Physics Workshop Recommendations

Paris, France
Workshop Leader: Chris Hamper

“Very useful information and experience transfer.”

Vidar Furholt, St. Olav Vgs, Norway

“The workshop leader was refreshingly honest, open, and generous with his knowledge.”

Ann Apted, International School of Basel, Switzerland

“Chris is perhaps the best workshop leader I have had after four workshops in the past eight years. He is a great asset as he makes his work available to us through InThinking and his own webpages.”

Todd Nore, Lillestrom Vgs, Norway

“Good workshop. Experienced presenter, lots of resources.”

Andy Prideaux, Cheadle & Marple Sixth Form College, United Kingdom

“All sessions were useful. The presenter knew not only the subject, but also the "ins and outs" of the IB.”

Tony Hyde, College Beau Soleil, Switzerland

“Chris was wonderful: excellent background knowledge, clear expression, excellent interpersonal skills.”

Steven Eddy, Zurich International School, Switzerland

“Overall, the workshop was very good. Chris is a professional teacher and I always get many hints from him that I use in my work.”

Jevgenijs Proskurins, Riga State Gymnasium No 1, Latvia

“Chris was outstanding. Very clear. Very exact. Knows what he is talking about. Very well prepared.”

James Gavin Hopwood, Diocesan Boy, China

“One of the best presenters I have listened to.”

Marianne Heikkila, Tikkurlian lukio, Finland

Barcelona, Spain
Workshop Leader: Chris Hamper

“I feel much more confident about teaching the IB after this workshop.”

Carrie Scafe, International School of Stuttgart, Germany

“Chris clearly has a passion for both physics AND enabling it to be taught effectively. His interest in helping others is phenomenal; and the quality of his online resource and their usability is fantastic.”

Karyn Watt, Harbor Secondary, Kaust, Saudi Arabia

“The presenter was very goo/enthusiastic.”

Gavin Kerr, Aiglon College, Switzerland

“Excellent presenter! Very informative and inspiring. I especially liked your sense of humour. Thanks for a great workshop. I learned a lot.”

Marjan White, International College, Spain

“Very useful.”

Anna Ryan, North London Collegiate School, United Kingdom

“Chris was excellent - well-prepared, friendly and approachable. He gave lots of examples and anecdotes. I had a lot of fun!”

Davide Pavanello, Collège Champittet, Switzerland

“The workshop leader was very clear, well organised, enthusiastic.”

Michael Bailey, Benjamin Franklin International School, Barcelona, Spain

“Chris is as helpful and energetic as you get the impression of on the OCC.”

Jan Alfred Sandven, Berg vgs, Norway

“The presenter was high quality absolutely: funny, interesting, useful... Everything was perfect!”

Alberto Sanz, Colegio Internacional Peñacorada, Spain

“The workshop leader was excellent: he was full of enthusiasm and obviously really knows what he’s talking about.”

Robert Parker, Rome International School, Italy

“Chris was very clear, detailed and entertaining. He gave a lot of ideas which is always a great thing for new teachers.”

Maria Alvarez, St. George’s School in Switzerland

Paris, France
Workshop Leader: Chris Hamper

“The workshop leader was excellent - enthusiastic and knowledgeable.”

Giles Cawley, King’s College School, Wimbledon, United Kingdom

“Well done. Chris is very experienced. I’ve got many useful ideas from him. Thank you for the workshop!”

Jevgenijs Proskurins, Riga State Gymnasium No 1, Latvia

“The workshop leader was well-prepared and had lots of useful resources and ideas.”

Sharon Lloyd, International School of Helsinki, Finland

“Chris Hamper was excellent, being knowledgeable, approachable and thoroughly enthused by his involvement in both teaching Physics and delivering the workshops.”

Philip Baxter, Rydal Penrhos, North Wales, United Kingdom

“Chris takes a down-to-earth approach to the workshop which mirrors his work in his own classroom.”

Matt Walker, The American School in Switzerland

Barcelona, Spain
Workshop Leader: Chris Hamper

“The workshop was very informative. The workshop leader was excellent. He is obviously passionate about students’ learning.”

Donovan Shaw, International School of Bremen , Germany

“The workshop was fantastic and very worthwhile. Chris is very good and knows a lot about the subtleties of the IB program. Thanks!”

Ben Keeley, Dubai American Academy, United Arab Emirates

“Chris was excellent. I wasn’t bored at all in 2 ½ days - a pretty impressive feat!”

Alastair Ronn, International School of Geneva, Switzerland

“Chris is very experienced, both as a presenter and teacher.”

