Mr. Smith was born in England, then moved to the prairie province of Saskatchewan in Canada when he was six years old.

He completed university degrees in English Literature, Psychology, and Education, and since 1994, has taught in Mexico, China, Australia, Taiwan, Canada, China again, Canada again, and now in Seoul, Korea.

He is delighted to be working with and learning from the Grade Three students at Rainbow International School.

Ms. Terhaar is from Minneapolis, Minnesota.

She graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Early Childhood Education, from Concordia University in St. Paul. This is her third year teaching in Seoul, and her first year at Rainbow International School.

Ms.Terhaar is looking forward to sharing and appreciating other cultures with her diverse class!

Ms. Meyer has been a proud member of Rainbow International School since January 2009. 

She is from Ontario, Canada and graduated from York University in Toronto with her Bachelor of Education degree. She has had the pleasure to teach in grades one, two and three in Canada before joining R.I.S. 

Ms. Meyer loves sports, aerobics classes,running, traveling, reading and surrounding herself with the people she cares about.

She feels honoured to be part of such a diverse school, and continues to enjoy sharing in the culture and celebrations that the students and staff of R.I.S. have to offer.

Miss Shaw is from Nova Scotia, Canada. 

She began her undergraduate studies in Anthropology at Saint Mary’s University in Nova Scotia and completed her degree at the University of Iceland in Reykjavik on an exchange program she initiated. 

She then did her Bachelor of Education at the University of Maine. 

She has a passion for teaching and feels if you create a respectful classroom conducive to learning that every student can obtain their educational goals.

Marcia Carver was born and raised in Nova Scotia, Canada.

In 2001, she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the Cape Breton Univerisity.

She later went on to continue her studies at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, NB where she received her Bachelor of Education degree in 2003.

Miss Carver has been living and working in Seoul since 2004.

In her spare time she likes to read, swim and travel.

Mr. Mustafa was born in Afyon, a small city in Turkey.

He graduated from the Elementary Education Department of Hacettepe University in Ankara.

He has been teaching Science and Turkish at R.I.S. for two years.

He likes watching movies and playing soccer.

He thinks that everybody can be a scientist if they believe.

Mr.Polat is from Turkey.

He holds a teaching degree in science education from Middle East Technical University.

For the last four years he worked as a science teacher in Mombasa, a coastal city in Kenya.

He has a keen interest in Technology and enjoys reading in his spare time.

Mrs. Kim grew up in a music-loving family, and naturally came to decide to major in Music.

She graduated from the Department of Music at Korea National High School of Traditional Arts with the highest honor, specialized in practical techniques in the College of Music at Chung-Ang University.

And studied Musicology in the Graduate School at Korea National University of Arts.

She also teaches music theories at Korea National High School of Traditional Arts and performs in a chamber orchestra.

Ms. Lee was born and grew up in Busan, the second largest city in Korea.

She studied Korean Education in the College of Education, then Korean as a Foreign Language in the Graduate School of Education at Korea University. She has taught Korean Grammar and Literature to Korean students at many Korean public middle schools since 2000. She also has taught Korean to foreign students since 2004. Ms. Lee taught summer camp at the Korea Language Culture Center at Korea University in 2005 and 2006, as well as Korean for Foreign Learners at Yeoksam Global Village Center since 2008.

She is delighted to be teaching all the students at Rainbow International School.

Mrs. Cho was born in Seoul, Korea and raised in Minnesota.

She graduated from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies with a B.A. in English and obtained teaching licensure for full time K-12 ESL from the state of Minnesota.

She have been teaching at Rainbow International School for the past year.

Aside from teaching, she is a mother of three children who always keep her very busy !

She is an avid reader and loves COFFEE !!!

Ms. Choi graduated from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies with a Bachelor of Arts degree in French and English.

She holds a teaching certificate in the subjects issued by the Ministry of Education.

As a graduate of an international school herself, she appreciates cultural diversity, values and accepts different points of view.

Ms.Lee was born in Ansan, a small city in Korea.

After high school, she went to Turkey for University degree and she graduated from Political Sciences and International relations at Bogazici University.

She is pleased to being at Rainbow International School where different cultures in the world can coexist. She loves travelling.