Sustainability
This award will recognise an initiative being implemented as part of a school’s sustainability ethos.
Details and eligibility
This award will recognise an initiative being implemented as part of a school’s sustainability ethos.
Evidence should include how your initiative has gone beyond what the school should be delivering as an effective international school.
Your application must focus on one school initiative and address the following criteria:
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How and why the initiative has helped students develop attitudes to supporting the environment (either local or global environment)
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How and why the initiative has involved students in taking ownership of and operating an environmental initiative
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How and why the initiative demonstrates to the wider school community the impact of active environmental support
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How the initiative has been developed as a long-lasting initiative for the school; one that can be improved and developed over time and could be sustainable through successive staff changes
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Evidence of the strategies that are enabling this initiative to be shared with other schools (this could include links to details about this initiative on a public website, on public access YouTube video(s), through publicly accessible media, or details of community engagement, conference or workshop presentation)
2023 award sponsor
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2023 SHORTLIST
2023 shortlisted initiatives
- Heritage International School, Moldova
- International College Hong Kong (ICHK), Hong Lok Yuen
- Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam
- Wellington College International Shanghai
Full written details about each initiative will be accessible on the International School Awards online event platform from 25th October. A representative from each of the schools will also be explaining implementation and impact of their shortlisted initiative during a live category session for all shortlisted schools on the awards platform during the week of 16th January 2023. Anyone can register for free access to the platform now.
2022 WINNER
International School of Zug and Luzern, Switzerland
2022 Environmental Award Winner
CATEGORIES
2023 Award categories
Community partnership
This award will recognise a school initiative that involves students as community partners, working in collaboration with an external group to develop impact in the community.
Digital technology in learning
This award will recognise a school initiative that involves digital technology to support student learning in a way that includes the development of digital responsibility as part of the initiative.
Diversity, equity, inclusion and justice
This award will recognise an initiative being implemented as part of a school’s strategic journey towards developing DEIJ (diversity, equity, inclusion and justice).
Ethical values education
This award will recognise how a school initiative is supporting students in their development of ethical values which encourage them to think and act as global citizens.
Future pathways
This award will recognise how a school initiative is preparing students with the skills and/or values to support their future pathways.
Innovation and creativity in learning
This award will recognise a school initiative that supports students in future thinking and creative innovation.
Safeguarding
This award will recognise a school initiative that supports safeguarding within a school community. This may include the prevention of radicalisation.
Strategic leadership
This award will recognise an initiative that has been collectively spearheaded by a leadership team, senior leadership team or governing body.
Sustainability
This award will recognise an initiative being implemented as part of a school’s sustainability ethos.
Wellbeing
This award will recognise a school initiative that supports the wellbeing of a school’s stakeholders, including the pastoral care of students.
International school of the year
This award is selected by the judges from one of the winners of the 10 individual categories.
Also included in last year's awards
International impact
This award recognised a school initiative that demonstrated how international education and the school ethos had had a positive impact within the locality and/or on a global scale.
Teaching and learning
This award recognised a subject-specific or whole-school initiative that had supported teaching and learning to the benefit of the students.
Evidence requirements
Five photographs. Photographic evidence must be limited to five photographs only. Each photograph must be supported with an explanatory caption.
One video. Your video should explain/show your initiative including evidence of its success within the criteria required.
