Grade 4 Class Teacher
Upper Elementary Coordinator

BA (Hons), University of Birmingham
PGCE (Primary), Kingston University, London

After completing his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Birmingham, Mr Burton worked as an English teacher in Seoul, South Korea for two years. Upon returning to his home city of London, Mr Burton undertook his education qualification at Kingston University before teaching at an ‘outstanding’ rated school in North London. For the last year Mr Burton has been working as an education consultant, training teachers in London. Outside of the classroom, Mr Burton’s interests include travel, literature, practising his ukulele and surfing.

Grade 1 Class Teacher
Lower Elementary Coordinator

BEd P-10, University of Southern Queensland, Australia

Mr. Reimann is a dedicated educator with nearly 20 years nurturing and guiding students aged Kindergarten-Grade 5 in Australian schools as well as British and IB international schools in Thailand. For the past 12 years Mr. Reimann has called Bangkok, Thailand home. As a qualified Health and Safety Coordinator, for the past 4 years he has introduced and led policies, procedures and trainings for all staff to ensure the school community’s safety. In his spare time, Mr. Reimann loves to cook, bowl, travel, and explore new places and cultures.

Japanese Teacher
Japanese Coordinator

BSc (Phys. Ed.) Nihon University, Tokyo
Japanese Primary Teaching Qualification (Chiba Prefecture)
Japanese Secondary Teaching Qualification (Physical Education)

After teaching for several years in his hometown, Matsuyama (Ehime Prefecture), Mr Endo spent six years working in the UK and New Zealand. He taught Japanese and Mathematics in Wellington, New Zealand before returning to Japan and joining MIS in 2010. As well as teaching and learning about education, Mr Endo enjoys organising sports events such as Sports Day, soccer for classes, and the MIS teachers’ football team.

Learning Support Coordinator

BEd (Hons), University of Lancaster, UK
MA, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
MSc, University of Edinburgh, UK

Wendy has taught in primary and special schools in England and Scotland, and in international schools in Asia. Early in her career she developed an interest in teaching children with learning difficulties and has undertaken postgraduate study in this area. Her most recent teaching post was as a Learning Support Coordinator at the British International School in Vietnam. She enjoys camping, hiking, and exploring the Japanese countryside.

English Support Coordinator

MEd, University College London, UK
BA, Nottingham Trent University, UK
PGCE, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK

Barry has 16 years teaching experience in the UK, Japan and Brunei Darussalam. He comes to MIS having worked in a variety of teaching and support roles across the primary and middle school age range. With specialised Literacy and Assessment for Learning Training, Barry hopes to make a positive difference and support students throughout the school. In his spare time he likes long distance running and spending time with his family.

Elementary Class Assistant

Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Emilio Aguinaldo College, Philippines
Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Secondary Education), Benguet State University, Philippines
Elementary Teacher Qualification, Secondary Teacher Qualification (Science), Registered Nurse

Mr Bersalona worked for two years in a primary and secondary school in the Philippines, he taught several subjects including Arts, Biology and Maths. He also volunteered as a staff nurse in a public hospital in his hometown. Before joining MIS, Mr Bersalona had previous experience of teaching in Japan as a Preschool and Kindergarten Teacher. His interests are biking, photography, drawing and music, especially playing drums.

Grade 1 Class Teacher

BA, Lincoln University, UK
PGCE, Nottingham Trent University, UK

Miss Brewster has had the pleasure of teaching children in several countries during the previous few years. Prior to completing her teaching qualification, Miss Brewster taught English to Grade 3-5 students in Seoul, South Korea. Upon receiving her formal teaching qualification, she taught Grade 4 in Czechia and Grade 1 in Japan. Miss Brewster’s hobbies include singing, watching theatre shows, and reading.

Elementary Class Assistant

BS, Baylor University, USA

Chad first visited Japan on a cultural ambassador program when he was 18. After graduating from university, he decided to turn his passion for English and intrigue of Japanese culture into a career. He has spent the last 5 years teaching junior high school students in Japan and is excited to now focus his attention on supporting young children. By creating an engaging learning environment and connecting with students, he aims to develop their confidence not only in learning but also in themselves. When he isn’t teaching, Chad enjoys watching American football and exploring Japan.

School Counselor

Bachelor of Psychology, Sophia University, Japan
Master of Psychology, Sophia University, Japan
Clinical Psychologist, Certified Public Psychologist

After working as a therapist in mental clinics for a couple of years, Mikiko started her career as a school counselor, and ever since she has loved working with the children. She has 18 years of experience as a school counselor at the elementary, junior high, and high school levels in Japan – both public and private.
She loves spending time with children and feels joy in supporting their families and teachers. Mikiko enjoys traveling as well as listening to, singing and playing music in her spare time.

School Librarian

BFA (Fine Arts), State University of New York at Oswego, USA

Mr Hall has been working in Chiba at various public schools in Japan since joining the Japan English Teachers Program (JET) in 1998. He joined MIS when the school opened in 2009 as School Librarian and in-charge of our Media Center. He is also one of the contributors to the development of MIS’s Art Curriculum. Some of his many interests include illustration, reading and learning traditional Japanese music.

