The Garden Pod
The Garden Pod
by Garden International School
The Garden Pod is a podcast of unscripted conversations about learning, leadership and all things education. It is recorded at Garden International School in Kuala Lumpur, one of the leading international schools in South East Asia. More information about Garden International School can be found at www.gardenschool.edu.my.
James Abela Power Reading Tools
Director of Professional Learning, Amy Marsh, speaks to Head of Secondary Computing, James Abela, about his pioneering work in supporting all learners, for which he was nominated for a Trailblazer in Inclusion award
Dec 2, 2022
7 min
Garden Pod - using PASS data
Deputy Head in Primary, Kelly Hersey, speaks to LS teacher Trish Henderson about how we use data in school to support students’ well-being and personalised learning for each child.
Nov 17, 2022
13 min
GardenPod: Learning through play
Deputy Head in Primary, Etienne Visser, and Assistant Headteacher, Antonia Confalone, discuss how learning through play supports brain and child development and how this can extend to the home.
Nov 1, 2022
35 min
Belonging and Intercultural Learning with Lindsay Round and Etienne Visser
Deputy Head of Secondary, Lindsay Round, and Deputy Head of Primary, Etienne Visser, discuss strategic work around intercultural learning they have been involved in, and why Belonging is a key strategic focus at GIS this year.
Oct 19, 2022
21 min
Learning Strand and GIS Learner Skill Awards
Director of Learning, Damian Graizevsky, speaks to Kkabir Bhalla from the Learning Strand of our Student Leadership about the GIS Learner Skills and awards. This episode of the Gardenpod will be of particular interest to GIS parents and students.
Oct 5, 2022
10 min
Parent Talk: Rebecca Weeks and Executive Functions
Head of Secondary LS Rebecca Weeks discusses executive functioning with Amy Marsh, This is a set of skills that include organisation, attention and task initiation. This podcast is particularly relevant for parents.
Sep 21, 2022
17 min
Using Data in School James Wright
Deputy Head in Primary, Kelly Hersey, speaks to our innovation lead, James Wright, about his groundbreaking work with data and PowerBI to make vast amounts of data accessible and useful to educators.
Sep 7, 2022
17 min
Wider Learning: Service Learning
Director of Learning Damian Graizevsky speaks to Liza Phillips about the importance of service learning and the skills students develop by being authentically involved in service.
Aug 25, 2022
10 min
Parent Talk on SEL
SEL: Amy Marsh talks with Noriza Idrus, SEL coordinator in the secondary school, about the important role parents and other adults play in developing healthy social and emotional competencies in children.
Jun 22, 2022
8 min
Parent Series: Sleep
Amy Marsh and Damian Graizevsky will be discussing the research around the importance of sleep and how to get more of it. This podcast is aimed at parents although it will be relevant to anybody and everybody.
Jun 7, 2022
14 min
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