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SGIS COLLABORATIVE GROUPS
Creating opportunities for collaboration and connection
SGIS Collaborative Groups have been developed to deliver the mission of SGIS, they actively support the continuous improvement of member schools by creating opportunities for collaboration and connection. The groups are an opportunity for educators, teachers, staff and administrators to come together to share, promote and collaborate in professional development opportunities.
Join a Group
If you are an SGIS Member and interested in becoming a member of a group, or you would like to help lead an existing group or develop a new group, please contact us at secretary@sgischools.com.
Safeguarding
Safeguarding Group
The SGIS Safeguarding Group aims to allow school safeguarding staff to understand the Swiss legal context, share best practice, and act as a resource in addressing complex safeguarding issues. We meet annually in person and 3-4 times per year online.
CAS Coordinators
The SGIS CAS Coordinator Group aims to provide professional development and collaborative opportunities for CAS Coordinators. We have an annual meeting, in person, in December.
IB DP Coordinators
The SGIS IB DP Coordinators Group is a network of IB DP Coordinators across Switzerland. We provide support and share our experience. We meet annually face-to-face.
IB DP Geography
The SGIS IB DP Geography Group aims to support educators who are teaching (or will teach) IB DP Geography. We meet once a year, not long after the DP2 students have sat their final exam, to collaborate and share in some professional development opportunities.
Learning Support
The SGIS Learning Support Group aims to allow professionals to share best practice, ask for advice, develop professional development opportunities and discuss changes in special educational needs. We have a dedicated Padlet for the group, occasionally meet online, and aim to organise training opportunites at least once every 2 years.
School Nurses
The SGIS School Nurses Group aims to bring together nurses working in SGIS schools to collaborate and work together, share resources, ideas and best practive in a supportive environment, with the overall aim of improving the care we give.
Early Learning Friends
The SGIS ELFS Group, Early Learning Friends Switzerland, aims to give Early Years professionals the opportunity to visit each other’s schools and to share ideas on various aspects of early years education. Regular workshops are organised each year to share Early Years initiatives, current EY research and good practice.
University Counsellors
The SGIS University Counsellors Group meets monthly online and once a year during our Annual General Meeting. The aim of the group is to create a collaborative network of university and career counselors at international schools in Switzerland and facilitate university recruitment efforts by organising fair circuits bi-annually.
IB PYP Coordinators
The SGIS IB PYP Coordinators Group is for PYP coordinators at candidate or authorised IBPYP schools to share understandings, ask questions, process ideas, communicate experiences and receive support.
Technology
The SGIS Technology Group provides a collaborative space for school technology leaders to discuss emerging trends, share best practices, and address common challenges in educational technology. We run an online Google Workspace to exchange insights, explore innovative solutions, and support digital transformation and meet 1-2 times in person per year.
Junior School Principals
The SGIS Junior School Principals Group provides members a supportive, collaborative forum to share ideas. The group meets with the aim to share practice through discussions, visiting member schools and meetings. Presently we have two face to face meetings per academic year.
Sustainability
The SGIS Sustainability Group aims to generate an environment for collaboration and sharing of resources related to Environmental Sustainability, co-create workshops or events with speakers on topics related to Environmental Sustainability, and provide an opportunity for educators and students to collaborate on sustainability issues.
Multilingualism
The SGIS Multilingualism Group supports the integration and celebration of students’ diverse linguistic backgrounds while promoting effective multilingual learning strategies. The group collaborates to create inclusive policies, develop classroom practices that support multi-language acquisition.
Librarians
The SGIS Librarians’ Group provides librarians and library assistants with opportunities to network, share professional insights, and collaborate on resources. We meet twice a year in-person, maintain a shared resource Drive, and lead a children's choice book prize: The Golden Cowbell Award.
Pride Educators
The SGIS Pride Educators Group is a network of LGBTQIA+ and ally educators. Together, we are engaged in furthering the goals of visibility, protection, and inclusion for sexual orientation and gender identity minorities within and across our schools. The group aims to share resources, support, and professional development opportunities throughout the year, while working together on projects to bring students and teachers together to learn, connect, advocate, and celebrate our diversity. The group is open to any and all educators.
Business Managers
The SGIS Business Managers Group aims to allow finance and HR staff to understand school context, share best practice and act as a resource. We meet annually face to face.
Counsellors
This SGIS Counsellors Group is for school counsellors specializing in social-emotional and mental health support, providing opportunities to network, discuss best practices, share resources, explore Swiss counselling laws, and engage in professional development through annual meetings and ongoing virtual collaboration.
Collaborative Group Support
Each year SGIS allocates funds to support a number of professional development groups that operate within the SGIS schools community. Funds are managed by the SGIS Board and reported on each year at the AGM.