Category: Staff

Hi all! EARCOS is a regional association of connected international schools across East Asia and offers loads of professional learning and other opportunities. They also organise a range of conferences for teachers, counselors, and school leaders. As the EARCOS rep, I’ll be keeping you up to date with these opportunities through the year. If you’d ever like to know more, please email me, grab me in the corridor, or come chat with me in D217.

Here are some exciting PL opportunities offered by EARCOS in the coming months:

Institute on International Admission and Guidance 2025
Date: 19–20 September 2025
Location: Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand

Who should attend? School counsellors from both CIS and EARCOS member schools across Asia and admission professionals from CIS member universities worldwide.

55th Annual Leadership Conference 2025
Date: 23–25 October 2025
Location: Bangkok, Thailand

Next Generation Science Standards Foundations Course
Online/Asynchronous
Who should attend? Science teachers from K – 12

Designing Coherent, Inclusive Math Instruction Across Systems and Programs
Online
Who should attend? Math teachers from PYP – MYP

Leading Effective Teams for Secondary Leaders in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Oct 18–19

Leading Effective Teams for New Middle Leaders in Tokyo, Japan on Nov 1–2

Additionally, keep an eye on the Weekend Workshops (a range of online and in-person) which explore a range of great topics and are a great way to connect with colleagues and peers around Asia.

Here is the link to SY2526 Payday Schedule for information.

Hi Secondary Teachers,

Please take a moment to review the Sub Rota. If you identify any potential schedule clashes this week, kindly inform Mandy this week.

We request that you avoid scheduling meetings during your potential coverage blocks. If you have any questions, feel free to email mandybueschlen@nanjing-school.com.

Thank you!

Best,
Mandy Bueschlen

Hi everyone,

We now have a new Visitor Management system for inviting guests to campus. It’s quick, simple, and all done through Teams. This system is for inviting visitors such as vendors, guest speakers, and colleagues from other schools. Please note, you will not use it for alumni or student visitors, those will be handled by Communications & Marketing or the PA to the Head of School.You can check out the step-by-step guide on the IT Support Site in the Visitor Management folder.

If you need a hand getting started, just drop by the IT Department. As always, we’re happy to walk you through it.

The IT Support Team

Our hot weather protocols can be found here. Temperatures are based on the “real feel”/”feels like” temperature and we use the Accuweather app.

Please remind children to take a water bottle with them to lunch and break, and wear a hat if they have one. Children who are playing outside without a water bottle, should be encouraged to take regular drink breaks at the water fountain (especially our Primary soccer players).

Be aware of your indoor break duty location, as we may need to call indoor break due to hot weather today or in the coming week.

Hi Homeroom teachers & Advisors,

Do you want to hear your favourite song being played throughout the whole school for a week? Discuss in your homerooms or advisories. Afterwards please fill in the form if you have a song clip to submit. We would love for you to share your voice via the form.
https://forms.office.com/r/5pkNMPbecS

Please note that clips should be:
– 15 seconds long
– in m4a or mp3 format
– appropriate lyrics, topic and content for Early Years to Gr. 12

We get a lot of requests so fill in your request earlier and you’ll hear the song sooner!

Thanks for sharing your voice!

Today please come to the PAC foyer to collect the house T-shirts(if needed) according to the following schedule. Staff may pick it up during lunch time (12pm-1pm).

Morning All,

Please see BTT Rota 2526 Final.pdf. You can refer to the BTT Guidelines 2024.pdf for information on how to support students during break time at your designated locations, or contact Scott and me for any clarification.

Due to the hot weather, please refer to the Hot Weather Protocol at NIS.url. Scott and I will keep our eyes on it and inform you if you need to take any action.

Happy Friday!

Dear All,

Just a quick reminder – our TGIF gathering starts today at 4pm at Laurie’s House.

Parking Notes: No parking inside the compound, please park outside and walk in. E-bikes/Scooters, feel free to enter, and please park neatly.

Come ready to relax, enjoy the foods and drinks, and kick off the weekend together! See you there!