New Employment Opportunities for the 2024-2025 school year for Jakarta Intercultural School including two leadership openings (SW Athletic Coordinator and ES Associate Principal). Click on the link below to see the job descriptions and apply!

jisedu.or.id/about/workatjis

.....And for High Schoolers. School should be fun and social for all ages.

Fascinating article about the SAT's, and the complete mismatch between the design of these deeply-flawed exams and what's important in life. I'm willing to bet almost all adults would flail on the SAT Math section. time.com/6254390/i-took…

Interesting article about hypothesizing instead of goal setting- If you are using this model, how is it going? sloanreview.mit.edu/article/why-hy…

Celebrating our #counselling #counseling team who hosted an incredible #college forum this morning for all members of the Hong Kong International School HKIS High School community, exploring everything from testing to rec. letters, from systems to finance & all points in between. 📸from Carrie Bennett

Today, we hallowe’en-d. Hong Kong International School HKIS High School

Great reminder- The year is crazy busy as we come out of Covid, but we have students whose HS experience is unlike any other. Deep breath... AND let's make it awesome for them (and for all)! (thanks @betsylewismoreno for the share) npr.org/2022/10/13/112…

'Good positions allow you to master your circumstances rather than be mastered by them.'

A Tiny Thought worth reading in today's FS newsletter.

fs.blog/brain-food/oct…

“Work/life balance has nothing to do with the hours we work or the stress we suffer. It has to do with where we feel safe”-Simon Sinek- Leaders Eat Last…. How are you making a safe work community? Food for thought…

Yes! Let's start the week making new connections!

We have enjoyed being part of the HKIS and CAN Community but looking forward to our next adventure in 2023!

HKIS ExCo designed an awesome Student Leadership retreat for nearly 200 students to kick off the 2022 school year! Here we go! Hong Kong International School HKIS High School

Great article from 2021- With good strategies (for all times) that are important as we move out of the pandemic.
How to Help Students Feel a Sense of Belonging During the Pandemic greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/h…

An interesting look at who we spend our time with... How are we using this time? Are we appreciating the people and our time together? Thank you for my co-workers who make my day awesome! ourworldindata.org/time-with-othe…

Relationships First! Great reminders as we begin a new school year.
Relationship Building From Day 1 edutopia.org/article/relati…

At this time of year, we all need a practical bulleted list of tools, tips, and reminders!
10 Strategies and Practices That Can Help All Students Overcome Barriers ascd.org/blogs/10-strat… via ASCD

Great article and reminders BUT be sure to read the 2016 study that is embedded!
We Drastically Underestimate the Importance of Brain Breaks edutopia.org/article/we-dra…

'Learn from the past but don’t hang on to it.'

A Tiny Thought from the FS Brain Food newsletter.

Read it here: fs.blog/brain-food/apr…

How are you learning and growing? I read and journal in the mornings and here is a good article with a few ideas NPR npr.org/2022/02/28/108…

The Power of Student Check-Ins During Distant Learning and Hybrid Courses spencerauthor.com/?p=63347