Superintendent 

Mr. Malcolm Kay

Malcolm Kay joined Stamford American International School as an experienced leader in American and International based education. He has experience in leading schools that offer College Board programs including the Advanced Placement examination, and all International Baccalaureate programs. He started his international career at the International School of Geneva, a founding IB school, and has contributed to and been involved in the delivery of IB programs for over 34 years.

As Superintendent of ACS International Schools in London for 15 years, he has overseen the growth of the school, based on American and International K-12 education, to a prestigious three school system of over 2,600 students, representing over 60 nationalities, and sending graduates to highly reputable universities in the US and around the world. Malcolm also led the development of a new school, ACS Egham International School from site acquisition to fully accredited New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC)/International Baccalaureate status, and IB world school that is now regarded as a leader in the delivery of all three IB programmes. Malcolm is an experienced accreditation officer of international schools for NEASC and an established public speaker and writer. He has established world-wide community service projects including the ACS International Schools Foundation Peace Prize and the ORBIS flying eye hospital internship program.

Malcolm is a Master’s graduate of Bath University, well known for its expertise in the international education arena, a Bachelor’s graduate of Nottingham University, and also studied at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education. Malcolm is married to Nicky, a Nursery teacher and they have two grown up sons. Both boys graduated from high school as IB diploma students; Jonathan is a university graduate in Project Management and Construction and Tristan is a Masters graduate in Digital Forensics. 

Early Years Coordinator

Ms. Sylvie Lepillier

Sylvie is our Early Years Coordinator who originally hails from London, England.  Prior to joining SAIS, Sylvie spent two years as an Early Years specialist at St. Andrews  International School in Bangkok, Thailand. Sylvie joined SAIS as part of the original Foundation staff and brings a wealth of knowledge and innovation to our school community. Sylvie has tremendous experience developing curriculum at the Early Years level and working 1 on 1 with students. Sylvie has been living in Singapore for three years and has two daughters. Ms. Sylvie is an extrovert who enjoys all forms of dance, music and drama as well as walking, cycling and tennis. 

Elementary Coordinator

Ms. Kim Lightfoot

Kim joins us from Germany and we are very pleased to have Kim take on the role of Elementary Years Coordinator. Kim holds a Bachelor of Education from the University of Sydney and has further training in “Personnel Management” and “Teaching and Learning”. Additionally, she has experience understanding further learning styles, incorporating technology into curricula, assessing, reporting and understanding critical literacy. Kim has over 10 years of teaching experience at the Elementary level and various countries abroad, most recently in Germany where she has held the position of PYP Coordinator / Deputy Head.

Middle School Coordinator

Mr. Andrew Hancock

Andrew joins us as our Middle Years Coordinator, and will also be teaching Mathsand Science in the Middle School. Andrew is Canadian born and taught in Japan for 5 years abefore joining SAIS and prior to that in Germany. His experience at the International school level is extensive with his most recent post at Tokyo International School as Deputy Head of the Middle School. Andrew’s professional studies include Masters of Education in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies and Bachelors Degree in Education for Primary and Junior Divisions. Andrew has 2 boys who attend SAIS and his wife Ms. Lisa Krause is also a Grade 2 teacher at SAIS.