04-22-2023, 12:05 PM
Nation Name: Novella Islands
Puppet?: No
Total Number of Enrolled Students: 10; 1 from each NI state.
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Student Name: Ms Amelia Wright
Student Age: 17
Basic Description: Female, 17 years old, average height and build, crystal blue eyes (often wearing glasses), long blonde hair. A very quiet and reserved person, Ms Wright is often found tucked away in a quiet corner of the library reading, and will hasten to end any distraction to that end. Her academic aptitude for mathematics and the sciences is only tempered by the speed at which she can absorb new material.
How was this student selected for THAWS?: As the Novella Islands' state of Xeles' selection for THAWS, Ms Wright was selected after multiple rounds of independent interviews and testing, conducted by the civil servants within both the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Ministry of Education. Perhaps the most competitive of all states' selection process (due in no small part to being both the most populous state, and the state with all major national institutions), she is quite possibly the finest young mind in the Novella Islands, at least of those who applied for the position. It was her first-place victory in the Junior Physics Olympiad the previous year that pushed her application just slightly above the next applicant.
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Student Name: Mr Kevin Clarke
Student Age: 16
Basic Description: Male, 16 years old, average height with an athletic build, brown eyes, short black hair. An avid chess aficionado, and no doubt a future diplomat or politician, his mastery of public debate is renown amongst his peers. Were it not for his cocky attitude, he might even have been universally respected by the student body. Nonetheless, even if many pupils subsequently despise him, they cannot refute his brilliance in literature, oratory, and the social sciences.
How was this student selected for THAWS?: Selected by Hathon's independent panel of civil servants from the same ministries, Mr Clarke had no easier time earning the right to attend. While Hathon's population is decidedly smaller than Xeles', the state still holds many national institutions, and is very often seen as 'Xeles Minor'. It was his placing second in the Novella Islands Chess Olympiad - while a personal disappointment, given his aim of a first-place victory - pushed his application to top of the pile.
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Staff Member Name: Dr James Cartwright
Job Title: Science (Dept. Head)
Basic Description: Male, 55 years old, rather short and stout build, crystal blue eyes (often wearing glasses), short dark brown hair. As is typical of most Novellans, Dr Cartwright is a man with a rather humourless, curt, and efficient exterior; those who get to know him better, however, are well aware of his warmth, and his childlike excitement on topics of science (and especially, physics). A veritable expert on science education, students under his tutorage have gone on to become preeminent scientists within their fields, in their own right, thanks in no small part due to his unmatched ability to convey complex topics to laypeople. If it weren't for his passion for hands-on teaching, he'd probably be in office by now - either as a principal, or in parliament - but THAWS will settle for department head of the sciences!
Qualifications (Completely Optional): BSc (Hons) (Physics, Statistics) (NIST); MSc (Physics, Science Communication) (NIST); PhD ("A treatise on the effective pedagogy of secondary physics education in the 21st century") (NIUH). Over 20 years of education in the Novella Islands' public secondary system, and multiple peer reviewed publications on pedagogical methodology.
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Staff Member Name: Ms Jenny Oxford
Job Title: Mathematics (JR)
Basic Description: Female, 42 years old, tall with an average build, forest green eyes, long blonde hair. Once again, as with many Novellans, Ms Oxford is a rather stern teacher at first glance. Earning a reputation as "The Taskmaster" at her previous schools, she is ceaseless in her instruction, riding the students from the moment they enter her classroom, right to the very moment the period bell ends. To her credit, one cannot deny the results: her former pupils rank among the highest scoring mathematics scores in the Novella Islands, and in retrospect, many of them thank her for her efforts.
Qualifications (Completely Optional): BSc (Data Science, Statistics) (NIST); MSc (Statistics) (NIST); BA (Education) (NIUH). More than 15 years of teaching experience in the Novella Islands' public secondary system.
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I note the lack of social sciences and civics! I'll submit another teacher for that class just in case it was an oversight, but if there's no real desire for that, then feel free to disregard (or maybe roll them into Global Studies?).
Staff Member Name: Ms Penelope Rivers
Job Title: Social Sciences/Civics & Citizenship (JR)
Basic Description: Female, 39 years old, a rather mousey build, dark brown eyes (often wearing glasses), long brown hair. The "odd one out" of the Novellan academics at THAWS, Ms Rivers is an overly familiar and bubbly personality. Where many civics teachers fail to engage pupils in such monotonously dreary topics as law, her engaging attitude and encouragement of spirited debates tend to foster just the right degree of controlled chaos for the classroom.
Qualifications (Completely Optional): BA (Public Policy, Education) (NIUH); MA (Education) (NIUH). Over 10 years of teaching experience in the Novella Islands' public secondary system.
