Books… “Belonging Over DEI? What Schools Want to Hear in Leadership Interviews” 10 Feb 2025 A strong sense of belonging helps students feel safe, valued, and ready to learn. It also strengthens teacher-student relationships and improves school culture. Belonging isn’t just about including different perspectives.…
School Life School is Not a Place.. 7 Sep 20227 Sep 2022 These are a few thoughts on our first weeks back after a summer away... After a turbulent year of online learning and COVID-testing, the summer break was needed more than…
School Life The Show Must Go On! 15 May 2022 This week we experienced what is known as Red Rain. A storm that was so hard that it cancelled school, and the city of Shenzhen fell to a standstill, resulting…
School Life School Life: 1200 Smiles 26 Apr 202226 Apr 2022 Last week we reopened our doors to our students and we were able to engage in face-to-face teaching once more. At 8am we had a crowd of teachers eager to…
School Life School Life: Put the Policy in The Drawer, Set Expectations & Develop Relationships 9 Apr 2022 We have all faced our own personal and professional challenges over the last two years. Whether it be maintaining a healthy routine, managing the nuances of online learning or coping…
Assistant Principal… To Rediscover Your Purpose: Chop Wood, Carry Water 20 Mar 202226 Mar 2022 Learning is all about making connections. Connections with, and between students, between classroom learning and real-life, and between our passions and our experiences (jisedu.or.id). It is inevitable after two weeks…
Books… Leading Yourself: The Importance of Staring Out of the Window 12 Mar 202212 Mar 2022 As we enter week 5 of Distance Learning I can feel my energy wane and my momentum slow. It is now, at this time, that I revisit my routine. Searching…
Assistant Principal… Leading Yourself: The Importance of School Well-being and Taking Care of Yourself 19 Feb 2022 As we enter into another round of COVID Testing and new government prevention measures I have been struck by the impact of uncertainty on my own wellbeing. The COVID landscape…
Assistant Principal… Flourish: The Road To Developing Student Character 16 Jan 2022 In his thought-provoking book “Creating Cultures of Thinking”, Ron Ritchhart asks the question “What would you like the children you teach to be like as adults?” This simple question has…
Assistant Principal… School Life: Bench Yourself and Listen 20 Nov 20218 Mar 2022 This week I decided to wake and go to school earlier than normal. An attempt to re-focus, recharge and find my usual routine. The demands of the job can creep…
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