Workshop for New IBDP Teachers: 21st - 23rd October 2011
Barcelona, Spain
Workshop Leader: Geoffrey Neuss
“Very knowledgeable.”
Brett Thomsen, American School of Barcelona, Spain
“Overall, I learned a lot from the workshop. The presenter was very engaging and honest.”
Janie Brooks, Seoul Foreign School, South Korea
“Pleasant, clear, knows what he's talking about.”
Hkis Hariss, Frankfurt International School, Germany
“I had a really good time.... Geoffrey is clearly very experienced and knowledgeable. He could answer every questions and gave good advice.”
Alison Parr, Royal High School, United Kingdom
“Good relaxed approach. Knowledgeable, insightful, imaginative”
John Agyeman, Box Hill School, United Kingdom
“His experience of communicative skills made this a good session.”
Roald Boe, Bergen Katedralskole, Norway
“I liked the step by step approach. The presenter answered all questions and covered all topics in a way that did not overwhelm us. Keep up the good work!”
Nikolaos Romanos, American Community School of Athens, Greece
“Very enjoyable sessions. The presenter cared about our problematic areas and made sure to answer all questions in his best ability.”
Khayzuran S. J. Iqbal-Mian, Sussex Coast College, Hastings, United Kingdom
“Very passionate and knows his stuff.”
Anonymous
Workshop for Experienced Teachers: 4th - 6th March 2011
Berlin, Germany
Workshop Leader: Geoffrey Neuss
“All of the sessions were useful. I enjoyed the rich exchange of experiences among the group and the leader.”
Abdelhadi El Karmi, King Faisal School, Saudi Arabia
“Pretty much all of the sessions were useful - especially the one on the EE.”
Vincent Murphy, Copenhagen International School, Denmark
“All of the sessions were useful. It was great to speak with other teachers and to learn some new things.”
Darren Hornell, Berlin Brandenburg IS, Germany
“An inspiring workshop”
Steve Perry, Modern Enligh School, Cairo, Egypt
“I enjoyed the course. All of the sessions were useful and it was excellent in every way.”
Carla Grilli, St Leonard, United Kingdom
Workshop for New IBDP Teachers: 8th - 10th October 2010
Berlin, Germany
Workshop Leader: Geoffrey Neuss
“Seems to be a brilliant teacher, very enthusiastic... Very good to get to meet other teachers.”
Ingemar Axelsson, Aranasgymnasiet, Sweden
“The workshop leader was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic with excellent links to the IB organisation "politburo".”
Tony Marrable, IS Geneva (Nations), Switzerland
“Well organised and relevant”
Denise Thomas, Gower College of Swansea, United Kingdom
“Great to have someone with so much experience and insight on what's expected and tips for our students.”
Rebecca Hansberry, IS Amsterdam, Netherlands
“The workshop leader was very comprehensive, very approachable. Good style - nice balance between relaxed approach and occasional challenge.”
Alec Crowe, Bedford School, United Kingdom
“A very useful workshop. The presenter was excellent - very experienced and lots of good ideas. He really knew his stuff. I'm now far better prepared to tackle IB.”
Peter Chapman, Aiglon College, Switzerland
“All sessions were useful - clearly and professionally explained and discussed.”
Giulio Pompei, Rome International School, Italy
“Extremely knowledgeable in subject and IB.”
Peter Brunet, Berlin Brandenburg IS, Germany
“The workshop leader was very knowledgeable and experienced.”
Phil Brown, IS Frankfurt, Germany
“All sessions were useful and the workshop leader was excellent.”
Patrick McCarthy, Leysin American School, Switzerland
Workshop for Experienced IBDP Teachers: 5th - 7th February 2010
Paris, France
Workshop Leader: Geoffrey Neuss
“Geoff is very knowledgeable about Chemistry and the IB and has a very relaxed style of presentation.”
Adrian Thompson, Ecole Active Bilingue Jeannine Manuel, France
“Excellent - the times flies, which says it all!”
