Global Citizen

Rebecca's Point of View: I want you to meet some of my new friends. They may look American, but their accents will give them away.

This is my new teaching partner. :)  We are neighbors and will be working closely together.  She is Canadian but has been teaching in China and Korea for about 8 years. There are 6 of us teaching third grade.  We also have an English As Second Language Teacher and a Learning Support Teaching.  We also have 3 teacher assistants that float from room to room. (Lots of grade level support)

 This is my friend that is from the U.K. She has been teaching in Oman for the past few years. 

 These two ladies are lots of fun.  One if from the U.K. the other is from New Zealand.

 Here is most of the new teachers.  We had a party celebrating that we are no longer newbies!  There were over 33 new hires representing 13 nationalities.  Many of us were hired for new positions because the school is growing at a tremendous rate.

We have lots of fun!  Great group of people.

Good Humor!

Being a Global Citizen is part of our mission statement.  We are expected to respect other cultures, religions, and lifestyles.  The teaching staff has over 25 nationalities represented and our community has at least 85.  It is amazing to meet so many people from around the world.  In fact, I am not sure if there is another place that has so many different nationalities coexisting peacefully in one place.  Everyone that lives here has come to learn about the world, so disrespecting other cultures is not a problem.  So far becoming a Global Citizen has been the most rewarding part of living here.  I can't wait to meet my students in 3 days.  I am sure there will be much diversity.