Meeting the Walshes

A Couple with a Multicultural Flair

Mahmoud Ben Halim

His first impression of Egypt was that the people are very friendly, helpful, and family-oriented. Mr. Frank Walsh, the Upper School Principal, graduated from Brown University, majoring in Economics. Mr. Walsh had his masters done in the Southern university of Maine. After his many years of teaching social studies, Mr. Walsh was asked to become an assistant principal. Mr. Walsh tried it and liked it and continued as a principal for 17 years. He has a lot of experience working with teenagers since he has been to many international schools in Ethiopia, Venezuela, Qatar, Niger and Egypt.

Mr. Walsh compares our school to other schools by saying that other schools have more international students. His first impression of Schutz is that it has a strong history and a nice size, and people get to know each other very easily. The thing he finds most interesting about his career is the fact that he gets to travel to new places and experience dealing with multicultural students. The most difficult aspect of Mr. Walsh's career is dealing with people from different backgrounds, but he manages to deal with this difficult aspect by being a good listener. Mr. Walsh thinks that it is harder to show people the quality of the school because of its location. Mr. Walsh thinks that we should move on and expand the Schutz population. Mr. Walsh wants to promote English at all times. He feels that this is a great concern currently.

Mrs. Jane Walsh, the Head Librarian, was fascinated by Egypt's history and really liked the way people are very friendly. Mrs. Walsh graduated from Wheaton College and majored in Psychology. She holds an MA in reading from the University of Southern Maine. Mrs. Walsh has worked at seven schools, four of which were overseas. The most fascinating aspect of being a librarian is that fact that she gets to work with people from different cultures. Mrs. Walsh thinks that students at Schutz are family- oriented and have strong academics. She also thinks that the campus's small size enables students to be family-oriented. Mrs. Walsh thinks that the most difficult aspect of her career is adjusting to being a librarian and a teacher. Mrs. Walsh likes the Schutz campus but thinks that it should be improved. The surrounding is very crowded, and traffic is becoming a major problem. When asked what she would change about Schutz students, she mentioned that she wants them to read more books! Mr. and Mrs. Walsh are new to our school, but it seems that they have already become part of the Schutz family.