By Zainab Asif – Head of Department at American International School, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Leadership can be defined using various terminologies depending on what kind of leaders have people been exposed to. But a true leader is one who prioritizes a culture of deep relationships. The thought provoking question would be how does leadership […]
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By GERMAN RINCON M.S.Ed. – Foreign Vice Principal at World Foreign Language Kindergarten, Shanghai, China. After a decade of leading international departments in ECE across China, in different settings with different structures and systems – not to mention the diverse culture of the people and the environments – I can’t think of a challenge that
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By Charlie Peng– Principal at Oxford International College of Chengdu (Whartonn), Chengdu. Oxford International College of Chengdu is a place where we work with all our students to give them the knowledge and skills to be successful leaders in the future world. But what is a successful leader, because it is seen as different in
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by Saira Bano – Founder/PYP Coordinator of The Peace Attitude Schools. Having had the privilege to work in various cultures and countries as a teacher, mentor, presenter, and since 2019 also a school founder, I have been able to gain insight into the common challenges that come with leadership, especially in international school contexts which
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by Abigail Alexis-Olubuyide “Scrap the well-being lesson!” he said.“Anyway, well-being should be woven into every area of school life.” I was shocked. I did not agree. I had to speak up. Yes, well-being should be woven into every area of school life but surely some emotions required the space to be talked through and life
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by Chris Nash One of the barriers to sustained high achievement and quality of learning which I have worked at as a school leader in an international context is cultural relevance. What We Mean by ‘Cultural Relevance’: Throughout my leadership career, I have worked in numerous culturally diverse secondary schools in London. In such schools,
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