Feb 6, 20203 min readAdmissions and The FISH! Philosophy [Blogpost 109]While watching TV the other day, I was reminded of a video I had seen many years ago when completing my Special Education credential at...
Jan 30, 20202 min readOpenApply [Blogpost 108](Source: Unknown) I have always appreciated the simple, yet spot on depiction in this image. Whilst we hope the implementation of new...
Jan 2, 20207 min readReflections and Intentions [Blogpost 104]Initially, I had intended to use this post to reflect upon the last year and to look ahead to the next. Mindful that one decade has just...
Dec 19, 20193 min readMedical Services at "The Beach" and Reflections [Blogpost 102]My daughter sustained a sports injury back in May and subsequently we ended up spending a few days at Pantai Hospital. I am not sure of...
Dec 12, 20192 min readNobel Peace Prize Laureates ~ Some Favourite Quotes Pertaining to Education [Blogpost 101]~ Malala Yousafzi (2014, joint winner), Martin Luther King Jr., (1964), and Nelson Mandela (1993, joint winner) With the Nobel Peace...
Dec 5, 20195 min readMy Hundredth Post [Blogpost 100]With this being my 100th blog and the week after American Thanksgiving, I am choosing to be reflective. As shared in my November 2018...
Nov 28, 20194 min readHandwriting [Blogpost 99]I notice that, especially for families new to international schools, there are certain questions that often come to the fore during when...
Nov 14, 20192 min readMath or Maths - part I [Blogpost 97]I have, for a while, been thinking about writing a post about math/maths. When I think of my experience in school of math, it falls...
Nov 7, 20191 min readLeadership ~ some favourite quotes [Blogpost 96]This week I have, for a variety of reasons, been reminded of Simon Sinek’s quote, “Leadership is not about being in charge. Leadership is...
Oct 31, 20194 min readOpen Day Reflections [Blogpost 95]Open Day is one of those yearly or biannual events on the admissions calendar. Open Day is, as defined by Collins English Dictionary,...
Oct 3, 20191 min readHypocognition [Blogpost 91]While reading this Scientific American Article, Unknown Unknowns: The Problem of Hypocognition, I came across the line, “Often, human...
Sep 27, 20191 min readThe Miller, His Son, & The Ass [Blogpost 90]I remember, as child, reading many of Aesop’s fables. I enjoyed the stories at face value and, upon learning of the underlying symbolism,...