The most critical resource of any school is its faculty.The School is just completing the first phase of acquiring this asset. The faculty of the School will comprise expatriates with rich international experience and Indian teachers of exceptional competence.

Mrs. Elizabeth Moir  Executive Director and Head of School  

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Mrs. Elizabeth Moir, an exceptionally warm and highly qualified professional, as Executive Director and Head of School. Mrs. Moir took charge at the Trivandrum International School in January 2003.
Mrs. Elizabeth Moir is an MA (Hons.) in Mathematics from Oxford 

Students ofThe School at the workshop conducted on the 16th of Feb. 2003

"The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future life."

University and has a Post Graduation Diploma in Education from Oxford. An Oxford Blue in Tennis, a System Analyst with IBM, Founder Head of three International Schools in Colombo, her teaching career spans around twenty-five years in UK, Hong Kong, New Delhi and Colombo. She was Head of the Mathematics Department in The Diocesan Girls' School in Hong Kong and the Governor of the British School in New Delhi. Mrs. Moir is also an accomplished pianist and flautist having studied under Sir Douglas Guest who later became organist at Westminster Abbey. Her other interests include swimming, golf and Yoga.

Mr. Richard Hillebrand

Headmaster and Director of Studies, Senior School

Taking charge as Headmaster of Senior School and Director of Studies is Mr. Richard Hillebrand. He is a Post Graduate in Modern History from the University of Oxford with nearly 20 years of teaching experience in UK, Jordan, etc. He is currently an examiner for the International Baccalaureate.

Mrs. Paula Magdalene

English Teacher and Special Needs Co-ordinator

Mrs. Paula Magdalene, English Teacher and Special Needs Co-ordinator  has a Diploma from London Montessori Centre. Her career spans over 20 years in UK, Canada and Jordan.

Ms. Tashi Tenduf-La  Academic Consultant

Ms. Tashi Tenduf-La, Head of Junior School at the Elizabeth Moir School in Colombo will be Academic Consultant to the staff ofThe School. Ms. Tenduf-La is a Bachelor in Education from Cambridge and has over 10 years experience in UK and Asia.

Mr. Charlie Shearer  Academic Consultant

Mr. Charlie Shearer, Director of Studies at the Elizabeth Moir School in Colombo, will be Academic Consultant to the staff ofThe School. Mr. Shearer is a Post Graduate from Oxford.

Most of the other members of the faculty have already been appointed based on qualifications and years of relevant experience in and outside Kerala.

On the 16th of January,The School hosted an evening for the parents of the students ofThe School. It was an opportunity for them to meet and discuss their children's schooling with Mrs. Moir, who has been given the mandate to create, lead and sustain Kerala's first truly international school.

"Through our great good fortune, in our youth our hearts were touched with fire. It was given to us to learn at the outset that life is a profound and passionate thing."

Oliver Wendell Holmes

Admissions are on and regular classes will commence, as scheduled, in early July. An Admission Fee of Rs. 25,000/- will become payable for any admission taken after the 31st of March 2003. For any further information on the school, please contact
Ms. Shoba Verghese
at 00 91 98474 16464

A delightfully successful Cartoon Workshop, organised for the students ofThe School on the afternoon of 16th February 2003 saw a fascinating combination of work, fun and learning. Expertly demonstrated by Mr. Prosenjit Ganguly of Toonz Animation, Technopark, Trivandrum, the students ofThe School learnt the basics of animation while they got to meet and mingle with their classmates-to-be.