Staff

IB staff

The IB DP coordinator, director of the IB section, is also the IB students advisor while they are in the IB Diploma Programme. The present IB DP coordinator is:

Guðmundur Arnlaugsson
gud@mh.is / ibstallari@mh.is
Hamrahlid College
Hamrahlíð 10
IS-105 Reykjavík

Tel. 00354-595-5233

Staff  (see all staff members of MH here)

Center of the hexagon; CAS and TOK

The CAS coordinator is responsible for administering students’ activities in the areas of creativity, action and service, gives advice and help in organising suitable activities when needed. The present CAS coordinator is Vilborg María Alfreðsdóttir (vil@mh.is).

CAS Advisors (SUBJECT) are:  Alda Kravec (ENGL), Guðmundur Arnlaugsson (HIST), Guðrún Hólmgeirsdóttir (TOK), Halldóra Björt Ewen (ICEL), Jennifer L. McNamara (ENGL, self-taught languages), Karl Jóhann Garðarsson (TOK), Mark Zimmer (ENGL, Self-taught languages), Stefán Guðmundsson (HIST), Pilar C. Coello (Spanish) and Vilborg María Alfreðsdóttir (PSY/CAS).

The TOK teachers are Guðrún Hólmsgeirsdóttir (IB2023), Karl Jóhann Garðarsson (IB2022).

Supervisory teachers:

IB1 & IB2 (IB2022, 2023):  Guðmundur Arnlaugsson (IB DP Coordinator/History teacher)

Pre-IB (IB2024): Mark Andrew Zimmer (English A and LISK teacher)

The subject teachers all attend special workshops on the curriculum and teaching and assessment methods of the IBO. Workshops are provided by the IBO on a regular basis for the training of both new and experienced IB teachers. There are also special language coordinators for each language.

Subject teachers:

Group 1 and 2: Language and literature / Language acquisition

English: Jennifer McNamara (A), Mark Andrew Zimmer (A) & Alda Kravec (A and B).

Icelandic A: Halldóra Björt Ewen & Ragnhildur Richter, 

German B/Abin: Katharina Helene Gross (language coordinator).

French B/Abin: Ásrún Lára Jóhannsdóttir (language coordinator).

Spanish B/Abin: Pilar C. Coello (language coordinator).

Danish B: Pernille Folkmann (language coordinator).

Group 3: Individuals and societies

History: Guðmundur Arnlaugsson & Stefán Á. Guðmundsson

Physcology:  Vilborg María Alfreðsdóttir.

Group 4: Natural sciences

Chemistry: Ari Arnalds Jónsson & Stefan Otte.

Biology: Sigríður Hrönn Guðbrandsdóttir & Stefan Otte

Physics: Guðný Guðmundsdóttir & Karl J. Hinriksson.

Group 5: Mathematics

HL and SL Math AA: Gunnar Freyr Stefánsson.

Math AI (SL): Þóra Pálsdóttir

Group 6: Arts

Visual arts: Iðunn Thors & Sigurrós Svava Ólafsdóttir