Faculty

Rika Miyoshi Principal & Administrator

Rika has had a successful career in the Early Childhood Education field and is a Certified Kindergarten, and nursery Teacher. She studied abroad at Humboldt State University in America with a focus on Early Childhood Education through field study at the university's preschool. While in America, she also volunteered at Mc Kinleyvill Union School Kindergarten. She has worked as a teacher at Japanese Kindergartens in Meguro and Suginami. She has worked in the early childhood education field for more than 25 years. She is always learning about different teaching methods, theories, and if it is effective, eagerly applying them to our school program."As a founder of the school and a principal, I believe early child education is one of the most important educations in a child's life. Each child has so many possibilities and potentials. It is my hope that I can help open their minds to discover a world filled with love. I have always believed that it is through love and acceptance that a child will grow to reach their full potential and that is the type of environment we strive to create here at NWIS."

園長　三好理佳：幼稚園教諭免許、保育士資格保持。発達支援員資格所持及びペアレントトレーニング指導者。
目黒区、杉並区の私立幼稚園にて、クラス担任として勤務後、米国の幼児教育を学ぶため渡米。Humboldt State UniversityにてEarly Childhood Education(幼児教育)を学ぶ。ハンボルト州立大学付属Children's Center Preschoolにて教育実習を重ね、McKinleyvill Union School Kindergarten にて実地経験を積む。帰国後、大手英会話教室にて児童英語講師、並びに中学生向け学習塾の英語講師として勤務。1999年にインターナショナルスクールへ通う日本人の子供たちの補習校としてNWISを立ち上げ、同時にサマースクール等を開催。アメリカ留学時の幼稚園実習において日本と北米の幼児教育の違いを経験し、優れた北米のプログラムを日本在住の子供たちにも経験して欲しいとの思いから2003年、東京・仙川にNWIS　Preschool を開校。幼児教育に四半世紀を捧げてきた。常により良い幼児教育を目指すため教育法、言語習得学など日々研究を怠らず、子供たちにとって大切な幼児期に、一人ひとりに合った最良の教育を提供していきたい。そして彼らが可能性に満ちた未来を築き上げる、お手伝いをしていきたいと考えています。

Tomislav Subjak

I come from the land down under… the continent, country, and island nation known as Australia!
Prior to joining NWIS, I had a background in writing, directing, editing TV commercials, and have applied that past knowledge to my teaching style, over the past decade, for young children in Japan. My communication with children is calm but entertaining, allowing children to lead themselves to make exciting and fun discoveries; a growing collection of original songs for children I've composed, help them find their own voice; and creative use of developing art, presenting stories, setting activities, and playing games, make math and language time feel like a day at the amusement park!
There's a rumour circling around that I never, ever tell jokes… It's true! Haha! Most of the time, I tell bad jokes.

Tomislav Subjak：オーストラリア出身。
NWIS勤務前にもインターナショナルプリスクール勤務経験あり。落ち着いた雰囲気で子供たちを温かく包み込むようにいつも見守っています。ラーニングテーマに沿った歌をいつも作詞、作曲し、子どもたちにも大人気です。アートのアイデアもユニークで子どもたちに様々な体験ができるように工夫しています。小学生クラスのレッスンは定評があり、楽しい中でもしっかり学ぶことができ確実に習得させることができます。誕生会のマジックショーをいつも担当して、子どもたちだけでなく保護者の方も驚かせています。

Bram Tolkamp

My name is Bram and I am from The Netherlands.
I started working at New World International School in 2007. In 2010, I embarked on an adventure in Singapore, where I have taught young children for seven years until I returned to Japan. I am happy to be back at NWIS!With a background in arts and design, I can teach math, language, science and more, in a creative, unique and fun way, hence my nickname "Mad Professor". I hope to instill fun in learning and teaching children to become independent. And +most importantly… Keep laughing!

Bram Tolkamp：オランダ出身。
BramはNWISで3年間働いた後、シンガポールの幼稚園で7年間働いていました。そしてまたNWISへ戻ってきてくれました。子どもたちには一人一人丁寧に接し、気持ちの動きもよく理解して見守ってくれる先生です。写真のプロでもあり、アートとサイエンスが得意。いつも驚くようなアイデアが出てきます。どんなものでも作れるし、直せます！！！

Susana Bernal Takeuchi

Hi, I'm Susana Bernal Takeuchi. I'm from Philippines but I had lived most of my life in Japan. For the past seven years, I had worked with young Japanese children in early childhood education centers. I absolutely love teaching kindergarteners. It's my mission to instill a love for learning in my students. I like to teach with passion for all themes so that my students develop a desire to become a long-life learner. More things about me, I love to play with my favorite toy, "ukulele";, and love to share songs, dances and specially yoga stories. I also love to cook Japanese food and bake yummy cakes.

