Professional Development

The SGIS Technology Group was established in 2022 by whole school Educational Technology staff working in Swiss international schools.

The Group will try to meet twice per year in person and twice a year virtually.

The main aim and purpose of this group is to build and foster continued professional development and build a network for discussing and planning some of the following topics:

GDPR/ Data Protection & Safety
Best Practice
Future Readiness
Developments in Educational Technology
Collaborative Project Ideas
Tools & Equipment

If your school is interested in joining or you would like to have more information then please contact: Wolfgang Soeldner at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (ICT Campus Partner at La Châtaigneraie) - International School of Geneva

Purpose of this group:

• Provide a forum for planned, intentional and meaningful sharing of practice,
• Engage outside speakers to enhance and develop our respective programmes
• Generate an environment for ongoing sharing of ideas & challenges associated with the ongoing implementation of the IB Diploma Language A course.

Audience:

• SGIS schools (given the proximity of schools in Germany, depending on the nature of the event, we might include AGIS schools)
• IB Diploma Language A coordinators, teachers, including any Language A taught at their schools

If there is a need, we might organise meetings in other languages (French and German in particular)

If you are interested in joining this group please contact Alexa Mazarakis - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Head of the  Senior School English Department at IS Basel.

The Covid-19 pandemic has brought even more new and unexpected challenges to young people’s mental health and wellbeing. In the current climate, it is more important than ever that we support them towards flourishing - and there is no better way than to combine our efforts and do this together! That’s why we would like to establish a group for Wellbeing/SEL/PSHE curriculum development leads within schools in Switzerland.

The aims of the group will include:

• Sharing ideas and best practises currently in use within International Schools
• Sharing of useful materials and resources for use with students
• Consideration of different curriculums already being used
• Discussions regarding successful interventions
• Identification of materials relevant and appropriate for specific age groups
• Ideas to promote wider school wellbeing initiatives.

We aim to meet a couple of times within a year to share experiences and resources, focusing on the most effective ways to teach Well Being theory and practises to students.

If you are interested in joining the group, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information.

The SGIS Design Teachers’ Group was established in 2022 by Secondary MYP Design and DP Design technology teachers in Swiss international schools.

A small group of schools have met in the past to discuss topics of mutual interest such as:

• Developments in the MYP and DP programmes
• Health & Safety
• DP moderation of student IA work
• Project ideas
• Materials, tools and equipment

Schools have also organised events such as a visiting speaker from the IB, the International inventions fair in Geneva and accredited Health & Safety training courses.

A Whatsapp group has been created with the aim of sharing ideas and concerns.

If your school is interested in joining or you would like to have more information then please contact: Barnaby Bain at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  - Head of the Design Department at Campus des Nations, one of the three main campuses of the International School of Geneva.  I have been teaching design for over 30 years in the UK, Bermuda, The Netherlands and now Switzerland.