Verity Tidswell, Whitgift School, United Kingdom
“Geoff was first class - relaxed, interesting and approachable. The workshop was filled with interesting facts and information, and held my attention throughout.”
Desiree Chan, Whitgift School, United Kingdom
“Geoff was first class - relaxed, interesting and approachable. The workshop was filled with interesting facts and information, and held my attention throughout.”
Desiree Chan, Whitgift School, United Kingdom
“Geoff was great - very informed and willing to answer questions.”
Adrien Fyfe, International School of Geneva, Switzerland
“Overall a very worthwhile seminar.”
Dan Cavallerano, International School of Beijing, China
“Thank you - I enjoyed it!”
Ben Graham, Rabat American School, Morocco
“Geoff has very wide knowledge and a high leve of insight into the nature of the subject and the IB.”
Lloyd Hacker, International School of Basel, Switzerland
“All sessions were useful and relevant. Interesting ideas and enthusiastic approach.”
Richard Smith, Lyceum Alpinum, Switzerland
Workshop for New IBDP Teachers: 30th October - 1st November 2009
Barcelona, Spain
Workshop Leader: Geoffrey Neuss
“Geoff was very knowledgeable, has lots of experience in teaching, and was able to inspire us.”
Unni Eikeseth, Trondheim katedralskole, Norway
“All of the sessions were useful.”
Peter McGhan, Oslo International School, Norway
“The workshop was very informative and useful and answered all my questions. Geoff gave us great tips and advice. Thank you!”
Emma Kaye, Haut-Lac International School, Switzerland
“I found all sessions very useful.”
Katalin Biro, The British International School, Budapest, Hungary
“Geoff was excellent!”
David Moss, The Manchester Grammar School, United Kingdom
“Inspirational!”
Maria Pertl, Langkaer Gymnasium & HF, Denmark
Workshop for Experienced IBDP Teachers: 6th - 8th February 2009
Paris, France
Workshop Leader: Geoffrey Neuss
“Geoff is excellent. Paul very good and helpful also.”
Dr. Theofanis Antonoglou, Anatolia College of Thessaloniki, Greece
“Geoff is experienced and also talented in communication. I was very happy with the way he approached individual problems/ questions. Paul also made a very good impression while discussing IA.”
Eleni Antonakou, Anatolia College, Turkey
“First class. It was a tremendously useful and productive course.”
Eric Nicol, North London Collegiate School, United Kingdom
“Both workshop leaders were very good!!”
Zdenka Keuc, Druga Gimnazija, Maribor, Slovenia
“The workshop leaders were excellent - knowledgeable and experienced.”
Philip Aldersey, International School of Lausanne, Switzerland
“Excellent! Both presenters were very reassuring and supportive. The clarity they gave to topics and questions asked was extremely useful. Honest and straightforward - very refreshing... Thoroughly recommended to new and experienced teachers. Well done guys!”
D. Proctor, Sevenoaks School, United Kingdom
“Both presenters were excellent and ran the workshop with good humour and with a wealth of knowledge and experience.”
Sean Hunt, St Christopher’s School, Bahrain
“Geoff is superb because he is honest with opinions and knowledgeable on his subject. Also his manner is non-threatening to the learner. I feel Paul also has these traits as leader and would not hesitate to attend a session run by him.”
Susie Falk, International School of Amsterdam, Netherlands
“The presenters were outstanding - humourous, relaxed, and keen to have a dialogue. The workshop provided wonderful opportunities to establish links with other teachers and encouraged us to critically evaluate some of our assumptions about chemistry and about the ways that students learn it. In three days I’ve gathered a huge wealth of ideas and resources which will take many weeks to evaluate.”
Mike Scamell, Southbank School, United Kingdom
“The workshop leaders were helpful, accessable, knowledgeable, organised, flexible. Great workshop. Thanks!”
Ruth Bradley, Verdala International School, Malta
“An inspirational workshop. I left full of ideas to implement.”
Ray Peacock, The Grammar School at Leeds, United Kingdom
“An excellent workshop. Geoff’s experience as an examiner and moderator was invaluable.”
