Elementary school is a crucial time in a child's life when they explore the world beyond their home. As parents, guardians, and educators, it's our responsibility to ensure their safety during this critical phase of growth and development. In this blog, we'll explore 5 aspects of elementary school safety to help you keep your child secure at school and home.

Strategic Planning has been the most commonly expressed need of schools and international organizations contacting me for consulting and training services since we emerged from the Covid pandemic. Some seek orientation and training; others seek a strategic planning framework; others share these needs but also seek coaching and support throughout the planning and implementation process.

Over the last few years, I’ve developed and used a management and leadership curriculum and training program for executive and mid-level administrators in client schools, intending to support the development of competent managers and effective leaders.​

Christian School Update from Wayne Lynch
Kyiv and Tirana are hard places to operate an English-speaking International Christian School. The impact on the lives of the students and the Missionary outreach they support is significant and critical. Both schools – Kyiv Christian Academy (KCA) and GDQ International Christian School (GDQ) face huge obstacles, challenges, shortage of personnel and resources, danger, and cultural opposition.

Boards and school leaders often carry out two disconnected and sometimes unaligned planning processes – Long range strategic planning and school improvement planning. These processes are often independent and distinct by design and frequently are fragmented even when there is interest in bringing them into alignment in a dynamic relationship. This is due primarily to a lack of knowledge or experience with a proven model for coordinating planning.

Is the impact of assessment and grading on the students a measure of learning? How can we teach without grading?

What a wonderful feeling for a parent once their son or daughter receives their report - an A or B grade, 90% to 100%. Grades provide reassurance that their child is on track in their learning. A feeling of joy.

Young people want to speak out.
The ultimate goal of inspiring student voice is to engage and empower students, individually and collectively, so that they can act on their empowerment and that their learning experiences are meaningful to them. The student voice in the classroom and their opinions prepare them to exercise their voice effectively as they enter adulthood and also have an opinion on how they learn best.