Arnie's Blog

As Director of the International School of Prague (ISP), I like to believe that I work hard every day, but yesterday I gained a new...

In order to include parents in crucial conversations about how schools are changing to meet the needs of today’s student, the...

Syrian refugees on Prague-Berlin train-Radio Praha It’s all over the news. Hundreds of thousands of people are fleeing their homelands in...

http://www.edutopia.org/ Photo credit: Thinkstock This past week, we at the International School of Prague once again began the new...

Joy of Learning http://www.reflectionsnurseries.co.uk Each year at the International School of Prague, we hold a “Middle School...

ISP Graduation, Palac Zofin, Prague Each year, at graduation time we ask ourselves, “How well have we prepared our students for the...

Grant Wiggins I was saddened to learn that a great leading light in the world of progressive education had passed away, Grant Wiggins....

Leonard Nimoy as Spock The great Leonard Nimoy, known to most as the logical Vulcan, Mr. Spock, sadly passed away recently at the age of...

Teaching students to develop values such as compassion and respect through service learning was the topic of the latest parent workshop...

Lau Tzu, the ancient Chinese philosopher is to have said: “I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand.” The concept...

What are the latest trends in the world of education? Throughout the school year at the International School of Prague, a parent focus...

授人以鱼不如授人以渔 Almost 100 years ago, the great American progressive educator, John Dewey said: Only in education, never in the life of...

Yesterday morning, I had just woken up and was listening to the radio as I was getting ready to start the day, when I heard the bad news....

During a recent grade 8 graduation ceremony at the International School of Prague, I was struck by a speech given by one of our grade 8...

An essential rite of passage for any high school senior is the graduation. Like thousands of schools around the world, the International...

In schools these days, we often talk about preparing students for the future. That the future is now, was reconfirmed for me once again,...

Motivation research has not only analyzed the behavior of adults, but of school age and university students as well, with identical...

One of the central tenets of the ISP mission is to Empower Learners, to give students the opportunity to construct their own...

At the International School of Prague, we believe that a great school is one that is committed to bringing to life, an ambitious and...

As the International School of Prague continues its journey from traditional assessment practices to a more meaningful approach to...