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Registration for these opportunities are included on the Symposium registration form. If you’ve already registered for the Symposium and you’d like to add a workshop to your experience, please contact Dorothy Martindale at dmartindale@girlsschools.org to register.
Thursday, November 6, 2025
Educators are invited to two dynamic hands-on and minds-on workshops. Attendees may select to participate in either the morning or the afternoon workshop, each of which is priced at £75.00 ($100 USD). Select to participate in both workshops and save! Full day registration is £130.00 ($175). Lunch will be served, and is included in the cost of registration. Secure your place soon—attendance is limited to 20.
MORNING WORKSHOP
9:00-11:30 a.m.
South Hampstead High School GDST
Creative Mindset
Director Ava DuVernay once noted, “Don’t wait for permission to do something creative.” This raises the question: how do we as educators help our learners build a creative mindset, one that empowers them to take risks, embrace curiosity, and develop innovative solutions to complex problems? In this workshop participants will engage in a series of hands-on and minds-on activities that help students (and you) model creativity at any age and in any discipline. By the end of the session, participants will walk away with a toolkit of creative ideas to foster a classroom environment where students feel confident embracing ambiguity, expressing their ideas, and tackling challenges creatively.AFTERNOON WORKSHOP
12:30-3:00 p.m.
South Hampstead High School GDST
AI + Design Thinking
This engaging workshop invites educators to explore the powerful intersection of creativity, creative technology, and AI, discovering how AI can be leveraged to inspire innovative thinking and amplify student voices. Through hands-on activities, participants will experiment with AI tools to generate creative content, design innovative projects, and empower students to approach emerging technology as a tool for expression and exploration, rather than a passive resource. You will leave with practical strategies for responsibly integrating AI into the curriculum, fostering a sense of agency in students as they navigate and shape technologies that will define their future.ICGS Member School Heads and Principals are invited to join Headmistress Jo Duncan at Wycombe Abbey for a school visit and discussion on advancing girls’ education, including an exploration of education at Wycombe Abbey.
LEADERSHIP DIALOGUE
1:00 p.m.
Wycombe Abbey1:00 p.m. – Arrival & Lunch (12.02 train ex Marylebone arr. HW 12.26pm)
2:00 p.m. – Student-led Tour of School, including the nuclear bunker, a relic of the Cold War
3:00 p.m. – Tea & Discussion with Jo Duncan and selected senior team members
3:45 p.m. – Return to High Wycombe station for the 16:17 train
