NAIS Year 5 Teachers

Mrs. K. Doherty

Mrs Doherty grew up in Toronto, Canada, and started working as a certified gymnastics coach while attending high school and later obtained her undergraduate degree. After graduating from Brock University, she completed her TEFL qualification.

 

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Mr. S. Holt

Mr. Holt holds an MA in Education and Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) with Modern Languages Specialism from the University of Hull as well as a BA (Hons) in Russian from Exeter University. He taught for a number of years in a primary school in Hull, England before moving to Nord Anglia in 2014 as a founding teacher when NAIS HK opened. He has been Head of Years 3 and 4, and is currently the Head of Year 5.

Mr. Holt believes building strong relationships between pupils, teachers, parents and colleagues is fundamental to learning. He loves teaching and has the highest expectations of himself and his pupils. He endeavours to encourage independent, globally-minded pupils who are equipped for lifelong learning.

With three children, who are also at NAIS HK, he is a very busy person outside of school! When time allows, he enjoys hiking the stunning HK trails and competes in ultra-distance trail running races as well as kayaking. He is also a Scout leader in Sai Kung.
 

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Ms. R. Thomson

Mrs. Thomson grew up in Lisbon, Portugal, where she studied Politics and Marketing Management, and began a career in Aviation and Marketing which led her to London in 2004. After a week volunteering with a children’s charity, Mrs Thomson decided on a career change and she gained her Primary GTP at the West London Partnership with Kingston University in 2007. Mrs. Thomson spent four years in the state sector followed by seven years in a Prep School, both in SW London, teaching a range of year groups within the primary sector. She specialised mainly in upper KS2 and led subjects such as French/MFL and, more recently, Maths. Currently in her 13^th year of teaching and her 2^nd at Nord Anglia in Hong Kong, Mrs Thomson loves to get involved in whole school initiatives, including helping with School Council and International Day. 

Mrs. Thomson’s motto is “Work hard; play hard!” with empathy, sense of team spirit and respect for others. Seeing children’s growth and blossoming into confident, independent and caring human beings is what drives Mrs Thomson to producing the best teaching materials and providing the best quality education experience to all her students. She thoroughly enjoys teaching in such a rich and diverse city, and learning from the children and fellow teachers.

A proud mother of two, Mrs Thomson’s spare time is mostly dedicated to her children going to the beach, bike riding, hiking and exploring all the cultural opportunities that Hong Kong has to offer. She loves learning languages (she’s trilingual in Portuguese, English and Spanish, and can hold a conversation in French and Italian), technology, gymnastics, dancing and a good karaoke session.

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Ms. C. Kilbourne

Claire graduated from Nottingham Trent University with a BA (Hons) Primary Education, and she has spent the majority of the last eight years teaching in Nottinghamshire schools across Key Stage 2. In the role of PE Co-ordinator, I have enjoyed providing children with opportunities to participate in competitive sport and promoting a love of physical activity and healthy lifestyles. I’ve had great fun coaching the netball team.

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Mr. M. Cadman

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