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May 1, 2022

Meet Adibou, the Alien Who Introduced Many French Speakers to Videogames

A few very little cats break into a house at evening. The rascals spill flour just about everywhere right until they are all white. They gown up as knights, practice their swordplay, poke holes in the pillows, and connect with the firefighters. Just one of them pees on the carpet on the way out.

Sound like a nightmare? Think again! For quite a few French-speakers in France, Canada, and other nations around the world who have been born in the early 1990s, the nursery rhyme of the a few minor cats and the tips they enjoy is a nostalgic reminder of their initial encounters with pcs. The music was highlighted in the instructional activity Adibou (at times regarded in English as Adiboo), originally released in 1992 by the French developer Coktel Eyesight.

In the initial Adibou match, built for gamers aged 4-7, kids interacted with the titular character – a compact alien with pointy ears and a pink cap – and other pals like Plop the doggy, a robot gardener, and a grumpy monster who eats the players’ failed attempts at baking cakes. Children could understand how to study and count by means of an array of activities and mini game titles that integrated fixing puzzles, escalating fruits and vegetables, and singing. The original Adibou spawned a series of educational video games discovering the exact same themes right up until 2009, with more than 10 million full players.

Immediately after a effectively-deserved rest, Adibou and his buddies are building a comeback to entertain and teach a new era of young children, this time on mobile and tablets, with a new sport formulated by Wiloki in partnership with Ubisoft. Wiloki is a French enterprise specialised in academic content for little ones, started by the 3 youngsters of the co-creator of Adibou, Roland Oskian. It introduced a electronic learning platform for youngsters aged 7-15. With about one particular million consumers in four decades, the Wiloki system has been a wonderful achievements, but a lot of mom and dad asked its creators to provide tools for youthful youngsters.

In early 2020, Wiloki achieved out to Ubisoft with a partnership proposal to create a new Adibou activity, the IP getting been acquired by Ubisoft ten many years ago. Wiloki ended up the great companions for the project in addition to their individual link to the character, they experienced the identical eyesight as Ubisoft and could leverage their knowledge in instructional engineering for this new activity.

“At Wiloki, we are persuaded that each individual baby is exceptional and that finding out has to be personalised and motivating,” states Hugo Oskian, co-founder and CTO of Wiloki. “That’s why we use AI to identify the strengths and growth areas of learners and modify the material to their requires.”

For this partnership, Ubisoft contributed its knowledge in the generation, manufacturing, and internet marketing of videogames. “We are delighted with our collaboration with Wiloki since it’s an opportunity to provide Adibou again, a character beloved by a era of young children,” suggests Cédric Royer, material director at Ubisoft. “The Wiloki team delivers a real know-how in educational video games with material that adapts to each child’s demands.”

In addition to functions from the unique games like baking in the kitchen area and planting vegetables and bouquets in the backyard, which have been completely refreshed for this new iteration, players will also be ready to find out and understand even additional thanks to the “Knowledge Tower.” This new understanding house, created with the assist of education industry experts and Wiloki’s engineering, adapts to every kid and features over 1,500 things to do that are both exciting and instructional.

Guided by Adibou, who acts like a caring older brother, players will also get access to new material added in excess of the coming months, and they can share flowers and cakes they produced with other young gamers in the community in a secure and protected way.

Adibou is available now in French on iOS and Android, with an English variation prepared for launch by the conclusion of the calendar year.

February 9, 2022

[From the industry] Games Education Summit announces new speakers and topics – Business News

This is a press launch posted in addition to our regular editorial content.

Some of the UK’s major games studios, recruiters and educators will appear collectively this April for the Games Education Summit.

The agenda-setting meeting is sponsored by Unity, Unreal Engine and Grads in Video games, and will take spot on April 21^st and 22^nd, returning as both a dwell and a streamed function at Sheffield Hallam College. The Summit provides two days of learning, networking and collaboration – offering online games studios and instructional organisations with the chance to find out new approaches of functioning alongside one another. It also offers pupils and youthful builders, who can sign up for for absolutely free, the possibility to find out about how to unlock pathways into game titles and just take their occupations forward.

In-man or woman delegates will be part of workshops, show up at a networking evening and expertise the Grads in Online games awards at the Nationwide Videogame Museum. Online delegates can be part of all the panel periods which will be streamed live.

