COVER STORY

Copperfield International School: Producing the Next Generation of Globally-Minded & Value-Driven Leaders

Incepted in January 2021, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Copperfield International School is built upon three central pillars: academic programmes, co-curricular offerings, and students’ wellbeing system. “Our vision is to educate students who are globally-minded, compassionate, confident, and kind,” shares Oliver Riley, Head of the IB Diploma Programme. As a...

FEATURED SCHOOLS

Concord College: The Gateway to Elite Universities

Dating back to the 1950s, Concord College has a long legacy of excellence in education in Europe. It was established after the Second World War by Mr Paul Oertel and Miss Monica Carr-Taylor as a small privately-owned language school just outside Hastings in Sussex. Here, they started the college...

Dětské Integrační Centrum A Mateřská Škola: Creating New Paths through Education

Dětské Integrační Centrum A Mateřská Škola was established in 1997, initially only as a medical facility, paediatrics, and rehabilitation, and evolved into a school facility, a special kindergarten, and a special pedagogical centre in 2000. “It is simply the care of the “inner world” of a person, in our...

International Sharing School: Producing Outstanding Leaders in all Walks of Life

The story behind the inception of International Sharing School (ISS) has a historically rich backdrop—a former university professor and his primary school teacher wife acquired a British school 17 years ago. The institution’s management was later passed onto the couple’s children, who have added new dimensions to the school...

MENTOR’S OPINION

Decolonise the Curriculum – Start with a Map

Cobus Steyn has been leading international schools in various contexts and positions since 2011, specialising in strategic direction, school improvement and accreditation, and governance structures.  He is currently attending the Doctoral College of the University of Bath, specialising in International Education Leadership and Administration. Mr Steyn also serves the...

ACADEMIC VIEWS

The Future of Education is Interdisciplinary

Bhakti is a Mechanical engineer turned educator and a published international author. She has over seven years of international teaching experience as an IB and IGCSE Design educator and as a design consultant across Asia and Europe. She closely works with the International Baccalaureate Organisation within various capacities such...

Teacher Wellbeing & Virtual Exchanges

Gülbin Özdemir Altıgöz is a teacher of English who teaches young learners at a public primary school in Turkey. She has been working as an English teacher for almost ten years. She has also worked as a Research & Development Departments member at District/Provincial Directorates of National Education in...

INDUSTRY VIEWS

Maintaining Dual-Career Balance: A Scenario Perspective on Student-Athletes

Ajay Sharma is a Business Economist (Masters, Batch of 1985, Delhi University) and Commerce Honours graduate (Batch of 1983, Delhi University). He is a serial entrepreneur. He is amongst the pioneers of immigration and visa consultancy services in India...

BEST PRACTICES

Education in 2030 – Technology will be the Game-Changer

Lina Ashar is the founder of Korroboree International Online School, Founder Emeritus – Kangaroo Kids International Preschool & Billabong High International School, Happiness Advocate and a TEDx Speaker. After successfully operating over 200 + Preschools and International K12 schools...

MANAGING EDITOR'S NOTE

Europe: An Ideal Place for Global School Education

A couple of decades ago, the chances of finding an international school around us were sporadic. However, the trend has changed. From being a sector that serves the expatriate population to becoming a local’s favourite, the international school market...

BBIS Berlin Brandenburg International School

Collège du Lémanl

Concord College

Copperfield International School

Dětské Integrační Centrum A Mateřská Škola

International Sharing School

La Côte International School

St. Peter's School

St. Stephen's School

The British School of Lisbon