Welcome to ECIS
Founded in 1965, the Educational Collaborative for International Schools (ECIS), is a non-profit global membership organisation. ECIS exists as a professional life-force for members, a vibrant network of thoughtful doers and change-makers. Our network represents 500+ membership communities, 50,000+ passionate educators and leaders in over 80 countries on six continents.
ECIS members are privy to an abundance of strategy, inspiration, bright ideas and daringly innovative projects that can help shape and enhance your own objectives. By becoming a member, you remain at the forefront of trends and big picture thinking that affect the education sector, and you have quick access to cutting-edge products and services that support education.
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Upcoming ECIS Events
30 Sep @ 15:00 – 28 Oct @ 17:00
Middle Leader Certificate: Leading with Confidence in the Age of AI: 30 Sept, 07, 14, & 28 Oct 2026
01 Oct @ 09:00 – 02 Oct @ 14:00
Middle Leader Certificate: Building and Leading Teams: 01 & 02 October 2026
02 Oct @ 09:00 – 03 Oct @ 14:00
ECIS & CAISL: The Human Edge Summit – Preparing School Communities for an AI Age: 02 & 03 October
7 October @ 15:00 – 16:00
Meet the ECIS Executive Director: Membership Benefits Webinar: 07 October
12 Oct @ 05:00 – 13 Oct @ 10:00
Middle Leader Certificate: Building and Leading Teams: 12 & 13 Oct 2026
19 October @ 08:45 – 14:30
The ECIS Global Pedagogy Certificate in AI in Education: 19 October 2026
21 Oct @ 09:00 – 22 Oct @ 14:00
Middle Leader Certificate: Curricular Design and Leadership: 21 & 22 Oct 2026
23 Oct @ 08:30 – 24 Oct @ 16:15
Human Flourishing Mumbai: ECIS and Dhirubhai Ambani International School: 23-24 October
03 Nov @ 15:00 – 01 Jun @ 16:15
Registration open: ECIS Early Career Teachers Cohort: November 2026 – June 2027
09 Nov @ 05:00 – 10 Nov @ 10:00
Middle Leader Certificate: Curricular Design and Leadership: 09 & 10 Nov 2026
10 November @ 08:45 – 14:30
The ECIS Global Pedagogy Certificate in Universal Design for Learning: 10 November 2026
10 Nov @ 09:00 – 11 Nov @ 16:00
Registration Open: Right Here, Right Now: Rethinking Early Childhood in a Changing World: 10-11 November
17 November @ 08:45 – 14:30
The ECIS Global Pedagogy Certificate in Thinking and Learning: 17 November 2026
26 Nov @ 09:00 – 03 Dec @ 14:00
Middle Leader Certificate: Assessment and Leadership: 26 Nov & 03 Dec 2026
4 December @ 08:45 – 14:30
The ECIS Global Pedagogy Certificate in Assessment for Learning: 04 December 2026
07 Jan @ 08:00 – 28 Jan @ 10:00
Middle Leader Certificate: The Culture of Leadership: 07, 14, 21, & 28 Jan 2027
8 January @ 08:45 – 14:30
The ECIS Global Pedagogy Certificate in Relational and Restorative Practices: 08 January 2027
12 January @ 08:45 – 14:30
The ECIS Global Pedagogy Certificate in Universal Design for Learning: 12 January 2027
13 Jan @ 09:00 – 14 Jan @ 17:00
Registration Open: #FOEN27 | Future of Education Now | London | 13 & 14 January
14 Jan @ 05:00 – 15 Jan @ 10:00
Middle Leader Certificate: Facilitative Leadership in Action: 14 & 15 Jan 2027
18 Jan @ 05:00 – 19 Jan @ 10:00
Middle Leader Certificate: Teacher Quality Improvement: 18 & 19 Jan 2027
23 Jan @ 09:00 – 24 Jan @ 17:00
Call for Proposals and Registration Open: #MLIE2027: Language without Limits, Madrid, 23-24 January 2027
25 Jan @ 09:00 – 26 Jan @ 14:00
Middle Leader Certificate: Facilitative Leadership in Action: 25 & 26 Jan 2027
15 February @ 08:45 – 14:30
The ECIS Global Pedagogy Certificate in AI in Education: 15 February 2027
18 February @ 08:45 – 14:30
The ECIS Global Pedagogy Certificate in Thinking and Learning: 18 February 2027
