Mr.Nigel Hooper graduated from Exeter University as a fully qualified teacher in the mid-1990s. Since that date, he has specialised in teaching English to ESL students from all over the world. He has worked in India, Africa, across Europe and has most recently ventured into Asia. He speaks Italian and English, has a second degree in Music and has spent many years travelling. Nigel joined in BIS in 2019/2020 School Year and he was teaching Year 5, so this is his second year at BIS and he will be teaching Year 6.

“Classrooms need to be a safe place to experiment; for children to try new ideas, make mistakes, to ask questions and be set challenges.” Nigel has taught across the curriculum, from early years to A- level/IB, however, he feels most at home in Primary. “The largest gains are found in the primary years. Children start to find out who they are, what subjects they most enjoy and begin to have a sense of who they want to be in the world. I find their enthusiasm and openness inspirational.” He is a naturally creative and artistic person, and pushes his classes to find their own voice, their own passions and to be as creative as they possibly can be. In his spare time, Nigel enjoys yoga, swimming, playing the guitar and rock climbing.

奈杰尔先生霍珀于90年代中期从埃克塞特大学毕业，成为一名合格的教师。从那时起，他就专门为来自世界各地的ESL学生教授英语。他曾在印度、非洲、欧洲各地工作过，最近还涉足亚洲。他会说意大利语和英语，拥有音乐专业的二级学位，多年来一直在旅行。奈杰尔于2019/2020学年加入国际清算银行，当时他在第五学年教书，所以这是他在国际清算银行的第二年，他将在第六学年教书。

“教室必须是一个安全的实验场所；让孩子们尝试新的想法，犯错误，提出问题，并设定挑战。”奈杰尔从早年到a-level/IB都在教课程，然而，他在小学时感觉最自在。“的收益出现在小学阶段。孩子们开始发现自己是谁，他们最喜欢什么科目，并开始对自己想成为这个世界上的谁有一种感觉。我发现他们的热情和开放是鼓舞人心的。”他是一个天生有创造力和艺术性的人，他督促他的班级寻找他们自己的声音，他们自己的激情，并尽可能的富有创造性。在业余时间，奈杰尔喜欢瑜伽、游泳、弹吉他和攀岩。