Conference Events

AISA’s special events – such as the annual AISA conference – reflect the innovative spirit of an association committed to ongoing growth and improvement.
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2025 AISA Conference

Facilitator: International Consultants and Experts

Date: 3 October 2025 — 5 October 2025

Audience: School Leaders, Educators, Co-professionals, Associates

Cost: More Info in the Description

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AISA British Curriculum Virtual Summit

Facilitator: International Education Consultants

Date: 19 November 2025

Audience: Leaders, Teachers, Teaching Assistants, Designated Safeguarding Leads, Wellbeing leads

Cost: Refer to Session Info.

This summit aims to equip educators in British curriculum schools with practical strategies, tools, and insights that strengthen teaching, learning and wellbeing, school leadership and build dynamic, future-ready schools.

Professional Learning Institutes

A Professional Learning Institute (PLI) is a one or two-day focused and high-impact workshop designed to impart practical learning experiences that participants can implement at their schools. PLIs are based on our members’ needs and embrace the unique qualities of teaching and learning in an international school setting.

AISA-ICMEC Level 1 Child Protection Training

Facilitators: Debbie Downes, Chanel Worsteling

Date: 9 September 2025 — 23 September 2025

Audience: Child Protection Designates, Counselors, HR Professionals, Athletic and Activity Directors, Medical Staff

Cost: US$ 200 per person

These sessions aim to train school child protection team members in the best child safeguarding and protection practices.

AISA School Staff Wellbeing Series

Facilitator: Kirsten Pontius

Date: 11 September 2025 — 18 September 2025

Audience: School Leaders, Department Heads, Principals, and Team Coordinators

Cost: US$ 50/Person/Session

This series will examine actionable strategies to support staff wellbeing.

Leading Smarter: Enhancing Leadership with AI

Facilitator: Tina Fossgreen

Date: 14 October 2025 — 28 October 2025

Audience: All School Leaders of all levels and experience

Cost: US$ 150 per person

This session aims to equip international school leaders with the knowledge, mindset, and practical tools to responsibly integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into their leadership practices.

Amplify Your Impact: Teaching Smarter with AI

Facilitator: Tina Fossgreen

Date: 14 October 2025 — 28 October 2025

Audience: All School Teachers of all levels and experience

Cost: US$ 150 per person

These sessions aim to move educators beyond theory and the big ideas to explore practical strategies that have immediate classroom application.

Igniting the Spark: Supporting Advanced and Gifted Learners in Your Elementary Classroom

Facilitator: Anita Churchville

Date: 21 October 2025 — 4 November 2025

Audience: Grades K-5 Elementary Classroom Teachers, Gifted or Learning Support Education Coordinators, Curriculum Coaches

Cost: US$ 100 per person

This session provides elementary educators with practical strategies to effectively identify, understand, and support the diverse academic and social-emotional needs of highly able/gifted learners in their classrooms.

The Deep Well: Understanding, Supporting, and Sustaining Curious Minds in Secondary Classrooms

Facilitator: Anita Churchville

Date: 21 October 2025 — 4 November 2025

Audience: Grades 6-12 Teachers, Special Education Staff, Gifted Program Coordinators, School Psychologists, Counselors

Cost: US$ 100 per person

These sessions aim to equip secondary educators with a comprehensive understanding of giftedness, enabling them to effectively identify and support the diverse academic and social-emotional needs of gifted adolescents and pre-adolescents.

Adaptive Schools Foundation Seminar

Facilitator: Doreen Miori-Merola

Date: 21 January 2026 — 24 January 2026

Audience: Anyone who facilitates groups or wants to help teams become more collaborative

Cost: US$ 650 per person

This learning event aims to develop the collective identity and capacity of school members as collaborators, inquirers, and leaders through the Adaptive Schools methodology.

Virtual Workshops

Virtual Workshops are 60 – 90 minute online sessions designed in an interview format with each session covering a specific topic or area of interest around current thinking and best practice in international education.

