Dress for Success: The Language of Clothes

WHAT’S THE ISSUE: How can you create a capsule wardrobe that decreases your decision-making stress and dress for success? Marina Tzavellou is a Style and Image Consultant who has taught…

Family Values Exercise

WHAT’S THE ISSUE: Doing a family values exercise helps improve communication. Does your well-being depend on how much money, status, and education you have? Nadia Georgiou is a certified Life…

Move To Thrive

WHAT’S THE ISSUE: “Move to thrive”, Maria advises students who struggle to concentrate when studying for tests and exams. Maria Karakostanoglou is a certified Brain Gym Instructor, Specialized Kinesiology Facilitator,…

Yoga Break During the Working Day

WHAT’S THE ISSUE? For those of us who don’t smoke, it can be harder to give ourselves a break during the working day. In this interview, Katarina Gleisberg, who is…

Holistic Intelligence in IB Schools

WHAT’S THE ISSUE: Why does holistic intelligence matter? In schools all over the world, teachers are often held accountable for nurturing the emotional environment for students in the classroom. But…

Tapping Away Exam Stress

WHAT’S THE ISSUE? If your child is having a hard time talking about their exam stress and fear of failure, tapping away exam stress may help. Tapping, also known as…

Mindfulness Exercise

WHATS THE ISSUE? How can you help your child to become resilient, and increase their concentration and their capacity for self-compassion? Try this heart-based Mindfulness Exercise, led by Marina Kastrinaki….

Mock Exams, Mindfulness and Mandarins

WHAT’S THE ISSUE? One way we can teach students well-being skills is through well-being initiatives that are championed from the top. This is what’s happening in schools like the International College of…

Assessing Work Life Skills

WHAT’S THE ISSUE? We may teach work life skills like group work, but are we assessing them? How can do we go about assessing work life skills in schools and…