The ISZL Podcast

In this episode, we sit down with our Director of Arts, Kirsty Kelly, and Primary School student performer, Laetizia. Laetizia reflects on her growing involvement in the performing arts, while Ms. Kelly shares how she hopes to see the programme continue to grow.Together, we explore the role of performing arts at ISZL and how more members of our community are getting involved.Support the FFE: https://www.iszl.ch/support-iszl/support-us/Visit https://www.iszl.ch/

What does it take to lead a conference for more than 1,000 students and speakers? In this episode, host Alex Tat follows lead organisers Stella and Sibylle in the final week before Youth Forum Switzerland, capturing the pressure and teamwork behind one of ISZL’s most ambitious annual student-led events.Lean more about Youth Forum Switzerland: https://www.iszl.ch/high-school/enrichment/youth-forum-switzerland/Support the FFE: https://www.iszl.ch/support-iszl/support-us/Visit https://www.iszl.ch/

Just ahead of publication, Joanna Cull talks to ISZL's Director, Barry Dequanne, about the articles in this year's ISZL Magazine, including student agency in the Primary School, outdoor learning, and whole school Art. Copyright ISZL. Recorded, presented, edited and produced by Joanna Cull.

Joanna Cull accompanies Grade 4 students and their teachers as they go to the Sihlwald Forest to learn about nature, dendrochronology and on-the-spot multiplication.

Joanna Cull talks to ISZL's Deputy Director, Maria Voutos, about the IB curriculum, restorative practices, the wide-ranging responsibilities of her new job, and moving from a big city to a small one.

When does a child start their literary journey? And how can parents best support that process? Joanna Cull talks to ISZL's Primary School Literacy Coach Liz Raudzus about the importance of reading - and listening, and talking.

A round-up of events at the 7th annual Youth Forum Switzerland. YFS is ISZL students' answer to the World Economic Forum, where the issues facing the next generation are debated, and connections made.

We go behind the scenes at the autumn Community Festival, talking to the staff and students who put this much-loved event together. Donations to the Schweizer Tafel food drive will run until Friday 24 November.

Joanna Cull meets the Hon Dr Stuart Lawrence, an anti-racism campaigner, author and brother of Stephen Lawrence, an 18-year-old whose murder sent shockwaves through British society. Stuart's books, Find Your Voice and Be Your Best Self, and Growing Up Black in Britain: Stories of Courage, Success and Hope are available from most book outlets. You can read more about Stephen Lawrence here.Copyright ISZL. Recorded, presented, edited and produced by Joanna Cull, with thanks to Stuart Byfield, Alexis Dahl and Rachelle Warman for their flexibility and support in making this interview happen.

Joanna Cull talks to ISZL's First Language Coordinator Dr Lorna Caputo-Greenall and High School German teacher Mike Huber about the highs and lows of learning German in Switzerland. ISZL's Multilingual Academy can be found here.

Joanna Cull visits the Parents' Association's Coffee Expo, a start of term event for families old and new. As a school, we aim to provide a warm welcome and a supportive community - but how do our parents feel about ISZL life? Interviewees include Cathy Newman from the Fachstelle Migration Zug - more info at www.fmzug.ch

ISZL's Communications Manager, Joanna Cull, talks to our Primary School Principal, Angela Steinmann, and Middle School Principal, Stuart Byfield, ahead of a visit from the architects firm Rosan Bosch. They discuss the power of intentional learning spaces, and their hopes for the new project.

Joanna Cull talks to three of ISZL's counsellors - Stephany Herzog, Elsa Gaikwad and Charlotte Bliss. They discuss how best to say goodbye to much-loved community members, and the advantages and challenges of being a Third Culture Kid.The RAFT model is mentioned in the podcast - it stands for Reconciliation, Affirmation, Farewells and Think Destination. It originates from the book Third Culture Kids by David C. Pollock and Ruth Van Reken.

Joanna Cull talks to Nora Bateson of the International Bateson Institute about her concept of warm data, along with Tim Logan, the co-lead of the Festival of Hope with the International Baccalaureate, and ISZL's Dr Zoe Badcock. We also take a look back at the highlights of international day.

ISZL Podcast Planning TrackerISZL Director Barry Dequanne and Communications Manager Joanna Cull discuss their hopes for ISZL's new podcast, and then we hear from Charlie Gilderdale from Cambridge University's NRICH programme, and some Middle School students who have been set mathematics challenges.Charlie references two books: Bounce: The Myth of Talent and the Power of Practice by Matthew Syed and Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S Dweck.