Place-based Learning

My mother used to tell a story at family gatherings.  She would recount that when I was six years old, just after our family moved from America to Germany, there was a day when I was being tormented by a common house fly.  When she... Read more

The importance of Digital Literacy Skills for Early Year Students

COVID-19 has brought about many changes in Education, the most noticeable of which has been an increased use of various forms of technology. Countless educators have spoken openly and honestly about their struggles with the constant use of technology. We often assume that students must... Read more

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The Day of the Dead – Six spooky ways to celebrate

The Day of the Dead is one of the most famous traditions from Latin America. Find out more about this holiday and six fun ways you can celebrate it with your students.   What is The Day of the Dead? The Day of the Dead, or Día de... Read more

Prototype of Neigloo by Sofia Leil

Vlog: Interview with Neigloo Inventor Sofia Leal

Neigloo Refugios is a temporary housing option for victims of forced displacement, designed by Sofia Leal, as part of her high school's entrepreneurship program. A wonderful example of why offering Ss opportunities to develop real life skills on real life projects is so important. Here is... Read more

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The Global Educators you should be following

Global education is one of the fastest growing areas of education, rapidly gaining momentum, as schools, parents and students all realise that we are living in an increasingly globalised world. In response to Covid-19, educators have been discovering a plethora of opportunities in the areas... Read more

COVID-19, Collaboration and our Collective Consciousness

Online Collaborative Learning in Lockdown

December 2019, in Wuhan, China, Covid-19 first appeared, shutting down the city. At that time the rest of the world generally assumed that the story would stop there. Eight months later, every continent has been affected, with mass school closures, economies grinding to a halt,... Read more