November 29
The sun is high above us, whilst I work in a drama studio observing a girl whose disposition is less than sunny. It was October. I had a new group of year 7 students in front of me and was heartened to see that the ensemble were energised,...
November 29
‘GROW UP!’ Yep. I said it. I heard myself say it. Just like the characteristic ‘nose-in-the-air, pickle-in-the-butt’ adult I forever loathed throughout my youth, I spoke these two deflating words and it made me cringe like a sundried tomato....
November 29
Surely all education should have positive outcomes so what exactly is ‘positive education’? It is defined in a range of ways but essentially focuses on ways that we can use the science of positive psychology to help us to flourish. Historically...
November 29
As each year comes to a close we like to reflect on all the wonderful things that happen during that time and the changes and growth our ISTA community sees. In 2019 we welcomed many new members to our ISTA community across our different forms of...
November 5
This article is taken from a master class, created by Lian for our Kuala Lumpur TaPS and IB workshop, hosted by Tim Howe and the International School of Kuala Lumpur in September 2019. These master class resource packs are a ‘gold mine’ of a...
November 5
As educators in the Arts, it is hard not to notice an irony sometimes built into our relationships with students, administrators and the larger school community. Arts education is promoted at conferences and in publications for its relevance in...
November 5
The Terezín high school festival is one of our yearly ‘sites of learning’ festivals that ISTA hosts in a former Nazi concentration camp which operated from 24th November 1941 until its liberation on the 8th May 1945. It is now a town that is...
November 4
In this episode, Tom Scott, ISTA’s event manager, shares his memories of Doris Grozdanovičová and discusses the importance of ISTA’s festival in Terezín and the impact it has on all those who go there. ...