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It Started With Our Kids
BigLittle Oaks Team
The BigLittleOaks Team
Len Symes
Designation / Position in BigLittleOaks: CEO
Father of two bilingual children aged 3 and 6.

A native English speaker, Len is trained to teach English as a Second Language and speaks German and Spanish. He has lived and worked in UK, Australia, USA, EU and the Middle East.

Len oversees business development and the development of the BigLittleOaks curriculum in relation to international markets.

Before moving into education, Len worked in IT as a consultant specialising in Business Applications. He is an Economics and Social Science graduate in addition to holding a post-graduate qualification in computing.
Gaby Papaczek
Designation / Position in BigLittleOaks: Regional Manager - Europe
Mother of two bilingual children aged 3 and 6.

A native German speaker who has lived and worked in the UK for 2 years, Gaby speaks fluent English and together with Len Symes has developed the specialised curriculum that BigLittleOaks offers.

Gaby oversees the continued development of the curriculum as well as other technical aspects of the teaching and learning at regional Big Little Oaks centres.

Gaby is a Financial Accountant by training – having worked in this capacity in a multilingual environment both in the UK and Germany.
Joyce Symes
Designation / Position in BigLittleOaks: Regional Manager AsiaPacific
Mother of two bilingual children aged 4 and 17.

Joyce is a native English and Chinese speaker and mother of two bilingual children aged 4 and 17. Both kids speak English, Mandarin and Bahasa Malay fluently.

Apart from contributing to the development of the BigLittleOaks curriculum, Joyce heads our Asia Pacific operations and is responsible for business development and training for the region.

Joyce’s experience in the corporate world comes from her 20 years in Financial Accounting.