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Teachers Are Like Family

  • December 11, 2019
  • Posted by: Caitlin McCallum
  • Category: Wow Story
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LSEM IN HANOI PT 2

For Wow Wednesdays in December we are doing a 3-part series on our brand-new partnership with Concordia International School in Hanoi, Vietnam.

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One great facet of Concordia Hanoi is how it feels like one big family. The teachers, administrators, parents, and students all work closely to support each other, and that fits right into our LSEM mentality.

During Kara’s visit, she spent a lot of time preparing and educating the teachers at Concordia Hanoi getting them set up for LSEM’s program support. She sat down with each individual K-5 teacher and talked with them about specific students as well as how to adapt the general class environment to help their students overall.

It’s all about establishing a perspective. Concordia Hanoi is a high performing international school, so when teachers see kids who are not typical, they want to know how to help but are unsure of what to do. We remind them that there are ways to help, but it’s also good to let kids be kids – as wild and crazy and free as they can be.

Kara listened to teacher concerns and established a support structure they can rely on throughout the school year. This is an ongoing relationship. Teachers in Hanoi are encouraged to (and have been) reaching out to LSEM as new concern arise, and we are here to respond and help.

It was incredibly beneficial for LSEM to have Kara there on site, seeing the faces of the students and teachers so we have excellent context when a question comes up. “Oh yeah, I remember him!” Even though the teachers in Concordia Hanoi are thousands of miles and an ocean away – they are not on their own. They are a part of our LSEM family, and we are so excited and grateful to have them.

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In the featured picture, Kara provides professional development to Concordia Hanoi teachers