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Faculty & Staff


DISK strives to be a community of high-achieving, internationally minded learners led by a team of dedicated professionals. Our faculty is comprised of various nationalities sharing their diverse cultural background with their students. 

Leadership

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Director
BA, MA, PGCE, NPQH.
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​Vishal Ganguli
director@diskyoto.com
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IB Diploma Program Coordinator
MSc, MEd.
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​Vijay Kumar Thapliyal
ibdpc@diskyoto.com
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Middle School Program
​Coordinator

BA, PGDTL.
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​Deborah Mizutani
dmizutani@diskyoto.com

Faculty

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Gavin Storey
BSc, MA, GradDipEd.

Math and Science
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gstorey@diskyoto.com
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​Ignacio Lasaga Botella
Ph.D.

Math
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ignacio@diskyoto.com​
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Tibor Cernak
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MA, GradDipEd.

Humanities, Economics & History
tcernak@diskyoto.com
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Yoko Tsujimoto
BA, MA, MEd.

Japanese

ytsujimoto@diskyoto.com
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Yumi Nakamura
MA, Certified Teacher.
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​Japanese
​ynakamura@diskyoto.com
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Deborah Mizutani 
BA, PGDTL.

English
dmizutani@diskyoto.com​
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Malachi Broome
LLB (Hons), MA, Certified Teacher.

English & TOK
​malachi@diskyoto.com 
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Chris Lafferty 
BA, MA, Certified Teacher.

​Humanities
clafferty@diskyoto.com
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Jesse Versluys 
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BSc (Hons), BEd, Certified Teacher.

​Science
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jversluys@diskyoto.com
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Laura Abril
​Ph.D.

​Science
laura@diskyoto.com
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Vijay Kumar Thapliyal
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MSc, MEd.

​Maths
vthapliyal@diskyoto.com
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Gisele March 
BEd (Hons), Certified Teacher.
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Visual Art
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gmarch@diskyoto.com 
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Rob Lira
BA, Certified Teacher.

Music / Dance & Drama
roblira@diskyoto.com
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​​Gregory Laidler
BSc (Hons), PGCE (QTS)​.
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Physical & Health Ed / Design
glaidler@diskyoto.com

Office Staff

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Admissions


Noriko Nakayama (Et al.)
diaoffice@diskyoto.com
Updated Nov'22


​Doshisha International School, Kyoto
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7-31-1 Kizugawadai, Kizugawa City, Kyoto Prefecture, 〒619-0225 

Tel: 0774-71-0810 | Fax: 0774-71-0815 

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