The final day of the 3rd Humanist Schools’ Conference was devoted to developing a common understanding of Humanism and how to apply it in schools. Peter Kisirinya and I were joint facilitators for the session which included consideration of: There were reflective and amusing stories and anecdotes from Humanist school directors about how about how they …

Teachers were delighted and completely engaged with the content of the second day of the 3rd Humanist Schools Conference, whose broad theme is: ” Quality Education based on Reason, Compassion and Self-reliance”. The second day was devoted to achieving high standards of student welfare and of education. The welfare issue that this conference chose to …

There is much excitement at Isaac Newton High School the day before they host the 3rd Humanist Schools Conference. Rooms are being cleaned, the site tidied, furniture and sleeping quarters arranged, catering arrangements finalised and welcoming posters displayed at the school entrance and along approaching roads. While testing the equipment we found that the all-important data …