A 21st Century Education

Learning for life in our times. Did you know the top ten jobs today didn’t exist ten years ago? Fast forward another ten years and the world will be a very different place again. That means that many skills learnt in schools today may be obsolete by the time children graduate. For educators, this poses … Read more

Sound it Out

Phonics is a way of teaching children to read quickly and skilfully. How did you learn to read? For many adults, chances are this is a difficult question to try and answer. We all know how we learnt to talk – we listened and we copied – but we have few memories of learning to … Read more

Follow the Money

Find out why international schools are so expensive I often hear parents comment on the high price tag of sending their children to international schools. Many times these parents are expats coming directly from their home countries where their children attended public schools for free. The concept of paying for schooling, except through taxes, is foreign to them. So naturally they ask where the … Read more

Teaming Up

Parents and teachers partnering up to enrich the learning experience. Choosing your child’s school is only the first step in a parent’s participation in the learning process. Besides supporting their teachers, parents can be very instrumental in helping their children succeed by working in productive partnership with their child and school. Below are eight every … Read more

School of Thought

Things to consider when choosing a school for your child  Text by Michael Arnold Images by Quinn Ryan Mattingly So imagine you’ve had this fantastic opportunity. An opening has come up in Vietnam, the salary is everything you’ve been waiting for, and your whole family’s invited to go with you – on the company account. … Read more