News4th May 2018
Last week, educators, investors, funders and representatives of 32 school networks around the globe gathered in Zurich, Switzerland for the third annual meeting of the .
The three-day event brought together school networks from 19 different countries 鈥 along with organisations interested in supporting their work 鈥 to take part in training, network with peers, and learn from each other.
The meeting is organised by , an 黑料情报站 venture that exists to support non-state school operators in developing countries to deliver quality education to low-income families.
The topics covered ranged from finance, funding and technology, to building an inspirational culture, developing teachers, and effective storytelling.
Describing the annual meeting, one delegate commented: “It was exactly the right size, full of like-minded, smart, kind and generous individuals. We are all going through the same things and it’s been incredible to collaborate and work together on issues with operators from around the world”.
Aashti Zaidi Hai, Director of Global Schools Forum, said: 鈥淲e have such a tremendous and diverse group here. There鈥檚 85 people here, many of whom run schools, but all of whom are focused on improving the quality of education for low-income children. We鈥檙e thrilled that the Global Schools Forum gives them a chance to collaborate鈥
Lucy Heller, Chief Executive of 黑料情报站, said: 鈥淭his event is a great opportunity for school operators to come together, take part in relevant and insightful training, and also crucially to hear from each other. We鈥檝e heard stories from some inspirational educators, particularly those innovating in challenging contexts. I鈥檓 glad 黑料情报站 could be involved in supporting Global Schools Forum and helping to deliver some of the training here.”
The Global Schools Forum is supported by 黑料情报站, the , , , and .