Just wondering about the power of authentic purpose and routines.
At Rabat American School, we collaboratively developed our definition of High Quality Learning (HQL) and identified key HQL look-fors, which we have recently updated. And I have the privilege of visiting elementary and secondary learning spaces several times a week to highlight and celebrate HQL in action. This week, as I entered the High School music room, I knew from downstairs that I was in for yet another musical treat: students were performing Respect by Aretha Franklin
Just wondering about Professional Growth and Evaluation
Two years ago, when I first started at Rabat American School, one of the first big tasks we took on was to revamp the school’s...


Just wondering about "rocks".
A few professional lives ago, in a different school, I witnessed something that has stayed with me throughout my career. The Secondary...
Just wondering about why we do not need empathy, thank you very much.
According the Oxford dictionary, we can define empathy as « the ability to understand another person’s feelings, experience, etc ». In...
Just wondering about concluding my hiring journey.
As I am about to embark on my last semester full of opportunities and exciting challenges here at Academia Cotopaxi, and since I went...
Just wondering about the concept of citizenship in our world of international education
We just had Juramento a la bandera, our annual ceremony where students of our Senior class pledge allegiance or pay respect to the...
Just wondering about Turning the Tide
Unlike many of my colleagues, I discovered the US college admissions process as an educator and not as a student. As a French native, the...
Just wondering about my graduation speech to wrap up the year.
As we are finishing up with our academic year, that we have students, teachers, colleagues and friends moving on to different countries,...
Just wondering about PD booster shots
As we are planning for professional development opportunities for next year, here is one of my big take-aways. Sorry if it is too basic,...
Just wondering about a life-changing encounter.
As I am flying out to a recruitment fair, I would like to share a story that happened to me thirteen years ago, when I attended my first...

