
Held a master’s degree in College Education with a specialization in Mathematics from Rowan University in NJ, USA. Worked in senior leadership positions in educational organizations including Academic Director, Managing Director, and Chief Executive Officer.
Taught in Greece, USA, Switzerland, Mongolia, and China. Previous positions include MYP/DP Mathematics teacher, Curriculum Leader, Academic Advisor, Program Coordinator, Dean of Secondary. He has worked for IB as IBDP senior examiner and moderator (team leader), and he is also International baccalaureate educational network （IBEN） member.
Sander Langerak
EY Vice-Principal, ISA Wuhan International School
Sander Langerak is from the Netherlands. He hasbeen in China since 2016. He has a BA in History, an iPGCE in Early Years education, aTEFL,an lELTS and 2 IB PYP certificates, (in IB PYP leadership andimplementing student agency in Early Years).
Additionally, he is currentlydoing an MA in Education, Teaching and Learning with a focus on Early Years atthe University of Sheffield in the Uk.
He worked as a history teacher andEnglish teacher before opening an Early Years English training center in 2017in Beijing.In 2019 he became the Vice-Principal of a large lB Kindergarten inBeijing.
From 2020 to 2022, he worked as the Academic PrincipaI and PYPCoordinator at the largest international Kinderg
arten in Sanya.
He successfully guided thatschool through the lB PYP authorization process which led to that schoolbecoming the first authorized IB PYP World School in Hainan.
Adam Klarfeld
Head of Pastoral, ISA Wuhan International School
Former Head of Pastoral at ITG-SUIS Xiamen, as well as the position of Head of Curriculum & Cambridge Coordinator.
He is currently a doctoral candidate at Indiana University, and holds a Masters Degree as well as a Professional Degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music, and also a Bachelor's Degree from the Jerusalem Academy of Music in Israel.
His former students have received offers from numerous universities around the globe, such as Boston University (USA), University of South Hampton (UK), McGill University (Canada), and more.
Before teaching for the past 8 years, Adam spent time as a professional performer in music, where he played in several professional orchestras, gave recitals, and performed solos on stage and live on national radio of his home country.
Victoria Gibbs
Head of Professional Development
Student Support Service Coordinator
Literacy Coordinator
Victoria Jarratt Gibbs comes from New Zealand and comes with more than 12 years of experience in education, in particular the IB PYP programme. She has specialized in the field of Student Support Services enabling children of all backgrounds and abilities to fulfill their potential. She completed 6 years at university studying education including a focus on the learning, behavioral, social and emotional differences in children. She has a particular interest in neuroplasticity and a whole-child approach to understanding and supporting any barriers children may face in their learning.
Richard Beddoes
Head of Boarding, ISA Wuhan School
Graduated in Physics and Geology in 1992 from Staffordshire University, UK and has a background in both education and business, including 8 years teaching English and Physics in China and South Korea.
Founded and led his own outdoor education and retail business before moving to China in 2014, completing his international PGCE from The University of Nottingham.
He has helped to develop new school campuses and high-quality boarding provision in a number of successful international schools in China.
Most recently, he initiated and developed the boarding provision as Founding Assistant Head of a new school in Zhejiang.
He has also led the Duke of Edinburgh's International Award and the World Scholar's Cup, helping students to build their confidence and enhance their university applications through a wide range of extracurricular activities.
