YSC ACADEMY - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Head of School
• Founding Head of School

Dr. Nooha Ahmed-Lee was appointed the founding Head of School. A professor of neuroscience at St. Joseph's University, with a background in research regarding learning and the brain, and with 30 years of experience in independent schools, she was charged with developing the school's progressive academic program. Her belief that the student should be in charge of his learning led to the design of a program approach she termed self-directed learning. This concept puts the student at the center of the learning process, rather than the teacher. Students are challenged to be responsible for their learning, and, with the expert guidance of dedicated teachers and staff, learn to be the primary agents of their learning.