Reflections as a Global Educator
From earliest childhood, I have been fascinated by history, especially people and places. It was inevitable really, especially to be born and raised in the old border county of Salop, (Shropshire) that is cut in two by the river Severn as it works its way from ancient Celtic mid Wales all the way through the… Continue reading Living in the past or learning from the past? When your whole city, county and country is a museum.
“Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.” Ralph Waldo Emerson A year can feel like a long time in education. It’s hard to comprehend the sheer relief, and exhaustion, we all felt at Heritage this time last year, as we danced the hora in the May sunshine. A year, where we… Continue reading Did we just end another academic year so soon? Making moments in education.
“Your feet will bring you where your heart is”. Karen Marie Moning It’s been a long while since I felt so emotional in a concert that tears rolled down my face. It was in the final choral moment of “Ode to Joy '' at the finale of the 4th movement and it took me by… Continue reading I choose Europe
Rob Ford at Radio Free Europe Studios This month represents a slightly different blog entry for me. I was asked by Radio Free Europe to contribute to one of their regular programmes giving insight into a week in my life as the Director of Heritage International School. I was asked to provide a biography and… Continue reading A week in the life of Heritage School
“Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity” Aristotle “The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles but to irrigate deserts” CS Lewis It wasn’t a coincidence that a few days after the 12th December, with BBC Radio 4 still in my ears, I went to the library… Continue reading Living in Truth and the Power of Powerless. How we shape the 2020s through education
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