Elementary School Principal

Julie Villers has been working in education since 1999, first as an Early Years educator, teaching students from Preschool to Kindergarten, then as an Elementary School leader. Originally from France, she moved abroad in 2000 to work at a French school in California, USA, where she met her husband James, a California native, who was an English teacher and is now a school counselor. In 2003,they decided to go work in International Schools overseas to expand their horizons, learn from different cultures and perspectives, meet teachers from different countries, and give their children unique, enriching opportunities. This adventure has taken them to Shanghai, China; Singapore; Dubai, UAE; Sumatra Island, Indonesia; Moscow, Russia; Skopje, North Macedonia; and Sofia, Bulgaria. After obtaining a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership and then the certificate for International School Leadership from the Principals’ Training Center, Julie moved first into a position as an Associate Principal, and then became a Principal.