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Head of School
Cindy Rigling
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Leadership
Cindy Rigling is the Head of School at GEMS World Academy Chicago. Ms. Rigling brings nearly three decades of teaching and leadership experience to the role, including her recent tenure as principal of a STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) school in Connecticut, and she’s a noted expert in the IB curriculum.
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