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All organisations want to get better at what they do. Our school is a very fine one indeed and our community can be rightly proud of the education and environment in which our young charges are growing up. Families provide a caring environment for children at home, and our teachers teach wonderful lessons for students to learn from in school. As parents and teachers though, we should always take time to reflect on the impact we are having on the young people in our care, and we should strive to be a little better at what we do each day.
Within our school, our teachers encourage each other to learn new ways to teach children, to try new ideas in the classroom, to see if doing something a slightly different way might make it a little better for the students in the class. As teams of teachers, whether that be a year group in the Primary School or a subject team in the Secondary School, teachers work together to create plans for how their area of the school will improve and change over a period of time. Those changes are rarely revolutionary, generally teams are ‘tweaking’ existing practice a little to see if trying something new might make a significant difference.
Our students see this in their classrooms. They notice a teacher trying something different, offering new ways to learn, bringing something the students haven’t seen before into the lesson. And it’s a fine example for our young people. It isn’t anyone else’s responsibility to make us better at what we do, it is our own responsibility to look to improve in whatever field of work we choose, in our relationships and friendships, in our hobbies and pastimes. Being a ‘good example’ means many things. Trying to be better at what we do each day, is one of those things.
Chris Lowe
A few weeks ago, as part of our IB DP Language programme, Year 12 students in the French Ab Initio and French B classes united to celebrate Mardi Gras (Shrove Tuesday). Originally a catholic event welcoming the ritual fasting of Lent, Mardi Gras is celebrated in France with festive parades and sumptuous public celebrations.
At BIS Abu Dhabi, students came together to not only recognize the festivity but rejoice at the opportunity to share and learn about the international traditions fostered within our community. With the help of Monsieur Depose and Mademoiselle Merchadier, the French DP classes baked tasty treats, including crepes, waffles, brownies, and traditional beignets!
As a teacher at BIS Abu Dhabi, I have the privilege of watching students grow — not just academically, but as young people finding their path in a complex world. One thing I’ve learned time and again is this: success doesn’t come from rare moments of brilliance — it comes from the quiet power of habits.
Research tells us that up to 40% of what we do each day is driven by habit, not active decision-making. That means the routines our students form — the way they begin their morning, how they handle a setback, whether they choose to read or scroll — are shaping who they become.
I was really touched by Áine’s newsletter piece last week, posing the question: ‘What would I tell my younger self?’
I spent some time afterwards thinking about my own parenting journey, and what it’s all been about, now that my two are adults and have ‘flown the nest’. Parenting isn’t easy for any of us, and that’s true even if you’re an experienced school leader – at home, I’m just Dad.
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