NORDIC INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL - Key Persons
Dr Edward Still lives in Kungsholmen and is a PGCE certified teacher who holds a first-class Batchelor's degree in French and Latin from University College London and a Master's and PhD in Modern and Medieval Languages from the University of Oxford. Dr Still's PhD thesis centered on the representation of women in francophone Algerian literature and his PGCE dissertation considers effective techniques for teaching listening comprehension. Having taught French at the University of Surrey and the University of Birmingham, Dr Still has spent the last three years teaching Modern Languages and Latin at Hurstpierpoint College in England. Dr Still was born and raised in England, but has also taught English at the Université d'Haute-Alsace in Mulhouse France and spent a year in Paris at a pensionnaire at the École Normale Supérieure.
Languages: English, French, Spanish and Latin
Job Titles:
- Teacher
- Sport and Music Teacher
This is our sports and music teacher Mr Andreas Karlsson. Mr Karlsson has worked with children and teenagers in various constellations for over 20 years, as well as teaching the subjects of sports, music and Swedish. He has also worked as a Swedish teacher at EF Education in Stockholm. Mr Karlsson has experience of working abroad in countries such as Australia, Thailand, Spain and Greece. He has an extensive experience in the entertainment and music industry. He has, to mention some, worked as an artist, written scripts for TV-series and worked as an actor in several comedy and children's programmes. He was brought up in Trollhättan but lived in Stockholm for 10 years.
Languages: Swedish and English
This is our Assistant principal, Mr Emil Murad. In 2020, he moved to Sweden and was involved in the opening of Nordic International School Kalmar. At Nordic Kalmar, Mr Murad taught English and French, was a mentor as well as head of a staff team. Mr Murad was born in Rumania, spent his upbringing in Canada and the US, and got his teaching education in Belgium and Italy. Lastly, before moving to Sweden, he work at an international school in Madrid, Spain.
Languages: English, French, Spanish and Swedish
Job Titles:
- Counselor and Special Educator
This is our Counselor and Special educator Mr Gary Thornton. He lives in Enskede and is a certified teacher holding a Bachelor of Education degree from Stockholm/Linköping University, Sweden. He is originally from London, England and has been living in Stockholm since 1997. Since then, he has gained vast experience by working in a multitude of educational roles within the Swedish, International and Bi-lingual (English/Swedish) school sytems. The last 7 years has been focused on students' Special Educational Needs and social well-being. Ensuring that each student's abilities are recognized, a safe and comfortable environment is maintained at school and that all students receive the best possible education according to their individual needs is of the upmost importance.
Languages: English, Swedish
This is our teacher and special education tutor Mr Jens Nerbring. He lives in Svarte and is a certified teacher who holds a degree from the Faculty of Education from the University of Malmö in Sweden, majoring in Childhood and Adolescence. He is currently doing his master's degree in Special Education at Malmö University. He has devoted himself to ensure that every student has the proper support, tools and strategies in order to reach as far as possible. Mr. Nerbring was born and raised in Sweden but has spent more than 10 years teaching in South East Asia. Since returning to Sweden in 2016, he has been working as a class teacher at Hammenhögs friskola.
This is our teacher Mr Jonas Gehlin. He lives in Stockholm, where he was born and raised. He is a certified teacher in Social Studies and Swedish, and holds teaching degrees from Uppsala University and Karlstad University. He has been devoted to the international educational approach, working at international schools throughout his career. First as a teacher and as a school manager at Internationella Engelska Skolan for eleven years, and for the last five years as a teacher at Europaskolan. During this time, he reached level three within the International Baccalaureate training program for teaching staff.
Languages: Swedish and English
Job Titles:
- Asst. Principal Years 6 - 7
This is our pedagogical support Mr Martin Kellerman. He is born and raised in Skurup. Mr Kellerman completed his studies at Malmö University and has worked within the school field for the past 12 years. Mr Kellerman comes to us most recently from Prästamosseskolan in Skurup where he worked as a resource coordinator.
Languages: Swedish and English
Job Titles:
- Student Counselor, School Host
This is our teacher Mr Rahul Rodricks. Mr Rodricks was born in Mumbai, India and grew up in Auckland, New Zealand. He moved to Stockholm last July and relishes the long summer days. Mr Rodricks has a thirst for knowledge and has completed his Bachelor's of Education, Post Graduate Diploma in Teaching English as a Second Language, and his Master's in Professional Studies. His new challenge is to learn Svenska, the ukulele and how to snowboard. Mr Rodricks has lived and worked in 6 different countries and is an example of what we train our students to be; a global citizen.
Languages: English
This is our special educator Mr Rikard Persson. He lives in Köpingebro and is a certified teacher who holds a degree from Linneaus University in Växjö, majoring in biology and social science. He is also a special educator - specialised in children with learning difficulties and neuropsychiatric disabilities. Mr Persson has been working with international cooperation between schools in Sweden and Kathmandu, Nepal. These projects were focusing on multicultural meetings and understanding between students in upper secondary school. He has also been running a business where he created and led workshops for children, focusing on experiments in natural science. Mr Persson was raised in Sjöbo but has been living in Växjö for ten years. Prior to joining our staff he worked as a special educator at Västerportskolan in Ystad.
Languages: Swedish and English
This is our teacher Mr Simon Chamoun. He is a certified teacher who grew up and lives in Örebro. Mr Chamoun studied at Örebro University, where he holds his degrees in the subjects mathematics, science, Swedish, English and pedagogy. He has previously worked at Hagaskolan in Örebro where he taught Swedish and English. Mr Chamoun teaches Science and Maths at our school.
