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Happy Friday everyone, weekly recap below! This week was a great reminder of how beautifully varied my work can be. 🏡 Coliving Hub 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿: We heard from Oleksandra Gipsh on why most colivings fail. (It comes down to one of three things: community, business, or space). So much to learn there. 🌍 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮 Euromentor SL…

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Theatre is everywhere for me.In the boardroom.In the classroom.In the words we choose when things get hard. Let me give you some examples from this week. I started with an ISTA board meeting, where we welcomed two new trustees, said goodbye to our chair, and introduced a new one. An international board, made up of…

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𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨, 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙢𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙨.  Weekly recap this week, and it’s all about emotional intelligence! 🎭 Kicked off Drama 101 with educators in China, using drama to build teamwork, critical thinking, and language learning through play. 🌱 Delivered an @ERASMUS+ Staff Training with Euromentor SL on…

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Kicked off Drama 101 with fellow drama practitioners Marta (China 🇨🇳) and Teresa (Canada 🇨🇦), working with 20 English teachers from across China today! Our entry point? Games! Specifically, icebreakers. Icebreakers that:  • Show them their voices and ideas matter • Help kids feel comfortable and relaxed • Foster curiosity and engagement For many, it was…

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𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗽 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄! 🤝 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸-𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱: nothing performative, just friends supporting friends to get things done. Anyone else find accountability transformative? 🧠 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝟱 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱: The topic is Mindfulness through Drama. Fully booked so quickly we opened extra spots, clear evidence of the growing need for…

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