This week marks the start of a new school year...in Bangkok!
Workdays have started for the new staff members, "induction week." I think this is a fabulous idea since returning teachers already know so much about how a school operates. While they are still on summer break, we are learning about the House System (six houses across all grade levels with a school spirit, connection, and competitive component - think "Harry Potter!"), extracurricular activities, health care, and even an introduction to Thai language and culture. Definitely a better use of time than the professional days I have gone through recently.
Today I met a few of my library staff. All three are very knowledgeable and eager to move back into the library from their temporary work space, and I am looking forward to meeting the remaining staff soon. (The renovations are moving along quickly. However, we probably will not move in for a few more weeks.) I don't think any of us are eager to have to move and organize 500+ boxes of books! Thirty-thousand books or so is a LOT of moving! I know we will have help.
So what's on the agenda next? After talking to the staff, I learned a lot of how things work at Shrewsbury. They have had great programming and activities in the past, and we are eager to continue the best practices (if it ain't broke, don't fix it!) as well as implement a few changes. While it won't happen right away, there's a strong possibility of some house competitions with Battle of the Books. We also might have some changes to the Junior Book Challenge to make record keeping less time consuming.
Overall, stay tuned for life as an international school librarian...it's going to be a lot of fun!
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