Languages: English, Swedish, Syrian
This is our new teacher Mr Tihamér Matthew Györgydeák. He was born in the Transylvanian region of Romania, grew up in the capital city of Hungary, and as a teeneager moved to Sweden where he lives, in Malmö. He has an educational background in Astronomy and Astrophysics at Lund University and is an experienced entrepreneur. Mr Györgydeák has worked over five years as a mathematics and nature science teacher in upper primary school, combined with positions of trust in school leadership for several years. He has made it his mission to teach and prepare the next generations for the future on our planet and to inspire students to explore current and emerging fields in science, engineering and development.
Languages: Swedish and English
Job Titles:
- Assistant Principal, International
Job Titles:
- Administrator
- School Administrator
This is our school administrator Ms Angelica Jansson. She lives in Stockholm, where she is born and raised. Ms Jansson is a certified school-and-teaching assistant and holds a degree from secondary education in economics. She has mostly worked within B2B sales as an Account Manager. Ms Jansson is came with two years' work experience from Grimstaskolan as a teaching assistant among a number of positions of trust at the school.
Job Titles:
- School Host and Student Assistant
Job Titles:
- Counsellor
- Counselor at Nordic
- Study and Career Counsellor
Ms Cindi Lundgren is our Study and career counselor at Nordic and lives in Ystad. She is a certified Study and career counsellor who holds a degree from Malmö University. She provides personalised guidance to our students informing on further study options and facilitating an understanding of different professions. For the past three years she has worked as a Study and career counsellor at Malmö International School and Ystad Gymnasium.
Languages: English and Swedish
Ms Diana Savina is a certified teacher who aspires to bring the surrounding world into the classroom - and to pass on interest in what is happening around us and why. She holds a Bachelor's Degree of Science in secondary education from Stockholm University, as well as a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism and a Master's Degree in Political Science. She has taught Social sciences at Grimstaskolan (Upplands Väsby) and prior to that, she worked with journalism in various roles. Her international interest has led to both photographic projects in different countries and an internship at the Embassy of Sweden in Moldova. She instructs our students in Social Studies subjects at Nordic Essingen.
Languages: Swedish, English, French (limited) and Russian (limited).
Job Titles:
- Principal
- Teacher
- School Administration
Job Titles:
- Asst. Principal Years 8 - 9
Job Titles:
- Asst. Principal Years 4 - 5
This is our teacher Ms Kailey Hansson. She is a certified teacher who was born and raised in Ontario, Canada. She attended Trent University, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) and a Master of Arts (M.A.) in History. She received her Ph.D in History at Queen's University where she specialised in the Cold War and cultural diplomacy. She has previously held teaching positions at Queen's University and the University of British Columbia, in addition to numerous teaching roles in Ystad kommun. Ms Hansson teaches in the Social Studies Department at Nordic International School Ystad.
Languages: English and Swedish
This is our Principal Ms Kärsti Öberg. She has a long career of nearly 30 years as Principal or Assistant Principal for a number of elementary schools in Skurup, Göteborg and Skövde, to name some locations. She really like the Nordic International School's concept and appreciate when things are in order. She also has a passion for interacting with people and to work with school management is dear to her heart. Ms Öberg brings her many years of experience to her role as Principal of Nordic Ystad.
Languages: Swedish and English
Job Titles:
- Assistant Principal
- Teacher
Job Titles:
- Administrator ( Parental Leave )
Job Titles:
- Principal
- Gunnars - Principal
This is our Principal Ms Monica Haag Gunnars. She is an experienced school leader and began her professional life as a school counsellor and has since had various roles within the education sector. Ms Haag Gunnars likes Nordic International School's concept with a focus on knowledge progression and the international profile. She also believes that the clarity of rules and consequences contribute to a successful school. Ms Haag Gunnars has a bachelor's degree in behavioural science, a Master in Educational management and has completed the principal's program.
Languages: Swedish and English
This is Ms Nikisha Diaz, born and raised in Stockholm and is a certified middle school teacher. She studied and obtained her degree at Stockholm University and teaches middle school core subjects as well as social studies and science studies. She has previously worked as a substitute teacher and is really looking forward to being a teacher at Nordic International School Essingen where she can encourage and promote students' learning.
Languages: Swedish and English
This is our teacher Ms Nini Zhang. Ms Zhang is a certified teacher who holds a degree from the Chinese Department of Heze University, majoring in Chinese language and literature and a degree of Bachelor of Science in Education at Stockholm University, majoring in The Importance of Language when Learning Mathematics. She was born and raised in China and has worked in the education field as a teacher for years. She has two years' experience working in the British school of Beijing and six years' experience teaching international students. Ms Zhang is passionate about inspiring students to develop a lifelong love of learning and achieve their goals.
Languages: English, Chinese, Swedish and German
This is our Swedish teacher Ms Pamela Jönsson. She lives in Sjöbo and is a certified teacher who holds a degree from the Faculty of Education at the University of Malmö in Sweden, majoring in Swedish, English, mathematics and physical education. She has devoted herself to Swedish and mathematics and teaching children to believe in themselves while learning new and exciting things both in and beyond textbooks. Ms Jönsson was born and raised in Sweden, and for the past six years she has worked as a teacher at Älvdalsskolan in Hörby.
Languages: Swedish and English
This is our administrator Ms Reema Malik. She moved to Sweden in 2019 and has been working at Nordic International School Kalmar since 2020. She recently completed a master's degree in business administration at Linnaeus University. She lived in the US for 10 years and earned a bachelor's degree from the City University of New York. She has lived and worked in KSA, Pakistan, UAE and the US, and has travelled to many other countries. She has previously worked in multicultural environments, which she enjoys.
Languages: English, Swedish and Urdu / Hindi