Early Childhood Team |
Elementary Teachers |
Middle School Teachers |
High School Teachers |
Specialists
Early Childhood Team
| Last name: |
Elliott |
| Name: |
Tenley |
| Nationality: |
American |
| Email: |
t.elliott@aisr.nl |
| Department: |
Pre-Kindergarten 1 |
| Profile: |
A US citizen, Tenley hails from the Pacific Northwest, where she graduated and trained as an Pre-Kindergarten teacher at Oregon State University. Tenley has taught this age group and First Grade for the past ten years and has also helped to run a private kindergarten in the States.
Tenley also shares her sporting skills with the school as she coaches Under 14 volleyball and High School tennis.
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| Last name: |
Bakker-Elsen |
| Name: |
Nicole |
| Nationality: |
Dutch |
| Email: |
n.bakker@aisr.nl |
| Department: |
Pre-Kindergarten Teaching Assistant |
| Profile: |
Nicole Bakker trained in the UK and is a fully qualified NVQ 3 Teaching Assistant. From 2002 until 2005 she worked at Newton Primary school in Chester, UK. From 2005 to 2008 she worked as a Teaching Assistant at Dee Banks Special Needs School, also in Chester. She brings with her years of experiences in both primary and special needs education. After she was repatriated to The Netherlands she joined the AISR in 2009. The international environment at AISR allows Nicole to practice her British education in her home country.
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| Last name: |
Erasmus-Uys |
| Name: |
Lize |
| Nationality: |
South African |
| Email: |
l.uys@aisr.nl |
| Department: |
Pre-Kindergarten 2 |
| Profile: |
One of our Netherlanders, Lize undertook higher education and trained as a teacher in South Africa, receiving her Diplomas from the Peninsula University of Technology. Lize taught in the United Kingdom before moving to Rotterdam in 2003. Amongst Lize’s passions is teaching yoga to young children.
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| Last name: |
De Waard |
| Name: |
Mary |
| Nationality: |
American |
| Email: |
m.dewaard@aisr.nl |
| Department: |
Pre-Kindergarten Teaching Assistant |
| Profile: |
Mary comes from Los Angeles California, USA. She has been living here in The Netherlands for 15 years and has been working at AISR for nine years.
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| Last name: |
Willen |
| Name: |
Beth |
| Nationality: |
American |
| Email: |
b.willen@aisr.nl |
| Department: |
Kindergarten |
| Profile: |
Beth is a Californian, born in Santa Cruz. She obtained her bachelor’s degree from the University of California before securing her Teaching Credential at the National University in California. Beth has extensive experience as a teacher, gained in Japan, China and in Israel. In the United States, she was a founding member of a cooperative childcare program and a school board member and volunteer for Simcha Pre-School. From her various international experiences, Beth has acquired a little Japanese, Hebrew and Chinese to add to her native English. She is looking forward to beginning a Masters degree in Early Childhood Education this year.
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| Last name: |
Hanne |
| Name: |
Olivia |
| Nationality: |
French |
| Email: |
o.hanne@aisr.nl |
| Department: |
Kindergarten Teaching Assistant |
| Profile: |
Olivia has been working as an aide at AISR for 12 years and has helped in many different departments along the way. Most notably in the Music department, where her performance skills, guitar playing, singing and musicianship have been put to very good use. She is a very valuable and talented member of the AISR community.
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Elementary Teachers
| Last name: |
Graham |
| Name: |
Sue |
| Nationality: |
American |
| Email: |
s.graham@aisr.nl |
| Department: |
Grade 1 |
| Profile: |
Sue comes from Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, USA. Sue spent 14 years working in the Pittsburg Public School District. This is her seventh year at AISR.
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| Last name: |
Sherritt |
| Name: |
Erin |
| Nationality: |
Canadian |
| Email: |
e.sherritt@aisr.nl |
| Department: |
Grade 2 (S) |
| Profile: |
Erin is from London, Ontario, Canada. She attended Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia for her first degree and obtained her Bachelor of Education from the University of Ottawa. Erin has training in English as an Additional Language, differentiated learning and curriculum design. She speaks French and has had international teaching experience in Egypt and Korea.
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| Last name: |
Mandić |
| Name: |
Aleksandra |
| Nationality: |
Serbian |
| Email: |
a.mandic@aisr.nl |
| Department: |
Grade 4 |
| Profile: |
Aleksandra was born in Serbia, where she graduated from the University of Belgrade. She was awarded a MA in English Language and Literature. Aleksandra has taught at various Grade levels before joining AISR. Besides teaching she also has experience as an interpreter and was the literary translator on a dramatisation of the novel "The Mad Prince". This work won two prestigious international theatre awards. Her experience and talents are greatly valued by AISR.
