Caryl Crisostomo

As an experienced and passionate educator with 20 years of strong experience in international education, as an educator and pedagogical leader, I am deeply committed to advancing literacy learning across the primary years while fostering joyful, meaningful, and inquiry-driven experiences for students.

I bring expertise in early childhood and primary education, phonemic awareness, and curriculum leadership, with a strong belief in play-based and inquiry-based approaches that nurture curiosity, creativity, and growth mindsets. My leadership extends to guiding colleagues in literacy development, building coherent and vertically aligned programs, and supporting professional learning communities. Inspired by Reggio Emilia principles and grounded in the science of reading, I aim to create engaging, challenging, and inclusive learning environments where all children thrive.

IB Professional Development

2021 PYP Approaches to Learning (cat.3)

2020 PYP Literacy, mathematics and symbolic learning in the Early Years

2013 PYP for 3-5 years old - British International School Jakarta

2011 PYP - Developing a Transdisciplinary Programme of Inquiry Workshop

2010 PYP - PYP In The Classroom - PIADS Phuket Thailand

2009 PYP - Introduction to PYP, Regional Training - Prem International School Chiang Mai, Thailand

General Training and Professional Development

2022 Story Workshop: Engaging Play and The Arts Meaning Making 2021 DEI Diversity, Equity and Inclusion workshop

2020 Child Protection Refresher Course - Educare
2019 Mindful Educator Course - Mindful Schools Online

2019 Learning Spaces - Duane Smith, UWC Thailand

2019 Conceptual Maths - Lana Fleiszig, UWC Thailand
2019 Child Protection for International Schools - Educare Level 2 (online)
2019 Conceptual Based Learning in the Early Years - IGE Workshop, Singapore
2019 Cued Articulation Course - UWC Thailand
2018 ELKLAN Course Speech and Language Communication, UK based
2018 EARCOS Regional Teacher's Conference Bangkok, Thailand 2018 Seesaw Ambassador (online training)
2018 MBSR Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction 8week course - UWCT, Phuket Thailand
2017 Seesaw Online Porftfolios Training with Keri Lee Beasly, UWC Thailand
2017 Advanced Reflection to Reggio Emilia Approach - Louise Jupp Singapore

2017 Get Reading Right Workshop (Phonemic awareness and Synthetic Phonics) UWC, Phuket Thailand
2017 Strategies for English Learners within the Primary Classroom - EARCOS Sponsored
2017 Number Talks Training UWCT - Phuket Thailand
2016 Grammar for Teachers: Language Awareness Cambridge English Teacher - Cambridge Org.
2015 Exploring the Role and Potential of Play in Early Childhood Education Australian International School, Singapore
2015 Childhood in Digital Age Future learn - The Open University
2014 The Clinical Psychology of Children and Young People 5 week course – Coursera Org The University of Edinburgh
2014 Traces of Learning: Documenting Young Children's Learning Innovative Global Education - New International School of Thailand (NIST)
2013 Differentiation Workshop with William Ochan Powell - Phuket Thailand
2013 Integrating the Reggio Emilia Principles in theEarly Years - Knowledge Source Institute Bangkok, Thailand
2012 The Emotionally Intelligent Teacher Workshop - Phuket Thailand

2012 International Mindfulness in Education Conference Regional Training - IB endorsed - Mind Centre Phuket, Thailand
2012 Emotional Intelligence and Education: Reading Faces, Recognizing Feelings and Revealing Lies Dr. Paul Ekman 

2012 Mindfulness in Education with Daniel Rechtschaffen - Phuket Thailand
2012 First Steps - Writing and Reading Training with Jan Barrett - Phuket, Thailand

2011 Cycle of Inquiry - Cath Murdoch IB endorsed Workshop - Phuket, Thailand
2011 PIADS Environmental Education Workshop Khao Phra Taew Non- hunting National Park with Kenny Peavy
2010 Promoting Alternative Thinking Skills (PATHS) in-service with Debbie Johnson Phuket, Thailand
2010 SENSORY SMART OR SENSORY difficulties? Workshop on Extending Developmental Skills in the Classroom
2007 Using Brain-Based Learning to Develop and Inquiry Model of Learning Hardcourt International Education Group 

2005 Jolly Phonics

Lural Ramirez

School Director Academia Cotopaxi

(former Head of School) UWC Thailand International School

Email: lural.ramirez@gmail.com

Hamidah, Abdul, 

Academic Coordinator

 Mida.abdul@sgiaedu.org

Sekolah Global-Indo Asia, 

former PYP Coordinator PIADS/UWCT