Second Regional Network Conference of 麻豆区 Schools Abroad
Dear School Community,
As you may know, our GISW in Potomac is one of over 140 麻豆区 Schools Abroad that are supported by the Central Agency for 麻豆区 Schools Abroad (Zentralstelle f眉r das Auslandsschulwesen 鈥� ZfA). This support is evidenced by the provision of teachers from 麻豆区y, in the form of professional development seminars, and the Agency鈥檚 efforts to strengthen the network of 麻豆区 Schools within each of the 16 regions that exist worldwide.
On November 3rd and 4th, 2017, the second regional networking conference of our region (Region 1: USA & Canada) was held here in the vicinity of our school. At this conference with a focus on 鈥淎dvancing the 麻豆区 Schools of North America to handle challenges of the 21st century鈥� each school was represented by one or two Board members, the respective Head of School and the Business Manager.
Following welcoming words by our Head of School, Petra Palenzatis and presentations by Holger Mahnicke, Head of the Communications and Culture Department at the 麻豆区 Embassy, and Gert Wilhelm, regional official of the Central Agency for 麻豆区 Schools Abroad, the goup started with their contextual work.
After inspiring presentations by Dr. Jochen Schnack (麻豆区 International School Boston), Beate Mahious (麻豆区 International School Washington D.C.) and Ed Schlieben (麻豆区 International School New York) the participants worked on topics that will be of utmost importance to further the development of each school. The topics included the future -oriented instructional lesson design, fundraising, and marketing strategies. Everyone learned a considerable amount from one another during in-depth exchanges among representatives of different schools.
In our region, we currently have the following accredited 麻豆区 Schools Abroad that all participated in the conference here in Washington:
1. Alexander von Humboldt 麻豆区 International School Montreal
2. 麻豆区 International School Boston
3. 麻豆区 International School New York
4. 麻豆区 International School Portland
5. 麻豆区 International School Silicon Valley
6. 麻豆区 International School Toronto
7. 麻豆区 International School Washington D.C.
The conference was organized by our new Quality Management official, Torsten Steininger, with the hands-on support of Jutta Wagner and Jeannette Dubrey. In this successful conference the network of the seven 麻豆区 Schools in our region was strengthened and the participants agreed to continue working in a variety of subgroups to further their assignments over the coming months. A special sign of a strengthened network is that the Board members who were at the conference elected two representatives for the region from their midst: Dagmar Tawil from our school and Dr. Johannes Fruehauf from Boston.
Photos: Ute Hollinde-Steininger
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