Grade 2 Class Teacher

BA (Hons) McMaster University, Canada
BEd (Hons) Western University, Canada
MSEd, in TESOL Temple University, Japan

Joanne has over 15 years’ teaching experience in both public and private schools in Canada, Japan and the Middle East. With primary, junior and intermediate qualifications, Joanne has taught a variety of ages, from Kindergarten to Junior High School, working both as a classroom instructor and as a program coordinator. Joanne also worked as a continuing/corporate education lecturer at Temple University Japan Campus for four years before joining MIS in 2013.

Japanese Teacher

Kindergarten Teacher Qualification, Japan
Elementary Teacher Qualification, Japan

Ms Lane joined MIS as a Kindergarten Japanese Teacher in 2013. She has over 20 years of experience in Japanese kindergartens and international pre-schools in Japan. She has previously taught students across a wide range of grades. She also held the position of Head Curriculum Coordinator and Lead Teacher in her previous school.

Japanese Teacher

BA in Education, University of Tottori, Japan
PGCE, MFL, University of Sheffield, UK
Japanese Primary Teaching Qualification
Japanese Secondary Teaching Qualification (English)

Mrs Lockley was founding member of the MIS staff, starting in 2009. After graduation, she initially taught for state primary schools in Japan for 4 years before moving to the UK in 2003 where she taught GCSE and A-level Japanese at Bradford Girls Grammar School as well as taking on a number other educational assignments. She has a great passion for the piano, singing and dancing. She also enjoys playing with her children at home.

Grade 2 Class Teacher

BA, University of East Anglia, UK
MA, University of East Anglia, UK
PGCE, University of the West of England, UK

Amy has eight years of teaching experience in Hong Kong and the UK. She comes to MIS after two years of international teaching in Hong Kong. She has worked extensively in the primary age range. In her spare time, she enjoys painting, drawing and other art activities, as well as reading, swimming, and hiking.

Grade 6 Class Teacher

BA (Hons) English, McMaster University, Canada.
B.ED University of Windsor, Canada.

Matthew has over 15 years of experience teaching at the elementary, middle and high school levels in public schools in Canada and in international schools in Japan. He comes to MIS having most recently taught in the language and literature area of the International Baccalaureate Programme in both middle school and high school. Matthew is currently pursuing graduate studies in psychology and is passionate about empowering students to become independent learners who think and act to better their communities through service.

Grade 3 Class Teacher

BMus (hons) Royal College of Music, London.
PGCE (Primary) Southbank University London.

Maureen has had 15 years’ teaching experience in British schools and has taught extensively across the 3-12 age range, before joining MIS. Previous teaching roles have also included running parental workshops in supporting Literacy and Numeracy for adults. Maureen began working as an Instrumental Music Teacher before taking on various curricular roles. Interests include travel, playing the guitar and ukulele, reading, theatre, cookery, exploring new places and cycling. She has hiked around Switzerland, France, the Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia and the British Isles and enjoys hiking and other adventures in Japan.

Grade 3 Class Teacher

MEd American College of Education, USA
BA University of Washington, USA

Mr. Meriwether has been teaching elementary students for more than seven years. He has taught students at the elementary level in South Korea and China. He most recently taught as a fifth-grade homeroom teacher in Hawaii, where he was able to learn from his students about Native Hawaiian culture while ensuring that they were meeting their educational goals. Currently, Stephen is working on obtaining an M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction. During his free time, he enjoys playing the drums and riding his bicycle.

Japanese Teacher

BA Childhood Studies, Japan
Kindergarten & Elementary Teacher Qualification, Japan
Diploma in Nursery Nursing, UK
Certificate in Advanced Skills of Teaching Japanese Language, Japan

Ms Misaki has worked at MIS since 2011. Previously she worked at an international school in Tokyo for ten years, where she enjoyed working with children from Nursery (K1) to Year 2 (G1). She enjoys travelling, reading books, listening to music and watching films in her spare time.

Japanese Teacher

BA Education, Japan
MA Art Education in Canada
Japanese Primary Teaching Qualification

Ms Nakaya has worked at MIS since 2012. While staying in Canada, she taught Japanese as a heritage language to Japanese Canadian children as a volunteer. After completing her studies in Canada, she taught in both public and private elementary schools in Japan. Ms Nakaya likes traveling and watching movies.

Grade 5 Class Teacher

BA, West Virginia University, US
MA, West Virginia University, US
Professional Certification via Wheeling University, US
Professor of Humanities via University of Maryland Global Campus

Mrs. Roberts has over 9 years of experience teaching in both public and private schools in America and Japan. With her Professional Teaching Certification, she has taught students from elementary school to high school as a homeroom teacher and as a subject level instructor. She also has been a Professor of Humanities at the University of Maryland Global Campus since 2017, teaching business level writing to adults. Her interests include reading, playing cello, and spending time with her husband and son.