SkyGems Academy

We are very pleased to introduce you to Ana Maria Marian – our very charming, elegant and distinguished guest speaker for SkyGems Academy Podcast Series 2 Episode 2 -Discovering 21st Century Skills. Here’s some key highlights of Ana Maria’s amazing track records, experiences and achievements. Ana Maria is an international kindergarten and primary school leader who has inspired and developed staff,...

Ana Maria Marian is an international kindergarten and primary school leader who has inspired and developed staff, students, and parents in the US, Hong Kong, and Beijing. While currently based in New York, she also works as a consultant to principals and schools around the world and is co-author of the book “ The Focused Principal ”. Ana Maria firmly believes that every child should be inspired an...

We are pleased to introduce you to Morris Yow – our charismatic and distinguished guest speaker for SkyGems Academy Podcast Series 2 Episode 1 -Discovering 21st Century Skills Here’s some key highlights of Morris Yow’s sterling track records. Morris Yow, founder and managing director of Infinity Legal LLC has more than 25 years of experience at the Bar. He was admitted as a Barrister-at-Law, Linco...

SkyGems Academy Podcast Series 2 on the topic of Discovering 21st Century Skills first speaker is Morris Yow. Morris Yow, founder and managing director of Infinity Legal LLC (https://infinitylegal.com.sg/) has more than 25 years of experience at the Bar. He was admitted as a Barrister-at-Law, Lincolns’ Inn, England where he read law as the Sultan Azlan Shah (the 9th King and former Chief Justice o...

In Series 2 of SkyGems Academy Podcast, we will be focusing our discussions and sharing of experiences from change makers and inspiring individuals from all around the world. SkyGems Academy Podcast Series 2 speakers are all unique individuals who are highly passionate about making a difference and to help make the world and environment to be a better place for our future generations. Our exclusiv...

Thank you for tuning in to SkyGems Academy Podcast Series 1 final episode. What a year! WOW! What a year! In 2020, SkyGems Academy Podcast had the honor and privilege to have 40 exclusive leaders and educators around the world joining us as guest speakers to share their viewpoints, unique experiences, challenges faced, how they pivot and adapt their strategies throughout Covid-19 pandemic. We are...

SkyGems Academy Podcast Series 1 on the topic of How Covid-19 Transformed the Education Industry final 40th speaker is Margarita Lukavenko. Margarita is a passionate educator and founder of EduMatters and EduHarbor, where she develops a global community of educators via an online platform (www.eduharbor.com), and works on providing global quality education solutions through an online Global C...

SkyGems Academy Podcast Series 1 on the topic of How Covid-19 Transformed the Education Industry final 40th speaker is Margarita Lukavenko. Margarita is originally from Sakhalin Island, Russia and has been traveling around the world based in Shanghai, China and now based in Berlin, Germany. She a passionate educator and founder of EduMatters and EduHarbor, where she develops a global community of...

SkyGems Academy Podcast 39th speaker is Yanni Galanis. Yanni has been in the education industry for over 26 years in both public and private school environments. This includes 21 years with Haileybury where he has taught Physics and Chemistry to senior school students and held a range of leadership positions, such as Head of Department, Head of Student Leadership, Head of House, Head of Physics, H...

SkyGems Academy Podcast Series 1 – 39th speaker is Yanni Galanis. Yanni is the International Principal of Australia’s first Sino-Australian school – the Haileybury International School, Tianjin, China. “The younger generations know computers and they are IT & Tech savvy. I urge them to have a think about the impact of the decisions they make at school and throughout their life span which will...

SkyGems Academy Podcast 38th speaker is Jenny O’Fee. Jenny has been teaching and leading in International Schools for the past 20 years. She is currently the Primary School Principal in Berlin Metropolitan School, Germany, an IB school. Originally from Northern Ireland, where she began her teaching career, curiosity and a desire to learn and explore other languages and cultures prompted her to mov...

SkyGems Academy Podcast Series 1 – 38th speaker is Jenny O’Fee. Jenny is the Primary School Principal at Berlin Metropolitan School. Jenny has been teaching and leading in International Schools for the past 20 years. “Calm is a Superpower. Calmness is really important in a leader. We need to remain calm and be able to take considered and collaborative decisions and support your team,” said Jenny....

SkyGems Academy Podcast 37th speaker is Erick Mukiira. Erick is a Theatre educator for 11 years. He has skills in teaching IGCSE, IB, BTEC, and Edexcel Theatre curriculum. He is a passionate scriptwriter and an impeccable stage play director. He is always eager to play around with the set design and is very creative with lighting spaces for performances. He believes in inspiring students to d...

