Dr Erin Robinson

Former Principal of Middle School and Deputy Head of East Campus

Dr Erin Robinson joined UWCSEA East as Middle School Principal in August 2015 after moving from Tokyo, Japan. Erin holds a Masters and Doctoral degree in Education from the University of Denver with a focus on curriculum, educational leadership, and cultural competency. In her doctoral dissertation, she examined the relationship between teacher cultural competency and student engagement.

Erin grew up in a family of educators. Her parents, brother, grandparents, and a number of aunts, uncles, cousins are all proud to be working within schools in the USA and abroad. In fact, Erin grew up as a Third Culture Kid (TCK) and international school communities have the familiarity of “home”. She has had the privilege of working in a variety of school settings both as a school leader and as a teacher. This includes primary, middle and high school, urban, progressive, and international schools in the USA, Hong Kong, and Tokyo.

Erin enjoys consulting and leading workshops around assessment, standards-based reporting, and culturally competent practices. She has been involved in school accreditation visits in the EARCOS region as both a visiting team member and a chair. Erin is passionate about student learning, a values-based approach to education, and thoroughly enjoys working with young adolescents. More recently, she’s developed a strong interest in supporting students to become change makers through social entrepreneurship.