2nd international schools china 2016 nov 16-18

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China’s ONLY International Schools Conference

Jennifer SachsFounder,

Hyde Academy andThe Learning Center

Meeting booming demand for international schools in China: How are local legislationsshaping the international schools market in China?Update on international schools expansion projects in ChinaGet up to date with learning methodologies, styles and pedagogies to enhance learningoutcomesSurging demand for bilingual education in China: Meeting students enrollment, planningfor key staff recruitment and retention programsDeveloping a strategic plan for admission and marketingAchieving academic and commercial excellence in running international school in ChinaUnderstanding Student Global MobilityAddressing innovation, technology disruption and future learning

David GriffithsDeputy Headmaster,

Wycombe Abbey InternationalSchool

Paul WoodExecutive Principal,

Shanghai YK Pao School

Luc PauwelsForeign Principal,

Yu Cai Primary BoardingSchool – Wuhan

Elaine WhelenHead of School,

ISA International SchoolGuangzhou

Tarek RazikHead of School,

International School ofBeijing

Tim SimpsonHeadmaster International

Program,Xinning Middle School

Steward AddingtonSaint-David

Deputy President,International Six Arts Center

Hina PatelPrincipal,

EtonHouse InternationalSchool – Dongguan

Rebecca ZipprichHead of School,

Hong Qiao InternationalSchool

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

16 - 18 November 2016Grand Hyatt Shanghai, China

Ryan WaurynchukPrincipal,

Maple Leaf InternationalSchool – Dalian

Francesco Masetti-PlacciPrincipal,

Xi’an Hanova InternationalSchool

Kevin DaiDirector of International

Program Center,Ambright Education Group

Tim WarrenPrincipal,

Guangzhou WeimingInternational School

Featuring Education Industry Leaders Across China

PLUS!PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP

Values and Motivation forAspiring and Current SchoolLeaders - Building Capacity

in Aspiring Leaders

Michelle JacobsonDeputy Director,

Wuxi Taihu InternationalSchool

REGISTER TODAY! +65 6508 2401 [email protected] www.k12internationalschoolschina.com

CONFERENCE DAY ONE17 NOVEMBER 2016

THURSDAY

8:00 Registration Opens & Morning Coffee

8:50 Welcome Address & Speed Networking

9:00 Chairperson’s Opening Remarks

9:05 International Schools in China: What Lies Ahead?• Analyzing the growing trend of international school

investment in China• Understanding China’s business environment in

education• Investor concerns, governance, and regulatory issuesMariana Kou, Senior Investment Analyst – Education, CLSA

9:35 Blending Confucian Heritage with New Age LearningTechniques for East Asian Learners• Understanding the Chinese culture of learning• Effective pedagogies and differentiation in the classrooms• Recognizing culture in school design• Education reforms and impact on teaching qualityModerator:Jennifer Sachs, Founder, Hyde Academy and The LearningCenter

Panelists:Rebecca Zipprich, Head of School, Hong Qiao InternationalSchool

Kevin Dai, Director of International Program Center, AmbrightEducation Group

Stewart Addington Saint-David, Deputy President,Confucius International Six Arts Center

Tina Lin, Deputy Head of School, ISA International SchoolGuangzhou

10:20 Morning Networking Break

Innovative and Future Learning

10:50 Next Generation Learning Approaches – What canwe do?• Blended learning – essential online study skills needed

for success at university• Practical applications, design processes and essential

learning platforms• Personalized learning and impact on students• How educator are prepared for next generation learning

environment?Tarek B. Razik, Head of School, International School ofBeijing

11:30 Improving Learning Outcomes with Innovative LearningSpaces• Understanding 21st century learners• Incorporating design principles to achieve flexibility of

spaces• How to design an effective learning space? – Design

concept to execution• Instilling sense of coherence by infusing historic designsGrant Van der Kruk, Sales Director, Furnware

Curriculum Design & Balanced Learning

12:00 Co-Teaching in the Bilingual School: SupportingSecondary Level English Language Learners throughCollaborative Instruction• Setting your priorities and bringing the team on-board• Exploring research-based strategies to reach the needs

of all learners• Designing effective training for teachers• Identifying co-teaching roles and responsibilitiesTim Warren, Co-Principal, Guangzhou WeimingInternational School

12:40 Networking Lunch

1:40 Developing and Implementing a Unique AcademicCurriculum that Combines the Best of East and West• How do we complement the world famous Shanghai

curriculum with international curriculum components?• How is such a unique curriculum implemented?• How are best pedagogical practices from around the

world brought together in a single school?Paul Wood, Executive Principal, Shanghai YK Pao School

2:10 English Foreign Language (EFL): Developing a Whole-School Policy, Plan and Set of Non-Negotiable• Identifying the right EFL learning structure.• Assessing the impact of technology in EFL classroom

teaching• Challenging habitual practices and analyzing if this

practices work?• Engaging in action research to develop a policy, a plan,

a set of procedures that spans all aspects of teaching EFLHina Patel, Principal, EtonHouse International School –Dongguan

2:40 What is the Best Curriculum for our Students?• Possibilities in Curriculum design• The place of culture within the curriculum• The challenges we face• The opportunities that existTim Simpson, Headmaster International Program,Taishan Xinning Middle School

3:10 Afternoon Networking

3:40 Fostering a Community of Learners• How do we establish a foundation of happiness & active

interest, foster confidence, and encourage and buildownership of learning among learners?

