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...

WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 20: Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman speaks at the inauguration of U.S. President Joe Biden on the West Front...

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...

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...

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

One of the best ways for adults to really understand how a student experiences life and learning in school is by spending a full day...

As part of the international Shadow a Student Challenge, last year I blogged about my experience of shadowing a grade 9 student, Grace,...

I recently attended the ECIS (Educational Collaborative for International Schools) Educators Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, with the...

As the school year begins, it is fitting and timely to call attention to an educational visionary and provocative thinker who...

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...

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....

Leonard Nimoy as Spock The great Leonard Nimoy, known to most as the logical Vulcan, Mr. Spock, sadly passed away recently at the age of...

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...