Evening all Thank you all for celebrating your children with us this evening: I am sure that the students cannot wait to move on to our momentous End-of-Year...

‘’Free thinkers have no attachment to anything’’. The statement, though said in a different context, got me thinking about why I do things every day that I f...

Regret can be one of the most powerful emotional reminders that change and growth is necessary. I have come to believe that regret is a kind of package deal:...

Nobody wants to be a “quitter.” Right? Wrong. History is replete with really “cool” quitters! Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Florence Nightingale and many other suc...

Stop! Stop? Just stop. Gather the correct tools first, then continue… Learning does not come naturally for all students, some learners need to STOP along the...

Teaching in systems Twenty eight years ago, I was persuaded by my High School English teacher to teach English alongside her at a small independent school in...

What is a ’Boutique School’? Quality should be one of the most valued standards in education. In a society that tends toward mass production and consumption,...

My Space I have many conversations, with many different people on any one day. Each one, no matter how long or short, is sui generis despite the typical same...

''...When we are young, there can be a tendency to experience anxiety about standing out or about being different from everyone else. Hopefully as we get old...

Education versus schooling When you want to choose the right school for your child, try to identify YOUR educational philosophy. What do you feel is the valu...

What is metacognition? It has to do with thinking about one’s own thinking. It involves understanding and appreciating the factors that make the learning pro...

Students must Flounder Intelligently... Prof Guy Claxton has used the phrase ‘floundering intelligently’ to describe how we hope our students would respond w...