Jimmy is a lovely child. He is a good student, quirky and lovely and, through the years, he has met some teachers who have leaned more into the lovely, and others who have leaned more into the quirky. Jimmy has never been a problem. His family, however, is truly hard...
Mary Langford has been working in the field of international school admissions for nearly four decades. She has worked at the American Community School in London, Hampstead International School, the TASIS Group, Southbank International School, Sunland School (Spain),...
What happens when an admissions manager, an admissions officer and a director of student support services at an international school develop a community of practice? Here we explore how routine admissions/student support services meetings led to the formation of a...
Once upon a time, when we all met up together Back on 12 October 2019, in the days before the pandemic, I had the pleasure of sitting in a theatre at the International School of Nice alongside admissions colleagues from all around Europe and beyond. Towards the end of...
I would be lying if I said that I could count on more than one hand the number of times I have been asked by prospective parents about the accreditation of the four different international schools I have worked at – and I have conducted thousands of interviews...
Boarding schools are quite interesting to work at. I had to let go of everything I thought I knew about schools and relearn it all over when I joined Leysin American School. From relationships with families, to onboarding new students, even to food in the cafeteria, a...
