This generation of young people in Rwanda can dream bigger than their parents could ever imagine. In the Musanze region in Northern Rwanda tourists come to Kinigi see the gorillas, the home of the ‘Gorillas in the Mist’. On the short drive from our hotel we traveled through villages, where Rwandan people were going aboutContinueContinue reading “Reflections of Rwanda 2011: 1. You can dream big #Rwanda2012”
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School education: What can we do to make 2012 a tipping point for irreversible change?
2011 has been a fantastic year for me and I am excited about what 2012 will bring. I left teaching about 12 years ago, disenchanted with a system that was bogged down in traditional thinking, I didn’t know the term ‘industrial-era’ back then. I could see that school was becoming disconnected from the real worldContinueContinue reading “School education: What can we do to make 2012 a tipping point for irreversible change?”
Disruptive innovation: a relentless pursuit that challenges the status quo
When I was growing up the Gregory’s was the essential street directory in everyone’s glovebox. I can remember feeling car-sick trying to navigate as a passenger while my father drove, turning the book around to know whether it was a right or left turn coming up and my parents heated discussions about missing a particularContinueContinue reading “Disruptive innovation: a relentless pursuit that challenges the status quo”
Become an educational innovator & disrupt! 5 key skills to develop
This week I briefly spoke to our key leaders about innovation, an integral part of the DNA at SCIL. A culture of innovation is essential to achieving our vision and values. Our 21stC life is a result of innovation. Innovation differs from improvement because it disrupts. It messes with the way we do things, itContinueContinue reading “Become an educational innovator & disrupt! 5 key skills to develop”
What is (and isn’t) innovation?
All that glitters is not (necessarily) gold. Innovation must significantly disrupt and achieve desired outcomes in better and more productive ways. Not just old ways in a new shiny wrapper. When I was a child our telephone had a dial, to call I needed to know the number, kept in a separate directory. When callingContinueContinue reading “What is (and isn’t) innovation?”
17+17+17: A story of Thanksgiving (and a very personal post)
Have you ever found your mind going down rabbit holes – thinking, wondering, remembering? I did recently, with the impending arrival of the next birthday, not as significant (numerically) as the last, but one that started me thinking and reflecting. It began with me contemplating the ‘number’. I remembered from primary school maths that whenContinueContinue reading “17+17+17: A story of Thanksgiving (and a very personal post)”
‘What ifs’ from the SCIL Study Tour? #SCIL11 – Part 3 | Three comprehensive schools in England
In parts of England a young person’s educational future is determined by an exam taken at age 11. It will decide if the student attends a grammar school or local comprehensive for their secondary schooling and traditionally, the whether they get to university and the status of that university. We visited four comprehensive high schools thatContinueContinue reading “‘What ifs’ from the SCIL Study Tour? #SCIL11 – Part 3 | Three comprehensive schools in England”
‘What ifs’ from the SCIL Study Tour? #SCIL11 – Part 2 | Libraries in Delft
The SCIL Study Tour thought about libraries, their role and providing a place for connection. What if a library had a large book collection and significant spaces for people? The both/and library at TU Delft. The TU Delft Library Learning Centre has generosity of space. The wall of books are visually front and centre asContinueContinue reading “‘What ifs’ from the SCIL Study Tour? #SCIL11 – Part 2 | Libraries in Delft”
‘What ifs’ from the SCIL Study Tour? #SCIL11 – Part 1 | Denmark & Sweden
What if you threw 10 educational leaders together, to travel to places in Europe and the UK for two weeks? This is what happened last month, as we embarked on a trip to learn from places of unique interest, share ideas, challenge one another and have a lot of fun along the way. Here areContinueContinue reading “‘What ifs’ from the SCIL Study Tour? #SCIL11 – Part 1 | Denmark & Sweden”
Love the creativity at Sculpture by the Sea 2011
For the first time ever we didn’t leave it to the last minute to get to Sculpture By The Sea, the annual outdoor event held in Bondi in November. We only live a few minutes away. The sculptures are perched along the picturesque walk between Bondi and Tamarama Beaches in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. It’s bestContinueContinue reading “Love the creativity at Sculpture by the Sea 2011”
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