18 Feb @ 09:00 – 25 Feb @ 14:00
Middle Leader Certificate: Managing and Embracing Conflict for Growth: 18 & 25 Feb 2027
25 Feb @ 15:00 – 18 Mar @ 17:00
Middle Leader Certificate: The Culture of Leadership: 25 Feb, 04, 11, & 18 Mar 2027
01 Mar @ 15:00 – 22 Mar @ 17:00
Middle Leader Certificate: Creating Systems for Belonging: 01, 08, 15, & 22 March 2027
2 March @ 08:45 – 14:30
The ECIS Global Pedagogy Certificate in Assessment for Learning: 02 March 2027
04 Mar @ 05:00 – 11 Mar @ 10:00
Middle Leader Certificate: Managing and Embracing Conflict for Growth: 04 & 11 March 2027
15 Apr @ 09:00 – 17 Apr @ 16:00
ECIS Leadership Conference 2027: Co-intelligent Leadership | Stockholm | 15-17 April 2027
03 May @ 09:00 – 04 May @ 14:00
Middle Leader Certificate: Teacher Quality Improvement: 03 & 04 May 2027
07 May @ 09:00 – 08 May @ 17:00
Call for Proposals and Registration Open: Learning Wild – 2027 Outdoor Learning Conference, Berlin, 07-08 May
17 May @ 09:00 – 18 May @ 14:00
Middle Leader Certificate: Coaching and Leadership: 17 & 18 May 2027
20 May @ 05:00 – 21 May @ 10:00
Middle Leader Certificate: Coaching and Leadership: 20 & 21 May 2027
ECIS Membership
“Current, interesting, inclusive membership designed to challenge and engage thinking whilst developing relevant professional relationships. ECIS actively demonstrates an outwardly diverse outlook in every sense. A willingness to go the extra mile.”
Claire Nuttall, Headteacher, St.George’s International School, Luxembourg
Insightful Articles
The skills that will matter most in the age of AI are the ones most schools treat as an afterthought
Wayne JohnsonCEO/Director, Cambridge International School, Bratislava When I worked in media in London in the late 1990’s I was, by most external measures, a confident person. I talked a lot. I had opinions. I was not, by any reasonable definition, shy. I was also terrified of public speaking. Not of meetings or of pitching ideas… Continue reading The skills that will matter most in the age of AI are the ones most schools treat as an afterthought
From Awareness to Action: Building Student Leaders Who Create Safer Communities
Veronica McDaniel, Secondary Teacher, @Atlanta International School | Executive Director International Student Initiatives, Street Grace When a student stays after class with one more question, sends a follow-up email, or creates a club and asks you to supervise, we have done something right. Any connection point with our kids is a win when we want… Continue reading From Awareness to Action: Building Student Leaders Who Create Safer Communities
The Future is Multilingual: Why International Schools Need a New Language Mindset
Patrice Thompson, M.B.A., M.Ed International schools have never faced greater opportunity, or greater competition. The global market continues to expand, and families are increasingly invested in schools that promise to prepare their children for an uncertain future as AI becomes a bigger part of the conversation and global mobility rises. While parents still value academic… Continue reading The Future is Multilingual: Why International Schools Need a New Language Mindset
Learning Wild: Why Nature May Be the Missing Classroom of the 21st Century
I still remember the moment my colleague and I realised we were lost. Around us stood a group of children aged six to ten. Overnight, forty centimetres of fresh snow had transformed the forest into a white wilderness. It was the last day before the winter break, and we were on our annual school hike.… Continue reading Learning Wild: Why Nature May Be the Missing Classroom of the 21st Century
