Why Breaks Matter Reflection
WHAT’S THE ISSUE: Have you noticed how we make more mistakes when we don’t take breaks during the day (or is it just me…?). Today I’m going to share with you…
Eleni Vardaki Presenting at 7th ENSEC Conference in Budapest
WHAT’S NEW: Eleni Vardaki leads a workshop at the 7th ENSEC Conference in Budapest on practical ways to build well-being education into your classroom teaching practice. The 7th ENSEC Conference on…
Challenges Parents Face in the 21st Century
WHAT’S THE ISSUE: How do you raise a child in the (ever-changing) age of technology and globalization? Mark McAuley is an Educational Consultant for International Schools who has worked with students…
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…
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…
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…
Mindfulness in Schools
WHAT’S THE ISSUE: While Mindfulness is being taught in more and more schools in countries like the UK, the USA and Australia in all sorts of schools, state schools and private…
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…
Is Too Much Tutoring Spoiling Kids?
WHAT’S THE ISSUE? We sometimes assume that learning goes hand-in-hand with getting good grades. But when it comes to a student’s grades and personal achievement, there’s a metaphorical “elephant in…