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| Last name: |
Benard |
| Name: |
Dini |
| Nationality: |
Dutch |
| Email: |
d.benard@aisr.nl |
| Department: |
Dutch |
| Profile: |
Dini Benard was educated in here in Rotterdam and holds a Teaching Certificate from the Dutch Teacher's College in Rotterdam. Dini has also received her qualification from the Dutch Ministry of Education to teach Dutch to foreign nationals and has worked in Thailand (where she was a Board member of the New International School of Thailand), Dubai and indeed previously in Rotterdam, at AISR. Having taught in both Dutch and International schools, Dini has extensive experience as an Elementary teacher.
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Middle School Teachers
| Last name: |
Lubow |
| Name: |
Sylvie |
| Nationality: |
French |
| Email: |
s.lubow@aisr.nl |
| Department: |
Elementary & MS French |
| Profile: |
Sylvie was born and educated in France. She lived and worked in Scotland with her young family for six years and has taught in the Middle East, predominantly in Quatar and Abu Dhabi to children of all Grades. Whilst living in Gabon, she taught in the Shell Training Centre. Sylvie move to the Netherlands nearly twenty years ago and has been teaching at all Grade levels in AISR for the last fifteen years, supported by her considerable knowledge and experience.
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| Last name: |
Temminck |
| Name: |
Ruud |
| Nationality: |
Dutch |
| Email: |
r.temminck@aisr.nl |
| Department: |
Dutch Elementary, MS &HS. Fieldtrips |
| Profile: |
Ruud was born in Indonesia and moved back to the Netherlands when he was a child. He graduated in1975 from the Pedagogische Academie Haarlem, Volledig Bevoegd Onderwijzer + Akte J (PE) and, in 1977, from the Gehoorgestoorden A, Semenarie Voor Ortho Pedagogiek, Zeist (his specialisation being for teaching the hearing impaired)
He worked as a Special Education teacher in Amsterdam and Haarlem, before joining AISR in 1982. Ruud has a particular interest in coaching drama and brings his expertise with sound and lighting to many of our productions. Amongst his professional accomplishments is the authorship of a Dutch text book. In addition to his native Dutch, Ruud also speaks French, German and of course, English.
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| Last name: |
Marsh |
| Name: |
Elizabeth |
| Nationality: |
American |
| Email: |
e.marsh@aisr.nl |
| Department: |
Social Studies Grades 6 and 8, Yearbook + English Grade 6 |
| Profile: |
Mrs. Elizabeth Marsh teaches Grades 6 and 8 Social Studies, along with managing the Yearbook and teaching English to Grade 6.
Her previous teaching experience, which began in Virginia, ranged from Grade 6 through to Grade 12. Mrs. Marsh had also taught in Bahrain and Hawaii
before settling in the Netherlands. She has high standards and knows how to get the best from her students.
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| Last name: |
Wah |
| Name: |
Justin |
| Nationality: |
British |
| Email: |
j.wah@aisr.nl |
| Department: |
Elementary P.E. |
| Profile: |
Originating from London, England, Justin has traveled and studied widely, completing his higher education with a Masters Degree in Education and a bachelor’s degree in Business Marketing from Western New Mexico University. From New Mexico Justin traveled to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to begin his teaching career. Justin’s first overseas teaching assignment was as a Grade One teacher at The International School of Kuala Lumpur. Following this he worked as an Elementary PE teacher and Athletics Director of Mont'Kiara International School, also in Kuala Lumpur. Mr. Wah has been working as the Elementary PE teacher at AISR for four years. He enjoys most sports and, aside from being an energetic coach is also a spirited actor who has lent his skills to school productions.
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High School Teachers
| Last name: |
Akerboom |
| Name: |
Marga |
| Nationality: |
Dutch |
| Email: |
m.akerboom@aisr.nl |
| Department: |
Middle and High School Dutch and French & IB coordinator |
| Profile: |
Marga studied French and Dutch in the Netherlands and also has a teaching degree in Personal and Social Education. She taught French and Dutch up to GCSE and IB level B, A1 and A2 at both British and American International Schools in Egypt and Poland where she was also the Head of Languages and the Curriculum Coordinator. In Warsaw, Marga was the Director of the Dutch School. Marga is an IB coordinator and an assistant-examiner for the International Baccalaureate organization. This is her sixth year at AISR.
