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EARCOS WORKSHOP
Leadership Strategies for Creating a Healthy School Culture & Having Hard Conversations with ParentsJennifer Abrams
Jennifer Abrams is an international educational and communications consultant for public and independent schools, universities and non-profits. Jennifer trains and coaches teachers, administrators and others on new teacher/employee support, having hard conversations, collaboration skills and being your best adult self at work.
Jennifer frequently presents at leading international educational conferences, including EARCOS and ACAMIS within our region. She also works closely with prominent educational leadership organizations and consults with schools around the world.
Jennifer’s publications include Having Hard Conversations, The Multigenerational Workplace: Communicating, Collaborating & Creating Community and Hard Conversations Unpacked – the Whos, the Whens and the What Ifs, Swimming in the Deep End: Four Foundational Skills for Leading Successful School Initiatives, and her newest book, Stretching Your Learning Edges: Growing (Up) at Work.
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Two Days Workshop
Workshop Session Day 1 July 26 (9:00am – 4:00pm):
Collaboration is one of the most frequently used words in education and, in some ways, the least taught. Our ability to collaborate and our willingness to engage respectfully with one another matters for the health of the school and the collective well-being of all within it.
• How do we stretch ourselves at our learning edges to become our best collaborative selves at school?
• How do we communicate well with one another in service of our students?
• How do we intentionally speak about building skills and capacities of adults in order to create an even healthier, professional, collaborative culture in our school?
Based on Jennifer Abrams’ new book, Stretching Your Learning Edges: Growing (Up) at Work, this workshop session will explore 5 ideas around which every educator can develop his or herself to become an even better value-add to the healthy professional learning culture at the school.
Workshop Session Day 2 July 27 (8:00am – 3:00pm)
As administrators, coaches, or colleagues, we often confront challenging topics. In today’s era of rapid change, engaging in effective communications and establishing two-way cultural understanding with the parents or guardians of our students is more crucial than ever.
• What do we know about the best strategies for these specific moments?
• What questions should we be asking ourselves before we speak, and what language is best for when we do speak?
Based on Jennifer’s books, Having Hard Conversations, and Hard Conversations Unpacked, and her work with conflict and interpersonal communication, this workshop session will provide participants with planning and scripting tools for having those necessary humane and growth producing conversations with parents and caregivers within the regional context and changing demographics within our schools.
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Accomodation
Recommended Accomodations
Option 1: Le Meridien
Le Meridien is located by the riverside next to a small mall with a supermarket and a variety of good food options.
Contact: Doris Meng
+(86) 176 0294 1007
+(86) 176 0294 1007
Email: Doris.Meng@lemeridien.com
Price:
800 RMB King Room
900 RMB Twin Room
(No Triple, but extra bed added to twin 1155 RMB)
Option 2: Amber House
Amber House is also riverside, and food options limited mainly to smaller Chinese shops and restaurants
Contact: Mr. Dave Ji
+(86) 153 2527 9176
Email: jiweibiao@huawei.com
Price:
Standard room (King bed/Twin bed): CNY500 with 1 breakfast
Superior room (King bed/Twin bed): CNY588 with 1 breakfast
Deluxe room (King bed): CNY788 with 1 breakfast
Executive Riverview room (King bed/Twin bed): CNY938 with 1 breakfast
Executive All-round Riverview room (King bed): CNY1188 with 1 breakfast
**Extra bed (1meter) is only available with this room option- CNY258
Additional breakfast is CNY58 pp
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Transportation
School will provide transportation at specific departure time from each hotel.
26 July:
Le Meridien: 8:20am
Amber House: 8:30am
27 July:
Le Meridien: 7:20am
Amber House: 7:30am
Individual arrangements can be made by Didi or taxi to following address:
2190 Xiangbin Road, Binjiang District, Hangzhou 310052
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Registration
We are so happy to welcome you to Hangzhou International School for this amazing learning opportunity! You can access the registration form by
Clicking here or scan the QR Code.
Please reach out to peggyqipan@hisdragons.org.cn if you have any issues with registration.
The cost of this training is USD $400
EARCOS members receive a discounted rate of USD $300
Those residing in China can pay with a bank transfer; for all bank transfers, please include your name in the subject line and email confirmation of your payment to peggyqipan@hisdragons.org.cn.
Those attending from other countries can also pay via bank transfer; in that case make sure you have paid in USD. For overseas registrants, this workshop is also payable in cash in the morning prior to the start of the first day at HIS, which can be made in either US Dollars or Chinese Yuan.
Non-EARCOS Schools members: USD $400 / CNY ¥2900
EARCOS Schools members: USD $300 / CNY ¥2200
Transfers from outside CHINA: (In USD)
Bank Name : INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA, SHANGHAI BRANCH
Bank Address: 670 Huang Jin Cheng Dao Shanghai 201130，P. R. China
Account Name: Hangzhou International School
Account Number: 1001310909148001371
Swift Code: ICBKCNBJSHI
Transfers from within CHINA: (In RMB)
开户行： 杭州银行股份有限公司钱江支行
账户名：杭州国际学校
账号：3301040160010165358
Please indicate your name if possible on the transfer so that we can identify your payment.
Please note that we cannot issue refunds. In the case of a cancellation, you may transfer your registration to someone on the waitlist. Reach out to peggyqipan@hisdragons.org.cn for assistance.