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北京市朝阳区赫德学校

Leadership Team

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The Chief Academic Officer, Academic Director, and Executive Principals all have a rich experience in managing bilingual schools and international schools. The international teachers come from various English-speaking countries (including the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia) and are professionally qualified. The Chinese teaching team are all well-experienced teachers from international schools or public schools and are led by academically outstanding teachers. Every member of our teaching team embraces education with full passion and commitment to academic excellence. 


Each class has an international teacher, a Chinese teacher and a learning facilitator. Teachers will get to know each child as an individual and will offer a personalized education for each child. We offer a unique curriculum integrated with character education.

Zhencun Li
Chief Academic Officer of ELITE K12 Education Group

Zhencun Li was the Founder of Chinese Integrated Curriculum in the Primary Sector and member of Steering Committee for Basic Education Curriculum Material with the Ministry of Education. He was the former Founding Principal of Yizhuang (Etown) Branch of Beijing National Day School. He is the Chief Editor of Contemporary Education & Dean of Contemporary Education Institute.

Warren Johnston
Chief Academic Officer of ELITE K12 Education Group

Warren Johnston, the Chief Academic Officer of ELITE K12 Education Group, was formerly the founding Executive Principal of Shanghai YK Pao School, and the Primary School Headmaster of German Swiss International School. In addition to his unique personality and excellent leadership, he also has a profound insight into both Chinese and international culture. Warren enjoys a strong reputation as an excellent educator within China’s international education community.

Dr. Robert Holroyd
Chief Academic Officer of ELITE K12 Education Group

Robert Holroyd is a graduate of Oxford University and an internationalist with over 25 years' management experience in schools in the UK and abroad. Prior to joining HD schools, Robert was Headmaster of Repton School, UK, and during his thirteen-year tenure of this post, he was privileged to internationalize the Repton brand in multiple locations across the world including Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Jordan and India.

Amy Chang
National Principal of Primary School, HD Beijing School

In her 27 years of teaching, Ms. Chang has won the trust of students and parents with her motto, 'Education is nothing but dedication, wholeheartedly'. Her books were recommended by the Ministry of Education for middle & primary school libraries. She is the Chief Editor of the Integrated courses’ curriculum and won the 2017 'Whole Person Education Award'. Ms. Chang was named one of the Top Ten Influential People in driving national reading and was the Director of the Curriculum Research Institute at Yizhuang Elementary School. 

Yucui Yang
National Executive Principal of Primary School, HD Beijing School

Ms. Yang is a renowned math teaching expert, and has previously been the cover story of the journal, 'Contemporary Educator'. She was part of the management committee and Grade Director at Yizhuang Elementary School. Ms. Yang advocates thinking-focused math learning with life-relevant application and interdisciplinary integration. At her previous school she innovated the Mathematics Integrated Curriculum philosophy and teaching model which were highly valued by parents and children. 

Ilana Stadler
International Principal of Primary School, HD Beijing School

Ms. Ilana Stadler comes from South Africa, with a Bachelor's degree in Education and Law. She started her career in education in South Africa as a Primary school teacher and became an experienced educator and administrator for over 20 years in different countries. Ms. Stadler served as the lower-grade curriculum coordinator in HDBJ for the past two years and gained parents’ trust with her engaging and rigorous teaching.

Anthony Nickerson
Deputy International Principal of Primary School, HD Beijing School

Mr. Anthony Nickerson comes from the United States and has 10+ years of experience in the field of international education. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management, a Master's degree in Educational Leadership and has finished his second Master’s of Education at Harvard University. Prior to joining HD Beijing, Mr. Nickerson served as the Deputy Head of Primary and Primary International Principal in leading K-12 schools in Shanghai and Xiamen for eight years. Mr. Nickerson is not only an expert in English language teaching, but also well-versed in science.

Eva Marshall
Deputy International Principal of Primary School, HD Beijing School

Mrs. Eva Marshall is from Kansas City, Missouri, with over 9 years of teaching and administrative experience in the U.S. and internationally. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Lindenwood University, a Master’s in Curriculum & Instruction, and a Specialist degree in K12 Leadership from Northwest Missouri State University. Before joining HD Beijing, she taught at Shanghai High School International Division and held leadership roles in Kansas City, focusing on ESL programs for a predominantly Latino student body.

Guangsheng Ren
Group Academic Director of Secondary

With over thirty years of education experience, including twenty years as a principal and nine years managing international high schools and bilingual private schools, Mr. Ren is proficient in curriculum development and management. He has led multiple curriculum and pathway innovations with remarkable results, earning him honors such as "National Outstanding Principal" and "Research Innovation Principal."

Dr. Raymond Guan
Executive Principal of Secondary School, HD Beijing School

Doctor of Theoretical Physics from Peking University, previously served as Principal of the International Department at Beijing National Day School Etown Branch. With more than 10 years of experience in international education management, he led a team to establish the school's International Department from scratch. Starting his career in BNDS, he has been deeply involved in frontline education and teaching, focusing on the development of international curricula and the personalized growth and educational mechanisms for students within an international framework. He is committed in personalizing student development, guiding students to achieve outstanding results in various competitions such as the S.-T. Yau High School Science Awards, the International Space Settlement Design Competition, the British Physics Olympiad, the United States Academic Decathlon, China Thinks Big, and the World Scholar's Cup. He has guided students to gain admissions to prestigious institutions such as Yale, Oxford, Imperial College, Chicago, UPenn, among others.

Angela Curry
Deputy Principal of Secondary School, HD Beijing School

Holder of a master's degree in education, proficient in educational management and curriculum development, with more than 20 years of experience in education and teaching management, former International principal of RDFZ ICC. Angela possesses a deep understanding of international educational systemsand is adept at mainstream international curricula. She has successfully developedapathway for Chinese students that has become a benchmark for the American curriculum in similar educational contexts.

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