Who is Who
In this section you will find all the school’s contact information, sorted by department. However, you are also free to use the general telephone number or e-mail address, and your call or inquiry will be forwarded to the relevant department or person.
School Management
Oliver Hartwright, Head of School
Of joint German and British nationality, Oliver Hartwright is a graduate of the universities of Exeter (BA) and East Anglia (PGCE) in the United Kingdom and holds a Masters in Education from the University of Bath. Following roles as a teacher of History and coach of team and adventure sports in private schools in the UK and Portugal, Oliver has been leading schools in Bavaria, Germany for the last decade. Most recently, Oliver held the role of Deputy Head of School at the largest private school in Bavaria, at Munich International School, by Lake Starnberg. Oliver also leads quality management audits of private schools worldwide for the Council of International Schools, and has previously held positions for the International Baccalaureate and European Council of International Schools. Married to his German wife, Oliver is kept fit by his two pre-school age children through their adventures in the natural beauty of the Engadin.
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Tel +41 81 851 3002
Dr Christian Grütter, Deputy Head of School (Matura) and Head of Matura Section
Dr Christian Grütter studied Physics at the ETH Zurich. During his doctorate he taught physics at the Kantonsschule Wettingen, then at the cantonal schools Küsnacht and Hohe Promenade. In 1999, he was appointed to the Kantonsschule Limmattal in Urdorf and was given a teaching assignment in Physics subject didactics at the ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich. In 2006, he joined the school management of the Kantonsschule Küsnacht as Vice Rector. From 2013 to 2019, he was headmaster of the school, and from 2015 to 2019, he was a member of the board of directors of the head teacher conference in the canton of Zurich. Christian Grütter is a member of the executive board of the Küsnacht cooperative, ‘Solécole’, which aims to achieve sustainability in energy supply. He is also a member of the concept group of further education courses of Forum VERA.
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Tel +41 81 851 3007
Dr Joe Holroyd, Deputy Head of School (International) and Head of International Section
Dr Joe Holroyd is very much a lifelong learner, within the traditions of the IB (International Baccalaureate) programmes that he leads. His academic background includes post-graduate studies and publications in education, philosophy, the arts and counselling psychology. He completed his Doctorate in Business Administration at Université Paris Dauphine (PSL), exploring International Schools through the lens of Institutional Theory. Beginning his career in his home of the UK as a teacher of Literature, Joe has since worked as an IB programme leader in some of the larger and more progressive international schools in Asia. Building-on over a decade of such expertise, Joe Holroyd’s recent work at the Deputy Head level (Ecole des Roches, France & Prem International School, Thailand) has been focussed-upon developing student-centred learning in the more intimate boarding school context. Joe Holroyd has worked extensively with progressive universities around the world. This, together with his various longstanding roles with the IB and lifelong-learning instincts ensure that Joe Holroyd’s educational vision is informed by ongoing research.
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Tel +41 81 851 3042
Gillian Holland, Head of Boarding and Pastoral Care (DSL)
Gillian Holland studied Music at the University of Leeds before doing a PGCE at the University of Cumbria. Her career in education started in a large secondary school in the Northwest of England before moving to International teaching. She has had a varied career working in a range of settings with pupils from vastly differing backgrounds, and this has enabled her to have a deeper appreciation of the importance of good pastoral care. In order to improve her practice she completed her Level 3 in Residential Childcare along with a Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCo) qualification. She is currently working towards a Masters in Leading Inclusive Education (MALIE). Having worked extensively with International Boarding students over the last 6 years, both in the UK and Internationally, Gillian is passionate about the holistic development of all pupils at the Lyceum, inside the classroom and beyond.
