In this episode, Max, Head of ISN, sits down to talk with Matthew Barnsley, Founder and Director of Polaris Outdoor. The conversation covers inspirations, the benefits of expeditions for the growth and resilience of young people, as well as the challenges and most memorable moments Matthew has experienced along the way.

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Why is it important to make students aware of and teach climate and sustainability education in a school setting? In this discussion, Max (Head of Community @ ISN) speaks to three senior international education experts from different regions and schools around the world to discuss why all teachers from all subjects should be working to include climate and sustainability education into their subjects and how to build stakeholder buy-in for whole school climate and sustainability initiatives, including some of the practical and actionable strategies they have implemented in their own international school settings.Guests:d'Arcy Lunn – Group Head of Sustainability and Global Citizenship at Education in Motion Brett Girven - Principal at The Arbor School, Dubai Megan Kennedy-Woodard - Co-Founder at Climate Psychologists

How has technology changed the teaching of traditional subjects?Our Head of Community, Max Humpston, and guest host Sean Stevens (CEO of ISN Founding Partner Immerse Education) recently sat down with two educators from different regions around the world to share practical strategies focused on a number of important themes, including how technology impacted the teaching of traditional subjects and influenced teaching more widely. Key discussion themes:

• How technology can be used to enhance student engagement and outcomes

• Ways in which schools can create an environment where technology is readily adopted by teachers

• The potential ethical considerations or challenges surrounding the use of technology in education

• How the recent surge of artificial intelligence in educational settings can be a positive tool

Guests experts include:Sean Stevens – CEO, Immerse EducationKyriakos Koursaris – Technology Director at United Lisbon International School Claire Campbell – Physics teacher at Nord Anglia International School Dubai

• Overview of their experiences on the trip
• Personal development of students and staff during the trip
• How to overcome adversity and challenges

• Incentives great teachers are looking for when considering moving to a new school
• How to approach sensitive or difficult conversations with staff when it's time for them to move on
• Strategies to ensure you’re continuing to develop teachers in maintaining their high standards
• Practical strategies and initiatives that can be implemented to ensure retention of the best teachers

How can you inspire a creative spark in your students? And, how does a creative spark help them thrive in their other subjects?Our Head of Community, Max Humpston, sits down with Trevor Wilson, Director of Authors Abroad, and three experts from different international schools and regions around the world to discuss how they use their own creative spark to inspire their students, how this may differ depending on regions, and the different technology tools that they have used, as well as some of the practical and actionable advice they have implemented in their own school settings. Guests include -Jamie Walker – Head of English and teacher of TOK at St. Nicholas School, Brazil Zeba Clarke - Deputy Head at St. Paul's School, Brazil Marvin Mansueto - English Language Arts Teacher at an International School in Chile Trevor Wilson - Director of Authors Abroad

In this interview, Matthew Barnsley, Director and Founder of Polaris Outdoor, shares his journey from geology student, to teacher, to outdoor learning expertMat is an experienced exploration geologist, specialising in remote, desert, high altitude mountain, jungle and arctic environments and has worked with the Natural History Museum Lima, the Bear Grylls production team. Mat is also an experienced secondary school teacher, achieving senior leadership level. He has trained staff and principles, implemented new curriculums, and created outdoor education departments for schools.