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Founded in 1965, ECIS is a non-profit global membership organisation that supports schools in the areas of teacher development, leadership development, recruitment, and human resources, governance, and risk, complemented by grants and awards.
January School of the Month: Berlin Brandenburg International School
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Claire Nuttall, Headteacher, St.George’s International School, Luxembourg
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PHYSICAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE: 25-27 MAY
Unite with us in movement at Frankfurt International School as we return to essential in-person professional development at our ECIS PE Conference. Our theme of United in Movement will allow us to explore crucial topics including:
Diversity: Who belongs to our PE classes? Is our teaching meeting their needs?
Equity: Who wishes to join our PE classes but cannot gain access?
Inclusion: Have everyone’s ideas been heard? Are we seeking out ideas that are representative of all students?
Growth and Learning in PE During the Pandemic: What have we learned through the challenges of the pandemic?
Registration is now open!
CONGRATULATIONS!
Four awards, including The International School of the Year 2022, were given to ECIS Schools:
• The International School of the Year 2022 was awarded to the International School of Zug and Luzern, Switzerland for the success of its two outstanding initiatives.
• The International School of Zug and Luzern, Switzerland won the Environment Award for its aquaponics system that will act as the model for a larger sustainable, alternative food source they are helping to construct in Ghana.
• International School of Zug and Luzern won the International Impact Award for its Global Changemakers initiative. It is designed to directly connect students around the world with global changemakers who are working on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
• Berlin Brandenburg International School, Brandenburg won the Ethical Values Education Award for a primary years initiative which frames complex notions of ethics in an accessible way of learning involving storytelling and imagination, linking ethical values to global citizenship.
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
This March, be part of Non-Fiction that makes a difference: Strengthening the teaching of research skills for more engaged learning. A 4-part series from The Educator Collaborative focusing on refugee experiences. Join world renowned experts from The Educator Collaborative who will share research-aligned, classroom-proven strategies to meet the needs of diverse learners, K-12.
You will engage with the broad and varied topic of “refugee experiences” and practice developmentally appropriate strategies to support understanding, engage in research, and write or create content in response to your study of this topic. Participants with firsthand knowledge are invited to apply what they know, and all participants will read texts, watch firsthand video accounts, and engage in further research.
Facilitators from TheEdCollab will help you engage from the perspective of your students and then use those experiences to plan engaging units of study. Your result may be a similar unit on researching refugee experiences or you may be inspired to design a unit on your own topic, either way, you will leave inspired.
COMING UP
Creating a Culture of Caring: Cultural Responsiveness and Safeguarding: 02, 09, & 16 February
Middle Leader Certificate: The Culture of Leadership: 02, 09, 16, 23 February 2022
ECIS Middle Leader Certificate: Assessment & Leadership: 03 & 04 February
MLIE Meetups: The SEN and ELL/EAL Overlap: 10 February
Designing for Equity: An empowering toolbox for educators to address equity challenges in their classrooms, schools and communities: 17 February
ECIS MEMBERSHIP
SCHOOL
School Membership is open to international schools and internationally-minded schools that wish to promote leading practice in their communities. Choose from three levels.
Benefits include:
- Cultivating Connections that Matter: A Toolkit for Transformational Teaching
- Child Protection Certification for all school staff
- Discounts on professional development and events
- Display of the ECIS logo on your website
COMMERCIAL
Commercial Membership is open to organisations who provide products and services to the international education sector, or those interested in marketing to it.
Benefits include:
- Permanent exposure via the partners page
- Share your education-related thoughts via Insightful.
- Promotion via social media, plus virtually exhibit during events
- Sponsorship opportunities
HIGHER EDUCATION
Higher Education membership offers your faculty meaningful access to and collaboration with educators and school leaders in international primary and secondary schools.
Benefits include:
- Share your education-related thoughts via Insightful
- Permanent exposure on the partners page
- 10% discount on our events, including virtual exhibiting
- Child Protection certification
