Winning over the Doubters: Changing Hearts and Minds
WHO’S THE SPEAKER? Malcolm Nicolson is a school principal and a former Head of the IB Diploma Program Development for the IBO. In this interview, he talks about: the research that…
Smartphones in Schools
WHO’S THE SPEAKER? How are smartphones damaging the social landscape of schools, and what can we do about it? Independent Educational Consultant, Phil Morgan, explains. In this interview, you will…
Wellness and Awareness in Elementary Classrooms
WHO’S THE SPEAKER? Bonnie Greene is currently a 5th Grade classroom teacher at Cairo American College and a Circle Solutions Trainer. In this interview, she talks about how primary school…
Relationships and Resilience
IN THIS INTERVIEW: Dr Sue Roffey talks about the dangers of toxic school environments on student and staff well-being, how to know if a school environment is toxic, and what schools…
Trust Your Child
In this interview, I talk with my former colleague and good friend, Annie Vossinioti, about what she learned from teaching IB Economics for 20+ years. Annie shares her personal story…
High Achieving Girls Self-Bullying
GUEST SPEAKER: Are high achieving girls self-bullying? Feminine Leadership expert, Christine Arylo, certainly finds that many do in her work with high achieving girls and women. In this interview she…
Helping Parents Raise Grateful Kids
OVERVIEW In this interview, Aurora Tamez, who is the IB Diploma Coordinator for a school in Mexico, talks to Eleni Vardaki about how schools can support parents in raising grateful kids by providing practical examples from her own experience: 1) How…
IB Diploma Student: “What I Wish My Teachers Knew”
OVERVIEW In this video, I interviewed Ezgi Ceren Pinarbasi, an IB Diploma student from Turkey who’s in her final year of the IB Diploma. In this video, Ezgi Ceren raises 3 practical…
Human Technologies in IB Schools
HUMAN TECHNOLOGIES: Eleni Vardaki interviews Toby Newton, Head of School at the International College of Hong Kong (ICHK), about how their school is going beyond simply focusing on helping students achieve excellent exam…
IB Alumni Share Advice on How to Choose Your IB Subjects
And the full interview of two recent IB Diploma graduates who are talking about how they went about choosing their IB subjects is now out!!! Anyone whose worked with George…