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| Last name: |
Vanderlaan |
| Name: |
Rebecca |
| Nationality: |
Canadian |
| Email: |
r.vanderlaan@aisr.nl |
| Department: |
Science 7+8, Environmental Science + IB Biology |
| Profile: |
Becca hails from Ontario, Canada. She obtained her BA in General Science with a concentration in Secondary Education and Biology from Houghton College, Houghton New York and is a Member in good standing of the Ontario College of Teachers with a Certificate in General Science and Biology. Besides Canada, Becca has taught in Buffalo, NY, Quito (Ecuador) and London (UK) and so has experience of US (AP), Canadian and British curricula. Becca is presently studying for a Masters and speaks some Dutch.
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| Last name: |
Holcomb |
| Name: |
Jeff |
| Nationality: |
American |
| Email: |
j.holcomb@aisr.nl |
| Department: |
Math 6 +7, Algebra 2 HS, Year 2 IB Math |
| Profile: |
Mr. Holcomb comes from the state of California. He has worked in China and Israel during his career and has many years of experience at both the middle and high school levels. He has maintained a passion for mathematics.
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| Last name: |
Boot |
| Name: |
Lynda |
| Nationality: |
English |
| Email: |
l.boot@aisr.nl |
| Department: |
HS Social Studies/TOK & CAS, IB CAS Coordinator, IB History |
| Profile: |
Lynda is English and a graduate in English and American Studies of the University of East Anglia in the British Isles. Lynda qualified as a teacher of History, English and Music at London University Institute of Education. She also has teacher certification from the state of New South Wales in Australia, where she taught in the early part of her career. Lynda also has an Educational Psychology Diploma from the Open University in the United Kingdom. She is an Examiner for the International Baccalaureate Organization, has 36 years of Middle and High School experience and, besides her native English, speaks French and Dutch.
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| Last name: |
Houlder |
| Name: |
Irene |
| Nationality: |
Dutch/SouthAfrican |
| Email: |
i.houlder@aisr.nl |
| Department: |
Grade 7 Algebra, High School Geometry and IB Math |
| Profile: |
Irene is another of our staff with roots in South Africa. Born in Johannesburg, Irene attended the University of Natal, Durban. She has a Bachelor of Science degree majoring in Applied Mathematics and Environmental Biology. Irene completed a post-graduate diploma of Education, at the University of the Witwatersrand and also holds a (South African) National Certificate of Computer Programming. Irene gained her teaching experience in South Africa, before moving to the United Kingdom and, finally, the Netherlands, where she joined the staff of AISR in 2007. Irene knows her international and locally based students particularly well, being fluent in Dutch and Afrikaans, besides, of course, English.
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| Last name: |
Zeilstra |
| Name: |
Robert |
| Nationality: |
American |
| Email: |
r.zeilstra@aisr.nl |
| Department: |
Athletics Director, Grade 8 P.E., HS Physical Education and Health |
| Profile: |
Our athletics director is a Californian by birth but has lived in the Netherlands for most of his life. He has given over thirty years of dedicated service to our school. Passionate about AISR, Rob is particularly enthusiastic about "adventure" within the curriculum. His classes aim to lead students to believe in themselves and develop a "can do" feeling in the gym and outdoors. At AISR, there truly are opportunities for sports for everyone.
Rob obtained his Bachelor’s degree from Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO and his Masters in Health and Physical Education from East Stroudsburg University, PA. He has played professional basketball in the Netherlands, has given workshops in Physical Education at teacher conferences and speaks fluent Dutch, along with some French.
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Specialists
| Last name: |
Lipp |
| Name: |
Alison |
| Nationality: |
Canadian |
| Email: |
a.lipp@aisr.nl |
| Department: |
Curriculum Coordinator, Middle School Coordinator, English Grade 6 & Accreditation Coordinator |
| Profile: |
Alison is one of our staff who flies the flag for Canada. She has Bachelors degrees in English and Geography, a Masters in Education, besides a Principal’s Qualification. Alison gained her teaching experience in public schools in Canada before deciding to work in overseas institutions. Her work at AISR was preceded by three years at an international school in Paris.
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| Last name: |
Krumrei |
| Name: |
Phil |
| Nationality: |
American |
| Email: |
p.krumrei@aisr.nl |
| Department: |
Computer & IT Coordinator |
| Profile: |
Phil was born in Tennessee, USA. He worked in the USA, prior to his arrival in The Netherlands in 1963. This is his eleventh year at AISR.
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| Last name: |
Driver |
| Name: |
Kate |
| Nationality: |
American |
| Email: |
k.driver@aisr.nl |
| Department: |
Kindergarten-Grade 12 Counselor |
| Profile: |
Kate Driver, MS, NCC, is originally from Maine in the United States. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York, and a Master of Science in Counseling from the University of Southern Maine. She has a background in college admissions, working in the Office of Graduate Admissions at USM while earning her Master's. She has worked with elementary students and was employed by Poland Regional High School in Poland, Maine last year as a high school counselor. Kate is also a National Certified Counselor (NCC). She takes a holistic approach to school counseling, focusing on the academic and emotional health of all students. She is looking forward to developing the role of PreK-12 Counselor at AISR.
