Arnie's Blog

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...

Sting like a bee Float like a butterfly The world has lost a great man, a fighter whose life optimized audacity and courage, not only...

As is the tradition in countless schools and universities around the world, ISP recently convened its graduation ceremony for the class...

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...

http://www.edutopia.org/ Photo credit: Thinkstock This past week, we at the International School of Prague once again began the new...

Compelling thoughts about designing contemporary learning environments. culture | learning | design The 2005 research showed low quality,...

Joy of Learning http://www.reflectionsnurseries.co.uk Each year at the International School of Prague, we hold a “Middle School...

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...

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...

授人以鱼不如授人以渔 Almost 100 years ago, the great American progressive educator, John Dewey said: Only in education, never in the life of...

During a recent grade 8 graduation ceremony at the International School of Prague, I was struck by a speech given by one of our grade 8...

In schools these days, we often talk about preparing students for the future. That the future is now, was reconfirmed for me once again,...