International School Parent Magazine - Spring 2024
Welcome to the first edition of the International School Parent Magazine for 2024. We hope that you enjoy reading it as much as we enjoyed putting it together. Spring is a wonderful time – the weather is warmer, and the longer days help to boost our motivation. It is also the perfect time to start thinking about summer camps. We have curated a list of inspiring and interesting programmes and have presented them to you in a special feature beginning on page 40. In this edition we had the pleasure of interviewing both Nicola Sparrow, School Director of Aiglon College, and Andrea Spielmann, the Principal of the new SIS Basel-Allschwil school. In these articles, both these accomplished women share their passion for education and provide insight into the culture and ethos of their respective schools. We also continue our discussion of children’s mental health, drug use, communication, travel, and present many more interesting and topical articles and commentary. Check out the articles about the family activities in Lichtenstein, as well as unusual and exciting things to do in Switzerland, and an introduction to Basel the Swiss capital of culture and architecture. Once again, we are thrilled to present to you a magazine filled with interesting and informative articles, exciting experiences, and practical tips for parents. Have a wonderful spring and we look forward to bringing you more content again in summer.
Welcome to the first edition of the International School Parent Magazine for 2024. We hope that you enjoy reading it as much as we enjoyed putting it together.
Spring is a wonderful time – the weather is warmer, and the longer days help to boost our motivation. It is also the perfect time to start thinking about summer camps. We have curated a list of inspiring and interesting programmes and have presented them to you in a special feature beginning on page 40.
In this edition we had the pleasure of interviewing both Nicola Sparrow, School Director of Aiglon College, and Andrea Spielmann, the Principal of the new SIS Basel-Allschwil school. In these articles, both these accomplished women share their passion for education and provide insight into the culture and ethos of their respective schools.
We also continue our discussion of children’s mental health, drug use, communication, travel, and present many more interesting and topical articles and commentary.
Check out the articles about the family activities in Lichtenstein, as well as unusual and exciting things to do in Switzerland, and an introduction to Basel the Swiss capital of culture and architecture.
Once again, we are thrilled to present to you a magazine filled with interesting and informative articles, exciting experiences, and practical tips for parents. Have a wonderful spring and we look forward to bringing you more content again in summer.
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6Executing the plan Time to go.<br />
Now you need to trust your team that<br />
you have created a solid morning operation.<br />
Stick to the plan and try not to get<br />
sidetracked by begging, negotiation or your<br />
child’s big emotions.<br />
They might need some time to adjust to<br />
the new routine and even though you have<br />
agreed to it together they can still have big<br />
emotions. Just accept this as normal and<br />
natural and stick to the plan.<br />
Remember you have written it down, so<br />
all you need to do at this stage is refer to the<br />
AGREED plan and send a signal that you<br />
WILL stick to it: you can use sentences such<br />
as, ‘as agreed, you will get dressed before<br />
breakfast’, or ‘as agreed you will brush your<br />
teeth before leaving the house’ etc.<br />
Use praise instead of commanding:<br />
you can use a tool called ‘step-by-step<br />
praise. This is where you see ALL small<br />
improvements towards the desired outcome<br />
as a successful achievement that needs your<br />
“If used properly, the right actions practised with<br />
consistency could have a major impact on your family life.”<br />
full attention. For instance, if they look at<br />
you when you ask them to get dressed, show<br />
that you have noticed it and like it: ‘thank<br />
you for listening to me, I really appreciate<br />
that you are going to get dressed as agreed’.<br />
Or, if they start putting their shoes on, you<br />
can acknowledge that they are doing up<br />
their shoes, that you have noticed it and<br />
like it instead of ruching them to the next<br />
task. You can use words, you can use hugs<br />
or smiles or you can sit with them to show<br />
them that you are part of this process and<br />
take it so seriously that you are also going to<br />
give the task your time.<br />
Monitoring, adapting, debriefing and<br />
7 evaluating<br />
It might be that after a week of trialling<br />
your new morning operation you find that<br />
actually there are a few things that don’t<br />
work. That is OK.<br />
Get together as a team and talk about<br />
what needs to be changed and how to make<br />
your morning routine bulletproof.<br />
You can ask:<br />
• What do you think worked well this week?<br />
• What do you think can be improved?<br />
Then you can adapt the plan as needed.<br />
When you are coming up to holiday time<br />
you can get together and talk about holiday<br />
mornings and what you might want to do<br />
differently.<br />
And once you have set up the above<br />
military operation process you can use it for<br />
anything: bedtime, homework, screen time,<br />
getting dressed, dinner time etc.<br />
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