Key periods will include things like:

Efficiently controlling remote and versatile doing the job
How to fill the ‘hard-to-hire’ roles in games
Psychological wellbeing and wellbeing
How new recruits to video games landed their 1st positions
How to get the most out of college
Equality, Range & Inclusion in games

The Online games Schooling Summit is an once-a-year meeting that provides game titles educators and builders a discussion board to talk about the greatest concerns in games, meet up with colleagues in workshops, and hear from learners and young developers about how to unlock their pathways into online games.

Speakers consist of representatives from Unity, Unreal Motor, Cloud Imperium, Aardvark Swift, Abertay University, Aim Group, Amiqus, Exient, Gamesindustry.biz, Grads In Online games, Media Molecule, My.Video games, nDreams, Subsequent Gen Abilities Academy, No A lot more Robots, Playground Video games, Risk-free In Our Globe, Sheffield Hallam University, Sumo Digital, Ukie, Girls in Game titles and far more.

“The Game titles Schooling Summit signifies a superb prospect for creators, educators, builders and students in the sphere of serious-time mastering, to occur with each other and go over the troubles at this time struggling with the field and collaborate on new and innovative strategies to unlock varied professions in online games,” said Aurore Dimopoulos, Director, True Time Understanding at Unity. “At Unity we’re entirely committed to supporting creators of any capability as a result of our free ‘Pathways’ encounters, which enable anybody intrigued in breaking into the gaming and tech industries broaden their specialist prospects by getting the skills they need to have to obtain a career, no matter of prior working experience.”

“The Online games Training Summit is critical to be certain that the industry retains a sturdy relationship with instruction,” offered Aardvark Swift MD Ian Goodall. “This collaboration is essential to making certain that we develop a pipeline of long term expertise in video games, and for the market to deliver educators and students with the help they need.”

Amiqus Business Supervisor Liz Prince added: “The Online games Instruction Summit supplies a useful platform for studios and educators to talk about the problems struggling with both places. We search forward to attending each and every calendar year as it provides us wonderful insight into the worries and alternatives we all facial area in terms of establishing, nurturing and supporting the subsequent generation of online games sector expertise.”

Get your tickets to GamesEd22 at Eventbrite.

November 16, 2021

International Education and Schools Fair Autumn 2021: Meet the Speakers | Great International Education & Schools Fair

We’re thrilled to be able to present to you a plethora of varied speakers covering a vast array of subjects so relevant and pertinent to our Relocate Global community.Please find their bios below with links to their webinar pages.

MONDAY 15th NOVEMBER 2021

Mark O’Donoghue, CEO and Executive Head, King’s InterHigh

Mark O’Donoghue is CEO and Executive Head of King’s InterHigh. He has a background of over 20 years in digital education spanning online learning, university counselling and apprenticeships.He has led online learning in digital skills with AVADO, forging partnerships with Google and Tableau. He ran Hotcourses, a web service helping students find the right course for themselves (bought by IDP Education the world’s largest education consultants). He leads Inspired Education’s online schools, King’s InterHigh and Academy 21. His primary passion is how online school can provide an education that simply works better for some children. Watch his webinar hereAmy Oswalt, Head of Global Division and Director of Innovation, The Lab School of Washington

Amy has been working with children with language based learning differences for over twenty years. Before joining Lab School to lead and create the Global Division, Amy worked in schools on three continents.Her experience has varied from teaching and leading in public schools in the states to teaching and leading in private schools both in the states and internationally. Amy has spent significant time teaching and leading in International Baccalaureate schools and has guided two schools through the IB authorization process. As a former school head, Amy understands the importance of new program development and the need to design solutions for students and families. Amy believes that all children can be successful academically if they are provided with the tools that are right for them. Amy has degrees in Linguistics, Special Education, and Education Administration, and is widely regarded as a creative, visionary, and innovative thinker and educator. Watch her webinar hereAleka Bilan, SPAN Safe Passage Across Networks

Aleka Bilan, SPAN Safe passage across networks

Aleka Bilan is a Certified education transitions coach who helps children, their parents and educators navigate cultural transitions around the world and is currently based in central Oregon, USA.Safe Passage across networks (SPAN) is a not for profit organisation that helps to build transitions care practices around the world, particularly for schools and organisations.Watch her webinar hereMelodi Jordan, Head of Lower School, TASIS The American School in England

