Beyond Vendors: How Schools Can Streamline Partnerships for Long-Term Impact
The Challenge of Managing Multiple Service Providers As international schools navigate their planning and restructuring period for the next academic year, a familiar challenge often emerges: how to manage multiple service providers while ensuring continuity, alignment, and long-term impact. For many school leaders, balancing a range of external providers—whether for leadership programs, outdoor education, or […]
Risk and Reward: Designing Age-Appropriate Challenges in Outdoor Education
By Jake, Head of JUMP! Experiences, JUMP! Foundation The Risk Paradox in Educating Third Culture Kids In today’s hyper-connected yet increasingly isolated world, international school students face a curious paradox. While digital technologies have removed certain risks—offering safer ways to connect, learn, and explore—they’ve simultaneously created a generation less equipped to handle real-world challenges. For […]
Reimagining Leadership Education: Why Mindset Matters
At JUMP!, we’ve been reflecting a lot on what leadership really means for students, educators, and school communities. One big shift we’re making in JUMP! Schools is moving beyond “leadership training” and into leadership mindsets—because leadership isn’t about a title; it’s about how we approach challenges, change, and learning. In our work with students and […]
From Classroom to Community: Reimagining Service Learning for Real Impact
By Solonia Teodros, Chief Innovation and Growth Officer, JUMP! Schools The Evolution of Service Learning in International Education When service learning first entered the international school curriculum, it represented a revolutionary concept: education should extend beyond academic knowledge to include active citizenship and social responsibility. Decades later, most international schools include some form of service […]
Reflections from the 2nd AEE-APAC Conference – A Journey of Learning and Connection
By Arindita Gogoi & Wanthida Tiwari The 2nd AEE-APAC Conference, held in Pune, India, brought together over 300 educators, facilitators, and practitioners with a shared passion for transformative learning. Hosted by the Association of Experiential Educators Asia Pacific Region and the Foundation of Experiential Education Practices, the five-day event was a confluence of ideas, emotions, […]
Disconnect to Reconnect: How Experiential Education Nurtures Mental Health
Contributed by: Pachara Sungden In today’s fast-paced, digitally-driven world, young people often face an overload of information, distractions, and pressures. Balancing academics, social expectations, and constant online connectivity can lead to stress, anxiety, and feelings of isolation. However, through experiential education, students have the opportunity to disconnect from their everyday routines and reconnect with themselves, […]
An Empowering Opportunity for Youth to Flourish in an Uncertain Time
by Nguyen Than Thuy Linh One of our incredible members of our internship team, Linh, wrote this post during her second week at JUMP!. We are so grateful for her contributions this summer and wish her every success in the future! This is my second week of my internship at JUMP! In this blog, I […]
The Benefits of Using Art in Experiential Education
The use of art-making in experiential education. Connecting with nature and personal development.
Creating Change Together: JUMP! Foundation’s Educator Advisory Council
In our efforts to work towards further engaging our community of educators, the JUMP! Foundation has decided to re-initiate our Educator Advisory Council. This council will serve JUMP!’s mission by providing advice on program design so we can continue creating innovative and relevant curriculum for all of our current and future programs.