About Vladimir Kuskovski

Career

Vladimir Kuskovski has led international schools in the United States, Switzerland, India, and Germany. He currently serves as Head of School at Trinity Private School in New York and has held leadership positions including Director at International School of Basel, Head of School at Oberoi International School Mumbai, and Director at International School Hamburg. He also serves as adjunct professor at Endicott College and Grand Canyon University, and previously as visiting professor at Teachers College Columbia University.

Early life

Vladimir Kuskovski grew up in Mogilev, Belarus, where he developed a love for outdoor activities and water sports. He was a member of the USSR Olympic rowing team in 1984. His mother was a professor of English who taught him to read in English at age seven, fostering bilingual literacy in English and Russian. He spent summers traveling along the Dnieper River with his parents and visiting family in Ukraine, where his mother's family was from. Belarusian is his mother tongue, though Russian was his stronger language growing up, and he also speaks Ukrainian.

Experience

• Head of School, Trinity Private School

  Present · New York, U.S.

• Head of School, EF Academy NY

  New York, U.S.

• Director, International School of Basel

  Basel, Switzerland

• Head of School, Oberoi International School

  Mumbai, India

• Director, International School Hamburg

  Hamburg, Germany

• Head of School, LAS

  Switzerland

• Principal, New Spirit Middle School

  St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.

• Teacher of Russian and German, IB Coordinator, South St. Paul High School

  South St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.

• Adjunct Professor, Endicott College

  Present · Massachusetts, U.S.

• Adjunct Professor, Grand Canyon University

  Present · Arizona, U.S.

• Visiting Professor, Teachers College, Columbia University

  New York, New York, U.S.

• Consulting Group Director, Stellar World School

  Mumbai, India

Education

• School #23

  1982

• Minsk Linguistics University

  Bachelor's and Master's, English and German · 1991

• Manchester University

  MA study course · 1991

• St. Mary's University

  Specialist Education degree, K-12 Administration · 2000

• Capella University

  Ph.D. · 2008

• Klingenstein Center, Teachers College, Columbia University

  Fellowship · 2011

Awards

• Teacher of the Year Silver Apple Award, Minnesota (2000)
• Distinguished Apple Educator (2021)
• Hall of Fame, Association for Advancement of International Education (2024)

Boards

• Council of International Schools
• Association of German International Schools
• Academy for International School Heads
• Baku Oxford School

Memberships

• Association for Advancement of International Education
• Academy for International School Heads
• American Translators Association

Certifications

• K-12 Administrative License

Interests

• Long distance running
• Rowing
• Traveling
• Charity work
• Swimming
• Reading