The Sun Shines a Little Brighter

This morning I woke up and the sun was shining a little more brightly, the air was a little bit fresher and optimism was a little bit higher. It's incredible that one individual can have such an impact on the world. It's time for a transcendental leader and Barak Obama has demonstrated that he may just this leader. Watching his speech last night made me think about HIS. We are working to build a school that transcends traditional stereotypes of education. It's not going to be easy but together we will succeed. HIS students will be the future leaders of this world. They will be the types of individuals who actively work to change the world. Because of this, the HIS Advantage will become the world's advantage. Congratulations President Obama, you have inspired the world as well as many member of the HIS community. Yes We Can!

Reflections from EARCOS

I returned from EARCOS last night and would like to share some random insights from the conference. I think the biggest insight that struck me (yet again) was how innovative and progressive HIS is. Alan November is a world leading progressive educator and during each of his presentations he argued for just the type of school HIS is becoming. Not only have we embraced the digital world, we have also changed the way we educate children. This is very exciting and demonstrates once again the HIS Advantage. Check out Alan's website for more information about transformational educational practices. We are on track for WASC accreditation and are working extremely hard to prepare for the visit in 2 years. The second workshop on Good to Great set up a protocol on how to transform your school from a good school into a great school. International School of Beijing gave some wonderful insights on how they are implementing this at their school. Overall, it was a very informative conference and provided a great forum to help others get to know HIS.