Suicide Intervention Training at OFS
There’s a group of new suicide helpers in our Singapore community.
Internationalism at School Parent Gatherings
Encouraging attendance and participation from Asian parents.
Making a Casual Holiday Conversation Meaningful
Holiday conversations are casual - but one open question can add a meaningful element.
How Comfortable are You (and Your Culture) with Silence in Conversations?
Which cultures are most comfortable with silence?
How We Talk to Them Becomes Their Inner Voice
What do we want our students’ self talk to be? Let’s mould it in our daily conversations.
Empowering EE and EPQ Supervisors
EE and EPQ supervisors can use open questions to help their students take more ownership of the project.
Admissions Team Meeting Discussion Questions
A set of discussion questions to help Admissions teams reflect on their work in the context of relationship building with prospective parents.
Our Reflections on EdInspire 2025
EdInspire was a massive project for us. Here’s what we learned.
Motivating EE and EPQ Students through Supervision
Motivating a seventeen-year-old EE or EPQ student can be tough. How can the way we run supervision sessions increase their self-initiative?
Challenging Conversations as an Admissions Team
Admissions teams in international schools have to build connect with parents, then later perhaps have a very challenging conversation. How can these be improved?
Resisting Listening
Learning to lead in a coaching style takes practice. Why do we resist?
End of the School Year: A Reflection Time for Parents
As the school year ends, parents can pause to reflect on it. What went well and what does the holiday ideally look like?
Listening to Someone Process an Experience
Do people need to talk about an experience to process it? Listening to someone’s story is a very powerful gift.
Drawing a Ladder to Success
Student success coaching and drawing in your own resources: learning from a workshop by Sherry Peng.
Stepping into Courage in Coaching
We all have fears as coaches. How can we compassionately explore our fears? How might our fears serve us?
“What is Coaching?” Workshop
What are the characteristics of coaching? We presented some experiences for participants at CoachUP 8.
“An Army of Emotionally Available Adults”
The panellists at CoachUP 8 had lots of insight to share about the uses of coaching in education.
End of School Year: Celebration? Or Collapse?
Here are some ideas for reflecting, celebrating, and refreshing during the long school holidays! (Ice cream, anyone?)