Peace, Justice, and the Power of Words As the world reels from the violent death of Charlie Kirk, I reflect on what it truly means to be a “peacemaker.” Words may not cause violence, yet they can seed division and hate. Drawing on the UN’s vision for peaceful, inclusive societies and the International Baccalaureate’s mission of intercultural understanding, I explore how listening, empathy, and education can help us move beyond polarisation.
https://www.theinternationalschoolspodcast.com/e/159-women-leading-change-in-education/ Listen here Liz Free CEO International School RheitnalCo-Strategic Lead Europe WomenEdVivienne Porritt OBECo-founder Global Strategic Leader #WomenEdNancy SquicciariniHead of the Middle Leader Certificate for ECIS Co-Strategic Lead Europe WomenEdAbout Liz FreeLiz Free is a co-founder of #WomenEd Nederlands and Strategic Leader for #WomenEd Europe. Liz has been a teacher and head teacher in some of the world’s… Continue reading Women leading change in education; empowering women in education to lead with confidence, challenge barriers, and drive change. International Schools Podcast
Liz Free Photograph by G Alcalá @ISRheintal Good afternoon students, families, staff, board members, alumni and friends of ISR. Every year, this moment arrives, and every year it feels uniquely powerful. Today, I look at you, our Class of 2025, and I am filled with pride, warmth, and profound hope. This is not just a… Continue reading Creating Futures in Uncertain Times – Graduation Address 2025
Liz Free CEo and Director International School Rheintal Graduation Ceremony Speech
The art and science of learning
We have heard so much today about building on all that has gone before. To all of the community that supported the very inception of an idea of an international school in the alpen rheintal region, we say thank you. To the Hilti family, the Hilti Family Foundation Liechtenstein and the Hilti Company, we could… Continue reading My Opening Thank You Event Speech: ISR Opens its New Campus
Vivienne Porritt with Lisa Hannay and Liz Free explore how the WomenEd network has connected women leaders, given them a voice and opened up opportunities for professional and personal development. Published by Professional Development Today in April 2023 Connecting, supporting and empowering women leaders The WomenEd network inspires and supports women educators and leaders to… Continue reading Disruptors, Innovators, Changemakers: The Global WomenEd Network
ISR Founder's Day March 2023 It is exciting times at the school and community that I have the privilege to lead. We are about to move to a beautiful ecologically thoughtfully designed new campus in the summer. At periods of transition, we are invited to reflect and take stock, whilst also thinking about our aspirations… Continue reading Founder’s Day: Honouring All That Has Gone Before
Tes talks with Liz Free, CEO of an IB continuum school in Switzerland, about how leaders can make the most of their governors, and about the tricky question of when schools should bring in outside consultants 30th September 2022, 12:00pm (TES Podcast) Dan Worth https://player.captivate.fm/episode/605d6203-0bfe-4c5a-9f15-d7dedbe79e39 In this episode of the Tes International podcast, we chat with Liz… Continue reading Podcast: How to build relationships with your governors
I was delighted to work with the inspiring Nilmini Ratwatte Henstridge (@NRatwatte) to consider how we can best support displaced students in the international school community. Having experienced displacement in her own life, her insights and reflections are so pertinent valuable for us all.Please listen away and also read Nilmini's piece. https://youtu.be/9mIz08kRPf4 https://www.schoolrubric.org/welcoming-students-who-are-displaced-in-your-community-traveling-to-switzerland/
“Great leaders inspire greatness in others” 