Susana Bernal Takeuchi：フィリピン出身。在日20年以上。
保育園での勤務が長く、子ども英語教室運営経験もあるベテラン。自身の子育て経験も活かしこどもたちに手を貸すのではなく、声がけをして自立を促しサポートしてくれます。アート＆クラフトが得意でいつも楽しいアイデアをたくさん提供してくれます。お料理が得意で、ケーキ作りが趣味。とにかく子どもが大好きで、母の気持ちで大らかに見守ってくれる先生です。

Tibor Lucskai

Tibor is from Canada.
I am a Canadian expat, I have been living and working in Japan for more than 18 years. I have also worked for a children books publishing company Apricot for four years. I obtained an introductory certificate in Teaching English to children. I have been working at International Schools for long time.I believe that my special teaching techniques which is having fun while acquiring the language works really well with children.

Tibor Lucskai：カナダ出身。
英語指導経験、プリスクール勤務 18年以上のベテラン先生です。アプリコット出版社で子ども英会話教材の開発にも携わり、英会話教師の指導も行ってきました。彼のレッスンは「楽しく学ぶ」がモットーですが楽しいだけでなく、しっかりと身に付くと好評です。

Zyra Del Rosario de Jesus

Hello everyone!
My name is Zyra and I am from The Philippines.
I have been teaching children of different ages and nationalities since 2014. I am also a professional theater actor and director. I started my teaching career at an international language school back in my country.My class is full of fun activities such as experiments and sensory play. We do a lot of dancing and exercising too! I believe that children's potential will be more developed in a fun and positive environment. It is such a joy to see the children grow and learn something new. When I am not teaching, I am probably at the kickboxing gym or at the park shadow boxing. I also enjoy gardening in my free time!

Zyra Del Rosario de Jesus：フィリピン出身。英語指導経験5年以上。
様々な年齢、国籍の生徒を教えた経験があり、子どもの指導が得意。小さい子どもが大好きで、ミュージカルシアターの経験を活かしレッスンに楽しいアイデアを盛り込んで、メリハリのあるクラスを行っています。

Mallory Lipar

My name is Mallory and I am from the Philippines.
I have been teaching at New World International School since 2015. I am a sweet, kind, fun, loving, caring, dedicated person, and I incorporate these aspects of my personality into my teaching style. Music is one of my many passions, and so I combine my love for music with my love for teaching to create a lesson the kids will enjoy. I also take pride in providing an atmosphere where all the kids can fully express themselves through art, play, and interacting during our story time. My circle time is always fun, filled with many new ideas, songs, and dances. Being a patient and understanding teacher is important for me, since all children are different and require different levels of attention. I believe that learning through play is very important for the development of children, so I always try my best to make sure the kids are learning and having fun at the same time.

Mallory Lipar：フィリピン出身。
子育て経験を生かし、NWISで活躍しています。
子どもたちをひとりひとりよく見て、個々に応じた保育をしています。楽しいアイデアにあふれ、センサリーテーブルやアートは子どもたちにも大人気。勉強熱心、真面目で、明るく歌が上手で、いつも朗らかな先生です。

Ines Smaili

I am from Paris, France.
I was always attracted to teaching since I was a teenager. I started teaching career as a private English and Math teacher back in France and a preschool teacher for 3 years in Tokyo. I'm good at communicating and understanding quickly what children need.
I love walking a lot and cooking in my free time!

Ines Smaili：フランス出身。
プリスクール勤務経験、フランスでは算数と英語を教えていた経験があります。いつも落ち着いていて、優しい視線で子どもたちを見守ってくれる先生です。細かいところに目が行き届き、丁寧に子どもたちをサポートしています。

Saki Ishikawa

I studied Art and Photography in London.
I am a certificated nursery teacher and worked at nursery schools in Meguro, and Setagaya for several years. I've been working at NWIS since 2014.
I support both children and parents at preschool classroom, daycare and the office.I like traveling, taking photos, visiting museums, watching movies, and watching football games.
Kids teach me a lot of great things every day.
That's one of the happiest moments as a teacher. Let's have fun!!

Saki Ishikawa：保育士資格保持。発達サポーター資格所持。
ロンドンにて写真の学校に通う。世田谷、目黒など、保育士として勤務経験あり。子どもの発達段階を踏まえながら個々を見つめ、子どもたちの興味を大事にし、楽しく、心動く経験をたくさんさせてあげられるようなカリキュラムを作成し、提供することに努めています。またアートが好きなのでクラフトのアイデアを考えることを任される事もあります。（子どもたちの写真も時々撮ってます！）NWISでは主にPreschoolやDaycare、Office業務のアシスタントを担当しており、子どもたちはもちろん、アフタースクールに通う小学生や保護者の方々などスクールに関わるすべての人に、信頼できる存在であるよう日々心がけています。

Maya Dayasiri

My name is Maya and I was born in Sri Lanka.
I have traveled the world since my childhood. I've always loved Theater and studied Drama and Speech in London. I came to Japan three years ago and since been working as a teacher. I love to keep my lessons fun and interesting :)
During my free time I love composing poems and writing children's stories!

