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Writer/Blogger/Speaker. Executive Coach School Consultant

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Jun 10, 2021

Shining eyes

This year’s International School of Prague graduation ceremony was unique in many ways and at the same time, it was not that different to...

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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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There is Always Light: Young People Making a Difference

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Feb 28, 2021

There is Always Light: Young People Making a Difference

WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 20: Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman speaks at the inauguration of U.S. President Joe Biden on the West Front...

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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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Labyrinth and Paper Planes: ISP’s new Learning Innovation hub

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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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Learning from the silver lining: Graduating in the time of COVID

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May 31, 2020

Learning from the silver lining: Graduating in the time of COVID

The International School of Prague held a unique outdoor, pandemic-safe, graduation ceremony on our sports field, to honour the class of...

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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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Jan 23, 2020

This is not a drill

I am convinced that the single most important factor to ensure student learning for life is learner empowerment. For centuries, schools...

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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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Jun 3, 2019

Graduation’s Inconvenient Truth

For the first time in its history, at the International School of Prague, the class of 2019 went on “parade” throughout the school in...

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Happy Caravan and ISP: Creating change that’s bigger than we are!

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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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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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Apr 9, 2018

Learning with Bonno!

Bonno and me Can you remember back to when you were in middle school? I seemed to have blocked much of it out of my own memory banks! But...

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Stretch Day @ the International School of Prague

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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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“EMPOWERED LEARNERS” THE 28TH ANNUAL CEESA CONFERENCE IN PRAGUE MARCH 15-17, 2018

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Dec 10, 2017

“EMPOWERED LEARNERS” THE 28TH ANNUAL CEESA CONFERENCE IN PRAGUE MARCH 15-17, 2018

From the Director of the International School of Prague, Dr. Arnie Bieber Dear Friends and Colleagues, On behalf of the International...

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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 15, 2017

Ninety-nine percent perspiration

Thomas Edison As we do each year, ISP has a variety of celebrations to recognize students who are moving from one part of the school to...

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To Succeed in the 21st Century We Need To Learn, Unlearn and Re-learn

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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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A Surprising Tranquility – My Day at PreKindergarten

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Mar 28, 2017

A Surprising Tranquility – My Day at PreKindergarten

One of the best ways for adults to really understand how a student experiences life and learning in school is by spending a full day...

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