Anantara Siam Bangkok welcomes diners to celebrate American Thanksgiving in indulgent style with a five-course feast at Madison Steakhouse. Celebrated annually on the fourth Thursday of November, since English settlers arrived in North America, American Thanksgiving is a traditional American holiday-a time to give thanks…
Among the most popular items in Steve Van Beek’s Bangkok Then and Now were the news items from the Bangkok Times newspaper of 1900 and 1901. Steve returned to the National Library’s Times archives and combed through every issue from 1890 to 1899. He has assembled…
By Jayne Lund It’s the beginning of another school year. There are new teachers, new students, and their families, lots of excitement and some trepidation about living overseas or entering an international school, maybe for the first time. There have been days of preparation for…
By Debi Caskey, Deputy Head of School for Learning, International School Bangkok Howard Gardner, Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education is quoted as saying: “I want my children to understand the world, but not just because the world is…
By Lucas Zimmerman Have you ever wanted to go back in time to your university days and find out exactly what you wanted to do when you grew up? People graduate from prestigious universities all over the world not convinced of what their future holds….
By Sam Johnston, Director of Learning at St. George’s School ST. GEORGE’S SCHOOL IS A LEARNING COMMUNITY. Of course, it is—it’s a school. It’s no surprise that we think of St. George’s as a Learning Community. It almost goes without saying. Almost, but not quite….
By Dean Outerson If you think about it, schools haven’t changed much. My experience with school was basically the same as my parents’ experience and even my grandparents’ experience. The education model that continues to survive well into the 21st century was conceived in the…
By Linda Belonje. Director of Marketing and Development, KIS International School A well-rounded education offers students the opportunity of developing skills that are deemed useful in life, at school, and in the real world. Some of the skills that are in demand are leadership skills….
By Brett Penny (Head of School, NIST International School) & Jared Kuruzovich (Director of Communications, NIST International School) “Expansion of leadership is about empowerment – opportunity, space, support, capacity and growth.” – XVII, Building Leadership Capacity for School Improvement Businesses and organizations around the globe…
By Karima Ramji, Manager International Programs, University of Victoria Every year, thousands of energetic, passionate students flock from university campuses to the ever-shifting world of work. But career prospects are changing—in a year-long cross-Canada research study published in 2018, RBC found that over 25% of…
by Jake Varley, Primary Principal, Berkeley International School As educational leaders, we face great challenges. Sir Ken Robinson observes that ‘the more complex the world becomes, the more creative we need to be to meet its challenges’. For this reason, it is critical to instead look…
By Neva Whiteman, the Marketing Officer & ELL Teacher at the British Columbia International School of Bangkok Seth Godin, entrepreneur and best-selling author is adamant “The secret of leadership is simple: Do what you believe in. Paint a picture of the future. Go there. People will…
By Jason Cooper, Primary Principal, Bangkok Patana School As we begin another school year, I’d like you to think about your definition of success. What is it that you will discuss with your child/children in June 2019 when you reflect on the academic year? Often,…
By Shawn Kelly In early 2018, drought-stricken Cape Town, South Africa faced the dire prospect of becoming the first modern metropolis in history to run dry. For the city of 4 million, ‘Day Zero’ loomed on May 11 – the day all tap water was…
By Paul Gambles You may have noticed that household debt in Canada has gone up a little recently. To be precise, it has increased by some C$1.53 trillion or 250% since the end of 1999; and by C$910 billion or 74% in the last decade…
