Arnie's Blog

Reprinted from Pioneering Schools 2020 ISP Graduation In his 13-year tenure as Director of the International School of Prague, Dr. Arnie...

Led by its passionate and charismatic founder, Allaedin Janid, Happy Caravan supports the learning of hundreds of children from war torn...

Since the start of the 2020 academic year, schools around the world have faced daunting challenges in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic....

The new school year is always a special time, ever filled with anticipation and excitement. And so, like many schools around the world,...

As we all contend with the new normal in the age of Coronavirus, the International School of Prague, like many schools around the world...

ISP Senior “skip day” protest Earth club students lobby the school administration to remove all non-reusable bottles from the cafeteria....

Alaa Eddin Janid grew up in Aleppo, Syria. Over the course of his young life, Alaa journeyed from the world of privilege, to witnessing...

A major challenge for many schools and a well researched obstacle to learning is grading. A number of years ago we at the International...

One way we encourage deeper, experiential and authentic learning at ISP is through Stretch Days, where students have the opportunity...

Summer Palace, Beijing While headquartered in London, ECIS is a global organization with over 400 member schools in over 90 countries on...

At ISP, like many schools, graduation is a truly joyous occasion. Families and friend from throughout the world come to Prague to join in...

Below is my full interview with Czech Leaders Magazine appearing in the January – March 2017 issue. Imagine the atmosphere of a school...

I was recently invited to write an article for the RSA Journal on the topic of school change, innovation and creativity. The resulting...

As Director of the International School of Prague (ISP), I like to believe that I work hard every day, but yesterday I gained a new...

In order to include parents in crucial conversations about how schools are changing to meet the needs of today’s student, the...

ISP Graduation, Palac Zofin, Prague Each year, at graduation time we ask ourselves, “How well have we prepared our students for the...

Grant Wiggins I was saddened to learn that a great leading light in the world of progressive education had passed away, Grant Wiggins....

Teaching students to develop values such as compassion and respect through service learning was the topic of the latest parent workshop...

Lau Tzu, the ancient Chinese philosopher is to have said: “I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand.” The concept...

What are the latest trends in the world of education? Throughout the school year at the International School of Prague, a parent focus...