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Sustainability
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I role model and lead staff to develop programmes where relationship-based learning is founded in persistence, perseverance and shared responsibility. |
I consider a sustainable school and future is more than children being part of a recycling programme. Sustainability is about relationships with self, the environment, materials and with people and the community.
I role model and lead staff to develop programmes where relationship-based learning is founded in persistence, perseverance and shared responsibility. These dispositions are often a challenge to children in the 21st century when instant gratification through technology is common place. Schools can create a sustainable environment where children are encouraged to participate in collaborative long-term projects. These inquiries connect children with natural elements and develop an understanding of interdependence of the earth, themselves, others and projects.
I create sustainability school practices and culture through developing long-term, well researched and considered practices in a school rather than short-term fixes. This involves strategic and operational planning where the school’s vision, mission and values are central. Creating sustainability is about ensuring all of the school’s stakeholders are involved in setting the direction and practices for the school.
As an educational leader, I am also concerned about sustainable staffing as this is an important part of brand management and reputation. Within an international school creating a staff environment where teachers feel they are learning, active contributors to the school and have ownership over school practices and policies ensure retention of staff and sustainable, lasting, long-term innovative practices can be developed.
I role model and lead staff to develop programmes where relationship-based learning is founded in persistence, perseverance and shared responsibility. These dispositions are often a challenge to children in the 21st century when instant gratification through technology is common place. Schools can create a sustainable environment where children are encouraged to participate in collaborative long-term projects. These inquiries connect children with natural elements and develop an understanding of interdependence of the earth, themselves, others and projects.
I create sustainability school practices and culture through developing long-term, well researched and considered practices in a school rather than short-term fixes. This involves strategic and operational planning where the school’s vision, mission and values are central. Creating sustainability is about ensuring all of the school’s stakeholders are involved in setting the direction and practices for the school.
As an educational leader, I am also concerned about sustainable staffing as this is an important part of brand management and reputation. Within an international school creating a staff environment where teachers feel they are learning, active contributors to the school and have ownership over school practices and policies ensure retention of staff and sustainable, lasting, long-term innovative practices can be developed.