TEACHERS & STAFF

Arvid Lorimer Olsson

Director of Performing Arts
Arvid Lorimer Olsson - Arvid Lorimer Olsson
Arvid is a Performing Arts leader with over 20 years of experience spanning professional music and international education.

He spent twelve years performing on stage before moving into education, working as a chamber and orchestra musician in Denmark and Sweden, while also active in the commercial world as a touring composer, producer, and club musician, collaborating with high-profile artists across the European pop, hip-hop, and Balkan club scenes.
 
Since 2015, Arvid has taught Music and led Creative Arts departments in Sweden, China, and the Philippines before coming to Russia. He sees performance as a crucial step on the learning curve, not the destination, and the performing arts as powerful tools for lifelong learning and personal growth.

The classroom and stage are spaces where all students build resilience, confidence, cooperation skills, and, above all, learn how to learn.
Qualifications

Master of Music, Royal Danish Academy of Music
Bachelor's Degree with Honours in Music, Royal Danish Academy of Music
 
Master of Arts in Leadership in Education, Liverpool John Moores University
Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), assessed by University of Derby
NAE Middle Leadership Programme, Nord Anglia Education