Puppet?: No
Total Number of Enrolled Students: 10; 1 from each NI state.
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Student Name: Ms Amelia Wright
Student Age: 17
Basic Description: Female, 17 years old, average height and build, crystal blue eyes (often wearing glasses), long blonde hair. A very quiet and reserved person, Ms Wright is often found tucked away in a quiet corner of the library reading, and will hasten to end any distraction to that end. Her academic aptitude for mathematics and the sciences is only tempered by the speed at which she can absorb new material.
How was this student selected for THAWS?: As the Novella Islands' state of Xeles' selection for THAWS, Ms Wright was selected after multiple rounds of independent interviews and testing, conducted by the civil servants within both the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Ministry of Education. Perhaps the most competitive of all states' selection process (due in no small part to being both the most populous state, and the state with all major national institutions), she is quite possibly the finest young mind in the Novella Islands, at least of those who applied for the position. It was her first-place victory in the Junior Physics Olympiad the previous year that pushed her application just slightly above the next applicant.
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Student Name: Mr Kevin Clarke
Student Age: 16
Basic Description: Male, 16 years old, average height with an athletic build, brown eyes, short black hair. An avid chess aficionado, and no doubt a future diplomat or politician, his mastery of public debate is renown amongst his peers. Were it not for his cocky attitude, he might even have been universally respected by the student body. Nonetheless, even if many pupils subsequently despise him, they cannot refute his brilliance in literature, oratory, and the social sciences.
How was this student selected for THAWS?: Selected by Hathon's independent panel of civil servants from the same ministries, Mr Clarke had no easier time earning the right to attend. While Hathon's population is decidedly smaller than Xeles', the state still holds many national institutions, and is very often seen as 'Xeles Minor'. It was his placing second in the Novella Islands Chess Olympiad - while a personal disappointment, given his aim of a first-place victory - pushed his application to top of the pile.
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Staff Member Name: Dr James Cartwright
Job Title: Science (Dept. Head)
Basic Description: Male, 55 years old, rather short and stout build, crystal blue eyes (often wearing glasses), short dark brown hair. As is typical of most Novellans, Dr Cartwright is a man with a rather humourless, curt, and efficient exterior; those who get to know him better, however, are well aware of his warmth, and his childlike excitement on topics of science (and especially, physics). A veritable expert on science education, students under his tutorage have gone on to become preeminent scientists within their fields, in their own right, thanks in no small part due to his unmatched ability to convey complex topics to laypeople. If it weren't for his passion for hands-on teaching, he'd probably be in office by now - either as a principal, or in parliament - but THAWS will settle for department head of the sciences!
Qualifications (Completely Optional): BSc (Hons) (Physics, Statistics) (NIST); MSc (Physics, Science Communication) (NIST); PhD ("A treatise on the effective pedagogy of secondary physics education in the 21st century") (NIUH). Over 20 years of education in the Novella Islands' public secondary system, and multiple peer reviewed publications on pedagogical methodology.
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Staff Member Name: Ms Jenny Oxford
Job Title: Mathematics (JR)
Basic Description: Female, 42 years old, tall with an average build, forest green eyes, long blonde hair. Once again, as with many Novellans, Ms Oxford is a rather stern teacher at first glance. Earning a reputation as "The Taskmaster" at her previous schools, she is ceaseless in her instruction, riding the students from the moment they enter her classroom, right to the very moment the period bell ends. To her credit, one cannot deny the results: her former pupils rank among the highest scoring mathematics scores in the Novella Islands, and in retrospect, many of them thank her for her efforts.
Qualifications (Completely Optional): BSc (Data Science, Statistics) (NIST); MSc (Statistics) (NIST); BA (Education) (NIUH). More than 15 years of teaching experience in the Novella Islands' public secondary system.
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I note the lack of social sciences and civics! I'll submit another teacher for that class just in case it was an oversight, but if there's no real desire for that, then feel free to disregard (or maybe roll them into Global Studies?).
Staff Member Name: Ms Penelope Rivers
Job Title: Social Sciences/Civics & Citizenship (JR)
Basic Description: Female, 39 years old, a rather mousey build, dark brown eyes (often wearing glasses), long brown hair. The "odd one out" of the Novellan academics at THAWS, Ms Rivers is an overly familiar and bubbly personality. Where many civics teachers fail to engage pupils in such monotonously dreary topics as law, her engaging attitude and encouragement of spirited debates tend to foster just the right degree of controlled chaos for the classroom.
Qualifications (Completely Optional): BA (Public Policy, Education) (NIUH); MA (Education) (NIUH). Over 10 years of teaching experience in the Novella Islands' public secondary system.