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May 13, 2021
Schools rising like a phoenix?
Reprinted from Pioneering Schools 2020 ISP Graduation In his 13-year tenure as Director of the International School of Prague, Dr. Arnie...
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Apr 15, 2021
Learners Creating Change
Led by its passionate and charismatic founder, Allaedin Janid, Happy Caravan supports the learning of hundreds of children from war torn...
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Oct 27, 2020
The power of “swarm intelligence”
Since the start of the 2020 academic year, schools around the world have faced daunting challenges in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic....
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Aug 18, 2020
Labyrinth and Paper Planes: ISP’s new Learning Innovation hub
The new school year is always a special time, ever filled with anticipation and excitement. And so, like many schools around the world,...
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Mar 23, 2020
Virtual Hugs
As we all contend with the new normal in the age of Coronavirus, the International School of Prague, like many schools around the world...
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arniebieber
Aug 20, 2019
Empowered Students, Empowered Teachers
ISP Senior “skip day” protest Earth club students lobby the school administration to remove all non-reusable bottles from the cafeteria....
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Nov 27, 2018
Happy Caravan and ISP: Creating change that’s bigger than we are!
Alaa Eddin Janid grew up in Aleppo, Syria. Over the course of his young life, Alaa journeyed from the world of privilege, to witnessing...
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arniebieber
Jun 1, 2018
Learners at the Centre: Opt-in Gradeless Prototype at the International School of Prague
A major challenge for many schools and a well researched obstacle to learning is grading. A number of years ago we at the International...
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Jan 26, 2018
Stretch Day @ the International School of Prague
One way we encourage deeper, experiential and authentic learning at ISP is through Stretch Days, where students have the opportunity...
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Dec 6, 2017
My Visit to China
Summer Palace, Beijing While headquartered in London, ECIS is a global organization with over 400 member schools in over 90 countries on...
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Jun 1, 2017
Will you be an Anvil or a Hammer?
At ISP, like many schools, graduation is a truly joyous occasion. Families and friend from throughout the world come to Prague to join in...
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Apr 6, 2017
To Succeed in the 21st Century We Need To Learn, Unlearn and Re-learn
Below is my full interview with Czech Leaders Magazine appearing in the January – March 2017 issue. Imagine the atmosphere of a school...
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Apr 29, 2016
The Nature of Nurture
I was recently invited to write an article for the RSA Journal on the topic of school change, innovation and creativity. The resulting...
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Mar 11, 2016
“The Shadow Knows”… a day in the life of a student
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...
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Nov 25, 2015
Knowledge isn’t Power
In order to include parents in crucial conversations about how schools are changing to meet the needs of today’s student, the...
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Jun 8, 2015
The Fourth “I”
ISP Graduation, Palac Zofin, Prague Each year, at graduation time we ask ourselves, “How well have we prepared our students for the...
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May 28, 2015
Guiding Light Lost – Grant Wiggins
Grant Wiggins I was saddened to learn that a great leading light in the world of progressive education had passed away, Grant Wiggins....
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Jan 20, 2015
Practice Compassion!
Teaching students to develop values such as compassion and respect through service learning was the topic of the latest parent workshop...
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Dec 3, 2014
I do and I understand
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...
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Sep 24, 2014
Mind the Gap!
What are the latest trends in the world of education? Throughout the school year at the International School of Prague, a parent focus...
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