The news can be as terrifying as any horror movie. It can also be thought provoking and even vital, but when should our children begin to learn about conflict beyond the confines of their playgroup? How early is too early? How long should we bubble wrap the reality of a world that many of us…
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International Women’s Day on March 8 is a celebration of women’s achievements as well as recognition that we still have some way to go until equality is the norm, not the exception. The date is important both locally and globally because women everywhere still need their spirits bolstered by an empowering show of solidarity. No…
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Running is a basic activity. It doesn’t need expensive gear or a specific venue. Like water, it is an economical fix, a cure-all that seems almost too easy to be true. As humans, we are hard-wired to run. For thousands of years, running was a matter of eating or being eaten. Nowadays, of course, the…
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There is a popular misconception regarding the International Baccalaureate, namely that it has been devised for the academically brilliant; that no average students need apply. This image may well come from the fact that certain schools carrying the IB in Spain and beyond have expected students to do it alongside the standard curriculum as opposed…
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In the age of social media, mastering the art of measured debate has never been so pressing. Knee-jerk reactions are common in cyberspace and often there is little in the way of listening and prioritising involved. With arguments flaring at lightening speed, exchanges can quickly spiral out of control. But in the real world,…
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Physics is perhaps the most inaccessible of academic subjects – one that is often mentioned in the same breath as the term “hitting a brick wall” and while more and more students are aware that sciences will offer more work opportunities in the 21st century, Physics remains a “hard” science in all senses of the…
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It may seem obvious that students need to be encouraged to believe in their own potential but what is clearly not so obvious is how to get them there. As Jessica Supple, the head of the National Gallery of Ireland’s Apollo Project, points out in a Ted talk called Could do better – reframing…
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After 17 years working with babies and toddlers, Kerry Mortlock is heading up the new Baby Education and Daycare Centre at King’s College Madrid, which will take little ones from the age of 16 weeks and nurture the first precious 10 to 12 months of their life with “lots of cuddles” and exploration based on…
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For obvious reasons, Christmas is the most exciting date on the calendar for small children. But teenagers and adults also place great importance on a season that brings light and warmth to the darkest months of the year in the northern hemisphere and sun-kissed family time south of the equator. At International British Schools overseas,…
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Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg and her Fridays for Future have done more to change our perspective on the environment than all the world’s politicians put together in what is being dubbed by the media as “the Greta Thunberg effect”. Guest of honour at high-profile global events, the 16-year-old powerhouse had the red carpet…
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