Leigh Girven Interview

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• Speaker 1 0:33
• Speaker 2 0:03

1. 0:03

   Hoofstuk 1: Can we go back to, because it's on my mind now, you mentioned the student leadership and that that's really important. 300s · Speaker 2

   Can we go back to, because it's on my mind now, you mentioned the student leadership and that that's really important. One of the pieces I'm working on very much focuses on UAE students as global citizens, but also touches on, actually, the…

2. 5:04

   Hoofstuk 2: initiative is something that can be just as good where the leaders are all working towards the festival of hope next year so that's an ivy global festival that schools all around the world there's sort of loose guidelines of what that festival of hope looks like so Our students will be looking at choosing a theme. 147s · Speaker 1

   initiative is something that can be just as good where the leaders are all working towards the festival of hope next year so that's an ivy global festival that schools all around the world there's sort of loose guidelines of what that festi…

3. 7:31

   Hoofstuk 3: We had it because in. 302s · Speaker 2

   We had it because in... The UK, when I was a drama teacher, quite often you were the only drama teacher in that school. So you had consortiums and it was the best professional development because you've got so many strengths within that tea…

4. 12:34

   Hoofstuk 4: well -being leader so a senior leader who is his whole job is well -being he student leadership falls underneath well -being as well he leads the uh obviously students but we we have a staff well -being committee as well um that that kind of come up with different initiatives and things that we do but yeah well -being is hugely important i mean in the ib school we have something called the learner profile so these are nine attributes that all students have and one of them is balanced So, yes, we want students who are academically able and go on to top universities, but we also want them to be balanced as well. 303s · Speaker 2

   well -being leader so a senior leader who is his whole job is well -being he student leadership falls underneath well -being as well he leads the uh obviously students but we we have a staff well -being committee as well um that that kind o…

5. 17:38

   Hoofstuk 5: and that's a unit, so the way our IB works is there's six units of inquiry, and you teach the same unit every year, but it becomes more conceptually difficult, obviously. 301s · Speaker 1

   and that's a unit, so the way our IB works is there's six units of inquiry, and you teach the same unit every year, but it becomes more conceptually difficult, obviously. So Sharing the Planet is something that all the students do right fro…

6. 22:39

   Hoofstuk 6: which is not until September. 16s · Speaker 2

   which is not until September. What was your favourite childhood book? International Literacy Day, my favourite childhood book. Oh, that's a really good question. Have a think, have a think and let me know.