When Kevin David came to the American Embassy School of New Delhi (AES) in August of 2021, he took on a service learning role with the high school. The timing coincided with the second year of a partnership between AES and Inspire Citizens. In his role, Kevin has a unique vantage point to see how the partnership is growing, and how teaching and learning are being impacted.
Read MoreGrade 5 students at the International School of Prague (ISP) were recently immersed in understanding and creating art for activism. Their “Art Attacks” were vibrant and demonstrated a deep understanding of how students can channel their creativity to create positive change.
Read MoreIn November, the grade one team at the Inter-Community School Zurich (ICSZ) embarked on an exciting journey to redesign a history unit. Working with Inspire Citizens, the team engaged in a generative process of ideation and planning that led to a vibrant outcome: Humans of ICSZ.
Read MoreWhen Inspire Citizens facilitator Ivy Yan recently shared some photographs with grade 4 students at Frankfurt International School (FIS), she introduced them to the concept of wabi sabi and sparked a powerful learning experience in their poetry unit.
Read MoreThe Peterson Schools in Mexico kickstarted their ASOMEX Arts Festival in March, reviving a pre-Covid event with a hybrid approach. Two Inspire Citizens facilitators were thrilled to lead the online portion of the conference.
Read MoreMaddy Hewitt, the director of NESA (Near East South Asia Council of Overseas Schools), has a vision for transforming education, and she has partnered with Inspire Citizens to offer NESA leaders and educators the chance to participate in innovating throughout the region.
Read MoreThere is a buzz at Seoul Foreign School (SFS) in South Korea about a new hub for learning. Called “The Gate”, this is an approach to professional development that encompasses the entire community and is an inclusive way of imagining lifelong learning.
Read MoreWhen visual art teacher Zoe Coughlan learned about Empathy to Impact, she found herself on a journey of transformation. She now designs her courses so that the first unit in each grade level focuses on skills, and then the second unit offers a way to apply those skills in relation to global issues and global citizenship topics.
Read MoreGrade 7 teacher Jenny Hope Lewis loves photography. So when she had a chance to design a unit for her social studies students that would connect them with the local community, she knew that photography could be the perfect lens for an impactful learning experience.
Read MoreThe grade 3 team at Colegio Jorge Washington School (COJOWA) in Cartagena, Colombia, has made sustainable, local food the focus of a social studies unit. And it’s having deep impact on learners and the community.
Read MoreAll social studies units at Seoul International School (SIS) will be redesigned with the Empathy to Impact approach, and David Mannell, Director of Curriculum and Professional Development, is excited to see what will evolve and how student engagement will be affected.
Read MoreWhen three passionate educators gather around a water cooler, all kinds of things can happen. At the International School of Bangkok (ISB), a water cooler conversation has culminated in a powerful and multi-layered approach to develop student leadership, and the results are inspiring.
Read More“Working on streamlining our mission and vision was liberating work,” says Patricia Podorsek, Nido Director of Teaching and Learning. “Then, as we explored more opportunities for agility in our school and school systems, Inspire Citizens came into the conversation. No other organization is doing the kind of work they are doing to help schools navigate how to think and plan for the future in a way that merges global citizenship with futures thinking.”
Read MoreEmmett Kelly is in a unique position to understand the depth of learning and reflection that is developing in part one of this year’s Inspire Citizens’ Global Citizenship Certificate (GCC). He collaborates with Frankfurt International School (FIS) as a writer and media specialist, and is taking the GCC this year with the intention of observing and writing about what is happening. His bird’s-eye view of the course is yielding rich insights.
Read MoreA grade 6 student at Frankfurt International School takes action to “twin” toilets at her school with a community in Malawi. She is passionate about helping girls and women gain access to safe & secure sanitation facilities.
Read MoreThis year the Inspire Citizens team has been excited to begin new partnerships and relationships with educators in the AISA (Association of International Schools in Africa) region. Aaron Moniz traveled to Johannesburg in October to take part in AISA’s educators’ conference, the first time educators have been able to meet face-to-face since the beginning of the Covid pandemic.
Read MoreDay H at Frankfurt International School in Germany is a special day. On this eighth day of a rotating 8-day schedule, teachers and students are invited to design learning experiences that extend into the realms of inquiry, reflection and experiential learning.
Read MoreThis fall, an Inspire Citizens (IC) partner school, Dulwich College Seoul, decided to invest in enhancing its CAS experience for grade 11 and 12 students. Scott Jamieson and Ivy Yan were excited to help the Dulwich team create a 2-day experience for all students to frame CAS for greater impact.
Read More“At NESA, we have an innovative mindset, and Inspire Citizens is one of our best thought partners and leaders in this area,” says NESA Executive Director Maddy Hewitt.
Read MoreInspire Citizens’ co-founder Steve Sostak takes on a coaching role with NESA youth keynote speaker Said El Kadi.
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