Melodi Jordan, Head of Lower School, TASIS The American School in England

Melodi Jordan is currently the Head of Lower School at TASIS England. She has served as an international educator for over 20 years, holding positions in Lithuania, Italy, the UK, and the US. Melodi has worked as a New England Association of Schools and Colleges Lead Accreditation visitor, supporting schools as they improve practice. Melodi is passionate about maximizing opportunities for deep, authentic, and meaningful learning for all students.She has significant experience in the areas of child development, curriculum design, and data-informed instruction. Melodi originally comes from America, but now lives in England with her husband. Carmen Powell, children’s author and professional educator

As a professional educator, with a passionate belief in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) philosophy and approach Carmen Powell established productive relationships with stakeholders, collaborating across all professional levels and with parents. When educating young children, it is vital to incorporate parents into the learning process. Ofsted noted her relationship with parents as ‘exemplary,’ which is a true point of pride for her. She has three children’s books published, ‘Matthew and the Magic Goat’, ‘Sprite and the Two Talking Turtles’ and ‘Sprite’s Christmas Flight’. The books focus on inclusion, to support children’s personal, social and emotional development as well as their communication and language skills.Service has always been very important to her. She volunteered at the Bulembu School in Eswatini, assisting with curriculum development. She also volunteered at Epsom RDA, supporting disabled children. Currently, she is a trustee for an educational charity.Watch their webinar hereCarmen Powell, children’s author and professional educator (see above).Watch her webinar hereRuth Van Reken, author and speaker on globally mobile families

Ruth Van Reken is a second generation Third Culture Kid* (TCK) and mother of three adult TCKs. She is co-author of Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds, 3^rd ed., and author of Letters Never Sent, her personal journaling seeking to understand the long-term impact of her cross-cultural childhood.For more than thirty years (pre-covid!) Ruth travelled extensively speaking about issues related to the impact of global mobility on individuals, families, and societies. She is co-founder and past chairperson of Families in Global Transition. In addition to her two books and many articles, she has written a chapter in other books including Strangers at Home, Unrooted Childhoods, and Writing Out of Limbo. In 2019 she received an Hon. Litt.D from Wheaton College for her life’s work. Ruth is currently Chairperson of the Governing Board of Safe Passage Across Networks (SPAN). She now lives in Indianapolis, USA with her husband, David. Watch her webinar here

Tuesday 16th November 2021

Jeff Farrington, High School Principal at The International School of Kuala Lumpur (ISKL)

Jeff is the High School Principal and has been with ISKL since 2014. He has been an administrator for more than 20 years. Jeff began his international education career in 1994 and is actively involved in leading instruction, assessment, and teacher supervision since 2000 (MS Principal, HS Principal, K-12 Director of Learning). He was a recipient of the US-based National Association for Secondary School Principals (NASSP) 2021 Principal of the Year. Jeff holds a Master’s degree in International Education, BEd, and BSc.Watch his webinar hereClaudine Hakim, Head of Advancement, Transitions and Student Support, International School of London

Claudine is currently the Head of Advancement, Transitions and Student Support at the International School of London. She was the founding Head of Secondary at ISL Surrey and leader of the award-winning Crossroads Transitions programme. Claudine leads the Student Support department and is passionate about fostering well-balanced and inclusive international communities.Claudine holds a Masters degree from the University College of London, Institute of Education in Educational Leadership and Management and a BA in Psychology and Counselling from Richmond International University.She is Vice-Chair, Safe Passage Across Networks (SPAN).Julia Love, Director of Admissions, International School of Kuala Lumpur (ISKL), Malaysia

Julia Love, Director of Admissions, The International School of Kuala Lumpur

Julia Love is currently the Director of Admissions at the International School of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Before joining ISKL in July 2012, Julia worked in private school admissions in both the USA and the UK.With over 20 years’ experience in Boarding, Primary, Secondary and International schools, Julia is passionate about and committed to ensuring that school placement meets the requirements of every child.Additionally, having spent a good portion of her childhood overseas attending British, German and International schools, Julia understands first-hand the complex transitional needs of children during international relocation.She has participated in numerous international conferences, having presented and led training sessions on topics relating to school placement and the educational needs of Third Culture Kids (TCK) in Global Transition.Watch their webinar here.