Maki Sasamoto

I have been teaching for more than ten years. I love working with children. They surprise me with how quickly they learn, and their big smiles make me happy! I hope to have lots of fun with NWIS children, parents and staff! I love exploring new places, finding nice restaurants, watching movies, travelling and swimming. I recently started learning how to make Yukata!

Maki Sasamoto：保育士資格保持。子ども支援員資格有。中高教員免許保持。イギリス留学経験有。
中学校で3年間教鞭をとり、その後インターナショナルスクールで長年勤務。
Preschoolクラス、After Schoolクラスなどを教えた経験もあり、Officeやこども、先生たちのサポートなど、なんでも任せられます。

Dani Mathias

Hello everyone, my name is Dani Mathias and I am from India.
I've been working with different age groups from preschool to Elementary level for almost 8 years. I am a dedicated teacher with a passion for children's learning and care. I have developed strong skills in creating fun and interactive learning activities and materials, observing, and reporting on child development and conduct, and developing solid reports with children.In addition to being a very organized teacher, I am creative and enthusiastic, and sensitive to children's individual needs. I possess excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, as well as solid computer skills.
I believe that the quality of education a person receives in early life is indispensable in bringing out that person's potential and that all children should have access to quality learning and care.

Anna

My name is Anna and I come from Israel.
With a background in entrepreneurship, art, and design, I strive to inspire children to take on multidisciplinary challenges via the Project-Based Learning (PBL) method. I believe that proper communication skills along with self-directed learning ability can get you anywhere you want in your life, and I hope to help the children to develop these skills in order to realize their full potential.

Nanji Hilaria Ngelo

My name is Nanji and I'm from Cameroon.
I came to Japan in 2017 to further my studies in the Graduate school of Global Environmental Studies at Sophia University. Before that, I earned a degree in Curriculum Studies and Teaching in Cameroon.I love kids and teaching is my passion. I always try to make classes fun, and I want my students to learn with peace of mind and enjoyment. My hobbies are watching movies, listening to music and singing.

Kumi Wakatsuki

I studied communication for three years at the City University of New York. I like traveling and listening to music. I am raising two children. Now I work as an office assistant at NWIS. I like to play with kids and would like to have a good time with them!

東京都地域保育員の資格有り。ニューヨーク市立大学コミュニケーション学部で3年間学ぶ。旅行をしたり、様々なジャンルの音楽を聴くのが好きです。NWISでは、オフィスアシスタントとしてお手伝いしています。子供たちと遊ぶのがとても好きなので、一緒に楽しい時間を過ごしていきたいです！

Mariko Matsubayashi

I'm Mariko, a former civil servant with a decade of experience in child welfare. My dedication to children's well-being led me to join NWIS while pursuing a degree in developmental psychology at university. Aside from my professional and academic pursuits, I delight in discovering charming cafes, traveling, and dressing up in kimonos for memorable outings with friends. I'm passionate about understanding and nurturing child development and find joy in embracing diverse cultures and creating meaningful connections.

Risa Yamada M.M

Risa has been conducting the Music Together program at NWIS since 2011.
She grew up in the Washington D.C area and attended Longfellow Middle School and then McLean High School in Fair Fax County, Virginia. She holds a BM and an MM in piano performance as well as an official Music Together preschool license.■Owner and piano instructor of the Yamada school of music in Tokyo
https://www.yamadaschoolofmusic.com■Japan chair - American College of Musicians / National Guild of Piano Teachers
https://www.pianoguildjapan.com/

Risa Yamada M.M：小学生から大学院までアメリカで過ごす。
ハワイ大学、大学院ピアノ演奏科卒業。Music Together のライセンスティーチャーであり、ピアノ講師。
毎週楽しいMusic Togetherのプログラム及び音楽の授業を子どもたちに提供しています。■英語で教えるピアノ教室the Yamada School of Music in Tokyo 主宰・ピアノ講師
https://www.yamadaschoolofmusic.com■米国ピアノ教師NPO団体　ACM米国立鍵盤教育部　日本支部代表
https://www.pianoguildjapan.com/

Kristin Ormiston Artist-in-residence

Kristin is from the city of Victoria in Canada.
She enjoys using music and poetry to help the children learn challenging material. Kristin especially loves teaching her Musical Theatre after school classes on Fridays, and she hopes to be able to offer an Musical Theatre after school class to Elementary students in the future.

Kristin Ormiston：カナダ出身。NWIS 専属アーティスト・イン・レジデンス。
ミュージカルの世界で15年のキャリアがあり、プリスクールや小学校で演劇、音楽を教えていました。
彼女の作ったオリジナルソングは楽しく歌っている間に色々なことを学んでしまう魔法の歌、各テーマごとにギターを片手に教えてくれます。クラスではドラマやミュージカルを取り入れた授業を展開し、子どもたちも楽しみにしています。