Jacqueline Pender – Primary Principal
Jacquie Pender joined BIS in August 2008, having worked as the Elementary Principal at International School Manila, in the Philippines. She has worked in International Education for the past 20 years after completing her education and beginning her teaching career in Australia.
She holds a Master of Education in Leadership and Administration, Bachelor of Education and a Diploma of Teaching in Early Childhood Education. Beginning her teaching career in Australia as an Early Childhood Educator, Jacquie's first overseas teaching position was in Kuwait.
Since then Jacquie has worked as a early childhood and primary teacher, and administrator in London, U.K., Bangkok, Thailand, Vienna, Austria, Manila, Philippines and is now delighted to be in Bonn, Germany.
When not working, Jacquie enjoys traveling, photography, art and visiting her other home in Italy.
Diane Lewthwaite – Secondary Principal
Diane Lewthwaite is a New Zealander and has been in international education for over 17 years.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts (Christchurch, New Zealand) and a Master of Arts in Educational Management (Bath, Great Britain). Diane is a great believer in the philosophy underpinning the International Baccalaureate programmes. Before coming to Bonn International School as Secondary Principal, Diane was Vice Principal: Academics at the New International School of Thailand in Bangkok.
In her teaching career Diane has taught a range of subjects including Economics, Humanities, Theory of Knowledge, Accounting and Social Studies. She is also a trained workshop leader for the Middle Years Programme. In her little spare time, she enjoys reading and worries when she has less than six books waiting to be read.