THE WORLD EDUCATION GAMES 2012 : 6-8 MARCH 2012

THE WORLD EDUCATION GAMES 2012 : 6-8 MARCH 2012

The World Education Games is the exciting event for ALL international schools and international school students around the world.

Here is some information from the World Education Games themselves in their latest newsletter:

The Games are nearly here – the world’s largest online education event. Practice is open NOW, with the competition period running from 6-8 March.

Last year over 5.5 million KG to Grade 12 students registered to take part – and this year the event is already shaping up to be the biggest and best yet. Along with our two established events, World Spelling Day and World Maths Day, we are also this year launching our brand new World Science Day event.

We encourage you to have your whole school taking part – simply visit the World Education Games website and regsiter your school, if you have not already done so. The entire event is free of charge.

Need help? Refer to our Teacher Quick Start Guide.

** WHY SHOULD YOU TAKE PART? **

Students will achieve dramatic improvement in core skills and have fun at the same time!

Over the last 5 years, students have shown an average improvement of over 30% in speed and accuracy on World Maths Day, making it a powerful way to improve core computation and number skills. Similarly, World Spelling Day has achieved dramatic average improvement results, with 2011 showing a 25% improvement in speed and accuracy.

The questions within World Science Day take a unique and fun approach, designed to foster curiosity and excitement about science, whilst helping students to improve their ability to answer knowledge, application and reasoning questions.

World Spelling Day

6th March 2012

World Maths Day

7th March 2012

World Science Day

8th March 2012

Great resource: ISAT – International Schools Association of Thailand

If you dream is to work at an international school in Thailand, the ISAT website can be a great resource for you.

About ISAT

The International Schools Association of Thailand was established in 1994. Its principal purpose is to act as a link between international schools which are members of ISAT on the one hand and the Ministry of Education, in particular the Office of the Private Education Commission, on the other.

During the past year, ISAT has been extensively involved with the Department of Export Promotion in the joint marketing of international education both in Thailand and overseas.

The issues of new education legislation and educational reforms have also featured high on the agenda over the past year. ISAT has lent its support to this process through assistance in in-service training by arranging placement for Thai teachers and administrators in international schools where they are able to observe modern approaches to teaching and learning first hand.

In addition to disseminating information to its members on educational issues both at home and overseas, its regular meetings provide a forum for discussion, debate and the exchange of views and information. The organization of in-service training courses, particularly in the fields of cross-cultural management and Thai language teaching, also features highly on the list of ISAT’s priorities.

The promotion of Thai language and culture in international schools and support for charitable causes are other major aims of the Association as is support for culture and sporting links between international schools in Thailand and abroad and between international schools and Thai educational institutions.

Laws and Regulations about living in Thailand

List of Schools on their website

Currently on International School Community we have 34 international school listed in Thailand.  Many of those school profile pages have comments and information that have been submitted on them by our members.  Check out some of them here:

• International School Eastern Seaboard (ISE) (7 Comments)
• St. Stephen’s International School (Khao Yai) (12 Comments)
• British International School (BIS) Phuket (8 Comments)
• Phuket International Academy (3 Comments)
• Chaing Mai International School (5 Comments)
• Prem Tinsulanonda International School (9 Comments)
• Bangkok Patana School (14 Comments)
• Bromsgrove International School (7 Comments)
• International School Bangkok (7 Comments)
• Thai-Chinese Int’l School Bangkok (7 Comments)
• St. Stephen’s International School (Bangkok) (8 Comments)
• New Sathorn International School (5 Comments)
• KIS International School (Bangkok) (4 Comments)

If you currently work at one of these international schools in Thailand, become a member today and submit some comments and information of your own!

International Educational Group: Specialists in International Teacher Recruitment, Consultancy and Training

Looking for another way to find a job teaching at international schools? Check out the Intentionality Education Group website for the latest job vacancy postings.

“Specialists in International Teacher Recruitment, Consultancy and Training…the company was a response to the massive growth in the number of international schools on a global scale and the subsequent need for excellent teachers and administrators to teach in and run these schools.

At the International Education Group we offer a personalized and professional service to all our clients whether teachers, managers, schools, multinationals or parents, ensuring their satisfaction and confidence in the very best international education has to offer.

More importantly, however, the success of children is at the center of our vision.  Children are our future and we strive to work with all of those involved in the education of our young people to ensure they have access to the best international education available and have every opportunity to fulfill their individual potential.

Every child, in every school, in every city, in every country has a right to the best teachers and the best education.  Join IEG today and become a part of the most powerful force we have with which to change the world: international education. Read More.”

Parts of their overall mission include:

  • To supply excellent teachers and managers to international schools on a global scale.
  • To ensure teachers and managers sign with excellent schools offering appropriate pay and conditions.

There are many ways that you can find a job now with regards to working at international schools (TIE online, Search Associates, ISS, CIS, and various new job vacancy websites that have just started in the year or more.  Now you can add International Educational Group to that list.  The annual membership is available at £45 for teachers who register with International Education Group for their following services.

International Teacher Recruitment Fairs

Here are the following dates for their international teacher recruitment fairs in 2011/2012 for the following locations:

UK 2012

January 19-30 –  UK

April 20-29 – UK

Middle East 2012

February 23-30 – Middle East

Canada 2012

January 23-30 – Canada

Far East 2012

January 8-15 – Far East

March 16-18 – Far East

USA 2012

February 2-19 – USA

South Africa 2011

December 4-11 – South Africa

Australia 2012

January 3-10 – Australia

Once you figure out which international schools are in your top 3 or top 5 that have vacancies that you qualify for, head over to intenrnationalschoolcommunity.com to gather information and comments about those schools.  We currently have over 3050 comments and information that have been submitted and our current members have worked at over 100 international schools.

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