Staff Quotes

Dalat has helped me gain a healthy perspective to find a rewarding life-balance as a professional, parent and member of a larger community.

The best part of working at Dalat is knowing you have an impact for Christ and His Kingdom. Many of my former students are now serving the Lord on the mission field or in mission-related ministries. Many of them have become pastors and teachers. It's neat to have an impact for Christ in this way. A side benefit is that you build life-long friendships with people from many different cultures and backgrounds. I can travel pretty much in any continent on earth and find former students/staff to bond with.

Dalat is a community that not only attains excellence, but also demonstrates many forms of excellence.

The faculty and staff at Dalat work together as a team! Everyone is committed to serving the students and being supportive of our community. Dalat feels like home! My family plans to stay for a long time.

Joining the Dalat team is very much like receiving an extended family. Everyone has been so helpful and welcoming. I appreciate everyone's efforts in making my transition as smooth as possible.

I have the privilege of working with students representing many countries, different first languages, different beliefs and worldviews; and I get to teach them English and help them learn a wide variety of other additional languages. How rich is that!

I have enjoyed my time at Dalat. I have been blessed to work with some wonderful staff and students.

When we visited Dalat for the first time 17 years ago, we were immediately impressed with the energy and enthusiasm on campus! We went away saying, "Wouldn't it be great to work in a school like Dalat?" Eighteen years later, here we are! We are so thankful to be a part of this caring, vibrant community!

Teaching at Dalat provides the opportunity for me to be on the front lines of discipleship in Asia. I have a strong sense of fulfillment in the cross-cultural relationships I develop with my students and my Expatriate and National staff colleagues.

Academics, athletics, and the spiritual aspects of life are all highly valued and encouraged by our staff and students.

The community life is the best aspect of working at Dalat. As we've lived in Penang over the past six years, the school staff have become our extended family. We enjoy a sense of unity and partnership that I've not experienced anywhere else. I really love the people I work with and appreciate how each team member contributes in such unique and significant ways to our ministry. I also feel very thankful that I can raise my children in such a close-knit supportive community that is international and diverse in flavor.

My children have adopted aunts and uncles and dorm brothers and sisters as their own, all from different countries and backgrounds. Raising our children to be multi-cultural and sensitive of the needs of the world was a motivating factor in our decision to move overseas. I feel that Dalat is one of the best places to help my kids develop a Christian world view in the context of great cultural diversity.

The children are really kind to each other and help others. I see it many times a day.