Wednesday 17th November 2021

Tony Piper, Vice Principal and Head of Senior School, Jerudong International School, Brunei

Tony is currently the Vice-Principal – Head of Senior School at Jerudong International School (JIS) in Brunei. This role involves the overall management of the academic, pastoral and enrichment aspects of the Senior School (Years 7-13) at JIS. The Senior School comprises 1,081 students and is home to over 50 nationalities. Tony has been at the school for 12 years and during this time has also been the Head of Humanities and the Head of Sixth Form. Tony is a passionate geography teacher and has taught the subject at KS3, IGCSE, A Level & the IBDP level and enjoys nothing more than understanding the demography of a city or examining the history of a U-Shaped valley.JIS is his first international posting and before arriving in Brunei taught in the United Kingdom for 4 years. Without doubt what continues to inspire him is the students in his care. He tries to create the right environment in a school to inspire the students to be the next generation of socially conscious and environmentally responsible global leaders. When not at work, Tony & his wife enjoy the rainforest life of Brunei as well as trying to keep their three and four year old children in some sort of order! https://www.jerudonginternationalschool.com/

Mireille Rabaté, Head of School, Lycée International De Londres Winston Churchill

Mireille Rabaté’s career has been an international one from the start. She began her career as a French lecturer at Brandeis University, Massachusetts, USA and then continued at the University of Oslo, Norway.Her international experience in pedagogical innovation greatly influenced her career during the following twenty years as Head of schools in France and the USA. After various senior teaching positions in France, Mireille was offered the prestigious position of Deputy Head at the Lycée Rochambeau in Washington D.C. In 2009, Mireille assumed the role of Middle School Principal and Assistant Head at the French-American International School in San Francisco.After thirteen years in the USA, Mireille was thrilled to return to Europe to take on her new responsibilities with enthusiasm and commitment. “Having the opportunity to create and lead the Lycée International de Londres Winston Churchill is every Head’s dream!” says Mireille. https://www.lyceeinternational.london /

Kili Lay, Director of Curriculum and Staff Development, American School of The Hague, The Netherlands

Kili Lay is inspired by learning and driven to help create a school where that is a hallmark of its culture. By helping teacher leaders find their voice within a school’s change initiatives, they are more confident and able to contribute to a shared vision where all learners are engaged and inspired by their learning.Leveraging her strengths like zest for learning and perseverance, she blends strategy with planning to guide vertical alignment and elevate the learning experiences within her PreK-12 school. A former high school chemistry teacher, Kili has served as an IB diploma coordinator, accreditation coordinator, taught middle and high school math as well as middle school science in Connecticut, Spain, and the Netherlands. Kili holds a master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Lehigh University and a bachelor’s degree in science from Bucknell University, both located in Pennsylvania, USA. She and her family currently reside in The Netherlands.Watch their webinar here

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November 1, 2021

One of three eyed to close, speakers push the benefits of Meadville Elementary | Education

Safety and transportation concerns and the benefits of community schools were brought to Halifax County School Board Thursday evening at a public hearing on the possible consolidation of schools.

Meadville is one of three schools the board has been considering closing. The other two elementary schools they’ve considered closing are Sinai Elementary and Clays Mill Elementary.

Superintendent Dr. Mark Lineburg told the close to 100 individuals in attendance that while he understands the love of a community school, they have a challenge to discuss.

The challenge? Capacity issues due to a declining enrollment.

Dr. Lineburg told those in attendance that the school system has lost about 500 students since 2014.

He went on to explain that Meadville Elementary currently has 175 students enrolled, but according to the Virginia Department of Education standards for instructional capacity, it could accommodate 324 students.

If they were to close Meadville, Sinai and Clays Mill, the proposed plan would be to renovate Sydnor Jennings and Scottsburg elementary schools at a cost of roughly $37 million.

If the school board were to move to a four-school model, there would be approximately $2,307,500 in personnel savings, according to Lineburg, and more than $38 million of future facility costs would remain.

He also explained that they would maintain a class size of approximately 20 students to one teacher, and with a four school model, they’d be able to expand services such as music, art and speech therapy.

