School Management

Our experienced team is characterised by a strong sense of responsibility, a pronounced sense of duty as well as a high level of interpersonal skills.

Our students are at the heart of everything we do. At the same time, we are aware that a school can only successfully educate young people to meet the challenges of today’s world if it is run by a management that is based on clear conceptual, economic, organisational and social principles.

Below, all members of the school management are introduced in their respective mother tongue.

Lawrence Wood, Principal

Lawrence Wood has been with SIS Winterthur since it opened its doors in 2001. He is a US native and obtained his teaching and educational credentials at DePaul University in Chicago. During his studies, he was a competitive athlete in track and field and cross country.

Prior to joining SIS Mr. Wood taught in Konstanz and in the US. He was responsible for translating the bilingual maths course used in many of the SIS schools.
He enjoys being in a school community where he has the opportunity to see all of the children each day and collaborate with teachers from all over the world.

In his free time, Mr. Wood enjoys hiking, playing the guitar, reading, running, golfing and returning home to the Sonoran Desert in Southern Arizona.

Nicola Johnson, Vice Principal

Nicola Johnson joined SIS Winterthur as a primary teacher in 2014. She was promoted to Vice-Principal in 2015.

Ms. Johnson was born and raised in New Zealand where she completed her bachelor of education at Massey University. She taught for five years before moving to Australia where she was a junior school teacher for eight years just outside of Sydney.

In addition to her leadership abilities Ms. Johnson also possesses excellent ICT skills and is the schools’ ICT coordinator. Nicola’s teaching programmes cater to the diverse learning styles of her students. She values the social and cultural background of all students and promotes tolerance, mutual respect and understanding. She regularly reviews both her teaching and the students’ learning, taking the necessary action where needed.

Nicola Johnson is an accomplished basketball player and has organised an after school mixed media club at SIS Winterthur.

Ramona Rauscher, Stufenleitung Primarschule

Seit August 2003 arbeitet Ramona Rauscher als Primarlehrerin an der SIS Winterthur. Die Stufenleitung für den deutschsprachigen Unterricht übernahm sie im Schuljahr 2015/16.

Ramona Rauscher studierte an der Pädagogischen Hochschule Weingarten, an der sie 2002 das Lehramt für Grund- und Hauptschulen mit dem 1. Staatsexamen abschloss. Nach dem Referendariat legte sie 2003 das 2. Staatsexamen ab und wanderte in die Schweiz aus.

In ihrer Tätigkeit als Primarlehrin ist es ihr besonders wichtig, Schüler und Schülerinnen auf ihr zukünftiges Leben vorzubereiten und sie zu eigenverantwortlichem Lernen zu befähigen. Dabei nimmt sie jedes Kind in seiner Einzigartigkeit an und fördert kritisches Denken, Problemlösen sowie kooperatives Lernen.

Ihre Freizeit verbringt sie gerne mit ihrer Familie und am liebsten draussen in der Natur. Auf dem Vita Parcour und im Yoga tankt sie neue Energie.