Academic leadership team – RDFZ King's College School Hangzhou

Lily Chua has more than 23 years' experience in early childhood education and has held the post of kindergarten head at international schools in Singapore, Japan, Korea and Shanghai. Read More

Riikka McKenzie

Deputy Head of Kindergarten

Riikka is from Finland and has worked as an early years educator since 1999. She graduated from Helsinki University with a bachelors in early years education/early years teaching. Read More

Li Xu

Head of Elementary
and Junior High School

Li Xu has 15 years' experience of Chinese-foreign cooperative management, specialising in the training of Chinese and international teachers. Read More

Simon Weight

Deputy Head of Bilingual School

Simon Weight is from Oxford, England, and has been an educator for 27 years. Read More

Hailian Zou

Deputy Head of ICC
and Head of Mathematics

Hailian Zou has a bachelors in mathematics and applied mathematics, and a masters in probability and statistics. Read More

Stephen Keown

Head of International School

Stephen Keown has worked in education for over 20 years, spending 10 years as a senior leader. Read More

Hélène Compain-Holt

Head of Boarding
and Pastoral Care

Hélène Compain-Holt has over 25 years of experience working as a classroom teacher and head of department. Read More

Laurence Skelding

Director of Studies

Laurence Skelding qualified as a teacher in 1993 and has 25 years’ teaching experience. Read More

Mxolisi Valashia

Head of Science

Mxolisi Valashia has 13 years of education experience and has been involved with education reform. Read More

Javier Hernandez Stalder

Head of Expressive Arts

Javier Hernandez Stalder has extensive experience in theatre directing and of delivering and developing a range of curricula. Read More

Mark Culverhouse

Head of Physical Education

Mark Culverhouse joins RDFZ King College School Hangzhou from King’s College School, Wimbledon, where he was director of senior football. Read More

Daniel Gunn

Head of Computer Science and Technology

Prior to joining RDFZ King’s College School Hangzhou, Daniel Gunn was head of maths and computer science at Second High School Attached to Beijing Normal University. Read More

Ariana Lester

EAL Teacher and Head of Department (EAL and SEN)

Ariana Lester is from the USA. She has 12 years’ experience in teaching English, special educational needs (SEN) and English as an additional language (EAL) courses. Read More