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.

Singapore Management University

Located at the heart of Singapore’s financial and civic district, Singapore Management University is a pioneer in interactive pedagogy where lessons are taught in small class sizes using an inquiry-based approach. To stay ahead of innovative pedagogy, it developed the SMU-X curriculum based from the four principles of project-based experiential learning, interdisciplinary approach, active mentoring, and tripartite learning loop.