Middle School - Faculty
English Department
The RICS English Departmentis headed by Malcolm Johnson, an English language and literature specialist with international experience of teaching at school and university level and in the business sector. He has also worked in educational testing and evaluation, teacher training and textbook writing.
RICS English language teaching is based on the Cambridge International Examination syllabus, which prepares students for the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) and GCE A Levels. English is taught not only for academic study, but as a vehicle which enables our students to express themselves in a wide range of social and creative activities. Our aim is to equip RICS graduates with the language skills they will need in an increasingly competitive and international workplace.
The English Department is at the forefront of educational innovation. It is in the process of establishing a state-of-the-art English Language Centre in the school that will enable us to provide special intensive English courses for incoming new students (the RICS Head Start programme), and also function as a multimedia study centre for our GCE A Level students.
Another English Department initiative is an Internet-based distance learning project that will revolutionize the way RICS students study English language and prepare for their ICCSE English examination. Our aim is to harness the computer and IT skills of the younger generation as a new medium for language learning.
SCIENCE DEPARTMENT
Satyajeet Gurung is a Science Coordinator and Head of the Department in our School. He emphasises on application oriented learning wherein students are made confident in applying their learning to real life situations. He graduated with a Bachelors degree from Rani Durgavati University Jabalpur (M.P), India, (subject: Chemistry, Botany, Zoology) in 1988.Followed by a Masters degree from Rani Durgavati University Jabalpur, (M.P), India, (subjects: Organic Chemistry) in 1993.He has also done his Bachelor of Education� (B.Ed) in 1996.
He has over sixteen years of enriching teaching experience in various schools in India. He also taught Chemistry & Biology in Ahlulbayt I S, Kigoma, Tanzania, East Africa. Before coming here he taught chemistry in R N Podar Senior Secondary School Santa Cruz (West) Mumbai, India. The School teaches the (CBSE) curriculum.
The other teacher�s in the department are:
Mrs.Elena C Echija
- (Bachelor of Science in Education major: Chemistry
- Master of Arts in Education major: Administration and Supervision from Philippine
Mrs.Maureen C Montero
- Bachelor of Science in Biological Science
- Master in Education (major: Science Teaching) from Philippines
Miss.Janet Libanan
- Bachelor of Secondary Education (BSE) major: General Science
- P G Studies: Diploma in Science Teaching from Philippines
Mr.Adinas Djuhana
- Bachelor of Science (Major: Physics)
- Graduate of Diploma in Applied Physics from Queensland University of Technology, Australia.
Mathematics Department
Allan F. Tabien joined Raffles International Christian School in January 2006 after spending eight years of teaching at tertiary level in the Philippines. His recent affiliation prior to coming to RICS was with De La Salle University, College of St. Benilde in 2004. From 2000 to 2004, he taught at Mapua Institute of Technology and was appointed as chairman of faculty development. He is a member of Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers and Mathematical Society of the Philippines.
Subject Competence: Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Mensuration, Differential Calculus, Integral Calculus, Mechanics and Strength of Materials.
Business Department
Dr Aloysius John Pereira is the Head of the Business Department which covers the academic disciplines of Accounting, Economics, and Business Studies. Dr John, a Singaporean, holds a Doctor of Business Administration (2005) degree from Southern Cross University, New South Wales, Australia. He is an educator with over twenty years of experience teaching in countries as different as Nigeria and Singapore. In Nigeria he taught English to GCE O Level students. In Singapore he taught a range of business subjects ranging from marketing, management, business communication, business law, employment law, and business studies, at various levels from diploma, degree, and MBA levels.
The others in the department include two full-time teachers: Mr Manish Gidwani, Ms Lucia. Mr Manish and Ms Lucia are Indonesians.
At RICS we challenge our students to learn beyond what is stated in the textbooks by using the tools of technology and our innovative methods of learning. Thus, we have created a centre of excellence for learning where our students are constantly encouraged to innovate and explore and redefine the boundaries of knowledge and educational experience. This, we believe, is the critical factor in preparing our students to take up the challenges in the globalise workplace.
Mr. Manish Gidwani is the Head of Student Development Department (Student Support Services). He is also the subject teacher of Business Studies, Accounting and Extended Mathematics.
Student Support Services (SSS)
Mr. Manish Gidwani is in charge of the Student Development Department. He is a member of ACCA- Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, a UK professional accounting body of UK. In ACCA, he majored in Auditing, Economics, Information Technology & Human Resource Management. He is also in the process of completing his Masters in Theology through a distance-learning program in APTS (Asia Pacific Theology Seminary).
His first teaching experience started in Sunway College, Malaysia where he was recruited to teach in the first year of ACCA. Subsequently, he pursued professional experience in Ernst & Young, a U.S accounting firm in Jakarta. In 2004, he continued his teaching profession in Gandhi National Plus School in Denpasar, Bali where he taught Principles of Accounts and Mathematics both in GCE O level and GCE A level classes. He is also an ordained minister in Abba Love Ministries leading cell groups, young adult group and various outreach ministries.
Art and Design (0400) IGCSE/CIE
The personal response encouraged by the Art and Design syllabus will stimulate students' imagination, sensitivity, conceptual thinking, powers of observation and analytical ability. Students will develop confidence and enthusiasm in the practice of Art and Design as they gain the technical skill necessary to form, compose and communicate in two and three dimensions, and the ability to identify and solve problems in visual and tactile form. Students are expected to show the development of ideas from initial attempts to final solutions. The study of Art and Design will lead to a wider awareness of the role played by the visual arts in society and in the history of civilization. It will broaden students' cultural horizons and enrich their individual experience.
