NIS Voices

Join us for the second installment of Inside NIS with our new Primary Principal, Ms. Jacqui Patrick. In this episode, we learn more about the IB Primary Years Programme at our school.

“Good inquiry takes children on a journey where they’re really personally invested in finding out. On that journey, they learn the skills they need to be inquirers. It builds in children a sense of them as learners.”

Join us as we explore the holistic NIS approach to supporting student futures with University Counsellor Dr. Iryna Shuvalova. From student voice and choice to care from the entire community, learn how our inclusive school is helping NIS seniors prepare for life after graduation – including joining top universities around the world.

“The goal is to guide and support every student in figuring out what their unique path should look like. We support and we guide and we are experts, but it’s their lives and they have to make those decisions. We make sure they retain that agency.”

Join us for our first mini-series of our podcast, Inside NIS! Our first installment is all about Primary School, where we are joined by our new Primary Principal, Ms. Jacqui Patrick. Discover more about life and learning for our youngest students at NIS.

“Our days are really grounded in the needs of our kids, but with really purposeful and deliberate routines that we build in to build community and make kids feel safe and engaged in our Primary School.”

Join us with Ms. Tanya Farrol, Secondary Learning Support Teacher at Nanjing International School and Founding Board Member of SENIA – the Special Education Network and Inclusion Association. Learn more about Learning Support at NIS, as well as the recent finalisation of our membership with SENIA and what it means for our ongoing commitment to inclusion.

"Inclusion means that all students are provided with opportunities, that we don't limit those opportunities, that everyone has an equal opportunity to participate in something, making sure that we're providing equitable opportunities for all. Everyone can be part of something and that everyone has the capacity to be part of it."

Join us for a very special episode of NIS Voices with Mike from Grade 12 with his inspirational speech about life with cerebral palsy to an audience of over 40 Secondary teachers. A student at NIS since Grade 6, Mike looks forward to studying Microbiology at university after he graduates this year.

Join us with Dr. Shannon Doak, IT Director at NIS for an important discussion about cybersecurity in schools. Learn more about how we are keeping our students, faculty, and community safe. "All schools have certain things in place like filters and firewalls. But 91% of all successful data breaches have been due to spear phishing and phishing attacks. It's super important for schools to have a training programme." 

Join us with Ms. Ruth Clarke, Secondary Principal at Nanjing International School as we discuss our bespoke, holistic Global Citizen Diploma programme and how it complements the academic rigour of the IBDP by recognizing a student's whole education – learning inside the classroom, within the larger context of school, and in the world beyond.

“Students are such rounded individuals that it’s not just about the grades they achieve or the IB scores that they get, but that our students are incredible, complex, phenomenal people that can do such a multitude of different things.”

Join us with Ms. Kathrin Lammers, Aquatics Director at Nanjing International School as we discuss our inclusive, year-round Pre-K to 12 swimming programme.

“It’s about your personal best. If you put in the effort and the commitment, you are on your way to succeed.”

Join us with Dr. Shannon Doak, IT Director at Nanjing International School as we discuss digital citizenship in the hyper-connected world we live in. "Respect. Protect. Connect. It’s the ability to safely and responsibly use digital technologies and be a respectful user of these tools in that online community and environment."

Our diverse faculty are a force for positivity, inclusivity, and innovation. Join us with Mr. Kasson Bratton, Director of Learning, as we discuss teaching at NIS.

“Teachers perform at their best when they feel seen, they feel valued, and they are connected with other people that they like to work with. All the systems we put in place spring from that base level of dignity and humanity.”