A teenager’s story
18-year-old secondary and arts school graduate, Maryna Kiliachenkova, tells her family’s story of leaving their home town of Kherson in southern Ukraine.
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New survey findings from COBIS and ISC Research
Two new surveys confirm recruitment for international schools is not getting any easier in 2022 as Ashley Kirk and Fiona Rogers report.
Falling apart? Find a way back!
After binge watching the new Beatles documentary “Get back!”, Fab 4 fan Michael Iannini thinks again about what makes great collaboration possible.
The needs of children at a time of war
Anna Azarova is the PR manager at the British International School Ukraine. Her account of an epic trip from Ukraine across Europe with her friend’s son in her care received a standing ovation at the 2022 COBIS conference in London. But as she suggests, her story is a sign of needs to come for children in Ukraine.
Hearing student voices for the climate crisis
Pete Milne is a man on a mission – to help young people understand the climate crisis and show schools how they can take action quickly and effectively.
Planning to counter high-risk threats
Keeping people safe in high-risk situations is what Phil Jones does. What can schools learn from his approach?
Ways of reflecting
We are often urged to ‘reflect’. Artist and atelierista Holly B. F. Warren takes a visual approach to explore what it means. Go with this surprising piece and see where you end up!
The road to real inclusion, taking one step at a time
According to April Remfrey, international schools need guidance, support and clear standards to follow in order to become more inclusive.
# 1: we DON’T need to educate our parents . . . .
Kevin Bartlett, Founding Director of the Common Ground Collaborative argues we don’t need to ‘educate’ our parents with one-way flows of information. We do need to co-create our Learning Communities with them.
Gender and school leadership
For Katie Tomlinson, addressing the gender disparity in school leadership is a matter of urgency. Seven steps should be taken now.