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Unfinished Thoughts

Agency with Anne van Dam

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  • May 4th 2019


Anne van Dam, BEd of Education, Educational Consultant at 'The Learning Square'​. From Anne: I have taught for 19 years in schools in Rotterdam, Shanghai and Singapore. Since 2000 I have taken on various leadership positions, combining teaching with coordinators responsibilities. I used to work at the Canadian International School (Singapore) where I was part of the team that took the school to IB authorization in 2005. I have been an IB trainer since 2005, sharing my passion for young children with educators in IB schools in South East Asia and developing workshops for the organization. I joined EtonHouse International Pre-School in August 2007, drawn to the school for its vision to establish 'Reggio Inspired'​ early childhood education in Singapore. In June 2008, I became Pre-School Director of the school. I moved to Switzerland in August 2011 to become one of the Assistant Principals at the International School of Zug and Luzern. At ISZL, I have developed, in partnership with teachers and other school leaders, a vision for the early years programme at the school. This new direction places a strong emphasis on quality learning environments, both in and outdoors and on making teaching and learning visible to others through pedagogical documentation. In July 2015 I moved back to The Netherlands. I started my own educational consultancy company 'The Learning Square'​ and work at the IB office in the Hague with the PYP development team.

@AnnevanDam1966 https://unpackingourpedagogy.blogspot.com/

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