Nicola White, Bishop Ramsey Church of England School, United Kingdom
Workshop for New IBDP Teachers: 14th - 16th November 2008
Barcelona, Spain
Workshop Leader: Geoffrey Neuss
“The workshop was very well planned and organized and the workshop leader was patient and informative.”
Keith Browne, International School of Geneva, Switzerland
“The presenter’s experience and openness made the workshop top class.”
Susan Schamp, St John’s International College, Brussels, Belgium
“The workshop was very helpful! It has reduced my level of stress over teaching the IB program. Geoff was fantastic! His down-to-earth approach and laid-back personality was very nice. Thank you!”
Laurie Corwin, Berlin British School, Berlin
“Everything was useful!”
Margaret Berrum, Frederik ll Videregaende Skole, Norway
“Geoff was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic and created a very focused but relaxed atmosphere. An excellent, informative, well-presented course.”
Racehl Simmons, Sir James Henderson British School of Milan, Italy
Workshop for New IBDP Teachers: 14th - 16th March 2008
Istanbul, Turkey
Workshop Leader: Geoffrey Neuss
“Mr. Neuss is a perfect, excellent presenter. He knows everything and gave us lots of hands-on examples.”
Dilek Paygun, Ted Bursa College, Turkey
“All the sessions were perfect: useful, educative, informative. I am not afraid of any IB courses now. Thank you so much!”
Serenay Tarhan Guler, Ted Ankara College, Turkey
“The workshop leader knew his subject very well and explained all the things with good examples. He gave us very useful documents.”
Hilal Yapici, Ted Ankara College, Turkey
“Our presenter has high qualifications about his subject and all the sessions were useful for me. Thank you for everything!”
Metin Geng, Ted Ankara College, Turkey
Workshop for Experienced IBDP Teachers: 15th - 17th February 2008
Paris, France
Workshop Leader: Geoffrey Neuss
“Geoff has a good, relaxed style which encourages interaction between participants. I absorbed a lot of information without feeling that I was having to work too hard! The course booklet and digital resources were very useful.”
Brian Doggett, Worth School, United Kingdom
“Excellent!”
Jackie Armstrong, St. Edward’s School, Oxford, United Kingdom
“Thank you very much for your effort and organisation of everything. I really enjoyed the workshop and got a lot of useful experience.”
Suzan Al-Jamal, ICARDA International School of Aleppo, Syria
“Geoff provided loads of clarifications and loads of material that facilitates teaching and practical work.”
Rodanthi Scourtelli, Campion School, Greece
“The workshop leader was great - probably the best there is! Thank you very much!”
Eija Rova, Lyseonpuiston lukio, Rovaniemi, Finland
“Geoff was excellent. He was very aware of the problems most teachers encounter when teaching IB and when preparing students for examinations. His practical ideas were also very helpful.”
Mary Stark, The International School of Aberdeen, United Kingdom
“The presenter was very enthusiastic and was able to answer a lot of my questions.”
Pete Arthmire, The American School in Switzerland, Lugano, Switzerland
“Excellent!”
Mary Mason, Taunton School, United Kingdom
“Geoff has huge experience and great knowledge of chemistry. He was well prepared, a good communicator and gave us lots of useful materials.”
Sziliva Scerep, Karinthy Frigyes Gimnazium, Hungary
“Excellent in all respects!”
Liuba Balaska, Campion School, Greece
“Great!”
Michel Creber, Atlantic College, United Kingdom
“Geoff is excellent, the best. He provided so many useful, appropriate, practical examples. ”
Brian Thomas, International School of Luxembourg
“Geoff is a very experienced teacher who understands very deeply both chemistry and teaching. He is able to put any teacher’s mind to work, no matter what his or her experience.”
Matias Benlloch, American School of Valencia, Spain
Workshop for New IBDP Teachers: 2nd - 4th November 2007
Paris, France
Workshop Leader: Geoffrey Neuss
“Excellent!”