During his presentation Lineburg told the crowd that there may be other possibilities out there, and if anyone has “something better, certainly share it.”

Following the superintendent’s presentation, Meadville principal Kevin Neal took the podium to tell the board that they would be “hard pressed” to find a place more nurturing than their school.

He then went on to read notes from students who were asked to share what they like about Meadville. Some spoke of the nice teachers and how they’ve helped them learn and others talked about finding forever friends.

Several engineers took the podium during the public hearing, the first being Jimmy Epps, who said, “we can make anything work on paper,” so he wasn’t going to argue the numbers, but instead focused on the heart of the community.

He said over the years that community was centered around a common crop, a country store and Meadville Elementary.

The store is closed, and Epps said the church is not the cornerstone anymore, “but this school remains.

“This is the heart of this community, and it’s your job to protect it,” said Epps, who urged the school board to “not rip the heart” out of the community.

“And, if its sick, nurse it to health,” he added.

Erin Shaughnessy, representing the PTO (parent – teacher organization), agreed with Epps saying if they remove the school, they’re taking the heart out of the community.

“These small communities in the county give it the identity it has,” said Shaughnessy. She spoke of the fire departments and ladies auxiliaries that have been hurting, and she warned the school board that if they close these schools, then parents will leave.

“Show them what’s important. Bigger doesn’t mean better,” said Shaughnessy, who pulled her children from a larger elementary school to go to Meadville Elementary.

Some parents and guardians like Mary Beth Cosby, Chris Moore and Melissa Fields spoke of the one-on-one attention and beneficial experiences their child has received at Meadville Elementary.

Fields son Carson has type I diabetes, and Fields said she doesn’t worry when she sends him off to school.

Moore’s nephew Cameron has blossomed since being at the primary school earning A/B honor roll and has come out of his shell.

Cosby said she didn’t want to send her daughter Brooklyn to a larger school because it takes out the personal attention teachers are able to give.

“She would be another student in a big building,” said Cosby.

Another speaker, Wanda McDowell, spoke of the strong solid foundation children are able to receive at a smaller elementary school, and warned that a larger class size would lead to discipline problems.

She also reminded the board that Meadville Elementary, and other smaller schools, were built to accommodate grades kindergarten through seventh, not through fifth and that Halifax County is the fourth largest county in Virginia.

Wanda also noted that Pittsylvania County has 10 elementary schools, Rockingham County has 15 and Bedford has 13.

“Please reconsider this plan,” she asked of the school board.

Several speakers, including Della Cunningham, said she didn’t have to worry about her children’s safety at Meadville.

She said all the staff knew her children, and she said a smaller school allowed her to not worry about COVID-19 as much as a larger school, like the middle school does.

Dr. Bridget McDowell also spoke about safety at the public hearing saying her son was choked on the playground at South Boston Elementary, and she said she was told that there are over 100 children on the playground at the South Boston school with a teacher and a teacher’s aide.

She also said her son was scared to leave the classroom alone when he attended South Boston Elementary as a kindergarten because he was scared he would get lost, as others in his class had.

When her son was told that the school board was considering closing Meadville Elementary, he told his mom, “please don’t send me back to that jail,” McDowell relayed before going on to talk about the high teacher turnover rate at larger elementary schools.

Mike Wilborne, former principal at Sinai Elementary for many years, also called community schools the “heart and soul” of the community, and went on to speak about the strong bond that the staff is able to form with each student.

“They are not numbers in a building,” he said, before noting that nine elementary schools had already been closed in the past and he asked where are the savings from those closures.

The retired principal went on to list the names of roads in the western portion of the county, and noted the children who would have to bussed from near the Pittsylvania County line saying students do not need to make that bus ride to Sydnor.

He also said South Boston Elementary doesn’t “need anymore to deal with.”

Meadville Elementary teacher Kanette Hollis said she had worked at Virgilina and Turbeville elementary schools before they closed, and have worked at both large and small schools since.

When teaching at the larger schools, she said it always felt like she was unable to give enough to her students.

Whereas at a smaller school, she said it never feels overcrowded, and she doesn’t feel pushed beyond her needs.

“This is the more logical chose to keep open,” said Holllis, who called closing smalls during the COVID-19 pandemic “reckless.”