“We want all education systems to teach children to become creative changemakers for themselves and for a better world.” –  Emer Beamer

A rapidly changing world has lots of big problems to solve. Kids love coming up with their own ideas for big problems. How can that creativity and passion be channeled...

“We focus our lessons on trying to understand the impetus for feelings of xenophobia and nationalism in the world.”

– Jamie Steckart

What if you could go to a school where your education was centered around travel, cultural immersion, empathy and developing the skills to...

As a fledgling teacher, I recall my mentor telling me one day “as a teacher, you create the weather in your classroom.” While I didn’t fully comprehended the statement at the time,over the years, with more experience, I came to better appreciate this phrase. 

What this phrase essentially means is that teachers create the mood, the feel, the environment.

For example, if the teacher is stressed or in a bad mood, this mood spreads to the students. I know it’s hard to prove this...

When I think back to my school days, I can remember many events that stood out. My Second-grade teacher, Mrs. Wiersig, brought food into the classroom for us to try when we were studying vowel sounds. She did so many great things, and we cooked different recipes with stories we would read during reading groups, and...