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Why Serve Learn Educational Consultants? What can we do to help you?

Tailored consultation strategy to meet the needs of your organization. Expert consultants who deliver exceptional professional learning to leaders and faculty. We meet participants and schools where they are, and provide the knowledge, skills, and understandings to get them to where they want to be. Training on research-based practices for service learning and education internationally. K-12 Conceptual Inquiry Service Learning Curriculum; units, assessments, lesson plans and resources for sustainability (available on Atlas or Google Drive platforms) Creative Commons resources developed by passionate and experienced leaders and educators, designed to support program and curriculum development.

Why Service Learning? Service Learning:

Provides opportunities to connect learning with helping meet community needs while developing the transdisciplinary skills and dispositions necessary for facing the future Facilitates a deeper awareness and understanding of global and local issues Promotes student-initiated action rooted in inquiry and knowledge for meaning-making, and authentic transfer Fosters empathy and intercultural understanding Moral purpose is to truly ‘live’ your school vision and mission statements

Experience as a Consultant for Conferences and Workshops:

NESA Conference // Service Learning Curriculum Integration and Assessment // Bangkok, March 2019 AISA Personalized Symposium // Personalized Service Learning // AISJ South Africa, February 2019 Rubicon Atlas Curriculum Summit // Be the Change by Leading the Change! // Portugal, October 2018 Serve Learn Educational Consultants // Service Learning 301 Coordination Professional Learning Institute // Greece, July 2018 Serve Learn Educational Consultants // Service Learning 101 Professional Learning Institute // Greece, June 2018 AISA // Service Learning 201 Curriculum Integration and Assessment Professional Learning Institute // AISJ South Africa, April 2018 AAIE Leaders Conference // Education for a Sustainable Future // NYC USA, February 2018 AISA Global Issues Service Summit // Advisor Professional Development // IS Tanganyika, January 2018 Serve Learn Educational Consultants // Service Learning 101 Professional Learning Institute // Greece, July 2017 (ongoing) AISA Educators Conference // Service Learning Discover and Explore, Embed and Sustain // South Africa, October 2017 AISA Leaders Conference // Why Size Doesn’t Matter! Service Learning Framework Data // South Africa, March 2017

AISA Global Issues Service Summit // Host Coordinator and Advisor Professional Development //South Africa, March 2017 AISA Global Issues Service Summit // Advisor Professional Development // AIS Mozambique, March 2016 AISA Educators Conference // Service Learning: Discover and Explore, Embed and Sustain // October 2016 AISA // Service Learning 101 Professional Learning Institute // IS Tanzania, March 2015 AISA Global Issues Service Summit // Service Learning Advisor Professional Development // IS Kenya, March 2015 SASSY South African Service Summit for Youth // Host Coordinator and Service Learning Advisor workshop // AIS Johannesburg South Africa, April 2014 AISA // Service Learning 101 Professional Learning Institute // AIS Johannesburg South Africa, 2014 (ongoing since 2012) Association of International Schools Africa (AISA) Global Issues Service Summit (GISS) // Service Learning Advisor Professional Learning Workshops (2013- ongoing) American International School Johannesburg // UbD Backwards Design Professional Learning // South Africa, 2012 (ongoing) International School Manila // UbD Backwards Design Professional Learning // Philippines, 2008 (ongoing to 2012)

International Schools Consulting: American International School Lagos // Service Learning Curriculum Professional Development // Nigeria, October 2018, April 2019 (ongoing) VinSchools // Gr 1- 12 Service Learning Curriculum Implementation, Leadership and Faculty Professional Learning // Vietnam, April, June, November 2018 (ongoing) International Community School Abidjan // Leadership and Faculty Service Learning Professional Development // October 2016, January 2017 International School Curitiba // Service Learning Coordinator Training // South Africa, 2016 Cairo American College // Service Learning Coordinator Training // 2016 The American School of Kinshasa TASOK // Service Learning Coordinator Training // South Africa, 2015 American International School Lesotho // Leadership and Faculty Service Learning 101 Professional learning Institute // August 2016

Certification/Education: University of Wisconsin, USA // Student Centred Coaching Certification // (Completion October 2019) Principals Training Centre, England/USA // Certificate International Leadership // (2006) LeHigh University, Pennsylvania USA // Masters in Educational Leadership // (2006) Melbourne University, Australia // Diploma of Education // (1996) Victoria Teaching Institute, Australia // Teaching Certification // (1996 ongoing) Monash University, Australia // Bachelor of Arts // (1995)