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| Last name: |
Lychak |
| Name: |
Ken |
| Nationality: |
Canadian |
| Email: |
k.lychak@aisr.nl |
| Department: |
Special Education |
| Profile: |
A Canadian, Ken is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, where he majored in Math and Psychology. Ken did graduate work in school psychology and counseling at the University of Alberta. His extensive work experience has seen him teach middle school in the Canadian High Arctic and Yukon Territory, as a behavior therapist with autistic and schizophrenic children, as a secondary counselor and, last but not least, as a High School math teacher. Besides the Netherlands, Ken has also taught internationally in Colombia, Bahrain and Jordan.
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| Last name: |
Moroney |
| Name: |
Sara |
| Nationality: |
American |
| Email: |
s.moroney@aisr.nl |
| Department: |
English as an Additional Language Coordinator |
| Profile: |
Sara grew up in Boston and commenced her third level education in New York where she qualified with a BA in Political Science from Fordham University, New York City. Sara also holds an MA in Urban Education and English as a Second Language from Florida International University in Miami and is Certified in Elementary Education and ESL K-12 by the State of Virginia.She has taught many different age groups ranging from pre-K to adults and has taught in both public and private schools in Ecuador, Miami and Virginia over the last 16 years. Sara brings her wealth of training and experience to bear on the development and implementation of the English as an Additional Language program.
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| Last name: |
Gutierrez |
| Name: |
Josue |
| Nationality: |
Mexican-American |
| Email: |
j.gutierrez@aisr.nl |
| Department: |
IB Spanish, MS & HS Spanish & EAL |
| Profile: |
Joining AISR in 2009, Mr Gutierrez, our Spanish teacher, hails from Kansas City, Kansas, USA. He earned a Bachelor of Science of Education and trained as a teacher of Social Studies and Spanish at State University, Kansas. Josue has been teaching Spanish, History and Economics courses for six years and has also coached High School wrestling throughout that time.
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| Last name: |
Blackburn |
| Name: |
David |
| Nationality: |
British |
| Email: |
d.blackburn@aisr.nl |
| Department: |
Elementary Art, H.S. Support for Online Education. Shark magazine and AISR website Coordinator. |
| Profile: |
David comes from London, England. He has taught Art & Design since 1997 after obtaining his Art Specialist teaching certificate from the Institute of Education, London University.
Prior to becoming a teacher David worked in the UK music industry. He has been teaching at AISR since 2006. He is also responsible for the compilation and design of our monthly school magazine, the Shark and the AISR website.
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| Last name: |
van Leijden |
| Name: |
Nikki |
| Nationality: |
British |
| Email: |
nikkivl@aisr.nl |
| Department: |
MS/HS Art, IB Art & Photography |
| Profile: |
Nikki was born in Scotland. She has worked in international schools in Manila, Bonn and Antwerp. This is her seventh year at AISR.
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| Last name: |
Rimbach |
| Name: |
Bianca |
| Nationality: |
German/American |
| Email: |
b.rimbach@aisr.nl |
| Department: |
Grade 5 |
| Profile: |
Bianca, originally from Germany is fluent in German, as well as English. She knows some Spanish and is very competant in Dutch. She has a degree in Early Childhood education. She taught Kindergarten in Germany for two years, before moving to the USA. There she worked as a preschool teacher and as an aid in a classroom with children with special needs. After living in Colombia, South America for a couple years her family moved to Colorado and Bianca worked as a horseback- riding instructor. She also finished her TEFL (teaching English as a foreign language) certificate and specialized in “Young learners”. Bianca has two children: Liam in third grade and Catalina in second grade.
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| Last name: |
Gibson |
| Name: |
Ewan |
| Nationality: |
Scottish |
| Email: |
e.gibson@aisr.nl |
| Department: |
Pre-K1-Grade 2 Music |
| Profile: |
Mr. Gibson comes to us from Scotland with a wealth of experience in working with students in Early Childhood and Elementary School. He has been in The Netherlands since January of this year and is well settled into the Dutch way of life.
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| Last name: |
Lara |
| Name: |
Maria |
| Nationality: |
Venezuelan |
| Email: |
m.lara@aisr.nl |
| Department: |
Library |
| Profile: |
Maria comes from Valencia, Venezuela. She has also lived in Sao Paulo, Brazil. This is her eight year at AISR.
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