The Academic Atelier

We design intentional learning systems for schools, leaders, and families who want more than surface-level outcomes.

Mercy Ndomo
Founder | CoLearn Hub

Mercy Ndomo

Instructional CoachCurriculum DesignerSchool Improvement Partner

I believe every learner is capable. Everything I do begins with that belief.

For nearly two decades, I have worked alongside teachers and school leaders to strengthen the quality of the professional decisions that shape learning. My work is grounded in one simple conviction: when we design better for learners, more becomes possible for every child.

Rather than delivering programmes or prescribing solutions, I partner with schools to make the invisible visible - helping educators notice more accurately, think more deeply, and design more responsively. Lasting improvement happens when teachers build the confidence, professional judgement and shared understanding to sustain change long after the consultancy ends.

I do not believe schools improve because teachers work harder. I believe schools improve when teachers are given better conditions in which to think, design and exercise professional judgement.

Experience

  • 18 years in international education across Africa, the Middle East and Asia
  • Five years as Instructional Coach at Dhirubhai Ambani International School, Mumbai
  • Former Deputy Head of Primary Academics, ABQ Seeb International School, Muscat
  • Specialist in IB PYP & MYP, concept-driven inquiry, curriculum design and mathematics pedagogy
  • Trained instructional coach - Asian Intensive Instructional Coaching Institute
  • Experienced in Universal Design for Learning (UDL), project-based learning and evidence-informed school improvement

Every learner is capable. Every educational decision matters. Lasting improvement begins with the courage to see clearly.

Areas of Practice

  • Instructional Coaching & Professional Growth
  • Curriculum Design & Concept-Driven Inquiry
  • Assessment for Learning & Evidence-Informed Practice
  • Learner Variance & Inclusive Design
  • Mathematics Pedagogy
  • School Improvement & Leadership Development

Working internationally with schools seeking sustainable improvement through coaching, curriculum design and professional learning.

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Let's design something that lasts.

The most meaningful school improvement isn't built through programmes or one-off workshops. It grows through thoughtful design, professional judgement and sustained partnership.

I don't begin by asking what a school wants to improve. I begin by asking what it has not yet noticed. If that is how you think about improvement too, I'd love to begin the conversation.