Laurence

G10 HR / US English

Belgium

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Ed, MS, BEd (Secondary)

Laurence is starting her 19th year as a teacher. She has worked in Belgium, Ireland and the Netherlands at a Catholic school, language schools, a university and an IB school. She has an MA in Languages Literature and Linguistics (English and Dutch), MA in Education and PgDip in Communication Sciences. She is a Qualified Teacher and has done multiple courses to broaden her knowledge including CELTA (Thailand). She has also obtained her Middle School Leadership Certificate. Laurence was raised in English and Dutch, but was also taught French and German at school. She also took Latin in high school and is currently studying Japanese. She loves food, travelling/exploring, going to amusement parks, photography and reading/watching movies.

At TIS since 2025

Belgium, Canada, Netherlands, Japan

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Tokyo International School is a non profit school, which is accredited by the Council of International Schools and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.
We are a fully authorized, International Baccalaureate World School, catering for students from Kindergarten 1 (four years old) to Grade 8 (fourteen years old).