• Understanding resistance and patterns of resistancewithin the school and from parents/community

• The Balancing act: Quality of Education versus Strong PRand Marketing

Luc Pauwels, Foreign Principal, Yu Cai No. 2 PrimaryBoarding School – Wuhan

Chinese Cultural Values and ItsImpact on Modern Method of Teaching

4:20 Innovative Approaches for Chinese Learners and Parents• New teacher orientation and supervision• Recent accreditation with AdvancED• Case studies on models for continuous improvementRyan Waurynchuk, Principal, Maple Leaf InternationalSchool – Dalian (Boys' Campus)

4:50 Addressing the Need of Second Language Learners andSpecial Education• How do we effectively assess studentís learning

characteristics and disabilities?• Instructional methodologies and intervention models• Designing teaching support programs• Developing support strategies (Bi-lingual colleagues,

special education teachers, and parents)Panelists:Faustina Martinez, Principal, Shanghai LivingstonInternational School

Elaine Whelen, Head of School, ISA International SchoolGuangzhou

Juli Kramer, Director of Curriculum, Soong Ching LingSchool

5:30 Chairperson’s Summary of the Day andEnd of Conference Day One

5:40 Networking Cocktail

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CONFERENCE DAY TWO18 NOVEMBER 2016

FRIDAY

2:00 Teacher’s as Leaders – How Can Our Core Faculty BeInspired to Lead, Change and Innovate• The need for change to facilitate optimum learning in a

disrupted education environment• Key motivational factors in getting buy-in, and inspiring

change. What are our Drivers?• How do we get more from our faculty? What are our

values? What are their values?Craig Fullerton, IBEN IBO Workshop Leader, InspirationalLeadership Coach, Dulwich College Suzhou

Enhancing Student Outcomes

2:30 Emerging Trends in Higher Education Applications andAssessments• Advances on international higher education system• E-Learning Trends• Update on SAT and other qualifying ExaminationsFor speaking opportunities, please [email protected]

2:50 Pathway to Colleges – Asserting Students Readiness forForeign Universities• How to prepare students for study in overseas universities• How to understand the options available when choosing

overseas universities• How to match a student with the most appropriate

university• What are the best methods to gain entry to top

universities?Elaine Whelen, Head of School, ISA International SchoolGuangzhou

3:30 Afternoon Networking Break

Effective Learning Practices

3:50 Collaborative Learning and Teaching – Are We Seeingthe Results?• Defining goals and objectives• Assessing group interaction and flexible norms• What are the typical challenges?• How to make it work in a diverse student population• What can we learn from experiences?Moderator:Craig Fullerton, IBEN IBO Workshop Leader, InspirationalLeadership Coach, Dulwich College Suzhou

Panelists:Hina Patel, Principal, EtonHouse International School –Dongguan

Richard Bruford, Secondary School Principal, SuzhouSingapore International School

Rebecca Zipprich, Head of School, Hong Qiao InternationalSchool

More Panelists to be Confirmed

4:40 Each roundtable leader will facilitate the discussion for30 minutes. After which, leaders will share key takeawaysfor 5 minutes each.__________________________________________________________________________

Roundtable 1: Rethinking 21st Century Skills – How DoWe Motivate and Inspire Students?Kelley Ridings, English Track K-12 Principal, Shanghai SMICSchool__________________________________________________________________________

Roundtable 2: Addressing Changing Needs andChallenges for Educators – How Do We Encourage aPositive School Climate?Michelle Jacobson, Deputy Director/ IB DP/MYP Coordinator,Wuxi Taihu International – School__________________________________________________________________________

Roundtable 3: Assessment FOR Learning and AssessmentOF Learning__________________________________________________________________________

For speaking opportunities, please [email protected]

5:30 Chairperson’s Summary of the Day &End of Conference Day Two

8.00 Registration

8.50 Chairman’s Opening Remarks

Marketing and Admission Strategies

9:00 Developing Authentic Marketing Plans• Developing an effective value proposition• Build school reputation to establishing a brand• Using innovative curriculum as authentic marketingFrancesco Masetti-Placci, Principal, Xi’an HanovaInternational School

9:30 Educational Business Growth through Daily Actions• Insights into the stakeholders support• Infrastructure and tools required to create the connections• Momentum & recognition to support the growth of

educational businesses in ChinaDavid Griffiths, Deputy Headmaster, Wycombe AbbeyInternational School

10:00 Admissions Challenges and Student RecruitmentStrategies• Finding legitimate ways to bring local students into

international schools.• Effect of competitions among schools – Quantity vs Quality• Student application assessments and evaluationPanelists:Evelyn Chaveriat, Director of Admissions,Concordia International School Shanghai

Francesco Masetti-Placci, Principal, Xi’an HanovaInternational School

More Panelists to be Confirmed

10:40 Morning Networking Break

Teachers Recruitment and OperationalExcellence

11:10 Understanding Local Government Demand and Licensesfor International Schools• What do you need to know in obtaining school licenses?• How to get Foreign Expert Certifications and work visas

for foreign teachers?• The preparation work (such as recruiting foreign teachers,

school land access) before officially starting aninternational school?

