Advisory & consultancy

Schools with international campuses or ambitions

Every school has an essence: the combination of values, culture and practice that makes it what it is. The best international campuses don't feel like generic schools operating under a borrowed name. They feel like the home school, transplanted. Achieving that, and protecting it once established, requires clear thinking about what the essence actually is, what it demands of a new campus and team, and what could dilute it. I have explored these questions in an essay on what travels well when heritage schools go international.

Before the project begins, I help articulate what must be transposed intact to any international campus and what can be adapted to local context. At founding, I support the selection of investment partners, the design of building and learning environments, the recruitment of leadership and founding teams, and the development of curriculum and staffing models. Once campuses are operating, I work with leadership teams on quality assurance, cross-campus consistency, and ongoing strategic development.