David Hardy, Thomas Alleynes High School, United Kingdom

“Inspiring.”

John Gibbs, St Olav’s vgs, Norway

“Presenter excellent.”

Allan Riddick, Oporto British School, Portugal

Istanbul, Turkey
Workshop Leader: Chris Hamper

“There were few written comments on this workshop, but Chris Hamper was rated 7 on a scale of 1 to 7 by six of his eight participants and 6 by the other two.”

“The workshop leader explained the subject clearly, gave helpful activities, and shared the sources that were needed.”

Fatma Aral, Ted Bursa College, Turkey

Paris, France
Workshop Leader: Chris Hamper

“Chris was excellent! Thanks to all involved.”

Mike Ford, International School of Lyon, France

“The presenter was excellent - enthusiastic and provided lots of good information. I’m glad I came!”

Arthur Knowflick, International School of Aberdeen, United Kingdom

“The workshop leader was good - experienced and helpful.”

Jonathan Bigg, St. Christopher’s School, Bahrain

“Excellent!”

Eileen Niedermann, Tashkent International School, Uzbekistan

“The workshop leader was very good - dynamic and professional.”

Sami Laitila, Joensuun Lyseon Lukio, Finland

“Chris Hamper was excellent. He is very capable and has a high level of knowledge both as a subject teacher and as an IB teacher.”

Paul Aubridge, Worth School, United Kingdom

“I am really satisfied with the contents of the workshop. The workshop leader was excellent: focused, open for discussion, and very helpful.”

Michal Orlowski, Paderewski Private Grammar School, Poland

“The workshop leader was very good and I learnt a lot.”

Anna Mikolajska, Kolegium Europejskie - IB World School 1528, Poland

Paris, France
Workshop Leader: Chris Hamper

“The workshop leader was enthusiastic, practical, helpful and approachable. Very good!”

N. J. Duddles, International School Hilversum, The Netherlands

“Chris is really the right man for this task: communicative, experienced, guides and speaks clearly.”

Konrad Lukaszewski, Szkola Europejska lyceum, Poland

“Chris was very inspiring, energetic and charismatic... I’ll bring home a lot of useful stuff and a lot of inspirational ideas.”

Niels Erik Wegge, Birkerod Gymnasium, Denmark

“The workshop leader was very experienced. He shared his ideas with us and made many good proposals for things to do.”

Ole Magnus Holmes, Sandefjord Videregaende School, Norway

“Chris has an effective presentation style and is very knowledgeable about the subject.”

Ryan Balch, AOSR, Italy

“Chris was great, very helpful... Great lab ideas and assessment ideas... As a first eyar IB teacher this has been extremely helpful. I learned a great deal and will recommend InThinking to my other colleagues.”

Lauren Moehring, Bavarian International School, Germany

“Chris was enthusiastic, experienced and extremely knowledgeable! He gave clear explanations and addressed questions very well.”

Bryony Ralph, Cheltenham Ladies’ College, United Kingdom

“Chris was excellent - perfect for teachers new to the program... I go back to school with a much clearer overview of the program and many ideas for improvement.”

Marta Malvezzi, International School of Milan, Italy

“Chris was very good: clear, friendly, not overly pushy but not too easily distracted.”

Mark Crisp, Bedford School, United Kingdom

“Chris based the workshop on what we wanted to learn. Very good overall.”

Barbara Neocleous, International School Hilversum, The Netherlands

“Chris was very good. It is obvious that he has lots of valuable experience to share. His sessions were clear organised and very honest!”

Lorraine Carlsen, Oslo International School, Norway

“Very good!”

Brendan Naughton, Arnhem International School, The Netherlands

“The workshop leader has prepared a very good schedule and he gave a lot of examples and alternatives. I found him really good.”

Hadjigeorgio Kyriakos, Campion School, Greece

Paris, France
Workshop Leader: Chris Hamper

“Excellent!”

Antonios Apostolou, Anatolia College, Thessalaloniki, Greece

“Chris was very helpful and flexible. He was good at explaining and gave us lots of ideas and examples. ”

Elzbieta Kozirog, III Liceum Ogolnoksztalcace y Gdyni, Poland

“Very good!”

Anthony Humphreys, International School of Tianjin, China

“Excellent!”

Jonathan Beaver, British International School of Istanbul, Turkey

“Chris was very good. He listened to and answered questions that came up and is clearly an experienced IB teacher. He also introduced good software & internet resources. Thank you for a very enjoyable and useful workshop.”

Catherine Venton, Truro College, United Kingdom

“Excellent stuff, very relaxed delivery!”

Dennis Kuszynski, British International School, Cairo, Egypt