{"id":46083,"date":"2025-08-19T13:41:25","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T05:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/?p=46083"},"modified":"2025-08-19T16:09:40","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T08:09:40","slug":"looking-ahead-leadership-transitions-for-ay-2025-2026-at-owis-nanyang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/news\/looking-ahead-leadership-transitions-for-ay-2025-2026-at-owis-nanyang\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking Ahead: Leadership Transitions for AY 2025 &#8211; 2026 at OWIS Nanyang"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As we welcome the academic year of 2025 to 2026, we are delighted to share several leadership updates and role transitions within the OWIS Nanyang Primary, Secondary, and Whole School teams. These changes, effective from August 2025, reflect our ongoing commitment to fostering a dynamic, student-centred environment where both learners and educators can thrive.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>At a Whole School Level:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Joanne Branicki-Tolchard <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">will be our Head of Secondary.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Ekta Sabharwal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will take on the role of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Senior Coordinator \u2013 Teaching &amp; Learning, Early Childhood &amp; Primary School on top of being the Grade 4 &amp; 5 Bilingual Programme Teacher.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Dini Jeffri<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will serve as <\/span><b>Whole School Athletics Coordinator<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Kara Jiang<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will take on the role of <\/span><b>Whole School Mandarin Lead<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>In Secondary School:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Olivia Powell<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will step into the role of <\/span><b>Teaching and Learning Coordinator<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Jasmine Claricoates<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will serve as <\/span><b>Lower Secondary Coordinator<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Malika Sharma<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will become <\/span><b>Head of Department for Computer Science<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>James Pugh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will take on the role of <\/span><b>Head of Department for PE<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Sweta Patnaik<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will serve as <\/span><b>Head of Department for Humanities<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Boon Chia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will become <\/span><b>CAS Coordinator<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for the IB Diploma Programme.<\/span>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>In Primary School:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Mathia Maslamani<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will serve as <\/span><b>Student Affairs Coordinator<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Paul Duiunov<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will take on the role of <\/span><b>Literacy Coordinator<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Honeylyn Fernandez<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will become the <\/span><b>Grade 1 Coordinator<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These leadership transitions reflect the collaborative spirit and professional growth culture at OWIS Nanyang. We extend our congratulations to each team member and look forward to the positive impact they will make in their new roles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Together, we will continue building an environment where every student is supported and where our educators are empowered to lead with purpose.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we welcome the academic year of 2025 to 2026, we are delighted to share several leadership updates and role transitions within the OWIS Nanyang Primary, Secondary, and Whole School teams. These changes, effective from August 2025, reflect our ongoing commitment to fostering a dynamic, student-centred environment where both learners and educators can thrive. 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