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Using technology to unlock the potential of collaboration
Collaboration is essential for schools to be successful. It leverages individuals’ ideas, skills, experiences, and opinions. Technology can unlock the…
Maximising the benefits of home-based learning
While in-person classes remain temporarily on hold in various parts of the world to protect the health of students, teachers…
Back to school: The 3 R’s for a smooth transition
As many families in the UK prepare for children to go ‘back to school’ after the latest national lockdown, Beth…
How to create a ‘Culture of Happiness’ at a large international school
When Clare Johnstone and I took over the elementary division at Stamford American International School, one of the first things…
Cognita focuses its participation in the RE.SCHOOL forum on the importance of wellbeing
In the new normal, schools face the greatest changes to the educational system in modern times. This is an atypical year…
Whether at home or abroad, few jobs offer the same satisfaction as teaching
Thomas Slack, Teacher of Computing & Key Stage 3 Coordinator at The English Montessori School in Spain, reflects on why…
Yoga in the classroom: fad or a new fundamental?
Cultivating mindfulness in schools has received a great deal of attention worldwide due to its association with improved psychological well-being…
Why should anyone learn a foreign language?
Amy Melton, Grade 1 teacher at the International School Saigon Pearl (ISSP) in Vietnam, shares her experience of working with…
Teaching children to stay safe: education beyond academics
Whether it is healthy lifestyle choices or staying safe, schools have a responsibility to educate children on much more than…
Teaching all over the world. Why pursue an international career in education?
From newly qualified teacher to Head of a school rated Outstanding before the age of 33, Melissa McBride, Headteacher at…
The ‘brain benefits’ of a bilingual education
Playpen Bilingual Education in São Paulo has changed its name to reflect its absolute commitment to bilingual teaching and learning….
Getting mindful about wellbeing
Mental health and wellbeing of young people is never far from the headlines today – wherever you are in the…
How can schools help create global citizens?
Ian Thorpe, Headmaster at Downsend School in the UK, considers the ever-widening range of skills that children are expected to…