Simone Becker

Head of Curriculum & Instruction

With more than 30 years of experience in independent international schools as an educational leader, instructional coach and teacher, Simone is an innovative, energetic and flexible educator with a wide range of teaching and leadership experience gained in independent international schools in Germany and the USA.

Simone was born and raised in Germany and started her professional journey at the first international school established in Berlin after the Wall came down. She then moved to Atlanta, Ga where she served at the Atlanta International School as a German teacher in their dual language programme.  Simone is well versed and experienced in curriculum development in immersion language settings, with deep knowledge and understanding of the International Baccalaureate and Montessori philosophy. Most recently, she served at the  Whitby School in Greenwich, Ct as Assistant and Lower School Head. Her educational philosophy is firmly grounded in the beliefs and values of the IB. She continues to work for the IB as a workshop leader, site visitor and content developer. Simone holds a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Lehigh University in Pennsylvania.

As an educational leader, Simone thinks systematically about facilitating organizational and cultural change. She is committed to Pine Street School’s values and beliefs and the clear focus on the caliber of teaching and learning, which always places the needs of the student at the heart of the program. Simone is excited to join Pine Street’s community and to support the school in its next stages of development.

In her free time Simone enjoys reading, traveling, photography and taking long walks with her dogs.