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On the 8th and 9th of November, a two-day PLC professional learning conference was held in the whole campus of ISA Wuhan. As an annual internal learning and sharing event of ISA International Education Group, the conference is now in its sixth year. The conference brought together more than 300 elite teachers from more than 30 countries and regions to share their best practices and case studies in their field of work with the community members.

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The staff of ISA Wuhan gave full play to their sense of community ownership and participated in the planning of more than 50 different types of keynote speeches, workshops and evaluations, actively sharing their experiences in teaching practice, research, student management, intercultural communication, multicultural community building and other aspects. The aim is to continuously improve students' learning outcomes and well-being, improve school operations, and help ISA build a multicultural international education ecosystem.

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Mr. David Mansfield, Chief Academic Officer of ISAIEG Educational superintendent of ISA Schools (lnternational Pathway) and Strategic Advisor to Board of ISAIEG delivered a keynote speech on ‘Innovating for Success and a Bright Future’. He said that ISA is committed to being a multicultural international education ecosystem with a vision to inspire students to inquire, achieve and practice. To achieve this, the school has a detailed development plan that includes a Health Check, Action Plan, School Board, School Improvement Service, and sets the Group's Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Teaching and Learning Standards.

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In his speech, Mr. Frank Li, ISA Wuhan Superintendent of ISA Wuhan School, emphasised the importance of the Professional Learning Conference for teachers' personal growth, the construction of a learning organisation, the establishment of the concept of lifelong learning as well as the sustainable development of the school. ‘Teachers at ISA Wuhan should put knowledge transfer into problem solving, and skills training into the development of thinking methods. With research comes exploration, with exploration comes innovation, and with innovation comes transcendence.’

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Curiosity is human nature, and the guidance and cultivation of scientific interest should start from childhood. In his keynote speech, Principal Gao Jiangtao, Chief Mentor of the Centre for Cultivating Innovators of ISA Wuhan School, reflected on the phenomenon of ‘blindly practicing a large number of exam questions’, which may frustrate students' motivation and curiosity in learning. He also introduced the purpose of the National Foundation Programme, which emphasises the selection of students who aspire to serve the country's major strategic needs and have excellent overall qualities or excel in basic disciplines.

‘Being comprehensive and individualistic is the primary direction for China to cultivate future talents in the context of education in the new era. In terms of curriculum, schools should focus on expanding and opening up the basic curriculum and promoting the regularisation of personalised curriculum to meet the needs of different students.’ Principal Gao shared.

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ISA Wuhan School understands the importance of listening to and caring for the well-being of families and staff in the community. During the Professional Development Conference, parents and teachers from the Kindergarten, Primary and Secondary Schools shared with the audience how their students have grown since joining the school and how they have reflected on their own parenting experiences in the context of home-school co-education. 

Dr. Jozef, the founding teacher of ISA Wuhan, shared with the teachers how he has witnessed the rapid growth of the school since he joined ISA in 2022 and highlighted the efforts and achievements made in creating a warm, friendly and supportive home-school co-operation environment. He encouraged all staff to continue to keep an open mind and work hand in hand with parents to contribute to the holistic development of the children.

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The workshops at this year's conference continued to be as high-density and interactive as in previous years, and were enriched with analyses and discussions in the areas of child psychological care, staff well-being, leadership and management, and students' advancement to higher education. The sharing of real-life case studies helped the ISA teaching team to understand and apply their work in practice, and promoted cross-departmental and cross-disciplinary exchanges, stimulating inspiration and building a strong learning community at ISA Wuhan.

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Every hard work deserves to be recognised, and every struggle is everlasting. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to each and every member of the staff who has grown up with ISA Wuhan. It is your dedication and unremitting efforts that have helped the ISA Wuhan community make steady progress in Central China and become a new model of international education that is ‘multicultural, high-tech-driven, and whole-person development’.

We are united in our determination and look forward to the future, so let us continue to walk side by side and witness the glorious journey of ISA Wuhan in creating and delivering high-quality educational experiences!