Being an educator of a teenager at School Beyond Limitations

Being a teenager in today’s ‘onlife’ society is, perhaps, more challenging as it used to be when we grew up. At School Beyond Limitations we are mindful about this delicate phase in a person’s life and that’s why we constantly seek…
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What do parents say about School Beyond Limitations?

School Beyond Limitations offers a different learning approach. It is the first international online school that takes each student to their personal destination by including all aspects that are relevant in the learning process: emotional,…

Transformative Education: Collaboration is Key

Collaboration is one of those words which is employed regularly in organisations without much thought given to its true meaning. This is not the case at SBL. It was during an SBL teacher training session that I had a “lightbulb” moment…

Why do students feel a sense of fulfilment at School Beyond Limitations?

We regularly speak to our students and ask them for their valuable feedback. Often they mention that choosing School Beyond Limitations was the best decision they could have made in their lives. Why is that? According to them they feel seen…

SBL Agreements – Why they are Important

Our aim by having Agreements with our students at SBL is to develop an understanding in our students that, by designing a set of agreements together, the agreements are internally motivated and not ‘school’ or facilitator driven - we want…

At SBL practicing sports is a lifestyle

Sport at Online Schools? At SBL it's a lifestyle Have you ever thought about how to practice sports in an online school? School Beyond Limitations is a holistic school that nourishes the wellbeing of the entire human being. One important part…

Important skills students alway need

Although I have written about the essential skills that SBL teaches our students in the past, it is certainly worth re-emphasising these on a regular basis as they are such a core component of what we achieve at SBL with our students. As SBL…

Is ChatGPT a Threat – Or Is It Just Another Tool at SBL?

When ChatGPT launched I shared my concern about Artificial Intelligence taking over the beauty of writing in a school environment with several of my colleagues that are involved in Education Management and Leadership around the world. Interestingly,…

What does Facilitator ‘sharing’ at SBL really mean?

I have noticed from time to time that traditional school teachers are very good at sharing their beliefs - they often share their philosophy of education with their colleagues. In other words, they share what they believe about assessment or…

Residential Weeks- Building Bonds Beyond Classrooms

The Beauty of Residential Weeks School Beyond Limitations' Secondary School Students undertake three residential weeks per year. These weeks allow our students and facilitators to dive deeper into an experiential experience on site in many…