Aug 19, 20212 min read# 191As Head of Admissions at a private international school, I - along with members of our admissions team and those who worked closely with...
Aug 5, 20211 min read#189I must admit that the title for this week’s blog has come directly from Action for Happiness. Aside from various webinars and events,...
Jul 29, 20211 min read#188With the last school year in the rearview mirror and the next school year on the horizon, this is an ideal time to share some...
Jul 15, 20212 min read#186At the start of my teaching career, I would have baulked at the idea of customer service being part of education. I have, however, over...
Jul 8, 20215 min read#185 Having just finished reading Dolly Chugh’s The Person You Mean to Be as part of the Better Leaders Better Schools Mastermind, I am - as...
Jul 1, 20211 min read# 184I appreciate how The Art of Mentoring image highlights the importance of starting “from where protégé is: not where you want [them] to...
Jun 17, 20212 min read#182The end of the school year is a natural time to reflect on the previous school year. This year’s reflection includes the reality that on...
Jun 3, 20211 min read#180 Without a doubt the 2020 - 2021 school year has been one in which a high degree of VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and...
May 27, 20212 min read#179Graduation graphic. Photo courtesy google vector silhouette As referenced in last year’s The Class of 2020 blog post from May 2020, the...
Apr 29, 20212 min read#175The late, great American poet Maya Angelou once said, "People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will...
Apr 22, 20211 min read#174As news coverage of the trial regarding the murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020 has dominated the news cycle this week and as we...
Apr 8, 20211 min read#171I wholeheartedly believe that the ten attributes of the IB Learner Profile apply to the whole school community and not only to the...
Mar 25, 20211 min read#169 Kindness and compassion are always important personal values and especially so during these times of challenge. These quotes, like those...