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sòcrates educa: un model educatiu
The challenge of Leading an

International school? Is it very different? d'avui per a l'educació de demà

Internacional i inclusiu. És un
equip que facilita la confluència
granted. We are developing our Professio- de les millors pràctiques
nal Development framework to encourage educatives fent que el dia a
teachers to grow their careers here in the dia a l’escola sigui excepcional.
EIC, but good teachers will always be able Observa el seu alumnat i busca els
to choose their place of work. Our turnover seus diferents talents, hi trebala
is low, a good sign. Of course we have a big En el centre del nostre model i facilita les eines per a què els
local body of staff too, and many of them educatiu, hi ha l’alumne. desenvolupin. Les dificultats, que
will help provide a core of stability as they L’alumne que des de P1 creix i es també n’hi ha, es converteixen
are geographically attached. desenvolupa amb esforç i alegria, en eines a partir de les quals
In any profession there is a clear culture and amb curiositat i autonomia, amb ofereixen diversitat d’oportunitats
this changes from one country to the next - mentalitat oberta per a la recerca, d’aprenentatge als alumnes
Leading a school, a faculty, a department, within our body of teachers, there are very la investigació i l’atreviment de mitjançant la diferenciació
a team or an organisation - I have done all different expectations and understanding formular preguntes. L’alumnat (adequant-se a les capacitats i
of these, and you may say that “a school’s a of professional standards and duties, so és creatiu i responsable del seu característiques dels infants i
school” - which is true all around the world. this is a major priority when bringing toge- aprenentatge, per la qual cosa joves), així com, mitjançant la
However, alongside the usual challenges of ther one big team, and we have developed vol aprendre i troba el millor camí diversitat metodològica que
leadership and school management, there a core set of policies and guidelines. per arribar a la seva excel·lència permet a l’alumne, descobrir la
is greater complexity and diversity in an in- Students - The integration of new arri- emocional i acadèmica. millor manera d’aprendre.
ternational school such as EIC. vals, from Reus to Rio, who have varying El nostre alumnat aprèn Ser mestre/a a l’EIC és un repte
Parents - we need to manage parents’ ex- levels of English at all ages, is a challenge acompanyat de la seva família, estimulant que requereix un
pectations, that is not a new concept, but for ensuring access to the curriculum, and d’un entorn d’aprenentatge perfil professional de qualitat,
with up to 40 nationalities in our school, through support, differentiation and the estimulant i de l’equip docent. internacional i a punt per ser un
parental expectations show significant di- Welcome Room, we are continuously im- Avui voldria, precisament, parlar mestre/a d’avui per a una escola
fferences, and there is a strong local group proving our provision. Transition has to be del nostre equip docent. És un de demà!
which at times has a local mindset more customised, otherwise we risk giving a stu- equip multicultural i multilingüe, Hermínia Martí i arbós
than an international outlook, common in dent a traumatising experience, and I know amb mentalitat oberta i avançada. sotsdirectora eIc
communities like ours. Of course, the local as parent how difficult the integration to a
culture is a stated feature of our identity new and different school can be, especially ready, steady...go!
and enriches our experience. with the challenges of learning up to three
Families - many international schools expe- new languages at the same time, knowing
rience “churn” or turnover of families which nobody and having to make new friends i ens desinhibim d’un dia atrafegat...
can be destabilising, and their mission is and learning familiar subjects in a very di- Si caiem, ens aixequem i ens movem
precisely to support these families who are fferent way - just look at Maths around the en el llindar d’èxits i fracassos, pro-
on the move every couple of years. We are world! Special Needs support is often stret- vocant un afany de superació que,
fortunate that in the EIC, these numbers ched by the difficulty of understanding and portat al nostre dia a dia, ens fa ser
do not represent such a big proportion to diagnosing different student profiles and més bones persones, més obertes i
cause instability, but at the same time the learning difficulties, and problems can be més flexibles amb el nostre entorn.
regular ins and outs of families from the hidden by the language barrier experien- Els beneficis que aporta la pràc- Cal, però, tenir cura de les nostres
different continents bring exciting new di- ced on arrival. tica esportiva estan àmpliament habilitats i possibilitats i rebre un
mensions to our daily life. Lastly, we are a very young organisation, so demostrats des de fa temps en di- bon assessorament a l’hora de prac-
The integration of families and cultural we are not just running a school - we are versos estudis. Practicar esport de ticar esport. Sí, aquí també podem
communication challenges can be difficult developing EIC routines, traditions and a manera regulada i moderada ens aplicar una de les màximes del
for new arrivals as well as for our establis- culture, for which we are highly ambitious, ajuda a millorar la salut. La nostra nostre projecte educatiu, “la indivi-
hed population, so we must all make that every day of the year. Our cultural context qualitat de vida, en general, millora dualització”. No tothom està fet per
extra effort and venture out of our “comfort is rich: for example, understanding the amb l’activitat física i l’esport. Estar córrer, per nedar o per jugar a ten-
zone” at times, in the Forum , in parents’ concepts of time, punctuality and efficien- actius ja és sinònim de benestar i nis. Hem de trobar aquella activitat
social media, at birthdays, the EIC Café and cy cannot be taken for granted between això ens permet una millor gestió que s’adeqüi més a les nostres con-
through our Clubs. one person and the next. As long as we can de les emocions. dicions.
Leadership - I have mentioned families and cope with the unexpected and can step Els avantatges són quasi bé infi- Qui sap si amb el temps serem tam-
“churn”, but a school’s greatest resource is into our colleagues’ or student’s shoes, we nits. Ens permet fixar-nos objectius, bé partícips de la frase pronuncia-
its staff. The characteristic of international can develop understanding, good leaders- nous reptes de manera esgraonada; da pel baró Pierre de Coubertin en
staff is that they have the taste for travel hip and a happy school. podem compartir el moment de la inauguració dels primers Jocs
and can easily be tempted to explore ano- lleure i esforç, socialitzant-nos; ens Olímpics de l’Edat Moderna: “Citius,
ther part of the world, living and working fa ser millors líders però també ens Altius, Fortius” (més ràpid, més alt i
there. Getting a job on the other side of Jonathan day ajuda a treballar en equip; facilita la més fort!) Si més no, segur que fent
the globe is easy, and mobility is taken for Head Teacher eIc presa de decisions; posa en valor el esport ens trobarem millor!
sacrifici i el patiment (dins d’uns lí- Ignasi Bau
mits!); ens concentrem en l’exercici sotsdirector eIc