Mr Tom B.

Country:

Education:

University of Leeds (UK) M.A. English literature

Work experience:

I have more than 15 years of experience in both teaching and leadership positions. This includes positions in South Korea, Morocco, the US, UK, Italy, Qatar, and of course Russia.

What makes you a good teacher?

I see the classroom as a canvas for creation. I teach meaningful, content-driven lessons that utilise literature, poetry, and music. I encourage students to experience language as a bridge to global cultures, cultivating empathy, and self-expression.

Achievements:

I am proud of showing strong will power when I set a personal target.

Lifestyle:

yoga, podcasting, self-publishing, playing the piano, collecting vinyl

Dreams & Ambitions:

I would like to develop my skills in digital editing (music, design) and produce innovative, creative content related to travel and countercultures.

2025-06-30

What to feed your child in the summer: nutrition for children during the holidays without stress

Summer is a time when many restrictions are lifted, the schedule becomes more flexible, and healthy habits and proper nutrition often take a back seat until September. In this article, we will analyze what problems parents most often encounter when creating a summer diet for children, how to deal with them, and what is really useful for children during this season.

2025-06-20

This issue is dedicated to the topical theme of "Education in a New Era". Within its pages: inspiring success stories of students, exclusive interviews with alumni and parents, as well as key events from the CIS community.

2025-06-16

I would often say things like "You can't do that yet, but I know that you can learn." This helped my students to understand that they did not have to be perfect right away. They could still achieve their goals, even if they had to work hard to get there.

2025-06-11

Cambridge Mile: 10th Anniversary

The annual Cambridge Mile run is more than just a sporting event, it is a true celebration of life, energy and unity that brings together students, parents, teachers and everyone in a common quest to be healthy and energetic.

2025-06-11

Crossing borders to teach english is more than just career advancement for overseas teachers: it’s a journey into an arena of cultural exchange and self-discovery. Each journey is characterised by a developmental progression in our teaching in which we progress through a series of stages, increasing our abilities and skills along the way – but also creating unique challenges to be negotiated.

2025-06-04

Humanity can mean so many things, our Primary school spent some time looking into it and we found that Nursery and Reception, Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3 took very different perspectives on it.

2025-05-28

This year, CIS School held a series of events dedicated to May 9 - Victory Day in the Great Patriotic War. Teachers and students united to create an emotional and touching concert program that not only honored the heroes of the war, but also conveyed the importance of historical memory to the younger generation.

2025-05-28

When it comes to the Cambridge Learning System, we probably think of a chapel of four steeples, a two-storey library with many wooden shelves and arched windows like those we remember from the Harry Potter books. The Cambridge Learning System do directly related to the Cambridge University. And we are going to cover how this relationship was built and what are its primary goals.

2025-05-27

What do genes, quarks, Amazon caterpillars, and international corporation Procter&Gamble have in common? They all use the so called SYNERGY effect.

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