Faculty

Ms. Rebecca Yarita
Head of School / Representative Director
Originally from Wisconsin, USA, I have been living in Japan since 2002. I hold a BA from The American University, Washington, DC

Ms. Rebecca Yarita
Head of School / Representative Director

Mark Beese
CLS Coordinator/Grade 6-7 Homeroom Teacher/CLS English
Mark Beese is from the United Kingdom. He is the CLS Coordinator and CLS English and Global Perspectives teacher for G6-7

Mark Beese
CLS Coordinator/Grade 6-7 Homeroom Teacher/CLS English

Adenikee Munroe
IB PYP Grade 3 Homeroom Teacher/CBSE G2 English Teacher
I am Adenikee Munroe. I am from the sunny island of Jamaica.

Adenikee Munroe
IB PYP Grade 3 Homeroom Teacher/CBSE G2 English Teacher

Lopez Leon
CBSE Coordinator/Science Teacher
My name is Servando LOPEZ LEON. I am from Oaxaca, Mexico. I hold a PhD and Masters degree in Electrochemistry

Lopez Leon
CBSE Coordinator/Science Teacher

Ms. Maria Van Eeden
PYP Coordinator / Grade 1 Homeroom Teacher
Maria van Eeden was born and raised in sunny South Africa & she enjoys being outdoors playing badminton, riding her bicycle

Ms. Maria Van Eeden
PYP Coordinator / Grade 1 Homeroom Teacher

Ms. Margo Schwartz
IB PYP G45 Homeroom Teacher/CBSE G3 English Teacher
My name is Margo and I will be teaching the G45 for this year. I have my bachelor`s of science in physics with a math minor

Ms. Margo Schwartz
IB PYP G45 Homeroom Teacher/CBSE G3 English Teacher

Mr. Sam Prescott
G2 Homeroom Teacher
I’m Sam Prescott, and I teach the G2 class. I’m from Arkansas in the United States. I have a bachelor’s degree in K-12 music education

Mr. Sam Prescott
G2 Homeroom Teacher

Ms Sharon Bohlen
K4 Homeroom Teacher
My name is Sharon Bohlen! I am from Chicago, Illinois, USA. I came to Japan in 2016 as a college student in Tokyo and graduated in elementary education

Ms Sharon Bohlen
K4 Homeroom Teacher

Vaishali Rao
CBSE Grade 1 Homeroom Teacher / EVS Teacher
I am Vaishali from India. I have been living in japan since 2014. I have a bachelors in Zoology, 2 year Certification in environmental education

Vaishali Rao
CBSE Grade 1 Homeroom Teacher / EVS Teacher

Parinitha P
CBSE Grade 2 Homeroom Teacher/Mathematics Teacher
I am Parinitha Padmanabhan. I have completed Computer Science Engineering in my UG and went on to pursue Masters in Business Administration

Parinitha P
CBSE Grade 2 Homeroom Teacher/Mathematics Teacher

Geethanjali Srinivasan
Robotics Teacher
I am Geethanjali Srinivasan. I was born and brought up in Tamil Nadu, India. I have my bachelors in Computer Science Engineering.

Geethanjali Srinivasan
Robotics Teacher
Thank you.
Regards
S.Geethanjali

Ms. Nitasha Bhardwaj
Maths & Reasoning instructor
I am Nitasha Bhardwaj from India. I have been teaching the students of grades 1 to 5 for over 5 years as a Mathematics & Reasoning educator

Ms. Nitasha Bhardwaj
Maths & Reasoning instructor

Suhani Kudwa
Japanese Teacher
My name is Suhani Kudwa. My passion for karate got me to Japan at the age of 15 and since then Japan has been my second home.

Suhani Kudwa
Japanese Teacher

Hema Prakash
Tamil Teacher
I am Hema Prakash, a native Tamil Language speaker. Basically I am an Engineering graduate and I have been learning Tamil from my childhood.

Hema Prakash
Tamil Teacher

Ms. Venus Malik
Science Instructor
I am Venus. I am basically from Kurukshetra, India-The Land of Mahabharata. I moved to Chandigarh after my marriage.

Ms. Venus Malik
Science Instructor

Ms Fumi
Japanese Teacher
I’m Fumi and I am a Japanese teacher. I’m from Utsunomiya city and I love kids and teaching. I’ve graduated college in the Teaching field

Ms Fumi
Japanese Teacher

Ms Keyur De
Dance Teacher
My name is Keyur De. I am from India. I was born and brought up in Kolkata, a city known as the “Cultural Capital of India”.

Ms Keyur De
Dance Teacher

Ms Ruwanari Liyanage
Kindergarten Teaching Assistant at SSIS in K5 Class
My name is Ruwanari Liyanage and I am from Sri Lanka. I have a Diploma in Confidential Secretary and a couple of years of experience in the Media

Ms Ruwanari Liyanage
Kindergarten Teaching Assistant at SSIS in K5 Class

Rachana Gautam
ICT Teacher
Hello, I am Rachana. I am from India. I have been living in Tokyo since 2015. I have completed my Master in Computer Application (MCA) and also did TEFL certification.

Rachana Gautam
ICT Teacher

Suchitra Shah
Mathematics Teacher
I am Suchitra Shah. I am from India a land of “Unity in diversity”.

Suchitra Shah
Mathematics Teacher

Kazeny O’Neill
K23 Homeroom Teacher
Hello, I'm Kazeny O'Neill, an eager lifelong learner from South Africa. I've been living in Japan since September 2017, teaching students from age 2 to 85. I have my Bachelors degree in Education Foundation Phase.

Kazeny O’Neill
K23 Homeroom Teacher