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Teacher and Student Wellbeing – an Informal Gathering with Simona Baciu and Dr. Gilda Scarfe

  Friday, March 26, 2021

On the morning of March 26th the Global Connections community joined for a conversation with Simona Baciu and Dr. Gilda Scarfe on Teacher and Student wellbeing. We discussed what makes a good wellbeing program in a school, the need for an evidence based framework and a wellbeing plan based on such framework. We also talked […]

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Investing in Teachers’ Mental Health Today is an Investment in Students’ Well-Being Tomorrow

  Friday, February 26, 2021

By, Simona Baciu President & Founder Transylvania College Foundation The COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath have negatively affected many people’s mental health and created new barriers for those already suffering from mental illness. Teachers around the world have been challenged to reinvent themselves and find new ways of engaging with their students while keeping them […]

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Keystone Newsletter Article: November 2020

  Saturday, January 16, 2021

Greetings, GC Community Malcolm McKenzie, Head of School of Keystone Academy, China, shares with us a couple of articles that he wrote for “In The Loop”, the Keystone Academy Newsletter. We hope you all enjoy them. _______________________________________________________________________ On Tuesday, November 10, I was privileged to participate with others in a 90-minute Zoom conversation with Michael […]

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Keystone Newsletter Article: October 2020

  Saturday, January 16, 2021

Greetings, GC Community Malcolm McKenzie, Head of School of Keystone Academy, China, shares with us a couple of articles that he wrote for “In The Loop”, the Keystone Academy Newsletter. We hope you all enjoy them. _______________________________________________________________________ Last week I prepared a recorded speech for a conference called “The 21st China International Education Conference”, the […]

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Newsletter October/November 2020

  Tuesday, November 03, 2020

November 2020 Topic: Global Education: Preparing students for an interconnected and global society For more information visit the October/November 2020 Newsletter

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Newsletter September 2020

  Tuesday, November 03, 2020

September 2020 Topic: Diversity and Inclusion: Addressing racism and social justice in schools For more information visit the September 2020 Newsletter

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Newsletter August 2020

  Tuesday, November 03, 2020

August 2020 Topic: Virtual Education: The challenges and lessons learned For more information visit the August 2020 Newsletter

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Global Connections Announcement

  Tuesday, November 03, 2020

July 2020 Global Connections announces a change in its leadership. Malcolm McKenzie stands down as Director, and stays in the GC Board. Camilo Camargo is the new Director and Simona Baciu will act as deputy. For more information go to the Global Connections Announcement  

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Hybrid Protocol for GSD Schools

  Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Our colleagues from GSD Schools in Spain put together and activated a protocol for a hybrid education model in response to the COVID-19 emergency. We want to thank Jorge de la Calle for sharing this resource with the Global Connections Community. The word document is in Spanish and you can find it in the following […]

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GC in times of Coronavirus

  Monday, April 06, 2020

Good day, Global Connectors, wherever you are.  On behalf of the Board of Global Connections, I greet you.  I wish health and safety to you and to all in your school communities in this time of difficulty and danger.  The things that we do, and the values that we stand for, are all the more […]

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