The document presents a case study of International School Manila, discussing its approach to sustainability and improvement through various initiatives over several school years. Key focus areas include communication of vision, community engagement, and indicators for assessing success in the domains of economy, society, and well-being. The case study emphasizes the importance of integrating sustainability into the school's mission and operational practices.

1. International School Manila
Case Study 1

2. Contents
Part 1: Questions for you
Part 2: Manila Case Study
Part 3: Questions for me

3. Part 1
Questions for you

4. Question 1
What is the purpose of a school?
3mins

5. Question 2
How do schools know when they are successful?
3mins

6. 2 Key Linking Points
To succeed Initiatives must:
1. Be compatible with the existing values of the school
2. Provide clear evidence that they are assisting the
school complete its mission

8. Sustainability
Institutionalized
Raised profile
Scaled up
Embraced Adopted a framework
perspectives
Included more people
Empowered
students
Analyzed what
was happening
Raised awareness

9. School Year 2009-2010
Pre Tom
Attended EARCOS, met Alan Atkisson and
introduced to Pyramid and Compass

11. Hit them in the Heart

12. Hit them in the head
Source: http://www.nature.com/news/specials/planetaryboundaries/index.html

13. School Year 2010-2011

14. Whole
School
Vision How do we communicate it?
What are we being?
What are we doing?
Community
Garden
Service Partners
Homeroom Inter club
communication
Resource Inquiring and reflectiveskilled
Self-directed and balanced
Responsible caring problem
Knowledgeable andand Assemblies
Efficiency Blog solversEffective communicators
individuals Curriculum
learnerscontributors
ethical
connections
Curriculum
News letters and
publications
School events
Events
Global Issues

18. School Year 2011-12

23. School Year 2012-2013

26. With permission, AtKisson, Inc

29. Economy
Outcome: To improve through an economical
perspective we must try to reduce resources to the
bare essentials

30. Well Being
Outcome: Being open-minded and having a
greater awareness of how our habits and
mindsets affect the environment

31. Nature Indicator: Energy consumption as expressed by
kilowatt hours billed per month

32. Society Indicator: The number of students taking
the bus and the number of cars entering the
campus on the first day of each semester.

33. Economy Indicator: Reams of paper used per
department and per grade level

34. Well Being Indicator: Attitudes and behaviors
survey
Produced by Search Institute

35. Economy- Paper

37. ADB Involvement

40. Why is it happening? Systems

41. Why is it happening? Feedback loops

42. Nature Innovation:
•Solar panels

43. Society Innovation:
•School bus fees incorporated into school fees
•School bus centralized pick up points

44. Economy Innovation:
•Share information on paper use more regularly and openly
•Support teachers in developing alternative options to using
paper

46. Society Strategy
Emphasis on promoting benefits of new way
Safer
As quick
More sociable
Better for environment
Positive impact on whole of the school neighborhood

47. Definitions
Sustainability
A set of conditions and trends in a
given system that can continue
indefinitely.
With permission, AtKisson, Inc

48. School Year 2013-2014
• 20% Release time from full time teaching
• Write job description for position as K-12
Sustainability Coordinator

49. School Year 2014-2015
Leave ISM in a state where the initiatives evolve without me

50. Part 3: Questions for me