Wednesday 15th October

Welcome session (9.30 - 10.00)

Opening keynote - Santiago Rincon-Gallardo (10.00 - 11.00)

Leading to liberate learning: Why and how

In a time of mounting pressures, turbulence, uncertainty, and deep disconnection in education, this keynote invites school leaders to return to the heart of their work: helping young people rediscover and ignite their power to learn. With clarity, passion, and real-world examples from Latin America and beyond, Santiago Rincón-Gallardo explores how conventional schooling often suppresses the very learning it aims to foster — and what courageous leaders can do to turn that around. If you're ready to reignite your purpose and lead change that matters, this session will offer you the clarity, challenge, and courage to take the next step.

Location: Faria Lima room

- - - Coffee (11.00 - 11.45) - - -

Keynote - Julie Stern (11:45 - 12:45)

Are we holding on to unnecessary tensions?

Schooling today can often feel like a tug-of-war between competing priorities: exam scores vs. well-being, content coverage vs. deep learning, academic excellence vs. real-world relevance. This session doesn’t offer easy answers. Instead, it opens space for reflection about the deeper beliefs shaping our educational practices — and asks what we might notice if we shifted our perspective.

Location: Faria Lima room

Discussion Groups (12.45 - 13.30)

- - - Lunch (13.30 - 14.30) - - -

Safeguarding session (14.30 - 15.30)

The LAHC School Improvement Lead, Maureen Fleming, will present the achievements of member schools and the association as a whole in the area of safguarding and lay out the plans and priorities for moving forward, in particular in relation to the BISSC Code of Conduct for Safer Recruitment which was adopted by LAHC this year. There will then be a chance for delegates to identify and discuss key challenges and opportunities in this area, and the ways in which LAHC can support schools.

Location: Faria Lima room

- - - Coffee (15.30 - 16.00) - - -

Networking session (16.00 - 17.30)

Welcome Cocktail (18.30 - 21.00)