Tag: international schools

Benjamin, Leadership, Meeting Learner Needs

How Can We Cultivate Student Leaders Now?

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How Can We Cultivate Student Leaders Now?

It doesn’t take very long to scroll through LinkedIn to find a post on what makes an effective leader. Great leaders, we are told, are supposed to be empathetic, humble, inspiring, accountable. They should empower others and lead from the back while finding success in other people’s goals and achievements. Leadership should come from everywhere, [...]

Benjamin, Experiential Learning

Global-Minded Starts with Local-Minded

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I am thinking a lot about the ethos of international schools and how so many mission statements want to develop global-minded learners. I think this is wonderful!... but, at the risk of generalizing, I would bet most of the kids in international schools have been exposed to the world for years by living and traveling [...]