NESA News Columns & Features

Bringing you timely ideas and reflections on international education.

Engage with timely topics in international education through Sensing the System, a recurring NESA NEWS column that offers reflection and resources to support sensemaking across school communities.

And, revisit From the Fountain – Jenny Canar’s NESA NEWS column (2022–2024) – offering a brief education-centered reprieve from the day-to-day.

Co-Learning & Holistic Education: Building Toward the NESA Learning Futures Summit

Feb 19 2026

As the NESA Learning Futures Summit approaches in Mumbai, NESA Executive Director Maddy Hewitt reimagines professional learning through intergenerational co-learning and holistic education. Educators and students together will model compassion, agency, and innovation across a shared learning ecosystem.

Strategic Design: Inclusion, Challenge, and Universal Access in the New Excellence Era

Nov 20 2025

NESA Executive Director Maddy Hewitt explores Strategic Design – NESA’s shift toward inclusive, challenge-rich learning built on UDL and the NESA-AERO Weave. Explore the New Excellence era, where inclusion isn’t a retrofit, but the blueprint for purposeful, rigorous pathways for all learners.

The Story of Learning: From Old Excellence to New Excellence

Sep 25 2025

This year, NESA explores “The Story of Learning” – a shift from Old Excellence, defined by achievement and standards, to New Excellence, centered on belonging, agency, and relevance. Discover how schools are embracing this transformation across our Seasons of Learning.

What is the Regenerative Mindset?

May 8 2025

Explore how educators can foster ecological harmony, student agency, and hopeful, place-based learning through regenerative practices in schools, as seen in NESA's film, The Regenerative School.

Think Inside the Box

Aug 17 2024

In our final From the Fountain of the year, we think inside the box to design our summer with intentionality on personal goals, priorities, and healthy ways of being.