GLOBAL School Searches is pleased to announce the appointment of Peter "Kip" Korir as Senior School Principal at Haven of Peace Academy (HOPAC) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Mr. Korir has served HOPAC since 2023, most recently as Assistant Principal for Academics, where he led academic systems and curriculum implementation across the secondary division and directed the school's recent accreditation preparations. A mathematics and science educator by training, Mr. Korir brings a decade of international school experience spanning Kenya and Tanzania, including a term as Director of Studies at Brookside International School, where he helped lead the school's accreditation as a Cambridge International Centre. He holds a Bachelor of Education Science from Egerton University and is known for his calm, collaborative leadership style and his deep commitment to student growth. Mr. Korir's leadership philosophy is rooted in a conviction that every student is made in the image of God, and that this truth should shape how learning is approached in every subject. GLOBAL congratulates Mr. Korir on this appointment and looks forward to the impact of his leadership at HOPAC.

GLOBAL School Searches and the GLOBAL School Consulting Group are pleased to join the Board of Escuela Internacional Sampedrana in announcing the appointment of Dr. Colin Brown as the school's new Superintendent. Dr. Brown, selected from among several highly qualified international school leaders, began his service at EIS for the 2025-26 school year. He brings twenty-eight years in education, including ten as a head of school, and two decades of international experience across Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Dr. Brown came to EIS from the American School in Taichung, Taiwan, where he served as Head of School from 2020 to 2024 and led a strategic plan that lifted enrolment to its highest level in the school's history while strengthening academic results and faculty retention. He previously served as Director of the International School of Sosua in the Dominican Republic, and earlier as a principal and director at international schools in Vietnam, Hungary, Guatemala, and China. He is a certified WASC chair and Cognia lead evaluator who has served on accreditation teams across four continents, and he founded the East Asia Pacific International Schools Association and the Taiwan Educator Recruiting Fair. A published author on school leadership and a mentor with AISH and EARCOS, Dr. Brown holds a doctorate in Educational Leadership, a Master of Arts in Education from the University of Phoenix, and a Bachelor of Arts from Simon Fraser University, along with IBDP certification for heads of school. Founded in 1953, Escuela Internacional Sampedrana serves more than 1,700 students from preschool through high school on a 39-acre campus at the base of the Merendon Mountains in San Pedro Sula. The bilingual, Cognia-accredited school draws faculty from around the world and is widely regarded as one of the leading academic institutions in Honduras and Central America. Congratulations to Dr. Colin Brown, the EIS Board, and the school community as they begin this new chapter together.