S2 EP3 | Santiago Lange, World Champion sailor

Tune in to hear what Gen Z has to say about the skills and attitudes they need for success.

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Here in the second episode Talking EdTech with "A Little Bit of Genius" series, our teachers from Nord Anglia International School Hong Kong discuss the role of tech-based learning inside and outside the classroom.

Tune in as our teachers answer parents’ burning questions about how EdTech is shaping teaching and learning. You can watch this episode on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/8gCbN3q5qJs

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Welcome back to “A Little Bit of Genius”!

In our new episodes, featuring Nord Anglia teachers around the world, we’re looking at how technology is transforming education. Tune in as our teachers answer parents’ burning questions about how technology is shaping teaching and learning.

In this episode, our award-winning teachers from Nord Anglia International School Hong Kong discuss how parents and students can get the most from virtual learning. Stay tuned for all-new episodes of “A Little Bit of Genius” this summer.

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The last episode of Series 2 is here, and we’re ending on a high note! Camille Zamora​ ​and Monica Yunus​, professional opera singers from the United States, chat with our students about their music-based charity called Sing For Hope and the ins and outs (and highs and lows!) of the opera life.

Our student hosts this week are Zosia and Sonia who are both on the IB student leadership group at the British School of Warsaw.

Jemma Rix is a world-record ocean rower who rowed across the Atlantic with her rowing partner in just 50 days. Together they hold the record for fastest female duo. She has also since started her own company called Activeat focused on healthy foods. She is interviewed in this episode by Aidan and Grace, secondary students from Nord Anglia International School Dublin, about her rowing experiences and the resilience it took.

Marlon Devonish is a British Olympic sprinter who won gold in the 4 x 100 metres in 2004. Following almost two decades as a professional athlete, Marlon is now an Elite Performance Coach at the British International School of Shanghai, Puxi. In this episode Amber and Alex, secondary school students from Nord Anglia International School Rotterdam, talk to him about the resilience needed to achieve your goals.

Grab a tasty snack and tune in to this episode of A Little Bit of Genius featuring Zahra Abdalla, a professional food blogger, content creator, TV host, restaurant owner, and all-around food lover.

Zahra is well known thanks to her popular Instagram account @cookingwithzahra featuring her many cooking creations.

Hosted by two IB students named Isabella and Ghida, from Collège du Léman in Switzerland, Zahra talks about her absolute favourite types of food to cook and how her mixed heritage has inspired her work.

This episode is filled with lots of inspiration from Zahra about food, her successful career and her life. To her, “food is just a medium to be able to talk about so many other issues, but in subtle ways."

On this episode of the podcast, hear from Sir Tim Smit, the co-founder of the Eden Project — an indoor botanical garden in Cornwall, UK. Sir Tim’s biome has been hailed as the "world's largest indoor rainforest"​. As an advocate of green living and sustainability projects, he is also working on new biomes and eco-schemes in every continent​ on the Earth. In this episode he is interviewed by Ailbhe and Daniel, two students from Nord Anglia International School Dublin.

Hear from Santiago Lange, a four-time World Champion sailor​ who won gold in the 2016 Olympics (and two bronze medals previously​). Santiago was “Sailor of the Year” in 2016 after surviving lung cancer.​ In this episode, Santiago speaks with two Nord Anglia Education students from Collège du Léman, Ella and Anthony, who are involved in their school’s sailing club and passionate about the sport.

Our second series of A Little Bit of Genius continues with this episode featuring Ashley De La Rosa, a professional Broadway actress, singer and dancer who has starred in popular shows such as Hamilton, Rent and Mean Girls​. This episode also touches on the ways that Ashley has been active in several social justice causes in her local community, including her work to help people vote in the US General Election.

An alumni of Windermere Preparatory School in Florida, Ashley is interviewed by two current Windermere students named Michael and Emma who are both passionate about theatre.