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Tel +41 81 851 3080
Martin Scherer, Head of Finance and Services
After successfully graduating from the Belvoirpark Hotel Management School in Zurich, the native of Central Switzerland began his professional career in the Engadin. He held various management positions in Food & Beverage and HR. After 6 intensive years in the city hotel industry as Vice Director, he took over the management of the 4-star superior Hotel Schweizerhof in St. Moritz together with his wife Yvonne Urban Scherer in 2004. In 2018, they moved to Pontresina and took over the management of the well-known Hotel Saratz. As managers, they have left their mark on the repositioning of the hotel. Martin Scherer’s love of culinary delights has accompanied him throughout his career, for example as President of the St. Moritz Gourmet Festival, which he chaired from 2015 to 2024. He was responsible for the catering department at the Ski World Cup and the 2017 Alpine World Ski Championships in St. Moritz for 18 years. The Urban Scherer family has lived in Celerina since 2004, where he also sits on the local school council. Martin Scherer has been Head of Finance & Services and a member of the school management at the Lyceum Alpinum in Zuoz since 2024.
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Tel +41 81 851 3006
Extended School Management
Anna Bott, Head of Marketing & Communication
Anna started her career in Credit Suisse’s marketing department in 2004 after graduating from University of Zurich in Media Management and Business Studies. She volunteered in India in 2008 and then joined Macromedia University of Applied Sciences in Munich as a lecturer and research associate. From 2010 onwards she moved to Berlin to run operations for the University’s Campus until 2016. At Cornelsen Schulbuchverlag she oversaw a marketing portfolio and from 2018 onwards Anna led service departments for different associations in the field of education. Anna was Head of the Service Department with Uni-assist e.V., before, relocating with her family, after 20 years abroad back to her native home of Zuoz in the Engadin Valley.
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Tel +41 81 851 3053
Christine Hölzle, Head of Admissions
A German national, Christine Hölzle graduated from the Sprachen- und Dolmetscher Institut München as a sworn translator for English and Spanish, Technology and Economics. Following a couple of years as a freelance translator for large technology corporations in Munich, Christine Hölzle worked in the London financial world for the next 11 years before moving to China in 2009 to take up a teaching position at the renowned Tongji University in Shanghai. Following her return to Europe, Christine Hölzle took over Admissions at Institut auf dem Rosenberg before joining the Marketing & Admission Team at the Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz.
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Tel +41 81 851 3100
Teaching Staff
In order to contact a teacher, please click on the respective email address.
Family name | First name | Subject | |
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Agbike | Emmanuel | Lab Assistant | … |
Bärtsch | Ivo | Theatre | … |
Baumann | Patrick | Physical Education, Games | … |
Benitez Rajal | Nuria | Mathematics, Physics, Science | … |
Bilbao | Damaris | French | … |
Bird | Jon | Coding, Robotics | … |
Boll | Christina | German | … |
Bond | Bradley | Mathematics | … |
Brunner | Andrina | BTEC Business, Economics & Law | … |
Bühlmann | Andres, Dr | Physics | … |
Campbell | Georgina | English | … |
Corrigan | Ciara | Science | … |
Coughlan | Leslie | Design Technology | … |
Cuk | Christina | History | … |
Daniel | Xavier, Dr | Biology | … |
Engels | Robin | Physical Education, Games | … |
Esteban | Laura | English, Enterprise | … |
Evans | Peter | IB Core | … |
Felce | Hannah | PSHE | … |
Fessler | Stephan, Dr | Mathematics | … |
Fischer | Luca | Physical Education, Games | … |
Gähwiler | Markus | Economics & Law | … |
Gees | Tiziana | Geography | … |
Grigore | Petrut | Mathematics, Digital Design | … |
Grütter | Christian, Dr | Physics | … |
Hartwright | Benjamin | Physical Education, Games | … |
Holland | Gillian | Core CT | … |
Holroyd | Joe, Dr | Film | … |
Howlett | Céline | English, Ethics | … |
