Julia Gabriel School of Education 
Academic Team
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JULIA GABRIEL M.Ed, Hon. GSM, LGSM, LLCM (TD)
Julia is the founder and director of Julia Gabriel Centre for Learning, Chiltern House Child Care Centres and Julia Gabriel School of Education, Singapore.
Julia graduated with a Masters degree in Early Childhood Education from the University of South Australia. She also holds Licentiate Teacher’s Diplomas in Speech and Drama from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London and from the London College of Music. In 1993, the Lord Mayor of London awarded Julia life membership to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, on behalf of the Corporation of London, for her services to Speech and Drama. |
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Lynette Chua, B.Bus (Hons), LLAM (Hons), ALAM
Lynette graduated from the Nanyang Technological University with an Honours degree in Business Studies (Hospitality & Tourism) in 1999. Her love for speech and drama began at the age of 9 when she started attending lessons as part of her extra-curricular activities in primary school. She continued with speech and drama classes for twelve years and attained a Licentiate Teachers’ Diploma with Honours and an Associate Recital Diploma from The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) in 1999. |
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Mala Sundram, MA, BA (Hons), PGDE (SEC)
Mala was a Research Scholarship student at the National University of Singapore and graduated in 1997 with a Masters Degree in English Literature. She also holds an Honours degree in English Literature from the same university. She obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Education from the National Institute of Education (Nanyang Technological University) in 1999. She has completed Speech and Drama graded examinations for grades 5 through to 8 from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and is currently working on the ATCL Teaching Diploma from Trinity College, London. She is also a debator, a trained adjudicator and debate coach. |
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Caitlin Godbold, Bsp & Audio(Hons)
Caitlin was raised and educated in South Africa. She graduated as a Speech Therapist and Audiologist from the University of Stellenbosch in 2004. She relocated to Perth, Australia in 2004 to begin her work as a Speech Therapist, specializing in social communication disorders, specifically Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).
Caitlin has been fully trained in providing pediatric intervention using the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) and has had experience using the TEACCH framework. |
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Fiona McDonald, M.Ed, Graduate Dip.Ed.Studies, Dip.in Special Needs
Fiona is the Head of Language and Learning Support at Julia Gabriel Centre for Learning and Chiltern House. She has been working in the education field for 15 years. She graduated from the University of Tasmania and has undertaken courses in primary education, educational studies, teaching English to speakers of other languages and holds a Masters in special needs. She also graduated from the London Montessori Centre with a diploma in special needs. |
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Karen Rowe, BA, PGDE (Sec), Cert GSMD (SCAPT)
Karen Rowe is a New Zealander who has been residing in Singapore since 1997. She began her formal journey as a teacher in the English department of a New Zealand secondary school. Since coming to Asia in 1995, Karen has taught all ages from four years through to adults.
Karen believes passionately in the power of quality literature to infect, provoke and inspire us all. Since joining the Julia Gabriel Centre for Learning in 2005, Karen has rekindled her love of drama and expressive speaking. |
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Mark Gabriel, BA (Hons)
Mark has been teaching at Julia Gabriel Centre for Learning since 1999 and is currently the Centre’s Director of School Support Services. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree from the University of London, and an Advanced Award in Oral Communication from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Mark has taught speech and drama and communication skills to students of all ages, and is also a lead facilitator for the Quantum Learning® and SuperCamp® programmes which Julia Gabriel Centre for Learning runs in Singapore in association with California-based educational organisation Learning Forum Inc. |
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Rajpal Kaur Rikhraj, BA, Dip. ECE
Rajpal has been working in the education field for 18 years. She graduated from Edith Cowan University (Western Australia), with a degree in Children and Family Education and has an advanced diploma from Advent-Links Centre for Children and Family Studies (Singapore) and a diploma from the Singapore Institute of Management in Early Childhood Studies. |
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Shanthi Rajasakaran, M.ED, BA, Dip.Preschool Education (Leadership), Dip.Preschool Teacher Training, Cert Special Education
Shanthi has been in the education field for more than 20 years. She has a Masters in Education (Early Childhood), a Bachelor’s Degree in Children and Family Education, Preschool Teacher Training Diploma and a Diploma in Leadership for Children and Family Studies (Singapore). Shanthi has also completed her training in special needs from the National Institute of Education (NIE). |
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Tara Fields, BA (Hons) QTS, Cert GSMD (SCAPT)
Tara graduated from St Mary’s University College, London with an Honours degree in Drama and Education. She has worked and performed in regional UK theatres, and taught in both primary and secondary schools for six years as a class teacher and drama co-ordinator, before moving on to run her own business as a freelance drama teacher.
Since arriving in Singapore she has completed the Speech Communication Arts Primary Teaching Certificate with the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and is currently working towards the Performance Certificate offered by the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (P.Cert. LAM) |
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Trevor Rodrigues, BA. AGSM (TD)
Trevor graduated from the Open University in 2002 with a degree in English and English Literature. He holds a Teaching Diploma in Speech and Drama from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Trevor has 11 years teaching experience with Julia Gabriel Centre for Learning. A Head of Department at Julia Gabriel Centre for Learning, he teaches Speech and Drama to children between the ages of 4 and 10 years and trains teachers for the Certificate in Teaching Speech and Drama. |
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What People Say About Us
“Being a student of JGSOE was life-changing. I was thoroughly enriched by the energy, enthusiasm and dedication of the teachers and lecturers. I experienced firsthand the meaning of 'the joy of learning'. The lecturers saw us as individuals and not as a class. When they couldn't praise, they encourage. Making mistakes were 'learning moments'. When they could, they affirmed us and made us feel really good about ourselves and gave us the confidence we needed to go out there and mpart that same inspiration to our students.
The experience is really unforgettable!”
I really miss being a student there!
— Christabel, SOE graduate
Contact Us
For more information on all courses, training programmes and workshops at JGSOE contact Lynette Chua at lynette@juliagrbriel.com
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