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 membership represents 500 membership communities and 40,000+ 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.
500+
Membership communities
50k
Educators
100
Countries
Upcoming ECIS Events
10 September @ 08:45 – 14:30
The ECIS Global Pedagogy Certificate in Relational and Restorative Practices: 10 September 2026
21 September @ 14:00 – 15:30
AI in Education: Practical Tools for Inclusive and Effective Teaching: 21 September
24 Sep @ 08:00 – 15 Oct @ 10:00
Middle Leader Certificate: Assessment and Leadership: 24 Sept, 01, 08, & 15 Oct 2026
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
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
02 Nov @ 09:00 – 03 Nov @ 14:00
Middle Leader Certificate: Teacher Quality Improvement: 02 & 03 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 & Call for Proposals Open: Right Here, Right Now: Rethinking Early Childhood in a Changing World: 10-11 November
16 Nov @ 05:00 – 17 Nov @ 10:00
Middle Leader Certificate: Curricular Design and Leadership: 16 & 17 Nov 2026
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
27 Nov @ 09:00 – 28 Nov @ 17:00
ECIS Liberating School Spaces Conference 3.0. | Berlin: 27-28 November 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
11 Jan @ 09:00 – 12 Jan @ 14:00
Middle Leader Certificate: Facilitative Leadership in Action: 11 & 12 Jan 2027
12 January @ 08:45 – 14:30
The ECIS Global Pedagogy Certificate in Universal Design for Learning: 12 January 2027
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
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
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
More Connected Than Ever
We Are More Connected Than Ever. And We Understand Each Other Less. Here Is What That Means for Education.International school leaders operate at the intersection of cultures every day of their professional lives. We hire across nationalities, lead staff from diverse backgrounds, manage parent communities with radically different expectations of hierarchy, communication and trust. We… Continue reading More Connected Than Ever
Differentiation: The Language of Belonging
Lucía Marmolejo Jiménez, M.Ed. I want to talk to the teacher who is tired. Not the tired you can fix with your next break. The kind that lives in your shoulders every day, even on weekends. Tired of carrying alone the weight of endless lesson preparations for at least five classes, meaning sixty or more… Continue reading Differentiation: The Language of Belonging
AI & Back to School: The terms you agreed to over summer
AI & Back to School: The terms you agreed to over summer Every August, the ritual begins. Credentials get dusted off, Wi-Fi passwords get reset, and someone discovers that the system update scheduled for July somehow didn’t happen. Familiar, but manageable chaos. This year though, there’s a new item on the list. And it’s a… Continue reading AI & Back to School: The terms you agreed to over summer
Empowering Every Voice: Conceptual Teaching in Multilingual Education
(Images from The International School of The Hague, Primary) Educational training, or any professional development, is always an exciting opportunity for teachers to learn new ideas, and make changes to their teaching programmes and practices. Often these CPDs address one aspect of learning, curriculum area, or a specific teaching practice. Do this, trainers will say,… Continue reading Empowering Every Voice: Conceptual Teaching in Multilingual Education
