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LeeAnne Lavender – Childhood Education, 2024
Many educators and leaders in international schools around the globe recognize the value and urgency of global citizenship education (GCE) and the need to empower PreK-12 students to engage in authentic community engagement and active local and global citizenship. To this end, many educators use the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Global Approach, Sustainability, Elementary Secondary Education
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Wagh, Nikhil – Childhood Education, 2021
"If a child is not learning the way you teach, teach the way the child learns." This simple education philosophy is at the heart and soul of Educon International School (EIS), a Global Schools First Champion in Maharashtra, India. Educon International School has been in the forefront of adapting and integrating 21st-century best…
Descriptors: Well Being, Educational Innovation, Best Practices, Foreign Countries
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Zager, Dianne – Childhood Education, 2019
Traditional schooling methods and environments are falling short in terms of providing the best access to education and preparing students for productive, engaging futures. Innovation becomes particularly important when working with atypical students, such as the children on the autism spectrum who are served by the Shrub Oak International School…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Educational Innovation, International Schools
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Weldemariam, Kassahun Tigistu – Childhood Education, 2014
Play is a natural and significant aspect of children's learning and development. Adults can be important to children's play, as they act as "play agents." Their involvement significantly influences the quality of the play activities in which children engage. The author briefly reviews the theoretical assumptions about adults' role in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Play, Child Development, Preschool Education
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Szecsi, Tunde – Childhood Education, 2005
In this article, the author presents the approaches and strategies for culturally and linguistically responsive early education in an international preschool in Moscow, Russia. This international preschool, enrolling children from Russia, the United States, Germany, Italy, Israel, Argentina, Brazil, Sweden, and Japan, provides a multilingual and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Multilingualism, Acculturation, Preschool Education
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Brewster, Jeffrey C. – Childhood Education, 2002
Examines the purpose, structure, and challenges of international schools around the world, describing the typical experiences of children who attend the International School of Brussels in Belgium. Highlights the cultural diversity of the pupils and teachers in the English-language school and their learning, educational, and socioemotional needs.…
Descriptors: Children, Diversity (Student), Early Childhood Education, English