Neither admissions nor counselling exists on culturally neutral terrains. That is, everything that we do in the realm of admissions and counselling is culturally influenced. Darnell Fine asks: what is the dominant culture holding influence over these processes?
Global Citizenship & Your School
Based upon years of experience working with diverse school communities in more than 116 countries, we have seen the challenges in bringing together staff, students, and parents from multiple cultures.
These challenges impact the ability of leaders to influence their community and for educators to effectively collaborate.
We help schools develop their leaders and teachers while evaluating their educational strategy to discover new ways to live their mission. We help you engage your teachers, leaders, students, and the larger community in intentional work leading to practical development and intercultural learning.
What actions will impact your staff and community?
- Develop and refine your leadership skills to excel in a diverse environment and avoid surprises
- Uncover biases that can negatively impact your community and school programmes
- Measure your intercultural competence and identify strategies to make improvements
- Evaluate your mission and strategy for school development
- Explore the impact of your programmes and provide guidance on how to enhance intercultural learning
Explore CIS professional development workshops and resources to support you
Our workshops, webinars, research, briefing, and other resources are designed for CIS member schools via the CIS Community portal > Services > Global Citizenship.
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