{"id":6924,"date":"2018-08-05T16:18:16","date_gmt":"2018-08-05T16:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/?p=6924"},"modified":"2018-08-05T16:27:25","modified_gmt":"2018-08-05T16:27:25","slug":"what-events-is-your-international-school-planning-during-new-teacher-orientation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/what-events-is-your-international-school-planning-during-new-teacher-orientation\/","title":{"rendered":"What are some events your international school is planning during New Teacher Orientation?"},"content":{"rendered":"
When you start at a new school, it is important to bond with your new colleagues and to also blow off some steam so that you can reduce the stress you might be feeling (being that you are now immersed in a new country and culture and a completely new work environment).<\/div>\n
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Of course, new teachers can try and organize some outings themselves, but it is nice when the school organizes some of it. The returning teachers and administration know the city better, and they can help facilitate some really fun parties and\/or outings.<\/p>\n

Most new teachers will not know so much of their new city\/country, so the school could organize some day trips to nearby nature areas or special towns of interest. If the school doesn’t want to take to you too far away, they can easily host some events in popular local restaurants or fun places of interest.<\/p>\n

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Even if you don’t like the places the school takes you so much, it will definitely be an opportunity for you to bond with the returning staff members as well as the other new teachers.\u00a0 Bonding with new teachers is important. Typically, new teachers tend to bond most<\/em> with each other and they become lifelong friends (even after one or both of them moves away). If you are lucky, there will be a number of new teachers that you will able to connect with.<\/p>\n

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Excellent international schools will definitely have a plan of events for all new teachers at the very beginning of the school year before the students arrive. A carefully planned week full of different events will definitely pay off as the new teachers will start their integration process on the right foot, thus making them enjoy their new surroundings and most likely do their best working at in their new school.<\/p>\n

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Luckily, International School Community has a comment topic on our school profile pages related to this topic of new teacher orientation plans\/events. Our members can share what current international schools are doing in this matter. There are a total of\u00a0107 comments<\/strong><\/u>\u00a0(August 2018) that have been submitted by our veteran international school teachers in one of the 65 comment topics called – “Where did the school take you in the city when you first arrived? What were some staff outings\/party locations?”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here are a few of those submitted comments:<\/p>\n

“We often hang out around campus or downtown on the weekends, but many people like to use the Arex to go to some of the cool spots in Seoul. Many of us go for picnics in Lake Park or down to the Canal Area for visiting noraebang (singing room) or bars. There really is quite a lot to do in Cheongna and new places are going in all the time. Several faculty members like to go play screen baseball and screen golf.” –\u00a0Cheongna Dalton School<\/a>\u00a0(Incheon, South Korea)<\/span> – 60 Total Comments<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Most of the staff parties and gatherings each year, when not on campus, are held at the high-end hotels in the area. There are a few Indian restaurants that also seem to be popular among the teachers, so the parties often end up going back there after a year or two of somewhere else.” –\u00a0NIST International School<\/a>\u00a0(Bangkok, Thailand)<\/span> – 242 Comments<\/strong><\/p>\n

“New faculty were invited to dinner in town one night and to the directors’ home another night, which was intimate and nice. There was another faculty gathering at the director’s house soon after school began, and a holiday party in December.” –\u00a0International School of Stavanger<\/a>\u00a0(Stavanger, Norway)<\/span> – 44 Total\u00a0Comments<\/strong><\/p>\n

“In the first week, we were taken to Taygaytay to Lake Taal for lunch. As well as this we were taken to one of the school’s service partners which is an orphanage. Trips to a cash and carry store and markets are also arranged in the first week. The divisional principals will have a social gathering at their homes for new staff and the superintendent hosts a welcome back BBQ.” –\u00a0International School Manila<\/a>\u00a0(Manila, Philippines)<\/span> – 71 Comments<\/strong><\/p>\n

“No city tour. It’s all administrative and logistic arrangements; a meeting with the principal, on campus, where you will be told when you need to submit your Scheme of Work @ curriculum planning. Next, you will be taken on an apartment hunting adventure by a HR personnel.” –\u00a0Raffles International Christian School<\/a>\u00a0(Jakarta, Indonesia)<\/span> – 42 Comments<\/strong><\/p>\n

“They had a get to know you party. Old members of staff came and you got to know people. They also took us to Carrefore and Ikea when we first got there with a coach. This is helpful when you’ve just arrived and you’re trying to figure your life out. They also take you to get a bank account set up and take you to the required medical.” –\u00a0Western International School of Shanghai<\/a>\u00a0(Shanghai, China)<\/span> – 368 Comments<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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