Joint Luncheon: Education in a Changing World

  • Wednesday, February 12, 2014
  • 11:30 - 13:30
  • "Ratanakosin Room", Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok (BTS: Ratchadamri)

Registration

  • For any employee of an AustCham member company. If you don't have a website log-in, apply at http://www.austchamthailand.com/websiteaccess.
  • Non-members are very welcome to participate in this event.





Education is changing. We all recognise that the challenges this generation of students faces is different than what many of today’s adults faced when they were in school. But how have schools evolved to respond to our changing world? And in what ways are schools likely to continue to change? How do these changes align with what companies are looking for in their workforce?


This presentation hopes to address the above questions and to stimulate some great discussion about the role of education in today’s society.


AustCham, in conjunction with the Thai-Canadian Chamber of Commerce (TCCC), is delighted to invite members and friends to a briefing by James MacDonald, Head of School of NIST International School who will share his thoughts on the topic of "Education in a Changing World".



Event details

Date:

Wednesday 12 February 2014

Time:

11:30 - 13:30

Cost:

Baht 800 for AustCham members
  Baht 900 for non-members

Location:

 "Ratanakosin Room", Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok
BTS: Ratchadamri


Guest Speaker

James MacDonald
Head of School, NIST International School

James MacDonald is NIST’s Head of School, taking on the role since August 2013. Prior to his appointment, James was Head of School at Yokohama International School in Japan, which holds the distinction of being the world’s second oldest international school. Besides Japan, James has worked in schools in Canada and Singapore and has held a number of teaching and leadership positions over the course of his career. James holds a Bachelor of Education and Bachelor of Management from the University of Lethbridge (Canada), a Masters of Arts in Education from the University of Bath (UK)and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of British Columbia (Canada). James is also an active contributor to the development of international education and is currently Chair of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Asia Pacific Regional Council and was also recently the Chair of the East Asia Association of IB School Heads. Both James and his wife Corry are originally from Canada and their three children all attend NIST International School.