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Welcome to NIS
Dear Prospective Teacher,
Thank you for your interest in teaching at Nagoya International
School. With the growing importance of the Nagoya area in our
supportive international community, NIS offers a wonderful opportunity
for professional growth and personal fulfillment for qualified
candidates.
You will find many of the expectations and beliefs that are important
to be a successful educator in our community within this section of our
website. If you are interested in joining our faculty, I encourage you
to carefully read the information contained in the following pages as
well as the rest of our website to better understand the school's
mission, philosophy, and educational objectives, as well as the
benefits package. There is also some additional information regarding
life in Japan and the school's expectations and conditions of
employment.
In the spring of 2010 the school community reviewed and renewed our
Mission and Objectives; and in December 2010 adopted our new Strategic
Plan. All prospective teachers should carefully review our plan to
ensure professional and personal concurrence and harmony with them.
(See the "Mission" page
on our website or download the PDF: strategicplan.pdf).
All faculty and staff are expected to work collegially toward
realization of the school's educational objectives and mission.
During our strategic review process there was school-wide
participation and conversation about our strengths and areas in need of
improvement. There was unanimous agreement that our greatest assets are
our caring community and our professional teaching staff. Replacing or
supplementing such a very rich and vital resource with talented,
committed and positive teachers must be, then, one of our highest
priorities.
The coming years will be active and engaging ones at NIS, and we seek
highly qualified candidates with experience in contemporary curricular
models and teaching methodologies to move forward with us. In addition
to the ongoing review of curricular alignment with our newly adopted
standards and assessment philosophy, the school became authorized in
May, 2008 to implement the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma
Program for high school students and we have had two very successful
cohorts of graduates in 2010 and 2011 with IB results above the world
average. NIS also obtained candidate status in May, 2009 to begin
implementing the IB PYP (Primary Years Program) and we will have our
Authorization Visit in February 2012. In addition, NIS will become a
candidate school to deliver the IB MYP (Middle Years Program) in
October 2011.
I look forward to hearing from you and hope that this brief overview
along with the following pages assist you in determining whether you
wish to pursue a position with us. Those of you who do "sign on" can
count on professionally challenging work and a personally rewarding and
enriching stay in Japan.
For those of you who are interested in a possible career at NIS,
please feel free to contact me through the office of the Headmaster by
sending your resume and a cover letter along with all other required
documents listed online
to: working@nis.ac.jp
Regards,
Rob Risch, Ed.D.
NIS Headmaster
Related Links:
Welcome to NIS |
Attributes & Indicators |
Expectations |
Vacancies
Japan Tips for Living and Working in Nagoya (PDF)
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