Most children in school fail - ie they fail to develop more than a fraction of their potential. This may be as relevant in some of the richest countries in the world as it is in the poorest. What then can be our response? We will explore what lessons we can learn from 23 years of experience at School of Nations - not in terms of a naive triumphalist perspective, rather an exploration of how we have tried to draw inspiration from the Baha'i Writings to address these crucial challenges.

Dr Brian O'Toole is an Educational Psychologist from the UK living for 42 years in Guyana. Worked on short term assignments for a range of UN and NGO agencies in 38 countries in the areas of disability, literacy, primary health care, basic education and youth leadership.

Authored three books and 42 articles in international journals. Started School of Nations in Guyana 23 years ago, now with partnerships with the Universities of Cambridge, London, Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire there are 4,200 students.

Served as the Chairperson of the National Advisory Committee on Educational Reform to the Government of Guyana.

Last year, awarded the MBE by the Queen and the Golden Arrowhead by the Guyana Government 'for services to education.’ To view the video visit the YouTube channel https://youtu.be/C6bzsnPJ4aw