Johnston | Jamie | Business Management, BTEC Business | … |
Knittel | Anina | German, History | … |
Könz | Letizia | Romansh | … |
Kurth | Nina | Visual Arts | … |
Leathart | Rachel | Business Management, BTEC Business | … |
Lehner | Stephan, Dr | Biology | … |
Losurdo | Sonja | French, Latin | … |
Mahjoub | Rami | French | … |
Maxwell | Diana | Mathematics | … |
Maxwell | Ryan | History, PSHE, ToK | … |
Measures | Lisa | Visual Arts | … |
Meuwly | Cyrill | ICT | … |
Navarro | Marc | Music, Spanish, ToK | … |
Nie | Nuowa | Chinese, IB Core | … |
Oswald | Harald | Economics & Law, ICT | … |
Pavlovic | Milena | Music | … |
Parsons | Grace | Business & Economics | … |
Pedroni | Natalia | German | … |
Petersen | Amy | German | … |
Philips | Eleanor | English | … |
Rauth | Luis | Mathematics, PSHE | … |
Reichmann | Felicitas | German | … |
Rix | Stephen | English, World Studies, IB Core | … |
Schmid | Bettina | French | … |
Schöpf | Manuela | German, History, Italian | … |
Schranz | Verena | German | … |
Schrepfer-Duarte | Virtudes | Spanish | … |
Sigron | Luise | German, History | … |
Smith | Nicole | PSHE | … |
Snell | Aine | Design Technology | … |
Steiner | Anne-Laure | Physical Education, Games | … |
Stoffel | Pascal | Latin | … |
Stupan | Martin | Physical Education, Games | … |
Süess | Peter | Chemistry, Science | … |
Tönett | Armon | Biology | … |
Thomson | Bridget, Dr | English, World Studies, IB Core | … |
Tognina | Susanne | Italian | … |
Tudor | Harvey | Biology, Chemistry, ToK | … |
Van der Valk-Alberto | Liliane | Physical Education, Games | … |
von Crayen | Catalina | English, German | … |
Walsh | Marc | English, EAL Coordinator, FLP, ToK, IB Core | … |
Wessely | Oliver | English, FLP | … |
Worni-Weisstanner | Maya | Mathematics | … |
Wright | Tristram | Business Management, Economics, Humanities, World Studies, IB Core | … |
Admissions Team
Summer Camp & Junior Day Camp
Tiziana Tuena
Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz
7524 Zuoz, Schweiz
Tel +41 81 851 3028
…Board of Directors
President | Sebastian Pawlowski |
Vice President | Dr. Ulrich Körner |
Members | Brigitta M. Gadient
Peter C. Mott Prof. Dr. Isabella Proeller Beat Sommer |
Parents’ Forum
Purpose and aim
The cooperation between the school and the parents shall be actively encouraged in order to contribute to a positive, open culture of discussion. The Parents’ Forum offers a platform for regular exchanges between a group of parents and the extended school management about all aspects of learning and life in school and boarding. The Parents’ Forum is the voice of our parents and brings their ideas and wishes to the school to support the general school development and strategy.
Role and tasks
- The Parents’ Forum sees itself as a “critical friend”, supportive and positive. It will be informed about the strategic goals of the Lyceum Alpinum and supports them collegially. The school management can ask for opinions and feedback from the Parents’ Forum to inform and support their decisions.
- The members of the Parents’ Forum see themselves as ambassadors to encourage a positive perception of the Lyceum Alpinum. They represent our school internally and externally, support and contribute ideas without pursuing particular or own interests.
- In the Parents’ Forum, confidentiality is taken for granted and opinions should be expressed freely.
- The Parents’ Forum introduces itself to parents in an annual letter and is present at school during the annual parent-teacher days.
Members of the Parents’ Forum
New members of the Parents’ Forum are nominated by the school management and asked to join the Parents’ Forum. The members of the Parents’ Forum can suggest new candidates to the school management.
The Parents’ Forum is a group of a minimum of four and a maximum of eight parents’ representatives of current students from the International Section (at least one boarding and one day parent each), as well as the Matura section (at least one boarding and one day parent each). Members should serve on the Parents’ Forum for at least two years. Once their children have graduated from or left the school, the respective parent will resign from the Parents’ Forum.
Members 2023/24
Carolin Braun
Ina Good
Mark Hulsbergen
Luigi Sala
Daniela Spuhler
Rebecca von Knoch
Please click here to contact the Parents’ Forum.