Our Team
Gabriele Schorn, Head of School
Gabriele Schorn is a very experienced teacher and school manager having worked in various public and private schools as well as in international schools abroad. She is a fully qualified grammar school /High school teacher: Her subjects are German, English and social studies. Gabriele has worked at an international school in the Netherlands for several years and at a community school in Venezuela being responsible of international project management. When coming back to Germany she became the head of the sixth form and later took over the function of the deputy Head at a big private school in Frankfurt. There she could also gain an insight into the pedagogical work in elementary and nursery school.
Alexander Thoms, Managing Director
Alexander Thoms has many years of commercial professional experience. After his apprenticeship at Siemens AG in Cologne, he took over tasks in commercial sales and controlling and most recently led business administration teams for global accounts for an international IT-provider. For several years, the family man has been volunteering as a firefighter in his hometown.
Oliver Ziegler, Head of Primary School
Oliver began his career at Phorms in 2017 as a German teacher and soon took over as head of the German department. To this day, he teaches both German and subject lessons in Year 3 and 4. In 2021, he took over the position of Deputy Head of Primary School and now leads the school as Head of Primary School. For him, the joy of learning is paramount - both for the pupils and the teaching staff. The Hessian curriculum serves as a binding framework, while the teachers work creatively in terms of pedagogy and realise the learning objectives individually. Oliver sees mistakes as an essential part of the learning process and promotes a culture in which every member of the Phorms community is considered, encouraged and challenged individually.
Oliver sees open and purposeful communication as the foundation for the holistic development of the children on campus. This conviction is also reflected in his approach to staff and school development. He relies on continuous further training and support for the teaching staff in order to constantly improve both pedagogical and organisational standards. By providing targeted support for teachers and strengthening the school community, a positive learning environment is created that promotes the success and well-being of everyone involved in the long term.
Jutta Simon, Administration Manager
Jutta Simon studied economics with focus on tourism and travel management at the University of Applied Sciences in Worms. She worked in various roles at international airlines including as Sales and Marketing Manager on the passenger side, and last as Customer Service Manager of a cargo airline. As Administration Manager, she has been responsible for our school infrastructure and security issues since 2016.
Christina Brückner, School Assistant
As a trained hotel manageress, Christina Brückner worked for several years in the classical hotel and catering industry, including stays in other European and non-European countries. Since she returned to her beautiful home region in the Main-Kinzig district in 2006, she has worked for various companies in the Main metropolis in the business sector, including a major bank, an international commercial law firm and most recently for a professional association for personnel management. Since April 2020, she has been working as an assistant to the school management and is responsible for the organisation of the school office on the Frankfurt City campus.