by christens | Jan 23, 2019 | Board of Directors, Featured, Magellan In Action
by Erin Defosse One of the most powerful pillars of a Magellan education is “purposeful action.” In my experience, when people talk about education the thoughts and ensuing conversations tend to be around learning of information or specific skills. The types of...
by christens | Jan 3, 2019 | Featured, Magellan In Action
by Bjorn Billhardt One of my very first memories in life is my first day of 1st grade in my hometown of Hamburg, Germany (Kindergarten, despite its German name, is actually not a mandatory grade in Germany). Before my official “Einschulung,” or entry into school, I...
by christens | Jun 11, 2018 | Administration, Board of Directors, Featured, Head of School, Magellan In Action, Uncategorized
Austin, TX – June 5, 2018 – The Magellan International School, an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School in Central Austin, has announced that Scott Hibbard, will become its new Head of School on August 1, 2018. Hibbard has over 25 years of experience in...
by christens | Apr 2, 2018 | Featured, Magellan In Action
by Julieta Carrillo, Primary Years Programme Coordinator at The Magellan International School Transdisciplinary learning is the exploration of a relevant concept, issue or problem that integrates the perspectives of multiple disciplines in order to connect new...
by christens | Mar 22, 2018 | Featured, Innovation & Design Thinking, Innovation Team
by Patrick Benfield, Innovation Director at The Magellan International School The past few weeks, Austin was the epicenter of pioneering ideas in education during the annual SXSW Edu Conference and Festival, which “fosters innovation in learning by hosting a community...
by Scott Francis | Dec 15, 2017 | Featured, Magellan In Action
by, Scott Francis, CEO of BP-3 Global, Board of Directors Chair and Magellan Parent Tomorrow is our first day of school at Magellan for 2017-18 school year. My kids are too excited to sleep. I came across this post from November on “The PYP and the genie in a bottle”...
