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Why? How? What? Who? Where? When?
Achieving our goals has become even more challenging. We live in a VUCA world - volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous. We need a learning system that ensures an “education worth having” - one that is fit for purpose enabling learning for all; one that is...
Critical & Creative Thinking
“It’s also important to understand that creativity is not the only thing that matters. There are all kinds of competencies, such as critical thinking, which are implicit in any understanding of how creativity works,” Ken Robinson said.. “There are skills of...
A driver of social change and transformational education – The Shiv Nadar Foundation
Education is an act of hope in the face of an always-uncertain future. I am excited to have connected in their dream of building a reputation for high-quality, challenging programmes of education that develop internationally minded young people who are well prepared...
Creativity v Knowledge
The secret to fostering creativity lies in our approach to teaching. We have to stop trying to control the outcome.
An award winning student’s view.
“Year 11 and 12 is far too outcome-based and I can say that from perspective,” she said. The young scientist said the schooling system judges students on how well they can memorise a formula or definition and apply that to a specific example — over and over.
Building Excellence in 21st Century Schools
In a report by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), it discusses the results of a study that explores how to best prepare primary and secondary school (referred to in this report as “K-12”) students for the 21st century workplace (“the modern workplace”), where a...