NEW STAFF
ANTONIO BOSCHIERO
HELEN BREMNER
DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL AND GLOBAL STUDIES
DIRECTOR OF ICT
A love of travel, a curiosity about people and cultures, and a desire to learn more about the world – these have been my motivations throughout my life and my teaching career.
A career in ICT was certainly not on my radar when I was at school. My journey to taking up the position of Director of ICT at Wenona is as eclectic as it is serendipitous.
This desire to learn and discover was instilled in me by my parents and enhanced by fantastic teachers, lecturers, colleagues and students that I’ve come across in my career. I’ve worked in many different types of schools: independent and public; boys’ and, for the past 15 years, girls’ schools. I’ve always enjoyed guiding students in their language learning adventures and many of them have gone on to further their study in this field, to learn other languages and to take up important roles in which they have found their language skills invaluable.
I taught for many years at both primary and secondary levels and have held various e-learning roles within schools, but I have also worked throughout Europe as an educational tour manager and have run several businesses. My diverse background means that the notion of the Renaissance woman resonates very strongly with me!
Over the years I have held a variety of roles. I have been a Head of Department and a Director of Studies. I have also marked the HSC in Spanish and French. All these experiences have been very rewarding and I have used them to benefit my students, my colleagues and the schools at which I have worked. I have taken many students on overseas learning tours and language immersion tours. I’ve also helped students arrange exchange opportunities and assisted them further develop their language skills upon their return. I am very excited about continuing this work at Wenona. The School has an exciting Languages program and I’m really looking forward to working with the wonderful teachers here to help it grow even further.
I have been fortunate to have worked across various sectors and to have witnessed digital disruption affect every area of our lives, education included. Since emigrating from Scotland to Sydney in 2008, I have worked in Independent boys’ schools, integrating technology into teaching and learning. Most recently I held the position of Head of eLearning at Trinity Grammar School, where I oversaw many exciting initiatives across three campuses. Being passionate as I am about encouraging more girls to consider careers involving ICT, I was very keen to make the transition to Wenona, where girls are empowered to be drivers of technology. As a teacher I was fascinated by the way technology could engage and extend students. In e-learning and ICT roles I thrive on finding more efficient solutions for existing school processes: working with teachers and administration staff has allowed me to better understand whole school needs and have a broader impact than when I was in the classroom. Taking up the role of Director of ICT at Wenona has allowed me to blend my passion for teaching and technology. With a huge remit to ensure that our staff and students are able to take advantage of world class technologies, I am incredibly grateful to be supported by an open-minded and future-focused school leadership team.
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