Prior to joining Raffles, Nicole de Jager was an AP Economics and Business teacher at Maple Leaf Shenzhen Academy in China, where over 90% of her students achieved a score of 4 or 5 on their AP Economics exams. With over 15 years of teaching experience, she has taught Business and Economics in Canada, China, Oman, and the United Kingdom, including developing business projects connecting economic theory to real-world issues and leading a small business development program involving 450 students in Wuhan. She holds a B.A. (Honours) in Economics, an MBA, and a B.Ed., and uses cooperative, inquiry-based learning to help students connect economic and business concepts to the world around them.