LEADERSHIP, ROBOTICS, CLIMATE AND SERENDIPTY
Keith Clark has concerns about short-term leadership in international schools, Holly Warren wonders about the role of chance in education, Ger Graus looks back at his KidZania years and Matthew Savage wonders if impact studies hide as much as they reveal.
DRIFT – the robotics team at Carol Morgan School in the Dominican Republic link their FIRST project with social enterprise, Pedro Afonso looks at the continuing but changing importance of the IB Diploma’s Extended Essay and Richard Human reflects on the experience of online teaching at Svitlo School.
Finally, in the age of U-turns, should we be re-evaluating climate education? Well, yes and no, according to Nick Chaddock and Joe Human.
EDITORIAL, JUNE 2025
DIVERSE TALENTS What are the chances? Two of the greatest talents in the world of rock music were at the same primary
SHORT-TERM LEADERSHIP
A SHOCKING TRUTH For an industry that is apparently thriving and growing, international education is bedevilled by short-term tenure at the top.
ROBOTICS MEETS PURPOSE
USING INNOVATION TO CHANGE LIVES A high school robotics team in the Dominican Republic has linked technology with social impact. Team captain
THE EXTENDED ESSAY
IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT THE POINTS Teacher Librarian and EE coordinator, Pedro Afonso looks at the continuing, but changing importance of the
THE ILLUSION OF IMPACT
DID IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE? Matthew Savage wonders whether impact assessments really reveal the full – or true – effect of the
CLIMATE UNDERSTANDING
WHY WE NEED TO GET THEM OUTSIDE Deep insight into climate change comes from the experience of a fieldtrip, not the theory
TEACHING CLIMATE CHANGE
DO WE NEED A U-TURN? As the political consensus about net-zero comes under pressure, should we re-evaluate how we are teaching climate
GER GRAUS, THE KIDZANIA YEARS
OPENING THE JAR In the second extract from his recent autobiography Through a Different Lens, Ger Graus looks back at his time
THAT’S FUNNY!
SERENDIPITY IN INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION Holly Warren looks at how chance and providence create a unique and enriching learning environment in our schools.
INSPIRING HOPE. . .
. . . BY SHINING A LIGHT Richard Human talks about what is like being a teacher at Svitlo School, a UK
IPSEF GLOBAL 2025
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