Tina Lin, Deputy Head of School, ISA International SchoolGuangzhou

11:40 Recruiting Right, the First Time, Every Time• Challenges in the teacher recruitment market for schools

in China• What makes a good recruitment strategy?• Identifying interview questions that work – encouraging

job applicants to tell you what you need to hear• Retention – what works in local employment conditions?Kelley Ridings, English Track K-12 Principal, Shanghai SMICPrivate School

12:20 Effective Assessment & Evaluation Models to ImproveQuality of Teaching• What is an Inquiry classroom? How do you evaluate one?• Does your teacher evaluation tool support IB standards

and practices?• Effective feedback for an IB teacher• How can schools support the capacity of IB teachers in

all three programs to grow in their knowledge of inquiryand conceptual based teaching?

Michelle Jacobson, Deputy Director/ IB DP/MYP Coordinator,Wuxi Taihu International School

1:00 Networking Lunch

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STRATEGIC PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP16 NOVEMBER 2016

WEDNESDAY • 9.00AM – 4.00PM

Values and Motivation for Aspiring and Current SchoolLeaders - Building Capacity in Aspiring Leaders

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP

SUMMARY

ABOUT THE FACILITATORKEY LEARNINGS

The merits of value-based leadership cannot be cast aside as another leadership trend, particularly in an educational era which operatessignificantly in the areas of coaching, cultural diversity and exchange and values articulation. Rather, your leadership must be rooted inwho you are and what matters most to you. When you truly know yourself and what you stand for, it is much easier to know what to do inany situation. It always comes down to doing the right thing and doing the best you can.

Building Capacity in Aspiring Leaders – Becoming the bestkind of leader isn’t about emulating a role model or a historicfigure. Your leadership must be rooted in who you are and whatmatters most to you. When you truly know yourself and whatyou stand for, it is much easier toknow what to do in any situationand thrive in leadership.

Entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation = inspiration.

– The ability to think outside the box in School Leadership ispowerful. Imagine when you are living your leadership valuesand beliefs how much more focused you would be and how

you could create innovative strategies to empower studentsand teachers at your school to unleash their collective genius;to think outside the box, to discover their true entrepreneurialpotential.

Characteristics of Successful Leaders

• What separates the very best leaders from others?• What does it mean to lead & manage International Schools

in China• What are international schools in 2016 in China?

Identify the characteristics of successful leaders

Learn to motive and inspire your team

Find the essential art of leadership communication

Develop solution focus, management of change and valuesbased leadership

Create high performance team

Keep it in balance – more time, less guilt, better results

Explore and practice

Craig FullertonGlobal Innovator in Education Entrepreneurialism &Leadership • Inspirational Changemaker!International Education & School Leadership

Committed to leading creative, inspirational programmesthat achieve exceptional teaching, learning and business outcomes Craigoffers an entrepreneurial approach to driving continuous improvement ina wide array of leadership roles such as Head of School, Principal, Directorof Teaching, Learning and Staff Development, Activities Director, Projectmanager, Director of Music and Performing Arts in International Schoolsacross Australia, Asia and Europe.

Hear What Our Past Attendees Say About the Event:

“Great way to network with professionalsand share current/up to date pedagogieswithin China specifically. Very useful 2 daysfor any leader in China”Dulwich International

“Well organized; Very pertinent Chinesetopics and excellent selection ofpresenters and panelists”St Maur International School

“Very effective format. I learned muchmore than I have in other conferences.Having a small group of Chinaexperienced administrators providesrelevant information and dialogue”Chenshan School

“I believe this is agood conference,and should becarrying on nextyear”Beijing SMIC Private

School

“I have found the eventto be stimulating greatconnections and ideas”Chadwick International

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Meeting the SurgingDemand for InternationalSchools in ChinaManaging Growth – Global international schools market is to$89 billion by 2026. China hosts the largest number ofinternational schools in the world, and more schools are inpipeline to develop. Analysts forecasted it to be at least 1,000more in coming years. Given the economic growth, increasingnumber of high net worth families, the middle-class populationand demand for international education making it proven tobe the strongest market in Asia.

China’s international school market is segmented – What arethe options for Chinese children, children of expatriates livingin China and weighing new development of internationalschools across China. IBC Asia’s 2nd International Schools Chinato be held on 16-19 November 2016 will feature leadinginternational schools and education experts across the regionto present wide range of issues in educational space.

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