Dr James Dalziel
Former Head of East Campus
James joined UWCSEA in August of 2006 after moving from the Canadian International School where he worked since 1999. Prior to coming to Singapore he worked in Canada as Special Programmes Coordinator with the Durham Board of Education in Ontario.
James has taught in a variety of educational settings including special needs classrooms and outdoor education programmes. He has Masters and Doctoral degrees in Education from the University of Western Australia with a focus on the leadership and management of change within international schools. He is an active workshop leader, author, and trainer within the areas of leadership and international school operations management. He has a Masters in Business Administration and Leadership from the Helsinki School of Economics in Finland with an emphasis on leading for innovation.
James and his wife Nancy have two children, Claire and William who are learning their love for the outdoors from their parents. In July 2017, James and his family relocated to Switzerland, and James is now Executive Director of Education, Continental Europe at GEMS.
Contributions by this author
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Dr James Dalziel, Former Head of East Campus
Stuart MacAlpine, Former Director of Teaching and Learning, East Campus
Defining learning: a school’s core purpose is to stimulate an internal change that is taking place within students—their learning.
- Dover Campus
- East Campus
- Holistic Learning Programme
- Teaching and Learning
- UWCSEA concept based curriculum
![Outdoor Education seeks to develop skills and qualities that will equip students for life after UWCSEA]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1586851236/uwcseaedusg/rfzegmtmgvynlbudivhq/1617_College_in-pursuit-of-the-outdoors_660x330.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1586851236/uwcseaedusg/rfzegmtmgvynlbudivhq/1617_College_in-pursuit-of-the-outdoors_660x330.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1586851236/uwcseaedusg/rfzegmtmgvynlbudivhq/1617_College_in-pursuit-of-the-outdoors_660x330.jpg","width":660}])
Dr James Dalziel, Former Head of East Campus
Outdoor Education seeks to develop skills and qualities that will equip students for life after UWCSEA.
- Dover Campus
- East Campus
- Holistic Learning Programme
- Teaching and Learning
- UWC
![Exams and university entrance are now only part of the whole picture of what a good education should look like.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1586160702/uwcseaedusg/qt9lyhmp39ogerhzsxkg/1314-college-LibraryStudy-660x330.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1586160702/uwcseaedusg/qt9lyhmp39ogerhzsxkg/1314-college-LibraryStudy-660x330.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1586160702/uwcseaedusg/qt9lyhmp39ogerhzsxkg/1314-college-LibraryStudy-660x330.jpg","width":660}])
Dr James Dalziel, Former Head of East Campus
Measuring what matters: exams and university entrance are now only part of the whole picture of what a good education should look like.
- Dover Campus
- East Campus
- Holistic Learning Programme
- Opinion
- Research
- Teaching and Learning
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Dr James Dalziel, Former Head of East Campus
chools with a mindful approach result in a self-managing, self-directing, compassionate and empathetic environment for our students to learn in.
- Dover Campus
- East Campus
- Holistic Learning Programme
- Opinion
- Teaching and Learning