Student Wellbeing, Academic Performance, and Student-centered Pedagogies

Facilitators: Prof. Nick Hopwood , Mr. Isaac Coffie

Date: 23 July 2025

Audience: School counselors, aspiring counselors, and school leaders

Cost: Free

This session aims to explore the opportunities to support student wellbeing by using case studies from contemporary international school contexts.

Glocalize Your Curriculum

Facilitators: Karen Fraser Colby de Mattos, Marytina Osuchukwu, Muchindu Chizyuka, Oluyemisi Aluko

Date: 27 August 2025 — 27 August 2025

Audience: All Educators, School Owners and Board Members

Cost: Free

This session aims to foster an appreciation for global perspectives while celebrating and leveraging local cultures and identities.

AISA-ICMEC Level 1 Child Protection Training

Facilitators: Debbie Downes, Chanel Worsteling

Date: 9 September 2025 — 23 September 2025

Audience: Child Protection Designates, Counselors, HR Professionals, Athletic and Activity Directors, Medical Staff

Cost: US$ 200 per person

These sessions aim to train school child protection team members in the best child safeguarding and protection practices.

AISA School Staff Wellbeing Series

Facilitator: Kirsten Pontius

Date: 11 September 2025 — 18 September 2025

Audience: School Leaders, Department Heads, Principals, and Team Coordinators

Cost: US$ 50/Person/Session

This series will examine actionable strategies to support staff wellbeing.

School Counselling, Confidentiality, & Collaboration – A Complex Balancing Act

Facilitators: Driekie Smith, Elmeka Henderson, Andrea Bernoth, Chanel Worsteling

Date: 15 September 2025

Audience: School Counsellors, Leaders, Student Support Teams, and Educators

Cost: Free

This session explores the ethical, legal, and practical dimensions of confidentiality in school counselling.

Unlock Your Teaching Career: Certification Info Session with Moreland University

Facilitator: Fatima Naimi

Date: 17 September 2025

Audience: Educators

Cost: Free

This session aims to educate and inform teachers from AISA member schools on Moreland University’s programs.

QPR: Suicide Prevention Training for Laypersons

Facilitator: Elmeka Henderson

Date: 17 September 2025 — 24 September 2025

Audience: Teachers, Teaching Assistants, Principals, Nurses

Cost: Free

This workshop aims to build life-saving intervention skills among community members by introducing the QPR method of suicide prevention.

AISA Wellbeing Practice Group

Facilitators: Chanel Worsteling, Shelly Maldonado, Priscilla Adjei-Mensah

Date: 25 September 2025 — 26 March 2026

Audience: Anyone involved in leading student and staff wellbeing at school

Cost: Free

The AISA Wellbeing Practice Group is for anyone involved in leading student and staff wellbeing at their school; counsellors, pastoral care, nurses, teachers or administrators.

Leading Smarter: Enhancing Leadership with AI

Facilitator: Tina Fossgreen

Date: 14 October 2025 — 28 October 2025

Audience: All School Leaders of all levels and experience

Cost: US$ 150 per person

This session aims to equip international school leaders with the knowledge, mindset, and practical tools to responsibly integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into their leadership practices.

Amplify Your Impact: Teaching Smarter with AI

Facilitator: Tina Fossgreen

Date: 14 October 2025 — 28 October 2025

Audience: All School Teachers of all levels and experience

Cost: US$ 150 per person

These sessions aim to move educators beyond theory and the big ideas to explore practical strategies that have immediate classroom application.

AISA Service Learning Workshop Series

Facilitator: LeeAnne Lavender

Date: 16 October 2025 — 23 April 2026

Audience: School Leaders, Educators, Service Learning and CAS Coordinators

Cost: Free

This series is designed to support AISA educators in growing and deepening their skills, tools, and approaches for curricular service learning and community engagement.

