Glyn Cowlishaw
Head of School
Providence Day School
SAIS Member
Professional Bio
Dr. Glyn Cowlishaw brings more than 43 years of teaching, coaching, and leading,
following laughter to the amazing world of education.
Before PDS, he served as headmaster, teacher, and coach at Pinewood Preparatory
School, an independent, coeducational, college preparatory day school in Summerville,
S.C.
During his tenure, he initiated and implemented a kindergarten through 12th-grade
curriculum, guided the school to its inaugural Southern Association of Colleges and
Schools Accreditation, doubled enrollment, supervised the construction of a campus
consisting of one construction project per year, and developed a climate of giving via
annual and capital funds and endowment.
Dr. Cowlishaw began his teaching career in 1980 in the United Kingdom. He taught in
high school and middle school and lectured in a college before entering the world of
international education in 1986 with a teaching position in Kuwait. He taught
kindergarten through 12th grade before taking a school administrative role in 1988.
He served as a high school principal in Cairo, Egypt, from 1991 to 1995, before taking a
graduate assistant position at the University of Bath.
In 2005, Dr. Cowlishaw received the Dr. Charles Aimar Educational Leadership Award.
following laughter to the amazing world of education.
Before PDS, he served as headmaster, teacher, and coach at Pinewood Preparatory
School, an independent, coeducational, college preparatory day school in Summerville,
S.C.
During his tenure, he initiated and implemented a kindergarten through 12th-grade
curriculum, guided the school to its inaugural Southern Association of Colleges and
Schools Accreditation, doubled enrollment, supervised the construction of a campus
consisting of one construction project per year, and developed a climate of giving via
annual and capital funds and endowment.
Dr. Cowlishaw began his teaching career in 1980 in the United Kingdom. He taught in
high school and middle school and lectured in a college before entering the world of
international education in 1986 with a teaching position in Kuwait. He taught
kindergarten through 12th grade before taking a school administrative role in 1988.
He served as a high school principal in Cairo, Egypt, from 1991 to 1995, before taking a
graduate assistant position at the University of Bath.
In 2005, Dr. Cowlishaw received the Dr. Charles Aimar Educational Leadership Award.
School/Organization
Parent: Providence Day School