Every Saturday there’s a Twitter chat (#satchat) for current and future school administrators. The topic of today’s chat was Confronting Negativity. This is a topic that I’ve been thinking a lot about lately. Well, I’ve actually...
Has your school identified core values? We have at the American School of Dubai. Our five core values are compassion, excellence, integrity, respect, and responsibility. Most educators work at schools that have guiding principles of...
View PostTo me, the mission statement is kind of like the core values. You see it all around the school and it is pretty important to your learning. When I really think about the words, it...
I love to read. Always have. Always will. I like escaping into a book to visit another place and time, and perhaps even become another person for a while. But you know what I love...
One of the most exciting and interesting aspects of working at an international school is the opportunity to learn about cultures different from your own. When my family and I were considering a move from the...