Igniting the Spark: Supporting Advanced and Gifted Learners in Your Elementary Classroom

Facilitator: Anita Churchville

Date: 21 October 2025 — 4 November 2025

Audience: Grades K-5 Elementary Classroom Teachers, Gifted or Learning Support Education Coordinators, Curriculum Coaches

Cost: US$ 100 per person

This session provides elementary educators with practical strategies to effectively identify, understand, and support the diverse academic and social-emotional needs of highly able/gifted learners in their classrooms.

The Deep Well: Understanding, Supporting, and Sustaining Curious Minds in Secondary Classrooms

Facilitator: Anita Churchville

Date: 21 October 2025 — 4 November 2025

Audience: Grades 6-12 Teachers, Special Education Staff, Gifted Program Coordinators, School Psychologists, Counselors

Cost: US$ 100 per person

These sessions aim to equip secondary educators with a comprehensive understanding of giftedness, enabling them to effectively identify and support the diverse academic and social-emotional needs of gifted adolescents and pre-adolescents.

AISA British Curriculum Virtual Summit

Facilitator: International Education Consultants

Date: 19 November 2025

Audience: Leaders, Teachers, Teaching Assistants, Designated Safeguarding Leads, Wellbeing leads

Cost: Refer to Session Info.

This summit aims to equip educators in British curriculum schools with practical strategies, tools, and insights that strengthen teaching, learning and wellbeing, school leadership and build dynamic, future-ready schools.

Practice Groups

Elevate your practice by joining an AISA Practice Group today!

AISA Practice Groups provide support through collaboration and education by sharing information and best practices via peer-to-peer learning.

Based on key AISA programme areas that promote culturally responsive practices and equity, our Practice Groups provide a shared learning framework that leads to sustainable, systemic change. Membership is free to everyone in AISA member schools. The following Practice Groups are available for 2024-25:

Child Protection Practice Group

The group offers AISA school Child Protection/DSL’s a supportive environment in which to discuss child protection policy and practice in your school, review serious child protection concerns, share resources and learn from leading experts from across the region and around the world.
The audience: Child Protection/ safeguarding leaders and team members from AISA member schools meeting virtually on the first Tuesday fo the month at 8.00 GMT
Facilitator: Chanel Worsteling, AISA Wellbeing for All Senior Program Coordinator, chanel@aisa.or.ke for more information.

Service Learning Practice Group

The Service Learning Practice Group involves service learning educators and leaders from across the AISA region who want to engage in peer learning discussions about topics relating to the development and growth of our service learning programs. We meet three times each semester via Zoom and share resources on a community Padlet. The aim of the Practice Group is to give educators a chance to connect, share and learn from one another as we engage in this purposeful and impactful work with students and communities.
The audience: Service learning and global citizenship educators and leaders from our PreK-12 AISA member schools meeting virtually on the last Tuesday of the month at 16:00 GMT
Facilitator: LeeAnne Lavender, AISA Service Learning Program Coordinator, llavender@aisa.or.ke for more information

Tech Integration & Blended Learning Practice Group

The AISA Tech Integration and Blended Learning Practice Group is a dynamic and interactive online community created for all educators associated with AISA. It’s a platform where you can openly exchange insights, experiences, and innovative ideas about incorporating technology in educational environments. The group’s primary focus lies in enhancing student learning outcomes through blended learning models. Here, educators can discuss their successes, address challenges, pose questions, and provide support to peers, making it a supportive ecosystem for tech-integrated teaching and learning.
The audience is open to all educators within an AISA member school.
The facilitators are Maciej Sudra (ISK) & Felix Malombe (Rusinga)

Register your interest in joining a Practice Group here.

AISA Wellbeing Practice Group

Facilitators: Chanel Worsteling, Shelly Maldonado, Priscilla Adjei-Mensah

Date: 25 September 2025 — 26 March 2026

Audience: Anyone involved in leading student and staff wellbeing at school

Cost: Free

The AISA Wellbeing Practice Group is for anyone involved in leading student and staff wellbeing at their school; counsellors, pastoral care, nurses, teachers or administrators.

