Category: Staff

Coming soon…

Grade 10 will be open for business!

Grade 10 Humanities students will open their businesses next week on Monday to Thursday in the foyer outside the library. This year’s theme is HEALTH. They will be selling a variety of healthy foods but there will also be some non-food businesses such as hats, posters, aroma therapy bracelets and nail and massage treatments.

Make a note of the date and watch out for the promotions coming out this week.

 

Two Mandarin Positions Available 2015/2016

Vacancy for Aug 2015: Mandarin Teacher

NIS is seeking 2 qualified teachers to teach Mandarin.  The successful applicant should believe in inclusive learning and feel confident working with a wide range of ages and language proficiency levels.  This teacher must be able to teach within real-life contexts and needs to be creative in using a wide range of teaching and learning resources.  He or she should be committed to collaboration with colleagues.   Experience teaching Chinese literature to native/near-native students could be an asset.

Requirements:

  • University degree and above, majored in Education or related
  • Teaching Certificate
  • Putonghua Shuiping Ceshi (PSC): Level 2 Grade A
  • Good English proficiency both verbal and written, CET6 and above
  • Related working experience a plus

Application Deadline: 26 January 2015

If interested, please send an application letter and CV to recruitment@staff.nanjing-school.com.

Teachers’ buses next year

There will be a meeting Wednesday 14th January at 12:50 in the Drama Classroom to discuss issues pertaining to the teacher bus next school year. We will discuss some possible solutions following an initial meeting before the Winter Break. All are welcome, but this is particularly for staff members who use the school bus and/or whose children use the bus.

Tech Committee – New Date

Hello all,

It appears that the original date for the next Teach-Meet/Tech Committee will have some other excellent things happening at the same time, namely the KidsRead Competition.  Due to this, we will reschedule our event to the date below.  Please update your calendars!

Come and join us for our  next “Tech Committee”-”New Literacies Teach-Meet”

What: A relaxed, sharing, spurring ideas group
Where: Design | Strategy Room (C115)
When: 1:10 – 2:00pm Friday, February 13, 2015
Who: All teachers, TAs, and staff are welcome
Why: To bounce ideas off one another.
How: Please pick up your lunch and bring it along.  Feel free to drop in late if you pass by and see us chatting.
To Share: Please add items here – http://bit.ly/1szGwNm

  • Do you use neat programs, subscriptions, or online resources in class that you would like to share with others?
  • How about an app that would be neat for learning or life?
  • Do you have certain techniques for teaching that others should know about?
  • Are there things you would just like to share?

C&S Opportunity

C&S Opportunity

Grade 9-12 students, If you would like to help translation(Korean-English) for Three-way Conference, please email me by Friday Jan 16th.

Grace Kim
Korean Community Advisor
admissions

Tel + 86 25 8589 9111 extn 3064
Fax: +86 25 85899222
www.nanjing-school.com

NIS: Inspiring International Mindedness, Personal Excellence, Creative Thinking

Teachers’ buses next year

There will be a meeting Wednesday 14th January at 12:50 in the Drama Classroom to discuss issues pertaining to the teacher bus next school year. We will discuss some possible solutions following an initial meeting before the Winter Break. All are welcome, but this particularly for staff members who use the school bus

Lost History Book

Kyana Ghani in Grade 11 has lost her History notebook. It is black, wire bound with lots of handwriting!!  Please contact me or her if you think you know where it is.

Thanks.

Tech Committee

Hey all!

Welcome to 2015!!

Come and join us for our  next “Tech Committee”-“New Literacies Teach-Meet”

What: A relaxed, sharing, spurring ideas group
Where: Design | Strategy Room (C115)
When: 1:10 – 2:00pm Friday, January 30, 2015
Who: All teachers, TAs, and staff are welcome
Why: To bounce ideas off one another.
How: Please pick up your lunch and bring it along.  Feel free to drop in late if you pass by and see us chatting.
To Share: Please add items here – http://bit.ly/1szGwNm

  • Do you use neat programs, subscriptions, or online resources in class that you would like to share with others?
  • How about an app that would be neat for learning or life?
  • Do you have certain techniques for teaching that others should know about?
  • Are there things you would just like to share?

Eco Logo Design Challenge

Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you………The Great Eco Logo Design Competition!
Design a logo to remind the NIS community to be environmentally conscious at all times-the winning entry will appear around school. All entries will be displayed at Earth Hour on March 28th and the winner chosen then. A prize will be awarded. Get your designs, with your full name and class, to C122 by Friday 27th March. Good luck!

eco logo competition.pdf

Get caught in a random act…

Read something really great lately and wish you had a place to share it?

Bring your lunch and join us in Random Acts of Reading Thursdays at lunch in room C115 (the strategy zone).  Share what you’re reading that really excites you or maybe you’ll find inspiration from others.

Readers of all types, speakers of all languages,  and students in grade 6 and above are welcome!

“Reading without reflecting is like eating without digesting.” -Edmund Burke

PingAn Insurance Monthly Visit on Wednesday 14 January

Health Insurance Team- OWC/PingAn is visiting NIS on next Wednesday, 14 January 2015 @ 11.30am ~ 4.00pm.

Please feel free to meet them at Board Meeting Room on 3rd floor of the Centre, or send your inquiry to: help@oneworldcover.com

Riverdance in Nanjing!

This Thursday and Friday, The Riverdance 20th Anniversary Tour is coming to Nanjing.

Anyone interested in going? Email me and we can order our tickets together.

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