Devin Woods

Devin is the Program Manager for International Development Programs at Big Bad Boo Studios. He is responsible for the design and implementation of Big Bad Boo Studios’ international programming division. With over a decade of experience in philanthropy, international and community development, he has implemented multi-million-dollar educational development projects in collaboration with funders including USAID, the U.S. State Department and Global Affairs Canada (GAC).

Mint Lim

Ms. Lim is the founder of School of Concepts in Singapore. She started tutoring from the young age of 16, fresh out of Raffles Girls' School. Few knew that she had learning needs. A Sunday school teacher at her church noticed her learning disability and helped her learn phonics. She had to devise her own learning strategies and through perseverance, she managed to score well for her Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE). Those strategies complemented by her teaching experience, Lim created the 'scaffolding' technique used widely in her curriculum.

Suwanna Chivapruk

Ms. Chivapruk, a pediatric nurse turned educator, is the current Roong Aroon School Academic Director. She has a Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Education as well as a Waldorf Education teacher training qualification. Her educator’s career path started as a Preschool Coordinator for the Indo-Chinese Refugee Children, the Consortium (USA), Thailand. She worked as the Early Childhood Co-coordinator with Save the Children Foundation to empower a community in Thailand. In 1996, as her passion in holistic education and belief in lifelong learning grew stronger, she joined Roong Aroon School.

Noraini Binti Idris

Ms. Idris is an educator, consultant, and distinguished mathematics educator. She holds PhD from the Ohio State University, USA has been a Fulbright Research Fellow. She has published in a variety of national and international publications, and has presented papers both nationally and internationally. She has also conducted several researches with UNESCO, the British Council, Australian and Japanese institutions (Melbourne, Sydney, Sumitomo).