Dr. Sadie Hollins is the Head of the 6th form at Lanna international school, Chiang Mai, as well as being founder and blogger of the brilliant WISEducation. Having started the site’s online magazine in the middle of last year, Sadie has now overseen 4 consistently compelling editions that offer advice on all things Wellbeing-within-International-School-Education

We discuss: 

• An introduction to her career to date
• one or two articles from the magazine that have challenged Sadie’s preconceptions
• The need for international schools to offer ‘holistic development’ of the students and staff
• how different cultures see mental health with regard to South East Asia
• How to establish a wellbeing policy in new schools, or if one is currently lacking
• practical methods of evaluating the success or prevalence of a wellbeing culture in an educational institution
• And finally, recommendations or simple strategies for students’ and teachers’ wellbeing that can be implemented in the short term

Thanks again to Sadie who raised some really important talking points that perhaps don’t get discussed enough in schools by staff or students respectively. Everything we mention in the podcast as well as the magazine itself can be reached in the show notes below. 

Links from the show:

WISEducation blog and magazine

The Cabin, Chiang Mai 

Krista Scott Dixon interviews

Sadie on twitter: @_WISEducation