1st Coalition Conference
on March 22nd 2025
in Geneva, Switzerland
IN-PERSON and LIVE-STREAMED
The Coalition will meet to continue its work on the way we are celebrating and curating student competences, ensuring that it reflects context and offers a richer narrative than grades alone.
The conference will take place at the La Grande Boissière International School of Geneva on Saturday, the 22nd of March. Teachers, researchers and actors in the education field are welcome to participate, exchange and contribute to the common efforts towards a more holistic learning and recognition of learning through reforming of end school certificates.
You can also view the event online. The access link will be available on this page prior to the event.
Programme of the day:
From 09:00 am to 10:00: registration and morning coffee/tea together.
The conference will starts at 10:00 with the keynote session scheduled at 10:15.
Throughout the day, there will be a keynote address, a panel session, workshops and networking opportunities.
The day will end with a networking session around an apéro from 17:00 to 18:00, allowing attendees to network, discuss the day's events, and form potential collaborations.
Keynote speaker
Jan and Robert Davidson Endowed Professor of Education and Technology
Education Division, Pepperdine Graduate School of Education and Psychology
Panel members
Dr. Conrad Hughes
International School of Geneva
Director General
Dr. Paul Magnuson
Educational Research, Leysin
American School in Switzerland
Teresa Tung
Hong Kong Academy
Secondary School Principal
Svein Oestveitt
UNESCO-IBE
Director General a.i.
Location:
Centre des Arts - La Grande Boissière International School of Geneva
Rue Marie-Thérèse-Maurette 7 (formerly 62, route de Chêne)
CH-1208 Geneva, Switzerland
How to get to Geneva, Switzerland?
By plane, the nearest airports are: Geneva Airport, Zürich Airport and Lyon Airport.
By direct train, from Paris (France) , Lyon (France) , Zürich (Switzerland).
Also, the easiest way to visit Geneva is by public transport.
Other events in Geneva during the weekend of the 21st to the 23rd of March 2025
Geneva Camerata: March 21st 2025 from 7:30 pm until 9:00 pm
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra & Wynton Marsalis: March 22nd 2025 at 20:00