Faculty & Staff

“Teaching Choir at RIS is wonderful because I get to make music with AMAZING young musicians every day, and really, that is what gets me out of bed each morning.”

“One of the reasons I love teaching at RIS is because we have a strong sense of community. One day, during circle time, a student shared that our classroom was like a family. He said, ‘We are a big family. We have our home families, but our classroom is our extra family.’ Never before have I felt this to be more true. The children in my classroom are truly my children, and we do create one larger family together.”

“The reason I have been at RIS for 16 years is because we are a school that is concerned with nurturing our students to be the best they can ever be as individuals, whether in sports, academics, or music and performing arts. We also create opportunities to grow leaders and solution-seekers. Our students do all of these with service to others as the main endgame in mind. Ad astra!”

“The best thing about teaching at RIS is our growth mindset. I was a first-year teacher when I joined RIS. Eleven years later, I have benefitted from a wealth of mentorship and support during my tenure and have had the opportunity to give back over the years and to engage in a wide array of professional development. I love teaching at RIS because I have the opportunity to continually challenge myself with an academically motivated student body; to engage with warm, supportive, and talented faculty; and to experience diverse programming. This is a professionally engaging community. Plus, the students at RIS are gems!

Teaching science is rewarding because of the high number of students who challenge themselves to take rigorous science classes, our extremely collaborative department, and our excellent lab resources and facilities. Every year, we graduate students who are headed to direct-entry medical schools and highly competitive engineering/science undergraduate programs. Teaching in the IB Diploma Program is a privilege because we are working toward a goal that is beyond academic achievement to one that fosters the development of lifelong learners who are inquiring, knowledgeable, compassionate individuals who will strive to strengthen their communities through intercultural understanding and respect.”

“I love teaching at RIS because not only do I get to impart knowledge to my students, but I also get to learn from them. The process is a two-way street where both RIS teachers and students enjoy exchanging learning.”

“The best thing about teaching at RIS is not one thing, it is the whole package. The students are wonderful to work with, the campus is well designed for education, and my fellow teachers are an inspiration to me. The thing that gets me up every morning is that I love teaching, as do the colleagues I work with. This is a job, but it is more like a way of life for professional educators.

Students at RIS are as pleasant and happy a group of students as I have ever encountered in the six countries I have worked in, and they go to the world's best universities every year. Every day, I look forward to learning more from my students and colleagues as they learn more from me.

Teaching mathematics is an amazing experience. It is not, nor has it ever been, the same every year. New topics arise as older topics fall as we integrate 21st century skills. I like to see my students enjoying mathematics and always smile at the comment from parents as they wonder why their children are having fun and success in mathematics when they found it to be dour when they were in school.”