SkyGems Academy Podcast Series 1 – 37th speaker is Erick Mukiira. Erick has been a theatre educator for 11 years now. He is a passionate scriptwriter and an impeccable stage play director. He is an extrovert who loves hiking, nature walks, socializing, dancing, movies, and watching live shows. “Students need to learn the 21st century skills, life skills and ways to survive in the world. These...

SkyGems Academy Podcast 36th speaker is Iain Sallis. Iain is the Campus Principal at Tenby International School, Setia-Eco Park, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Iain has been in Education for 21 years, 17 years of them as a senior leader. He has vast experience of school improvement strategies.  He has worked in schools with a variety of contexts and intakes. He had written modules and led facilitati...

SkyGems Academy Podcast Series 1 – 36th speaker is Iain Sallis. Iain is the Campus Principal at Tenby International School, Setia-Eco Park, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Iain has been in the education industry for 21 years, 17 years of them as a senior leader. In 2014, he started his International journey with a Headship at Tenby International School, Kuala Lumpur. In 2016 he was promoted to Campus Prin...

SkyGems Academy Podcast 35th speaker is Günter Boos. Günter had started his teaching career at Grammar Schools, since 1970. Since then, he has been a teacher's trainer, a university teacher at University of Frankfurt for 19 years, principal of Albert-Einstein-Gymnasiums (Grammar School) in Maintal, Germany, until the year 2000. In the year 2000, he came to Singapore and was the Principal of German...

SkyGems Academy Podcast Series 1 – 35th speaker is Gunter Boos. Gunter is the Principal at Swiss International Boarding School. Born in Frankfurt, Germany in the year 1948, he has been married for forty-six years. He has a daughter and a grand daughter. His hobbies are working, reading, travelling, being curious of all things in the world and of course, spending time with his grand daughter. “Don'...

SkyGems Academy Podcast 34th speaker is Marcela Rueda. As a child and young adult, Marcela loved practicing different sports such as basketball, horseback riding and squash and participated in different competitions in all those sports. As a hobby Marcela loved cooking with her father every weekend and this instill in her a passion for cooking all sorts of different dishes and flavours. She believ...

SkyGems Academy Podcast Series 1 – 34th speaker is Marcela Rueda. Marcela was born in Bogotá, Colombia in a family of six children with two different nationalities and backgrounds. Two American siblings from the first marriage of her father and 4 Colombians. This particular characteristic made her family diverse and created a need to speak English and understand another culture since she was very...

SkyGems Academy Podcast 33rd speaker is Marlon Dominguez. Marlon is a passionate educator who strives to establish relationships between students, teachers, and parents to create a dynamic learning environment. He has taught multiple subjects in a variety of grade levels. Marlon holds a bachelor's degree in Philosophy and a master's degree in Education. He also completed specializations in Educati...

SkyGems Academy Podcast Series 1 – 33rd  speaker is Marlon Dominguez. Marlon is the Secondary Principal at La Sierra International School. Marlon believes that caring, flexibility, consistency, and teamwork are essential skills for success. “How does Covid-19 pandemic make me feel?  Well, it reminds me that I am a human being, a learner, a teacher, a leader who can help others to be succ...

SkyGems Academy Podcast 32nd  speaker is Emma Rowlands. Emma was born in Brisbane, Australia, but grew up in Cork, Ireland. She was educated in Ireland, Germany, France, and America. At university, she read Pure Mathematics and Philosophy for her Bachelor's Degree, was awarded a Masters of Arts in Mathematics Education. Emma is currently the Dean of Academics and Student Culture at True North...

SkyGems Academy Podcast Series 1 – 32nd speaker is Emma Rowlands. Emma was born in Brisbane, Australia, but grew up in Cork, Ireland. She was educated in Ireland, Germany, France and America. Emma is the Dean of Academics and Student Culture, Singapore Math Specialist at True North Classical Academy. Emma is based in Miami, Florida, USA. “To generations in the future, learn from the past. Be proac...

SkyGems Academy Podcast 31st speaker is Hatem Mahmoud. Hatem started developing his passion towards teaching in 2005. His K-12 education career started at Oasis, a leading IB school in Cairo, Egypt in 2012 and never looked back. From teaching adults to training teachers, then teaching k-12 and joining the International Baccalaureate Educator Network (IBEN), Hatem finally found his purpose. Transfo...