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Speakers:
Brian Cooklin, Principal, Nord Anglia International School
Karin Ann, Co-Founder and Principal, International Montessori School
Mark Steed, Principal and CEO, Kellett School
Trish Oliver, Learning and Teaching Advisor, English Schools Foundation (ESF)
It’s now nineteen years since Hong Kong first branded itself as ‘Asia’s World City’. Over that time, there have been some who questioned this claim.
Not anymore. At least, not from an educational perspective.
Albeit unwittingly, Hong Kong’s international schools have found themselves at the global forefront of responding to major disruption – first with SARS, then with social unrest, and now with the spread of the Covid-19 virus. Schools have been closed since the end of January this year and will not reopen until April 20th, at the earliest. Not only have schools managed to keep to their curriculums, they’ve been learning – and learning fast – on how to adapt their teaching methods in this brave new technologically driven world.
This webinar will examine how international schools have managed to respond so well and what lessons have been learned.
Details on how to join this webinar will be sent via email 2 hours before the webinar start time.
About the speakers
A teacher of over 40 years’ experience and a Principal for 23 of them in the U.K., Mexico and now Hong Kong, Brian Cooklin is the Founding Principal of Nord Anglia International School. The school has opened three campuses in three years and is part of the Nord Anglia Education group. Educated in Glasgow, Brian is a former President of the Headteachers’ Association of Scotland, School Leaders Scotland and was an executive member of ASCL in England, as well as a council member of the International Confederation of Principals. Involved in a number of EU Education projects, Brian also served on Scottish and U.K. Government working parties and was a member of the UCAS Board. An accomplished public speaker and trainer, Brian has spoken at conferences worldwide and trained teachers in three continents.
Karin Ann is a native of Hong Kong who grew up in a bilingual Eurasian family. After a career in Finance and Consulting, she decided to pursue her true calling in Education, and founded the International Montessori School in 2001, pioneering the use of the multisensory Montessori approach to the learning of Chinese. IMS is now considered one of the world’s leading Montessori bilingual programmes. Karin holds Bachelor and Master’s Degrees in Engineering Economic Systems from Stanford University. A TEDx speaker, she has been also awarded the Entrepreneur of the Year award by the American Chamber of Commerce in 2015, and the Jessica Most Successful Women Award in 2017.
Mark Steed has spent his career working in top independent schools both in the UK and Overseas.
In the UK he worked as a Teacher, Head of Department, and Boarding Housemaster prior to his two senior leaderships roles as Headmaster of Kelly College in Devon; and then as Principal of the Berkhamsted Schools Group. He moved aboard in September 2015 to be Director of JESS, Dubai, before moving to Hong Kong in September 2019 to take up the reins as the Principal and CEO of Kellett School.
Mark has degrees from Cambridge and Nottingham Universities and from Ashridge-Hult Business School where he researched ‘Alternative Business models for Secondary Schooling’. He has a particular interest in how new technologies can be used in education and chaired the UK Independent Schools Council IT Strategy Group from 2007 to 2015.
Mark is a regular contributor to Tes writing about international education and a range of other educational and IT issues. He is active on twitter @independenthead and @Kellett_CEO and on his blog.
Trish Oliver is a Learning and Teaching Adviser with the English Schools Foundation (ESF) in Hong Kong. In her role, Trish works across the ESF network of 22 schools, working closely with teachers and school leadership teams. She is the coordinator for the education partnership between ESF and the Indochina Starfish Foundation (ISF) school in Cambodia. She believes the best education is one that equips students with tools for lifelong success and is passionate about empowering students to reach their full potential, enabling them to be the best they can be.
Pricing
- Member: Free of charge
- Non-Member: HK$140
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