Practice Groups

Elevate your practice by joining an AISA Practice Group today!

AISA Practice Groups provide support through collaboration and education by sharing information and best practices via peer-to-peer learning.

Our Practice Groups provide a shared learning framework that leads to sustainable, systemic change. Membership is free to everyone in AISA member schools. The following Practice Groups are available for 2024-25:

Child Protection Practice Group

The group offers AISA school Child Protection/DSL’s a supportive environment in which to discuss child protection policy and practice in your school, review serious child protection concerns, share resources and learn from leading experts from across the region and around the world.
The audience: Child Protection/ safeguarding leaders and team members from AISA member schools meeting virtually on the first Tuesday fo the month at 8.00 GMT
Facilitator: Chanel Worsteling, AISA Wellbeing for All Senior Program Coordinator, chanel@aisa.or.ke for more information.

Service Learning Practice Group

The Service Learning Practice Group involves service learning educators and leaders from across the AISA region who want to engage in peer learning discussions about topics relating to the development and growth of our service learning programs. We meet three times each semester via Zoom and share resources on a community Padlet. The aim of the Practice Group is to give educators a chance to connect, share and learn from one another as we engage in this purposeful and impactful work with students and communities.
The audience: Service learning and global citizenship educators and leaders from our PreK-12 AISA member schools meeting virtually on the last Tuesday of the month at 16:00 GMT
Facilitator: LeeAnne Lavender, AISA Service Learning Program Coordinator, llavender@aisa.or.ke for more information

Tech Integration & Blended Learning Practice Group

The AISA Tech Integration and Blended Learning Practice Group is a dynamic and interactive online community created for all educators associated with AISA. It’s a platform where you can openly exchange insights, experiences, and innovative ideas about incorporating technology in educational environments. The group’s primary focus lies in enhancing student learning outcomes through blended learning models. Here, educators can discuss their successes, address challenges, pose questions, and provide support to peers, making it a supportive ecosystem for tech-integrated teaching and learning.
The audience is open to all educators within an AISA member school.
The facilitators are Maciej Sudra (ISK) & Felix Malombe (Rusinga)

Register your interest in joining a Practice Group here.

Conference Events

2025 AISA Conference

AISA British Curriculum Virtual Summit

Professional Learning Institutes

AISA-ICMEC Level 1 Child Protection Training

AISA School Staff Wellbeing Series

Leading Smarter: Enhancing Leadership with AI

Amplify Your Impact: Teaching Smarter with AI

Igniting the Spark: Supporting Advanced and Gifted Learners in Your Elementary Classroom

The Deep Well: Understanding, Supporting, and Sustaining Curious Minds in Secondary Classrooms

Adaptive Schools Foundation Seminar

Virtual Workshops

Student Wellbeing, Academic Performance, and Student-centered Pedagogies

Glocalize Your Curriculum

AISA-ICMEC Level 1 Child Protection Training

AISA School Staff Wellbeing Series

School Counselling, Confidentiality, & Collaboration – A Complex Balancing Act

Unlock Your Teaching Career: Certification Info Session with Moreland University

QPR: Suicide Prevention Training for Laypersons

AISA Wellbeing Practice Group

Leading Smarter: Enhancing Leadership with AI

Amplify Your Impact: Teaching Smarter with AI

AISA Service Learning Workshop Series

Igniting the Spark: Supporting Advanced and Gifted Learners in Your Elementary Classroom

The Deep Well: Understanding, Supporting, and Sustaining Curious Minds in Secondary Classrooms

AISA British Curriculum Virtual Summit

Practice Groups

Elevate your practice by joining an AISA Practice Group today!

AISA Wellbeing Practice Group

Practice Groups

Elevate your practice by joining an AISA Practice Group today!

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