November 2008 - British School Of Bucharest

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New Teachers
Ms Jennifer Kemp, Head of
Physical Education
Ms Kemp, the new Head of Department, and Mr O’Brien
are the new PE teachers at BSB. We are very glad to have
them join the BSB staff. Here are a few basic things
about them: Ms Kemp has been teaching for 6 years. She
has taught in England for 2 years, Madrid for 3 years and
now she is here teaching in Romania for the first time.
She is primarily a PE teacher, but is also a qualified high
school art teacher. This year Ms Kemp will be teaching
us both PE and PSCHE. She says she enjoys Bucharest
a lot, and thinks that it has a good social life and lots to
do. Her favourite sport is athletics. She likes BSB as the
students are very friendly, willing to learn new things,
and very enthusiastic. She is especially looking forward
to the GCSE courses with years 10, 11 and 12. Mr O’Brien
has been teaching for 8 years now. He has taught all
around the world, in places such as Wales, Kuwait, which
is in the Middle East, Venezuela, and in China. He is
teaching for the first time in Bucharest. He teaches PE
to the primary school. Out of all sports, his favourite
is rugby. He likes Bucharest, as he thinks it is a very
accessible city, and is very happy to be part of BSB.
Maria, Year 10
Mr Anthony O’Brien,
Physical Education
Mr Kevin Power,
Head of Science
As you have all noticed, we have a new science
teacher! His name is Mr. Kevin Power and you can find
him downstairs, at the ground floor, in the science
lab, looking through microscopes or investigating
miscellaneous substances in round test tubes. He is
not here to blow the school or neighborhood up, but to
teach us something about science. With a vast store of
teaching experience, some fourteen years, believe me,
he has what it takes to make you if not love science, then
at least make a frozen frog jump out of the fridge. He
has taught in many other places, such as Kenya, Berlin,
London, Columbia, Washington DC, and Nevada and has
decided to make Romania his next port of call. When
asked about the reason why he came to Romania, he
answered leisurely that it was close to his and his wife’s
relatives. He was born in 1968 in Osceola, Arkansas, in
the United States and studied at Bentonville High. During
the interview, he also “confessed” that while being in
high school, he played clarinet and saxophone in a band.
Bet you didn’t know that, right? After high schol he went
on to study at the University of Arkansas, University of
Surrey, and then worked at the Peace Corps Roehampton
Institute who sent him off to work in Kenya, where he
met and befriended an old African maumau warrior from
Kenya called Muratti. I’m afraid that my space here is
limited, so if you want to find out more about the above
story, then go ask him yourselves! For now, all I can say
is that we would like to wish Mr Power a warm welcome
to our school and hope that he will enjoy it here! Just in
case you might want to send him a present, his birthday
is on the 29th of January.
Senia, Year 10
Mr Nic Perrett,
Head of Languages
Our new Head of Languages and French teacher, Mr
Nicholas Perrett, arrived in Romania in the summer of
2008, and is originally from Bath, England. During his
short time here in Romania he says has enjoyed his time,
saying that the Romanian community is very friendly.
His main wish while here in Romania is to experience
as much of Romanian culture as he can, saying that he
loves to travel and to experience new cultures. During
his last 15 years teaching French he has taught in several
countries, including Germany, France, America, and a
little more off the beaten track, South Korea. One of Mr.
Perret’s key interests is Italian food (both cooking and
eating). He said that he likes to play football and hockey
in his free time. During the course of the interview, he
also mentioned that he thinks the school has a nice
atmosphere, with very friendly teachers and studentsincluding
this year’s Mures House captain.
Edoardo, Year 10
Where are they now
Hello to everyone!
I am very happy to be able to send you all a
little bit of news from us in France. The whole
family is great and we have settled in France
very fast. The city we are in now is called
Toulouse; it is big and very beautiful. This is
a great city because we can go everywhere
by bike and there are not a lot of cars. We
have a big house with seven rooms, a huge
underground room, but a small garden, which
doesn’t really matter because we have a park
The British School of Bucharest Magazine
really close to our house.
We are now all in a French school which is
also very close to our house, so Gonzague,
Priscille, and I can go by bike. It’s great! The
French school is very different to the English
system, but we are managing to adapt! We like
our new school, but miss the BSB people a lot!
We miss you all a lot!
Merry Christmas!
Constance, Year 9, Toulouse, France
Us in France in our new house ▼
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