Joyce Pontian, Aga Khan Mzizima Secondary School, Tanzania
“Geoff was fantastic and has given me lots of inspiration!”
Eldfrid Grepperud, Bergen Katedralskole,, Norway
“Geoff is an inspiration! Great enthusiasm and clearly explained points, answered all questions. Gave us good resources/ info on where to find them.”
Susan Graham, The Manchester Grammar School, United Kingdom
“The presenter was brilliant and thorough. Very helpful!”
Hans Bolvinkel, Norre Gymnasium, Denmark
“My best workshop leader so far! I am very satisfied; it was a very useful workshop”
Joseph Ziv, Zürich International School, Switzerland
“Geoff Neuss was a wonderful presenter. He was extremely thorough and adequately covered the topics.”
Keith Reimer, TASIS, Switzerland
“Geoff was excellent: very experienced and knowledgeable with good delivery. There was a good balance between presenter-led informative talks (with some interesting anecdotes) and more hands-on activities for course participants.”
Julia McAllister, Cheltenham Ladies’ College, United Kingdom
“Geoff is obviously the guru of IB Chemistry. Excellent!”
Craig Dow, American School of Warsaw, Poland
Workshop for New IBDP Teachers: 10th - 12th November 2006
Paris, France
Workshop Leader: Geoffrey Neuss
“Geoff was excellent. I would like to come on another of his courses. He brings interesting stories and anecdotes which add to his teaching and sound spontaneous. The colleagues here was interesting and our conversations stimulating. I am so enthused I can’t wait to get back to my class!”
Pippa Dudley, Bedford College, United Kingdom
“Geoff was superb - enthusiastic and well organised with very good resources. ”
Matt Blackman, Truro College, United Kingdom
“Overall, the workshop was excellent. Geoff is very approachable and has excellent subject and course knowledge. ”
Desiree Chan, Whitgift School, United Kingdom
“Geoff is a wonderful workshop leader. He has a good presentation style and his vast experience speaks volumes. ”
Jeremy Gibbons, King’s College School, United Kingdom
“Geoff is a high quality workshop leader. He is very experienced and knows what to focus on. Overall, an excellent workshop. Thanks!”
Matias Fermin Benlloch Borrell, American School of Valencia, Spain
“Geoff was an inspiration! He has got me to really think about my teaching and has also covered the objectives of the course extremely well. I feel I now know IB Chemistry much better. I really enjoyed it. Thanks!”
Robert Ohly, International School of Paris, France
“Excellent overall. Relaxed, competent, friendly. A lot of interesting insights. I would definitely consider coming to another workshop”
Matyas Philippe, International School of Basel, Switzerland
“Excellent. Relaxed and very informative ”
Andy Sutton, Henley College, United Kingdom
“Geoff knew his stuff, spoke with authority, engaged us in discussion, challenged us with fun activities and allowed us to ask as many questions as we liked. I feel very informed after this course.”
Fiona Cooper, Birkeröd Gymnasium, Denmark
“Thanks! Really helpful! ”
Alex Hak, International School Eerde, The Netherlands
“The workshop leader was very good and informative, approachable and friendly. ”
Phaedra Gowen, Haileybury School, United Kingdom
“Geoff was outstanding. To be introduced to IB Chemistry by such an experienced and skilled practitioner was a real privilege.”
Chris Buckley, Manchester Grammar School, United Kingdom
Workshop for Experienced IBDP Teachers: 10th- 12th March, 2006
Paris, France
Workshop Leader: Geoffrey Neuss
“Geoff was excellent - knowledgeable, interesting, personable.”
Kevin Gilbert, St George’s British International School, Rome
“Geoff is an outstanding chemist and a superb workshop leader: he motivates all of us with enthusiasm and raises terrific points for discussion and debate.”
Paul Lloyd , King’s College School, Wimbledon
“Geoff is exceptionally knowledgeable and dedicated to his subject. ”
Sam Olsen, St. Olav’s videregående skole, Norway
“Excellent! ”
Sara Holland Svensson, Sigtunaskolan,, Sweden
