Facilitator: Simon Gillespie
Contact: hos@isumail.ac.ug
Simon Gillespie is the Head of School at International School of Uganda. Prior to Uganda Simon was Director at The American School of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Simon began teaching Elementary School in Canada and then moved to Dresden International School becoming the Primary School Principal. Simon then moved on to International School Manila as the Elementary Principal and then Middle School Principal. Simon completed his doctoral dissertation on the role of leadership in creating inclusive schools and is a design team member of the Next Frontier Inclusion organization focusing on the development of Inclusive International Schools through providing support and research. Simon is a board member with the Association of International Schools in Africa (AISA) and is active with supporting the school accreditation process with the Council of International Schools. He was the recipient of the 2014 National Distinguished Principal award representing the US State Department Office of Overseas Schools. Simon focuses on concepts in his own work on the elements of creating effective schools including establishing mission integrity through developing learning principles and guiding the strategic planning process to facilitate aspirational thinking and school improvement.
